Solicitors' Practice

Solicitors are the professionals who advise individuals, businesses and organisations on a huge range of legal matters, from property transactions and business contracts to family disputes and criminal proceedings. Training to become a solicitor requires not only a thorough understanding of the law but the ability to apply it in practice, to communicate clearly with clients, to negotiate effectively and to manage complex matters with care and accuracy. A programme designed specifically around solicitors' practice puts professional readiness at the centre, rather than treating it as something to be acquired after graduation.

This four-year integrated master's programme at the University of Law is designed for those who want to become solicitors, combining legal education with a practical focus that is embedded throughout. The programme is taught by legally qualified lecturers who bring substantial professional experience into the classroom, which means the gap between academic study and working life is deliberately narrow. You will study the substantive areas of law that solicitors work with most frequently, alongside the professional skills, ethics and practice management knowledge that characterise competent legal practice.

Employability is not an add-on but a thread that runs through the whole course.

Graduates who complete the integrated master's are positioned to enter the solicitor qualification process. Career destinations include training contracts with law firms of all sizes, in-house legal roles with companies and organisations, and positions in the public sector and government legal services. Commercial law, private client work, family law, criminal defence and public law are among the most common practice areas.

Some graduates pursue roles in compliance, legal technology and legal operations, sectors that are growing quickly and that draw on legal training in combination with other skills.