LLB Law with Professional Legal Practice
About this course
LLB (Hons) in Law with Professional Legal Practice, an undergraduate law degree focused on both theoretical legal principles and practical professional legal practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme can be studied over three years, or extended to four years with an optional placement year or an international year. The first year covers the English legal system and liability through compulsory modules such as Legal Essentials, Obligations, Public Law, and Critical Legal Studies, alongside optional choices like Lawyers in Society. The second year examines property rules and institutional frameworks via compulsory modules including Criminal Law, Law of Real Property, Law of the European Union, and Civil Litigation Skills, complemented by options such as Law, Society and Policy. The final year focuses on advanced practice and private client work through compulsory modules like Law of Trusts, Wills, Probate and Drafting, Residential Conveyancing, and Corporate Law, culminating in an independent project. Optional modules in the final year include Law of Criminal Evidence and Legal Professional Development.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB in three A Levels. IB: 655 in three Higher Levels or 32 points.
What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 78%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 55%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 130 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 17%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 48%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 12%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Legal Essentials
- Obligations
- Public Law
- Critical Legal Studies
- Lawyers in Society
- Criminal Law
- Law of Real Property
- Law of the European Union
- Civil Litigation Skills
- Law, Society and Policy
- Legal Professional Development (University Placement Module)
- Law of Trusts
- Wills, Probate and Drafting
- Residential Conveyancing
- Corporate Law
- Project
- Law of Criminal Evidence
- Legal Professional Development (University Placement Module)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law with Professional Legal Practice at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £35,500. The £27,500 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Law.
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law with Professional Legal Practice at Keele University?
78% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Law with Professional Legal Practice at Keele University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 113 UCAS points.
How many students continue on LLB Law with Professional Legal Practice at Keele University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.