Law

The University of Exeter is an exciting and lively place to study Law. The Law School has an international reputation for excellence in both teaching and research, and academics, visiting lecturers and students from across the world are attracted to the school; over the last five years we have welcomed students from around 70 countries. When you graduate you will find that your degree gives you the potential for employment worldwide.

As well as our established reputation in the teaching of English law, we were one of the first university Law Schools to teach EU law and we have an established Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) at the Streatham Campus in Exeter. We are now carving a niche in new areas within human rights, business law, legal history, the law of evidence, commercial law and legal ethics.

One of our fundamental aims is to encourage the development of outstanding research and scholarship. You will be taught by academics who between them have published an impressive number of books and articles and who are acknowledged leaders in their fields. Although our teaching and research interests cover a wide range of legal topics, our particular strength is in the law of the European Union. We are a founding member of the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA) and our Centre for European Legal Studies promotes research into all aspects of European law. All our lecturers are engaged in original research and you will be able to benefit from this in the specialist module options offered, covering family law, business law, criminal law, intellectual property law and human rights.

We have an excellent track record of graduate employment, enjoying extremely good relations with members of the legal profession regionally, nationally and internationally. Many employers target the University when recruiting new graduates and we retain strong links with our alumni, many of whom occupy senior positions in the legal field in the UK and overseas.

The Law School in Exeter is housed in the modern Amory Building in the attractive setting of the University’s Streatham Campus and includes a purpose-built Moot Room. The Library has in excess of 40,000 Law volumes and, in addition to United Kingdom, Commonwealth and some United States holdings, is particularly strong in European Union, French and German law. The Library has been a European Documentation Centre since 1967 and has access to Lexis, Westlaw and Eur-lex, and other online legal databases. Law students are also supported by a subject-specialist librarian.

The student-run Bracton Law Society is one of the most active and high-profile student societies at the University. The society hosts numerous events during the year ranging from the prestigious Winter Law Ball, to presentation evenings and topical lectures. Trips to the Inns of Court ensure that both aspiring barristers and solicitors have plenty of opportunity to find out more about what a career in the law involves whilst developing important networking skills. Alongside this the Society hosts weekly socials and has three active sports teams: football, netball and rounders.

Numbers in Exeter

Entrants: 185
Applicants: 1203