Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) LLB
Killybegs, Ireland
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Laws (Hons) LLB at LYIT is a 3-year honors law degree covering core and emerging topics with clinical practice. You’ll study mooting, alternative dispute resolution, legal practice skills, street law and a work placement, plus employment, human rights and media law. It's accredited by King’s Inns, prepares you for the Law Society FE1 and is recognized by the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (Northern Ireland).
Career Outcomes: Graduates work as solicitor, barrister, paralegal, legal researcher, and in law enforcement, journalism, social work, advocacy and civil service. Also compliance, policy advising, human rights organizations, media law consultancy.
A law degree such as this 3 year honours LLB degree is a versatile qualification providing an excellent foundation for a wide variety of careers. This accredited degree covers all of the essential core law modules together with new and emerging areas of legal study.
Successful graduates not only pursue careers in the legal profession but also law enforcement, journalism, social work, advocacy and the civil service.
This LLB is accredited by the King’s Inns (for those who wish to pursue a career as a barrister), provides the required preparation for the Law Society of Ireland FE1 (for those who wish to pursue a career as a solicitor) and is recognized as a qualifying law degree by the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (Northern Ireland).
In addition to the essential core law modules, this degree has a particular focus on clinical or practical modules such as Mooting, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Legal Practice Skills, Street Law and a Work Placement, together with topical areas including employment law, human rights and media and communications law.
