Solicitor* Degree Apprenticeship

Students will develop a fundamental knowledge and understanding of the Law of Contract, how the law operates and the individual, professional and commercial relationships it affects.

The module will explore how and when contractual obligations will arise in business and individual settings and will look at the different ways that contracts and agreements are formed. This module will also look at the contents of a contract and the ways in which a contract can be challenged through vitiating factors. Students will also develop their knowledge and understanding on the ways in which a contract can be discharged and what remedies will be available to clients in the event a contract has been breached.

This module aims to introduce students to the basic skills for legal study, including the use and sourcing of legal materials, legal research and how to tackle legal questions. Students will go on to learn the fundamental processes of legal reasoning beginning with the doctrine of judicial precedent and followed by an examination of judicial approaches towards interpreting statute.

The latter part of the module will focus on the duties and competencies relevant to legal practice.

This module is designed to develop the knowledge, skills and competencies that underpin the practice of law in the modern world and provides an opportunity for students to develop and reflect upon the practical skills essential to their readiness for the legal workplace. The module will also examine the internal and external factors that represent challenges to the future provision of legal services.

This module will develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the Law of Tort, how it operates and the relationships that it affects. The module will help identify how rights and interests are protected by common law and statute, how duties and obligations arise and how breach of those duties will give rise to a cause of action.

This module contributes to the functioning of legal knowledge that is assessed by SQE1. It focuses on the role played by public bodies and starts by looking at how the law, as drafted by Parliament, impacts on the individual and at the remedies available when powers of the state are abused. The module then provides an opportunity to examine the Human Rights Act 1998 and the significance of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 for the UK citizen and will explore the duties of public authorities to protect and uphold fundamental human rights.

The module seeks to provide students with an understanding of the principles of Equity and Trusts, in accordance with the requirements of the Solicitors Apprenticeship Standard, as assessed by SQE 1 exams.

Peculiar to English law, equity developed as a doctrine in order to provide justice in cases where the common law did not provide an adequate remedy. It also operated to prevent individuals from behaving unconscionably by insisting on a strict application of the common law, to the detriment of another person. One of the most fundamental creations of equity is the trust, whether express, implied, or constructive. Whilst an express trust enables individuals to make provision for chosen individuals or charities, either as lifetime gifts or by Will on death, an implied or constructive trust protects the rights of beneficiaries who would otherwise be left without a remedy as a result of another person’s unconscionable behaviour.

Equity also sets the legal framework in which wider remedies such as proprietary estoppel, lapse, tracing assets, equitable damages, liens, specific performance, injunctions, and other doctrines operate which are not within the scope of those provided by the common law. It continues to develop as a doctrine.

This module aims to introduce students to the nature and scope of the criminal law and the?basic elements of criminal liability. Students will also study key specific criminal offences, including murder, manslaughter, non-fatal offences against the person, theft and related offences, inchoate offences and they will be introduced to modes of participation. At appropriate junctures, students will also learn about important defences to criminal conduct.

This module concentrates on the relationship between an individual and the State, focussing on constitutional principles relating to the UK and to the EU post-Brexit, in accordance with the requirements of the Solicitors Apprenticeship Standard, as assessed by SQE 1 exams.

The UK constitution comprises a series of powers and customs based on the traditional role of the Monarch. Much of this power is now exercised by Parliament and the Government and this module will explore the interaction between the organs of state. It will also introduce the key institutions of the EU and explores the relationship between EU and domestic law pre- and post-Brexit.

The module focuses on the procedures and processes involved in civil litigation, in accordance with the requirements of the Solicitors Apprenticeship Standard, as assessed by SQE 1 exams.

It explores key aspects of the admissibility of evidence, providing students with the skills to plan and manage civil cases through the application of relevant evidential processes and procedures to progress matters effectively, assessing, communicating and managing risk, and bringing the case to a conclusion.

This module challenges students to explore the practical implications of the rules, whilst also providing them with an opportunity to examine the law of civil evidence from an academic viewpoint.

The module focuses on the procedures and processes involved in criminal litigation, in accordance with the requirements of the Solicitors Apprenticeship Standard, as assessed by SQE 1 exams.

It explores key aspects of the admissibility of evidence, providing students with the skills to plan and manage criminal cases through the application of relevant evidential processes and procedures to progress matters effectively, assessing, communicating and managing risk, bringing the case to a conclusion.

This module challenges?students to explore the practical and theoretical implications of the rules, whilst also providing them with an opportunity to examine the law of criminal evidence from?an academic viewpoint.

This module provides an opportunity for students to engage with personal and professional development planning by encouraging self-evaluation, self-reflection, and the further development of key transferable skills. The module enables students to?engage with?practitioners?in law,?whose contributions will provide an insight into their work and will expose students to a variety of future career paths to assist with their personal development planning. They will also learn about professionalism and legal ethics, which will help them to be better prepared for the challenges of professional life. The module also?enables students to engage with contemporary?research topics being pursued by members of academic staff, with a view to inspiring their interests in preparation for the extended research project at Level 6. Students will develop the research and academic writing skills acquired at Level 4 of their course and will be encouraged to take a more critical approach,?in preparation for the extended research project that?they?will undertake at Level 6.??

This module provides students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and research skills to a specific area of interest to produce a piece of independent work that can take a variety of forms.

The content of the module will be in line with the SRA Assessment Specification for Functioning Legal Knowledge 1 of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination 1. You will learn about and apply relevant core legal principles and rules, at the level of a competent newly qualified solicitor in practice, to realistic client-based and ethical problems and situations.

The module is divided into three parts: ‘Business Law & Practice’, ‘Legal Services’, and ‘Dispute Resolution’.

The content of the module will be in line with the SRA Assessment Specification for Functioning Legal Knowledge 2 of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination 1. You will learn about and apply relevant core legal principles and rules, at the level of a competent newly qualified solicitor in practice, to realistic client-based and ethical problems and situations.

The module is divided into four parts: ‘Property Practice’, ‘Wills and the Administration of Estates’, Solicitors Accounts’ and ‘Criminal Practice’.

The content of the module will be in line with the SRA Assessment Specification for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination 2. You will learn and develop legal skills within the context of the application of fundamental legal rules and principles at the level required of a competent newly qualified Solicitor.

The module will cover the following legal skills:
· client interview and attendance note/legal analysis.
· advocacy.
· case and matter analysis.
· legal research.
· legal writing.
· legal drafting.

NB: Learners are also required to successfully complete the SQE Assessments.