About the School of Law
Legal education has been provided at Manchester since 1872 and the highest standards of legal studies have been maintained over the years. In 2004, with the birth of the new University of Manchester, the Law School's range of specialisms broadened to include criminology. We will ensure you graduate with a rigorous grounding in the law or criminology and associated techniques, together with a sound appreciation of its theoretical and policy implications.
Manchester has produced many celebrated law graduates and our staff have always been at the leading edge of legal scholarship. No fewer than 11 serving judges are former Manchester graduates or academics.
We are held in high esteem by the legal profession and many leading solicitors provide us with sponsorship. This includes the funding of our Legal Advice Centre, which was opened in 2000 to provide students with experience in doing pro bono legal work.
The School fosters links with overseas institutions and we have student exchange programmes with universities in Europe, USA, Australia and Singapore.
Every Manchester Law graduate with a Qualifying Law Degree at a Class 2:2 degree or better is guaranteed a place at one of the branches of the College of Law, to study on the Legal Practice Course.