Leeds Trinity University Law School

Our Law School prides itself on a personal approach that helps you achieve your goals and ambitions. Whether you want to be a solicitor or barrister or put the many skills you develop on our law degrees to use in any other field, we want to help make it happen.

Studying with us means that you are at the heart of the experience. We don’t teach in large anonymous lectures, all our teaching takes place in small workshop groups. That way you can learn from our experienced teachers who bring the law to life and make it relevant to you.

Our lecturers draw on their research and their experience from legal practice to help you understand what law means to you, how it can be used as a force for good and how it can sometimes be part of the problem to be addressed. Our degrees give you a holistic view of the legal world and are underpinned by cutting-edge research into legal topics and best practices in learning and teaching.

Our Law School offers work-based learning throughout the course so you can get valuable work experience as part of your degree. This allows you to balance your study, life and paid work commitments more easily and gives you easy access to our network of partners. You also have the opportunity to work directly with academics on research projects, gain experience, give back to the community through our Law Clinic module, and develop advocacy and other skills through participation in internal and external mooting competitions.

Join us at Leeds City Campus in the heart of Leeds where you will have access to fantastic facilities including a new moot courtroom to practice your advocacy and courtroom skills. Our custody suite and interview rooms bring aspects of law to life and are also home to our main Law Clinic hub.  Our immersive learning spaces allow you to develop knowledge and skills for success. You will be supported by a team of academics who care about you and your ambitions and a Student Law Society which will help you thrive as you take the next steps towards your goals. 

We work in partnership with a number of organisations and businesses to help bring law and law-related issues to life.

Legal Tech Leeds

The partnership with Legal Tech Leeds provides our students with opportunities through guest speakers, joint events, placements and projects to gain knowledge, experience and the chance to develop their skills in the increasingly prominent role that technology plays in the delivery of legal services, benefiting them in their studies and future careers.

LawCare

We want you to thrive as a law student and in your future careers. We, therefore, work with LawCare to provide annual guest speakers and resources to discuss wellbeing in the legal community  

Leeds Law Society

As a law student, you are a valuable member of the Leeds Legal Community and our relationship with the Leeds Law Society means that you have more opportunities to network, attend events and talks and get involved in all things law-related in Leeds and the region. 

Law Clinic

We operate a free and confidential Law Clinic so our students can develop practical legal skills.

The Law Clinic allows our students to hone their knowledge and skills by advising real people facing real legal problems. Students interview clients to obtain all the legally relevant information, research legal issues and solutions, and write letters of advice to make it easy for clients to understand and act on.

Our Law Clinic Partners – who are drawn from a variety of law firms – supervise the process throughout, ensuring both our students and clients get the best support possible.

Mooting Competitions

We hold an annual mooting competition which all our students are invited to participate in. In teams of two, students prepare and deliver a legal argument against an opponent. Argument and advocacy skills will be scored by a judge or panel of judges and you will be asked questions during your submissions. Depending on the number of participants, several rounds are hosted with winners moving on to the semi-finals and final to crown our Leeds Trinity University Mooting Champions.

Mooting is a great way to develop legal research and argumentation skills and learn how to use legal provisions to support your arguments. The final is judged by a local legal professional. We also support you to participate in external mooting and other skills-based competitions.

Academic theory meets practical application to create a unique, immersive learning environment at our Leeds City Campus.  

Law students at Leeds Trinity can benefit from bespoke facilities, including a brand-new moot courtroom. This offers a simulated or ‘mock’ courtroom setting in which to practice your advocacy and courtroom skills, giving you the opportunity to argue hypothetical cases in front of a panel of judges, without the presence of a jury or witnesses. This helps you to develop essential legal skills such as critical thinking, legal reasoning, oral advocacy and teamwork.

Our immersive learning spaces provide the ideal environment for you to develop new knowledge, acquire new skills, and put them into practice, helping you to prepare for the legal profession.