91% of law students say they are satisfied with the teaching on their course at Solent (The Guardian University Guide 2025).
Course content is tailored to suit the requirements of professional bodies and is designed to prepare you for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) and the Bar Exam.
Preparation for the Solicitors Qualification Examination One (SQE1) is included in your fees.
You will have access to the University’s modern moot courtroom, which enables you to practice your legal skills in a real-world environment.
An extensive network of professional connections - we are a founding member of Southampton City Law Network, run workshops/guest lectures from visiting professionals, and offer additional opportunities to explore careers within the legal profession.
Solent Business School, winner of the Outstanding Higher Education Training Provider of the Year at the CMI Awards 2022, holds the Small Business Charter. Solent is one of only 62 Business Schools to have this acknowledgement of excellence in working with SMEs.
Our teaching team offers a wealth of experience in varied national business and marketing environments with strong connections with a range of successful businesses.
Course overview
Solent University’s LLB delivered through the Solent Law School, places a strong emphasis on professional practice, covering the foundation subjects essential for aspiring solicitors or barristers.
This is combined with the Solent Business School's real-world learning curriculum and business expertise, to equip students with versatile skills that can be applied across a wide range of business roles and industry sectors.
Studying LLB Law with Business opens up diverse avenues for legal practice, providing not only specialised legal knowledge but also transferrable skills tailored for the corporate and business landscape.
Our recent ground-breaking partnership with the College of Legal Practice enables you to undertake modules in your final year that give you credit towards your degree qualification and also in preparing for the Solicitors Qualification Examination One (SQE1), giving you a real head start if you’re considering becoming a solicitor.
Real-world learning and professional networks at the heart of the course; The Solent Law School is a founding member of Southampton City Law Network and the Solent Business School holds the Small Business Charter with strong civic and business engagement collaborations across the city and UK.
These established connections allow us to offer a dynamic programme of events, workshops and guest lectures from a wide range of visiting professionals from various fields. Additionally, students benefit from work experience opportunities, that give you the chance to experience the legal and business professions and explore many exciting career paths.
You will have access to specialist facilities, too – from the University’s moot courtroom, which enables you to practice your legal skills in a realistic environment, to an extensive library of legal journals, case law and online materials.
Taught by experts within the Solent Law and Solent Business Schools, all who have strong links to the legal profession and business industry, the course gives you plenty of opportunities for practical experience and to develop your own professional network.
You'll will be encouraged to explore a wide-range of legal processes and the fast-changing business environment, in blend of theory and practice. This approach helps to develop habits of lifelong learning, to not only support your career aspirations but also, to nurture individuals into future leaders and global citizens.