Law with German Law

Law with German Law is a degree that opens up the study of two distinct but connected legal systems, developing not only your knowledge of law in both English and German contexts but also your comparative instinct for how legal systems reflect different historical traditions, constitutional settlements and social values. The ability to work across legal systems is increasingly valuable in a world of European and international commerce, and the combination of a qualifying English law degree with substantial knowledge of German private and public law gives graduates an unusual and highly employable profile.

At the University of Aberdeen this five-year programme gives you the breadth, depth and quality of teaching that Aberdeen Law School is known for, including grounding in the Scots legal system alongside English law, while adding the German legal dimension and a year spent studying abroad in a German-speaking jurisdiction. You will cover the core areas of English and Scots law alongside German civil law, constitutional law and European legal frameworks, developing the flexibility to move between traditions and the linguistic confidence to engage with German legal materials in the original. The programme develops the analytical rigour, precision and professional awareness that characterise legal education, alongside the comparative perspective that the German element specifically cultivates.

Graduates are well placed for careers in international law firms where German business and legal connections are valued, as well as in general practice as solicitors or advocates in Scotland or England. European institutions, international organisations and multinational corporations with German operations are among the employers who actively seek graduates with this profile. Many graduates also go on to postgraduate study in comparative law, European law or international commercial law, and the five-year academic formation provides a particularly strong foundation for specialist legal practice.