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With more than 15 years of cooperation with the University of London, the ECLS team helps lawyers and law students from Baltic countries, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan to succeed in studying and passing external UoL exams to earn the Qualifying Law Degree – Bachelor of Laws University of London.
The ECLS team offers full academic support throughout your study at the University of London including support for admission, personal counseling, going over homework, and distribution of supplementary learning materials. ECLS tutors and teachers will answer your questions and make your study at the University of London more accessible and efficient.
The programmes are certified by the University of London which administers and grades the exams.
Upon graduation, students receive academic credentials from the University of London.
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Introductory course to English
legal system, designed by ECLS
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Introduction to
English legal system
Training programme for professionals and students to work on cross-border economic projects as well as with common law jurisdictions.
Programme provides:
- a comprehensive idea of the common (English) law jurisdiction
- knowledge and use of new academic standards
- conceptual study of legal English
- training of all language skills
LLB Degree
University of London
A degree in law that can become a big step in a career in the global economy and international companies. LLB UoL makes the way towards professional qualification significantly shorter and easier for lawyers working in countries with common law or mixed law.
The programme exists in two variants:
- Standard Entry Route: The programme consists of 12 modules (subjects) that the student studies over 4 years, taking 3 exams a year.
- Graduate Entry Route: The programme consists of 9 modules that the student studies over 3 years depending on the pace of studying they choose (exams in 2/3 modules each year).
Graduate Diploma in Commercial law
A professional development course in English law from the University of London, available to those who already have a higher education degree.
GDCL covers 4 modules that can be completed over a period of 1 to 5 years if the exams are taken in 1 or 2 modules a year.
Admission
to programmes
LLB Degree UoL
is a basic legal education that opens the way to professional law practice in the common law jurisdiction. High school graduates, students, and working professionals can participate in the programme. The standard period of study is 3 to 6 years.
Graduate Diploma in Commercial
law gives an opportunity to receive deeper expert knowledge in English law. The programme is available to postgraduates only. Lawyers from other jurisdictions often take this course. The standard period of study is 1 to 5 years.
- Register with the University of London as a student
- Apply for the ECLS academic support
- Pay the invoice and get the payment confirmation
- Get access to your account
- Start studying
Introduction to English Legal system
prepares for admission and successful study in law programmes at University of London: LLB, Graduate Diploma in Commercial law, LLM. This course gives an opportunity to receive deeper expert knowledge in English law. The course is avaliable in two formats: a 5-month course and a 3-month course
- Apply for the ECLS academic support
- Pay the invoice and get the payment confirmation
- Get access to your account
- Start studying
lecturers
and tutors
Experienced English lecturers and tutors with LLB UoL Degree
Tracey Aquino
LLB Barrister
Christopher Shepherd
LLB, PGDL, MA in Business law, BarristerContract law, Company law, Commercial Business law
Barrister, Senior lecturer at London South Bank University, experienced examiner, researcher and author of books and articles
Denis Edwards
LLB,LLM ,DLP, BarristerPublic Law and EU law
Experienced LLB lecturer and examiner
Laura Lammasniemi
LLB, LLM, PhDCriminal law
Associate professor at Warwick university, faculty of law
Curtiz Cotterell
LLB, LLM, PGCE, Diploma in Business, Finance and EconomicsPublic law, EU law
Associate professor at Anglia Ruskin University, Experienced LLB lecturer and examiner
Michael Pugh
LLB, LLM, SolicitorContract law, Commercial law, Business law
LLB, Senior Lecturer and Solicitor. He teaches contract law, business law, and international commercial arbitration.
Adam Gearey
Professor of Law in Birkbeck Сollege, University of LondonJurisprudence and Legal Theory
Adam Gearey is Professor of Law at Birkbeck College, University Of London. He is author of, most recently, Lives That Slide Out of View: Poverty Law and Legal Activism (Routledge, 2018), 'Ditches' in Goodrich et al (eds), Research Handbook in Law and Literature (Elgar, 2022), and “The More He Argued, The More Technical He Became”, Surplus Value in the Law of Trusts, in Critical Trusts Law, eds Piska and Gibson (Oxford: Counterpress, 2022). He has taught jurisprudence and legal theory for the International Programme of the University of London for a number of years.
The University of London is one of the leading global universities. Its high academic standards are internationally recognized. Founded in 1836, it includes 18 world-famous colleges and many research institutes. Among the alumni there are seven Nobel laureates, politicians, judges, writers, scholars, and chief executives.
The University of London Law Consortium is responsible for the laws programmes. It consists of six renowned colleges: UCL, Queen Mary, Birkbeck, Kings, LSE, and SOAS. The law schools or departments of these Сolleges actually design and develop the University of London Undergraduate Laws programme LLB that has a well-earned international reputation as the golden standard of legal education in common law countries.
FAQ
Getting an internationally recognised law degree opens new perspectives of professional work in global economy. Confirmed with a degree, professional knowledge in different jurisdictions is an inarguable advantage of modern lawyers that enhances their reputation and gives a positive trajectory to their career development. The University of London graduates who work everywhere through the world are the best evidence of this statement.
The law degree of the University of London will appeal not only to those who want to practice English law but also to specialists in other areas who want to receive higher education at a world-renowned university in order to work in global companies anywhere.
Our programmes can be of interest for high school graduates aiming to develop their careers abroad as well as for practicing lawyers who want to deepen their knowledge in the area of English law.
The academic year lasts from mid-October to April inclusive. May is a period of exams administered by the University of London.
In ECLS, students who entered remote law programmes of the University of London get sound academic support along all the modules from experienced and highly qualified teachers from England. All the exams are taken in writing in the student’s country, in local exam centers. The University of London administers and grades the exams, and issues all the higher education documents.
To begin your studying, you need to register with the University of London as a student, and, using your login and password, get access to all the resources and learning materials necessary for the course. Access to the ECSL distance learning system can be obtained through personal login and password too.
All the learning materials and teaching are in English.
Recommended learning intensity is 3 modules per year. If you plan to complete 3 modules, you’ll have to spend studying at least 15 hours per week.
If you work, or study simultaneously, or have other commitments, we do not recommend taking more than 3 modules per year due to a high risk of failing at exams.
Upon finishing another module, students take a 3-hours written exam in local exam centers in their countries. Two independent examiners in London mark the students’scripts. Grades are awarded on a 100-point scale by the University of London Examination board.
The LLB program is available for high school graduates (after 12 years of studying) and university students (as additional education). It also suits professionals who need knowledge in common law jurisdiction due to various reasons.
Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law programme is only available for professionals with higher education degree.
LLB is a basic legal education that opens a perspective for professional work as a lawyer in a common law jurisdiction, while LLM implies obtaining advanced knowledge in a particular area of a common law jurisdiction.