Studying Law Dr Daniel Carr, Director of Undergraduate studies What is the study of Law?

• Studying law provides insights into the historical, geographical, philosophical context of society

• Analytical skills are developed and sharpened when learning how to apply rules of law to particular contexts

• Helps understanding of the ethical dimensions of legal rules and controversies Why study law?

• Interesting: the study of law is fascinating because of the insights it gives you into society across a wide range of subjects and seeing different perspectives on issues

• Challenging: study law will equip you with legal knowledge and a wide range of skills; it will also challenge you to think for yourself and evaluate arguments

• Opportunities: law is a highly marketable degree, whether that is as a practising lawyer or another career path Edinburgh Law School Ethos Edinburgh Law School is an international law school, rooted in the eclectic, open and inter- disciplinary intellectual traditions of Scots law. Edinburgh Law School aims to provide an intellectually rigorous and wide-ranging LLB curriculum, informed by research- led teaching, which prepares students to become independent thinkers and ethical and responsible citizens, fully equipped to achieve the highest personal and “Edinburgh isn’t so much a city, more professional standards and with the a way of life… I doubt I’ll ever tire of skills-set to be future leaders in their exploring Edinburgh, on foot or in print.” chosen field. Ian Rankin, best-selling crime writer and University of Edinburgh alumnus Many Edinburgh Law Alumni Leaders What does all this mean for you?

• That you are taught by academics who are leaders in their subject areas

• That your learning will take place in a vibrant scholarly community of both staff and students

• That your degree will give you in- depth knowledge of law (sources, principles, and the social, economic and political frameworks within which it operates)

• That you will acquire key transferable skills which will render you highly employable Student Body

• Admission – around 250 students per year

• Active and engaged student body, with wide range of nationalities and backgrounds

• LawPALS

• Student societies

Law Students’ Council Law Society Mooting Society Sports societies Music Society Law and Film Society International law students society Degree Programmes

LLB Honours (4 years) LLB Joint Honours (4 years)

Graduate LLB (Ord) (2 years) LLB Ordinary (3 years) LLB Honours degree

Majority of students follow this programme of study

Four years of study:

• Years 1 and 2 students take ‘Ordinary’ courses

• Years 3 and 4 students take ‘Honours’ courses, (including the possibility of a year abroad in year 3) Exchange Partners 2018–19 http://www.ed.ac.uk/global/exchanges

Exchanges in language of host Exchanges where teaching is in English North America and South American institution Exchange Copenhagen (Denmark) Alcala (Spain) Groningen (Netherlands) Austin (Texas, USA) Aix-Marseille (France) Helsinki University (Helsinki, Finnland) British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) Barcelona (Spain) Leiden (Netherlands) Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Granada (Spain) Leuven (Belgium) (Toronto, Canada) Madrid (UP Comillas)(Spain) Lund (Sweden) McGill (Montreal, Canada) Munich (Germany) Lucerne (Switzerland) FGV Rio (Fundação Getulio Vargas Law Nancy (France) Maastricht (Netherlands) School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Universidad Vienna (Austria) Madrid (U P Comillas) (Spain) Diego Portales (Santiago, Chile) Oslo (Norway) Paris (Sciences Pô) Far East Exchange Roma Tre (Italy) Tilburg (Netherlands) Hong Kong Utrecht (Netherlands) Singapore Vienna (Austria) Queensland Zagreb (Croatia) ‘Ordinary’ courses

Primarily lecture and tutorial based

Range of assessment methods – usually written exam plus something else – exercise, essay, moot

Typically most students follow a similar curriculum ‘Honours’ courses

Primarily seminar based

Range of assessment methods – varies from course to course usually written exam plus something else – exercise, essay, class participation

Wide range of options LLB Hons Degree structure

1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year • Scottish Legal • Business Entities+ • Advanced Legal • Dissertation* System*+ • Commercial Law+ Writing* • Contract and • Property Law*+ Unjustified • Public Law and • Selected Honours • Selected Honours Enrichment*+ Individual Courses Courses • Public Law of the Rights*+ UK and • Delict*+ Scotland*+ • Evidence+ • EU Law*+ • Criminal Law*+ • Critical Legal • Jurisprudence* Thinking*+ • Succession and • Optional course(s) Trust Law+ • Optional course

Passes in courses marked * are required for the award of the LLB Passes in courses marked + are required for progression towards practise in Scotland Joint degree programmes can have course variations from the typical curriculum set out above. Example Law first year timetable Semester 1

Time/Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 09.00 Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent study study study study study Core 10.00 Scottish Legal Contract and Scottish Legal Contract and Scottish Legal Core System Lecture UE Lecture System UE Lecture System Lecture Lecture

