Train with leading legal experts and academics to gain the knowledge and skills you need to fulfil a career in criminal justice by immersing yourself in the current trends and responses to crime today.

Skills

Think like a lawyer from day one.

The Roehampton Law School offers a practice-based approach to learning and a strong foundation for your future career.

Studying for our LLB (Hons) Law and Criminal Justice degree will give you a wide range of transferable skills, setting you up for success in any profession. You’ll explore:

• The essential law foundation subjects
• How to practice law
• A good understanding of current trends and responses to crime

You'll also draw on disciplines such as sociology, psychology and human rights and gain a dynamic understanding of legal concepts, values, principles and rules, as well as criminological theories and criminal justice practice. 

You can put these skills into practice with an optional professional placement between Years 2 and 3 of your course. Fully supported by our Placement Office, this is a chance to gain paid work experience and make valuable industry connections.

Read former law student, Julia Cwierz's blog 'My Citizens Advice Placement', where she talks about her experience of doing pro bono work with Wandsworth Citizens Advice.

Learning

Get ahead with our ‘law in practice’ learning environment.

Designed by experienced academics and practitioners, with input from our internationally renowned Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice, this degree will encourage you to see the law in the context of everyday life right from the start.

You’ll spend most of your time in face-to-face classes, developing your understanding of legal and criminological issues and the core skills and competencies legal practitioners are expected to have.

Assessment

Evaluate your progress through real-world assessments.

During your time at Roehampton Law School, your projects, exercises, and assessments will reflect the contemporary working world of law, getting you ready for life after graduation.

Careers

Secure a sustainable legal career in a rapidly changing world.

With an LLB (Hons) Law and Criminal Justice degree from Roehampton, you’ll be ready to pursue a wide range of legal and criminal justics roles, including:

• Paralegal
• Crime Analyst
• Practicing Solictor or Barrister

You could also work in prison and probation services, the police, the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice and the court system. You will also be equipped to work in any career that demands critical reasoning skills. 

The Roehampton careers team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate.

You’ll benefit from personalised sessions in CV and application writing, presentation practice, mock interviews, and commercial-awareness training. You’ll have the chance to meet future employers through our network of industry partners across London.

Our dedicated Law Careers Advisor will connect you with graduate recruiters and support you through every step of your career planning and job search.