About The College of Law

The College of Law is the UK's leading and longest-established specialist provider of professional legal education and training. The Open University School of Law in partnership with The College of Law produce the Level 2 and Level 3 courses for the law degree.

Open University Law graduates who have a Qualifying Law Degree are guaranteed a place on The College of Law's Legal Practice Course (LPC), the next step in qualifying as a solicitor. The place is guaranteed for up to seven years after graduation for study modes with the exception of the full time, 7-month accelerated route.

The College of Law has a track record in securing employment for their graduates.

They work closely with a range of legal employers, from the high street to global law firms, barristers’ chambers, local government and in-house lawyers. They work with 94 of the top 100 UK law firms. 

Their law careers service offers careers coaching, a mentoring programme and over 3,000 pro bono work placements a year. They also give students access to more than 3,000 legal job vacancies a year. The vast majority of students who pass The College of Law’s LPC have a training contract or other legal work within the first few months of graduation.

Future Lawyers Network

If you're thinking about a career in law, you should consider registering to become a member of The College of Law's Future Lawyers Network, which is free to join and is open to anyone who is interested in a career in law.
As a registered member of the Future Lawyers Network you'll become part of a vibrant online community with access to:

• Blogs, polls, news and discussion forums, webinars, alerts on upcoming course application dates, and information about the College of Law's open days
• A comprehensive online Student Employability Programme (StEP), including detailed advice and guidance, online workshops, activities, frequently asked questions and much more. The 10 StEP programme will take you through: 
  • Understanding the legal market
  • Assessing your employability
  • Planning your career
  • Researching legal employers
  • Gaining experience and making contact
  • Drafting legal CVs and covering letters
  • Completing application forms
  • Preparing for interviews
  • Preparing for assessments
  • Managing your career
• Information on a wide range of practice areas
• Case studies of what it’s like to work in those practice areas

If you want to take advantage of all these benefits by becoming a member, go to www.college-of-law.co.uk/futurelawyers to register.