Option 11.10 Independent Civil Law Civil Law Independent Independent study Lecture Lecture study study 12.10 Independent Family Law Independent Independent Family Law study Lecture study study Lecture

13.05 Sports & 14.00 Independent Independent Societies Contract and Independent study study UE Tutorial study

15.00 Scottish Legal Independent Independent Independent System Tutorial study study study

16.10 Independent Independent Independent Family Law study study study Tutorial

17.10 Independent Independent Independent Independent study study study study LLB Hons Single or Joint Honours degree?

Combine legal study with other subjects: Accountancy** Business** Celtic** * = extra 10 credits Economics*** ** = extra 20 credits History** *** = extra 40 credits International Relations*** for professional French, German, Spanish* qualification Politics *** Social Anthropology** Social Policy** Sociology** After your degree?

Enter the Legal Profession in Scotland

. Solicitor or Advocate? . Private practice? . Government? . In-House? . Crown Office?

To qualify as a solicitor in Scotland you need:

Scottish LLB (2–4 years) Diploma in Legal Practice (1 year) Traineeship (2 years)

To become an Advocate you must, in addition to the above, complete a period ‘devilling’ (around 9–10 months) Qualification beyond Scotland?

Always depends on a particular jurisdiction’s rule about ‘conversion’

England

Reforms are coming, but current situation for converting a Scottish law degree is:

Scottish LLB (2–4 years) GDL/CPE (1 year; some course exemptions possible) LPC (1 year) Traineeship (2 years)

Alternatively, can qualify in Scotland and then seek dual qualification in England Beyond legal practise?

Dedicated Careers Service

Further postgraduate study – LLM or PhD degrees

Wide range of career options: • Management • Business • Journalism • Politics • European or International organisations – UN; WTO; ICJ Why study Law at Edinburgh?

Fabulous city Heart of the legal community Why study law in Edinburgh?

• Top ranking Law School in Scotland by staff research in Research Excellence Framework 2014 • Largest Law School in Scotland • Consistently ranked in the top 10 of UK Law Schools, scoring particularly highly on graduate opportunities • Excellent range of additional opportunities: evening lectures, guest speakers, moots… The Edinburgh Experience

A-Z of Student Societies www.eusa.ed.ac.uk Aberdeen FC Supporters Club Brass Band Composers' Orchestra ADE Tanzania Bridge Club Computer Society African & Caribbean Society Bright Futures Computer Games Society African Dance Society Bruneian Society Conservative & Unionist Association AIESEC Buddhist Society Create Society Allotment & Permaculture Society Bulgarian Society Dance Music Society Amnesty International Business Society Day Trips Society An Comann Ceilteach Capoeira Society Debates Union Anarchist Society Carbon Masters Society Design for Development Anime and Animation Society Catholic Students' Union Diagnostic Society Arabic Bellydancing Society Chamber Choir Dick Vet Musicians Archaeology Society Chamber Orchestra Dirty Weekenders (Conservationists!) Architecture Society Cheese Society Drumming Society Art in Healthcare Student Friends Chemical Engineering Society Duke of Edinburgh Award Society Chemistry Society Dutch Society Art Society Chess Society Dyslexia Society Astrobiology Society Children’s Holiday Venture Ecology Society Astronomy Society ChillOut Society Economics Society Baha'i Society Chinese Cultural Society Edinburgh Global Partnerships Baking Society Chinese Students' Association Edinburgh Review (Comedy) Ballroom Dance Society Chocolate Society (ChocSoc) Engineering Society Beer and Brewing Society Christian Union Engineers Without Borders Edinburgh Best Buddies Edinburgh Society Civil Engineering Society Estonian Society Bhangra Crew Clarinet Choir European Union Society Biomedical Society Classics Society EUSCI BioSoc Cocktail Society Example Society Bisexual Lesbian or Gay (BLOGS) Come Dine With Me Society eXchange 360 The Edinburgh Experience

