Ilona Cheyne, Professor in Law

The course attracts graduates from all over the world who want to learn in a specialised environment. Most have law degrees, but many have graduated in other subjects such as economics, business studies, environmental science and international relations. Some students come to us straight after graduation, others come after working for a few years

Our students benefit from being taught by leaders in their fields

We have great expertise in trade and commercial law, humanitarian law, use of force, international criminal law and international environmental law. Our students benefit from being taught by leaders in their fields, so that by the end of the year they will feel confident in
their own abilities.

I think the excellence of Brookes lies in the expertise of its teachers and its researchers. It is very important to us that we teach from a strong research base, so we can offer students experience, enthusiasm and depth of knowledge.

Law

Oxford Brookes is home to one of the UK’s leading law schools. We are one of the few universities in the UK where leading academics teaching on research-informed programmes work alongside experienced practitioners delivering top-quality legal training.

Why study at Oxford Brookes?

If you study law at Oxford Brookes, you will be joining a dynamic department with a long record of excellence and innovation in teaching and a strongly student-centred ethos. Read more…

High quality taught courses

We pride ourselves on the high quality of our taught courses, which include a popular and highly rated law conversion course, the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL). Our Legal Practice Course (LPC), the compulsory vocational course for law graduates who want to train as solicitors in the UK, has received the highest grading from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. We also offer an impressive range of LLM courses in International Law and were the hosts of last year’s International Law Association conference.

Expert professional development

Students on our professional courses enjoy expert tuition from experienced practitioners, and benefit from exceptional levels of one-to-one support. Every student has their own personal careers tutor. We have strong links with major law firms and hold regular presentations from Thames Valley lawyers on the graduate recruitment process and life as a solicitor.

A master’s from Oxford Brookes gives you excellent employment prospects  with recent graduates now working in government, academia and the law profession as well as for global organisations including the United Nations, the International Criminal Court in The Hague and in the legal departments of multinationals such as BP.

World-leading research

We have a lively and supportive research culture, with a number of specialist research groups in our Centre for Legal Research and Policy Studies. Our research is 85% internationally recognised and 10% world leading (RAE 2008). Doctoral and master’s students are encouraged to become involved in the Law School’s research activities and have the opportunity to work alongside staff on a wide range of projects.

What are the benefits?

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  • Mooting, mock trials and client interviewing competitions to develop your skills.
  • Award-winning pro bono scheme.
  • Research seminars open to all – enabling you to engage with the very latest research findings.
  • Unparalleled access to legal holdings in the campus library and the Bodleian Law Library.

Research

Staff in the School of Law are actively engaged in world leading, innovative research covering a wide range of interests. You will be supervised by specialists in your area of research interest. Read more…

To find out more please see our research degree pages.

Taught Courses

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Whether your ambitions lie in academic endeavour or professional practice, we offer a flexible and exciting range of postgraduate courses from within the field as well as interdisciplinary opportunities provided though collaboration with our colleagues in Business and Social Sciences.

International Law

Our LLM courses provide a foundation for a global career in law – as well as business, government and international NGOs. The LLM course team are all published, research-active specialists who teach and supervise dissertations in their areas of expertise. We include aspects of our research in all our courses. You will receive a sound grounding in legal research methods, training to develop transferrable and specialist skills, and to enable you to prepare and present your work according to research guidelines. You will also learn how to apply theoretical perspectives and research methodologies to a legal problem. Our LLM programmes and our LLM by Research are excellent preparation for an MPhil or PhD.

Legal Practice

For students wishing to become professional practitioners, the Oxford Brookes GDL and LPC courses offer professionally accredited courses in a supportive collegial atmosphere. As a university with a reputation for the outstanding quality of its teaching, we understand the need for greater teaching contact time and for you to meet regularly with your tutors.

Lectures and workshops on the GDL are given by experienced teaching staff, many of whom are accomplished legal researchers publishing widely in their fields. On the LPC you will be taught by master practitioners – all of whom are qualified solicitors or barristers who teach what they practised using a blended model of face-to-face and e-learning.

Oxford has a thriving legal community and is a base for many leading law firms. Our LPC has a commercial awareness component in which students learn about the law firm as a business, how it is marketed and how its finances work. Skills assessments using computer simulations, client interviews, legal research assignments and fully-staged mock trials at Oxford’s Crown Court are other innovations developed to enhance employability and readiness for work.

Which courses can I study to start in 2012?

Learn more about the courses you can study to start in September 2012. Read more…