The University of Law

About us

Location Birmingham , United Kingdom Funding Type Private
No of Students 8000 Establishment University
Founded In 1962 Estimated Cost of Living 9207 GBP
Address 133 Great Hampton Street Birmingham B18 6AQ

We are one of the UK's longest-established specialist providers of legal education. We can trace our origins to 1876 with the formation of leading tutorial firm Gibson & Weldon, and in 2016, we opened our leading Business School.

With a rich heritage and a reputation for innovation and contemporary teaching practices, we continuously focus on developing the best legal minds.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

What really sets us apart from other universities is the guiding principle that future lawyers and business leaders should only ever learn in a realistic, professional, and contemporary context with plenty of practical, interactive engagement.  That's why we keep our contact hours high and our teaching groups small.

INNOVATION AND CONTEMPORARY TEACHING PRACTICES

All of our courses – from our undergraduate law degrees to our diverse range of business courses and postgraduate programs – are designed with a unique, varied, and innovative learning approach that’s proven to deliver self-reliant professionals who can compete in the fast-changing professional world. With a focus on developing skills in problem-solving, weighing up arguments, critical thinking, and commercial awareness, our courses are designed to prepare you for the real-life challenges of the working world.

THE MOST EXPERIENCED TUTORS

Over 250 of our tutors are qualified lawyers and business professionals, and all have extensive practical experience which they are able to pass on to our students. We facilitate this process with high levels of student-to-tutor contact time and small class sizes - one of the reasons that many firms insist on their trainee's study with us.

POWERFUL CONNECTIONS

Our track record of excellence in learning and development has helped us establish worldwide connections within the legal and business industries. This is why many leading global law firms and businesses work exclusively with us to develop their people, and why employers of all types want to meet our students. It’s why law schools and professional bodies around the world choose to enter into strategic alliances with us.

Why?

Why we are different:-

  • 11 fully resourced modern campuses around the UK, each located near thriving commercial hubs, leading law firms, and transport links.
  • We have an alumni group with over 64,000 members, giving our students excellent networking opportunities.
  • We work with 90 of the top 100 UK law firms, many of whom send their trainees and lawyers exclusively to us - we also have close links with a wide range of barristers’ chambers.
  • All our tutors are qualified solicitors, barristers, or judges, and many still practicing, you’ll benefit from their insight into today's legal world.
  • Our expert legal careers and employability service is one of the largest in the UK, with over 30 experts providing one-to-one support.
  • Gain access and membership to the Chartered Management Institution (CMI).
  • We have students from over 120 different nationalities who contribute to a thriving international community throughout our campuses.