The SOAS Law LLB with Year Abroad programme aims to produce highly skilled, civic minded and critically engaged graduates, who can effectively contribute to their communities and societies through the knowledge and skills gained on this course.

In an increasingly interconnected world, law is no longer the preserve of single jurisdictions as legal issues are no respecters of national borders. A SOAS Law degree addresses this need by providing our students with an educational experience that equips you with a distinctive set of skills far beyond what is offered by most traditional Law Schools.

Why study Law LLB with Year Abroad at SOAS

• UK Top 20 and World Top 200 for Law (QS World University Rankings 2021)
• SOAS is unique as the only higher education institution in the UK specialising in the study of Asian, Middle East and North African (MENA) and Sub-Saharan African regions
• This programme will immerse you in the legal traditions and practices of a number of global regions, which will give you a critical understanding of the role of law in the world today
• We specialise in key topics including international and transnational law, human rights, transnational commercial law, environmental law, comparative law and socio-legal method
• In common with other law schools, the degree program will result in our students obtaining a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD), allowing you to pursue a career in legal practice should you wish to do so
• We are specialists in the delivery of more than forty African and Asian languages. Your command of a language will set you apart from graduates of other universities
• You will be able to flexibly structure your programme using our Open Options modules to take advantage of the expertise of our other departments, including the opportunity to learn a regional language

SOAS Law graduates leave SOAS as civic minded and critically engaged individuals who can effectively contribute to their communities and societies. With a thorough understanding of the legal dimensions underlying many of our global challenges today, our Law students are valued by employers due to their analytical skills, specialist knowledge, and global perspective

Recent SOAS Law graduates have been hired by:

• Allen & Overy
• Baker McKenzie
• BLM Law
• BloombergNEF
• British Medical Association
• Clifford Chance
• DAC Beachcroft LLP
• Department for Work and Pensions
• EY
• Gibson Young Solicitors
• HM Treasury
• Latham & Watkins
• Legal Cheek
• Linklaters
• Lloyds Banking Group
• PwC LLP
• Simpson Millar Solicitors
• Slaughter and May
• The Economist
• Travers Smith
• United Nations
• Vodafone
• World Cancer Research Fund