Expand+Candidates will be assessed on their ability to complete and benefit from the programme. Prior experience and academic record is taken into account in the selection process. Prior formal educational achievement and awards are not essential.

Appli...

Hide-Candidates will be assessed on their ability to complete and benefit from the programme. Prior experience and academic record is taken into account in the selection process. Prior formal educational achievement and awards are not essential.

Application forms are available from the Admissions Office, University of Limerick and should be completed and returned to Admissions no later than Friday 2nd of June 2017. The School of Law reserves the right not to run this programme. Fees apply for this course. Check with the UL Fees Office for further information on fees, fee information is available at http://www3.ul.ie/courses/fees.shtml. Interviews will be scheduled for mid to late June 2017.

Expand+Why choose the Bachelor of Laws Evening Degree?

• Great flexibility, classes run throughout the academic year between the hours of 7.00- 10.00pm three nights a week.

• The course runs every four years so that the 2017 cohort will be the only Ev...

Hide-Why choose the Bachelor of Laws Evening Degree?

• Great flexibility, classes run throughout the academic year between the hours of 7.00- 10.00pm three nights a week.

• The course runs every four years so that the 2017 cohort will be the only Evening LLB students until 2021.

• All law subjects required by the Irish professional bodies, the Law Society and the King’s Inns, are covered in full over the course of this programme.

• It is a small group with an intake of approximately 25 students.

• The lectures are given by faculty who are experts in their fields.

Expand+The School of Law at the University of Limerick is now inviting applications for the LL.B. Evening Programme (Honours Degree). A four-year part-time course leading to the award of Bachelor of Laws, the subjects covered will include : Criminal Law, Co...

Hide-The School of Law at the University of Limerick is now inviting applications for the LL.B. Evening Programme (Honours Degree). A four-year part-time course leading to the award of Bachelor of Laws, the subjects covered will include : Criminal Law, Contract Law, Tort Law, Equity and the Law of Trusts, Land Law, Constitutional Law, Company Law and EU Law and electives including Family Law, Law of Evidence, Labour Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law and Sport and the Law.

The central objective of the programme is to provide students with the knowledge and skills ordinarily associated with a degree level legal educa-tion embracing legal knowledge, research ability, analytical skills, conflict resolution, conflict avoidance, critical evaluation, personal skills and legal ethics.

All law subjects required by the Irish professional bodies, the Law Society and the King’s Inns, are covered in full over the course of this pro-gramme.

It offers great flexibility as all classes are scheduled in the evening time to suit those who are working.

It is small group with an intake of approximately 25 students.

The lecturers are given by faculty who are experts in their fields.

Expand+Year 1

Autumn Semester

LA4091 Legal System and Method
LA4291 Criminal Law 1
LA4191 Contract Law 1

Spring Semester

LA4092 Commercial Law
LA4292 Criminal Law 2
LA4192 Contract Law 2

Year 2

Autumn Semester

LA4190 Constitutional...

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Autumn Semester

LA4091 Legal System and Method
LA4291 Criminal Law 1
LA4191 Contract Law 1

Spring Semester

LA4092 Commercial Law
LA4292 Criminal Law 2
LA4192 Contract Law 2

Year 2

Autumn Semester

LA4190 Constitutional Law 1
LA4690 Land Law 1
LA4390 Torts 1

Spring Semester

LA4062 Constitutional Law 2
LA4692 Land Law 2
LA4392 Torts 2

Year 3

Autumn Semester

LA4093 Law of the European Union 1
LA4190 Company Law 1
LA4890 Equity and Trusts 1

Spring Semester

LA4096 Law of the European Union 2
LA4912 Company Law 2
LA4892 Equity and Trusts 2

Year 4

Autumn Semester

Two Electives*
LA4010 Project 1

Spring Semester

Two Electives*
LA4908 Project 2

* The elective stream for Semester 7 and 8 will be drawn from modules on offer by the School of Law for the relevant year subject to demand and resource requirements. They may include such modules as Labour Law, Family Law, Jurisprudence, Law of Evidence, Administrative Law and Sport and the Law. Students are expected to complete a final year project on a legal topic under the supervision of a faculty member.

Expand+A legal education gives you a number of career options. You may decide to enter the legal profession as a so-licitor or barrister or you may engage in further study and become an academic. These are not the only op-tions, as a law degree will give yo...

Hide-A legal education gives you a number of career options. You may decide to enter the legal profession as a so-licitor or barrister or you may engage in further study and become an academic. These are not the only op-tions, as a law degree will give you a rich and wide-ranging education, which is relevant to a variety of careers. Our graduates often pursue careers in areas such as administration, government, business, finance, insurance, journalism, broadcasting, research and diplomacy.

A law degree will provide you with life-long skills that can be adapted to suit a multiplicity of careers.

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After finishing your Law degree, you may decide to stay on at University and pursue a Postgraduate Degree. The Law School at the University of Limerick offers a number of innovative and interesting postgraduate pro-grammes:

LLM General
LLM in Human Rights in Criminal Justice
LLM in International Commercial Law
LLM by Research
PhD