hong kong MA Law (SQE1)

Locations: Online or On Campus
Study mode: Full-time or Part-time
Start Dates: September 2024
Course Fees: HK$155,550 (Online), HK$184,900 (On Campus)

Our new MA Law (SQE1) is a law conversion course and includes our SQE1 Preparation Course, which prepares students for the SQE1 assessments. The course is designed for non-law graduates who want to qualify as a solicitor and gain a legal qualification at Master’s level. As an internationally recognised qualification, a Law Master’s is a great addition to your portfolio. With a strong level of support from the start, as well as four weeks guaranteed Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) within our Legal Advice Clinics. This course is a great introduction to law if you hold an undergraduate degree in another discipline. Successful completion of the MA Law (SQE1) also qualifies you to progress on to study the SQE2 Preparation Course to become a solicitor.

Why choose our MA Law (SQE1)

Our MA Law (SQE1) is a conversion course designed for non-law graduates. On successful completion of this course, including the SQE1 assessments, you will gain an internationally recognised Master’s qualification.

Although there is no longer a formal requirement for qualification as a solicitor, this course will give learners the academic legal knowledge they need (as part of Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) for SQE1) and will encourage learners to think like a lawyer from the start.

This MA Law conversion course also develops the key professional skills and behaviours required by lawyers, alongside skills required to pass professional examinations for qualification as a solicitor. In all modules there is a focus on combining knowledge and understanding of core areas of law with the ability to analyse, evaluate and form critical judgements about the law. Study is centred on practical activities that enable students to learn by doing to help them thrive as a lawyer in a work environment.

Many employers value the combination of a non-law undergraduate area of expertise combined with the solid grounding in core legal principles and legal skills, provided by a law conversion course.

• Learn to think like a lawyer and develop practical legal skills through practical workshops and problem-based learning.
• Be ready to progress your legal training – this course includes the SQE1 Preparation Course which will prepare you for the SQE1 assessments. Once you complete this course, you will then be ready to progress onto our SQE2 Preparation Course.
• Explore an area of law that interests you in our Law of Organisations module.
• With one of the largest legal careers services in the UK, ULaw gives you the support and the Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) opportunities you need to make the best start in your legal career.
• Experience of working in practice. You’ll learn in the context of our virtual law firm, ULaw LLP. ULaw LLP replicates the working environment of a law firm and students perform real world tasks on simulated cases, deals and transactions, as if they were in the office.
• Brand new resources, developed specifically for SQE by our expert lecturers. You’ll be provided with all course materials, including:
  o an extensive bank of practice exam questions
  o ULaw SQE – our intelligent revision app provides practice tests and feedback
  o brand new online study manuals.
• In depth guidance and support from our experienced lecturers, who will monitor your progress and give feedback using predictive analytics, so you’ll know where to focus.
• Taught by qualified lawyers, with lectures and practical workshops to develop your legal skills, so you’ll know what to expect in a real-life work environment.
• Enjoy flexible study – choose to study full-time or part-time at one of our locations nationwide, or online.
• We also work with over 90 of the top 100 law firms.
• Receive four weeks of guaranteed Qualifying Work Experience (QWE). Get hands-on legal work experience working with real clients in our Legal Advice Clinics. You’ll get to see how a case progresses in practice and how the skills that you will learn are relevant in a practical context.
• 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

Our years of experience in training more practising lawyers in the UK than any other law school has helped our students go on to succeed in law, business, politics and more. We believe in training students for the real world from the moment they accept a place with us.

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 face-to-face 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 97,000 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.
• 95% of postgraduate students in employment were in highly skilled employment 15 months after graduating (2020/21 Graduate Outcomes data). Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2022.
• 96% of LPC graduates were in employment or further study 15 months after graduating (2020/21 Graduate Outcomes data). Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2022.

Eligibility

To be eligible to take up your place on our MA Law (SQE1) you must possess an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) at 2:2 or above in any discipline.

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.

Hong Kong Campus Award

Overview

We are offering a 10% fee reduction in course fees to all students studying our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Hong Kong in 2023-2024.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to have accepted a place on one of our Hong Kong face-to-face or Hong Kong online courses for intakes from August 2023 to July 2024.

Terms and conditions apply - For intakes from August 2023 to July 2024

Hong Kong Early Bird Discount

Overview

We are offering a 5% fee reduction in course fees to all students studying our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Hong Kong in 2023-2024.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to have accepted your place on one of our Hong Kong face-to-face or Hong Kong online courses for intakes from July 2023 to March 2024, before the dates listed below.

What are the acceptance deadlines?

• For courses starting in July 2023 - 1 June 2023
• For courses starting from September 2023 to December 2023 - 1 August 2023
• For courses starting from January 2024 to March 2024 - 1 December 2023

Terms and conditions apply

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Any questions?

For Hong Kong online and UK programmes enquiries, please contact:

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

For Hong Kong on-campus programmes enquiries, please contact:

The Hong Kong Management Association
Website: https://www.hkma.org.hk/ulaw/

Important notice

This course is registered with the Hong Kong Non-local Courses Registry (NCR). It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which these courses may lead.