A-Z of Student Societies www.eusa.ed.ac.uk

Exmoor Pony Trekking Society Humanist Society Malaysian Students’ Association Fair Trade Café Hungarian Society Marxist Society FAQ: Card and Board Game Society Ice Cream Society Mary’s Meals Edinburgh Female Voice Choir iCUE Mathematics Society Feminist Society Indie Society MedAid for International Need Filipino Society Indonesian Society Society Film Society International Development Society (EUID) MSF (Friends of) First Aid Africa Islamic Society Medieval Re-enactment Society First Aiding Society Folk Society Italian Society Medsin Edinburgh Football Supporters Association Japanese Society Mexicanos @ Edimburgo Footlights Jazz Orchestra Middle Eastern Society French Society Jewish Society Model United Nations Fresh Air (Student Radio) Juggling Society Modern Dance Society GEAS (Roleplaying) Kashmir Solidarity Movement Movie Production Society Geographical Society Knit Society Murder Mystery Society Geological Society Korean Society Music Society German Society Labour Students Musical Medics Society Global Health Society Language & Linguistics Society (LangSoc) Myanmar Society Goth and Rock Society Late Antique & Medieval Postgraduate Society Neurological Society Graduate Law Society Latin American Society New Scotland Country Dance Guild of Change Ringers Law School Music Society Nigerian Society Harry Potter Society Les Escogriffes: French Theatre Society Nomad Magazine Hearty Squirrel Food Cooperative Liberal Youth North American Society Officers Hellenic Society Life Society Training Corps Hindu Society Literature Society Ophthalmology Society History Society Lithuanian Society Orthodox Students Society Hong Kong International Society Lusophone Society Paediatrics Society The Edinburgh Experience A-Z of Student Societies www.eusa.ed.ac.uk

Pakistan Society Science Fiction & Fantasy Society Tai Chi Society Patient Outreach Project Scottish Nationalist Association Tango People & Planet Scottish Socialist Party Society Teddy Bear Hospital Edinburgh Persian Society Shakespeare Society Tenteleni Philosophy Society Sign Language Society Thai Society Photographic Society Singapore Students Society Theatre Company (Bedlam) Physics Society Singers Theatre Paradok Piping and Drumming Society SKIP Edinburgh Tibet Society Trading & Investment Poker Society Slovak and Czech Society Club Turkish Society Polish Society Social Anthropology Society UNICEF on Campus Society Politics & IR Society Socialist Society Untapped Talent Postgrad Society Tea Society (SOCIETEA) Vegetarian Society Project Mongolia Societies Council Veterinary Zoological Society Psychology Society Sociology Society Vietnamese Society PublishED South Asian Students’ Association Wargames Society Quakers Society Spanish Society Water of Life Society Reeling Club String Orchestra WaterAid Edinburgh Relief Theatre Student Christian Movement Welsh Society Renaissance Singers Student Newspaper West Coast Swing Dance Society Retrospect Student StopAIDS What? Where? When? Society Revelation Rock Gospel Choir Student Voice for Animal Rights Wilderness Medicine Society Romanian Society Students for Justice in Palestine Wind Band Russian Society Studio Opera Wine Society Salsa Society Sustainable Development Society Yoga Society Save the Children Society Swahili Club Young Greens Savoy Opera Group Swing Dance Society Young Scientific Researchers Assoc Scandinavian Society SynBio Society Zoological Society The Edinburgh Experience Student Sports Clubs www.eusu.ed.ac.uk American Football Hare & Hounds (Running!) Roller Hockey Club Archery Club Hill Walking Club Rugby Union (Men’s) Association Football Club (Men’s) Hockey Club (Men’s) Rugby Union (Women’s) Association Football Club (Women’s) Hockey Club (Women’s) Sailing Club Athletics Club Hot Air Balloon Club Shinty Club Badminton Club Ice Hockey Club Sky Diving Club Basketball Club Judo Club Snowsports Club Boat Club Ju Jitsu Club Squash Club Boxing Club Karate Club (Shotokan) Sub Aqua Club Canoe Club Karate Club (Shukokai) Swimming & Water Polo Club Cheerleading Club Kendo Club Table Tennis Club Clay Pigeon Shooting Club Kickboxing Taekwondo Cricket Club Korfball Club Tennis Club Curling Club Lacrosse Club (Men’s) Trampoline Club Cycling Club Lacrosse Club (Women’s) Triathlon Club Equestrian Motor Sport Club Ultimate Frisbee Club Fencing Club Mountaineering Club Underwater Hockey (Octopush) Gaelic Football Muay Thai Volleyball Club Gliding Club Netball Club Wakeboard and Water Ski Golf Club Orienteering Club Weightlifting Club Gymnastics Rifle Club Windsurfing & Surfing Club Why study law in Edinburgh?

Major £35 million refurbishment of the Old College premises of the Law School scheduled for completion in summer 2018 http://www.oldcollegeredevelo pment.law.ed.ac.uk

Preview of some of the state of the art facilities which will await us when we move back in next summer…. Why study law in Edinburgh? Why study law in Edinburgh? Why study law in Edinburgh? Why study law in Edinburgh? Why study law in Edinburgh? Further information www.law.ed.ac.uk

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