hong kong LLB (Hons) Law

Locations: Online
Study mode: Full-time or Part-time
Start Dates: September 2024
Course Fees: HK$95,300 per annum

Interested in studying our LLB in the UK? Visit our UK LLB page

In recognising Hong Kong’s position as an international legal hub, we are excited to be offering quality undergraduate education opportunities to the city’s aspiring legal professionals, with a wide portfolio of professional law degrees, specialist legal training and on-going professional development courses for barristers and solicitors.

Our law degree, known as an LLB or Bachelor of Laws, is equivalent to a BA or BSc. If your career aspiration is to be a solicitor or barrister in the UK, this degree is perfect for you as it will mean you are prepared in part for the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) or to progress onto our Bar Practice Course (if you wish to qualify as a barrister). Alternatively, if you are aiming to progress onto the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) to become a solicitor or barrister in Hong Kong, this degree would also be suitable for you.  And if you have set your sights on a career in politics, business or journalism, the transferable skills you will learn on our law degree will give you an excellent launch pad for these ambitions and more. With our professionally focused qualification, you can expect to learn practical skills coupled with a focus on your future employability.

Why choose our LLB and LLB Online?

Our law degree, known as an LLB or Bachelor of Laws, is recognised as a Qualifying Law Degree and gives you excellent transferable skills making it an excellent launch pad for your career.

We've trained practising lawyers from over 120 countries and many of our students have progressed to successful legal careers, as well as other professions throughout the world, such as finance, government, management consultancy and journalism, among many others.

Our structured course is taught by qualified lawyers with lectures and practical workshops or with online resources and learning tools (LLB Online) to develop your legal skills.

When you study an LLB with us you receive:

• The highest standard of teaching from experienced professionals
• Small class sizes
• Options to study on campus and on line
• Flexible study - choose to study at one of our locations or online over 3, 4 or 6 years
• Access to award-winning careers support

We also offer an Accelerated two-year LLB (Hons) Law degree in Hong Kong.

Why choose The University of Law?

• One of the UK’s longest-established specialist providers of legal education, since 1876 - we’ve trained more practising lawyers in the UK than anyone else.
• All our lecturers are qualified lawyers and many still practising. You’ll benefit from their insight into today's legal world delivered either on-campus or live online.
• We have locations across the UK and Hong Kong offering our postgraduate courses.
• We have the UK’s largest legal alumni group with over 100,000 members, giving our students excellent networking opportunities; many of whom are qualified lawyers in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
• 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.
• Our award-winning pro bono team put your legal skills into practice by giving you access to 3,700 opportunities to work on cases while you’re studying.
• Our expert legal careers and employability service is one of the largest in the UK, with experts providing one-to-one support.
• On completion of the course, you’ll be eligible to apply and progress onto the PCLL* in Hong Kong.

*Entry requirements depend on individual PCLL providers, discretion on acceptance are considered by individual universities. Find out more here: www.pcea.com.hk

Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)

Our LLB students are eligible to apply for the ENLS loan to cover their tuition fees. Information about the eligibility, application, loan limit, interest fee and other details can be found at the following website: www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/sfo/eng/schemes/nlss.htm. For further enquiries please contact ENLS enquiry hotline direct on (852) 2150-6223.

Eligibility

To be eligible to take up your place on our LLB you must possess:

• 5, 5, 4 in Hong Kong Diploma in Secondary Education (HKDSE)
• An English language level equivalent to IELTS 6.5 or above with a minimum of 6.0 in each component

Hong Kong Campus Award

Overview

We are offering HK$5,000 reduction in course fees to all students studying our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Hong Kong in 2024-2025.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to have accepted a place on one of our Hong Kong on-campus or Hong Kong online courses for intakes from August 2024 to July 2025.

Terms and conditions apply

Hong Kong Early Bird Discount

Overview

We are offering HK$10,000 reduction in course fees to all students studying our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Hong Kong in 2024-2025.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to have accepted your place on one of our Hong Kong on-campus or Hong Kong online courses for intakes from August 2024 to July 2025, before the dates listed below.

What are the acceptance deadlines?

For courses starting in September 2024, the deadlines are:

Deadline: 12 August 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• Postgraduate Diploma (Law Conversion) PgDL- On Campus and Online
• MA Law (Conversion) - On Campus and Online
• MA Law (SQE1) - On Campus and Online
• LLB (Hons) Law - Online

Deadline: 26 August 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• LLM courses - On Campus and Online

For courses starting in January 2025:

Deadline: 9 December 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• Postgraduate Diploma (Law Conversion) PgDL - On Campus and Online
• MA Law (Conversion) - On Campus and Online
• MA Law (SQE1) - On Campus and Online

Deadline: 16 December 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• LLB(Hons) Law - Online

Deadline: 30 December 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• LLM Courses - On Campus and Online

Terms and conditions apply

Events

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Any questions?

Please contact us via:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +852 2319 4110

Useful downloads

Routes to practice as a lawyer in Hong Kong, England and Wales

Important notice

These courses are registered with the Hong Kong Non-local Courses Registry (NCR).

Please note that students who apply, accept a place on and enrol on University of Law programmes that are registered in Hong Kong will be subject to different Terms and Conditions and pay different course Fees compared to students who apply, accept a place on and enrol on University of Law programmes that are registered in the United Kingdom and other online programmes. The Terms and Conditions and Fee Schedule that you accept when applying for your course (and which you are subsequently sent with your confirmation email) will be the Terms and Conditions and Fee Schedule for your particular course. Payment must be made in accordance with this Fee Schedule.

It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which these courses may lead.

Please note that non-local students can only undertake our full-time courses. Part-time study is not permitted due to Hong Kong Immigration Department regulations.