Welcome to Sussex Law School
Law at Sussex
Heather Keating
Head of Sussex Law School
Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal
Responsibility, Sussex Law School (SLS)
Law at Sussex
Ranked 10 out of 99 Law Schools
in Sunday Times 2011 University Guide
NSS 2012: 95% overall satisfaction (5/92
Law Schools),
93% satisfaction with teaching
Sussex Law School
– Intake in 2012: 300+ undergraduate students
across all LLB programmes
– Total student population: just under 800
across all years of LLB 3 / 4 year programmes
– 32 members of faculty; 12 Associate Tutors
An exciting time for Sussex Law
School
• Unprecedented expansion of faculty in
SLS:
• Between 2011 and 2013 will have doubled
numbers of faculty – with appointments in
train to take up to 48
• Appointments being made at Lecturer,
Senior Lecturer and Chair level
• New home for LPS on campus in 20132014
Sussex Law School
• Qualifying Law Degrees
– Contract
– Tort
– Public Law
– Criminal Law
– Land Law
– Equity and Trusts
– Law of EU
– Optional Law courses
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Sussex Law School –
Optional Courses
Commercial Law
Company Law
Comparative Law
Criminology
Dissertation (full or half year)
Employment Law
Environment Law
Ethics and Conduct of Lawyers*
Family Law
Global Business Law and Regulation
Hate Crime*
Healthcare Law and Ethics
Human Rights
Intellectual Property Law
Internet Law*
Law and Development
Law and the Creative Industries
Law of Evidence
Legal Theory
Media Law
Professional Negligence
Public International Law
Sociology of Law
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Sussex Law School Programmes
UNDERGRADUATE
LLB Law
LLB Law with American Studies
LLB Law with French, German, Italian, Spanish
LLB Law with International Relations
LLB Law with Politics
LLB Law and Business (4yr)
LLB Law with Business (3 yr)
LLB Law with Study Abroad (4 yr)*
Law with Placement (4 yr)*
Sussex Law School
• Knowledge and understanding of legal
rules
• Critical approach to the law
• Studying law in its context
• Develop legal skills
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Sussex Law School
• Employability through skills and law-related
activities
– Mooting (mock trials)
– Client interviewing
– Negotiation competitions
– Careers events
– Strong alumni relations, placements
SLS – Teaching Quality
– Excellent teaching from enthusiastic faculty
who are experts in their subjects
– Consistently perform highly in NSS 93%
satisfaction for teaching in 2012 NSS
– Progression through different learning
methods
– Over 2/3rds of students obtaining at least a
2:1
Supported by excellent
resources
• The library spend on Law is £80,000 per
year
• In 2008 we received a substantial grant
from the City Solicitors educational Trust
• Students can access the 3 large legal
databases on campus and off campus
SLS – Student experience
• Approachable faculty
• An active and ambitious
Law School with a strong identity
• Student Law Body (SLB) for
social events plus law-related
and career-oriented activities
SLS – Student Support
• Plenty of support
– Student advisors
– Academic advisors
– Student mentors
– Learning resources
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Sussex Law School
• Location, location, location….
What do students need?
• Intellectual ability - standard ug Aleveloffer now AAA (AAB)
• Enthusiasm and engagement
• Good critical and analytical qualities
• Flexible thinking; problem-solving skills
• No need for previous law studies
Adding it all up…
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Great experience
Highly competitive degree
Personal development
Employability