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'''Bristol Law School''' (BLS), formerly known as the Faculty of Law, is a school at the [[University of the West of England]].
'''Bristol Law School''' ('''BLS'''), formerly known as the Faculty of Law, is an academic school at the [[University of the West of England]]. This is different from the [[University of Bristol]] Law School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/law/|title=University of Bristol Law School &#124; University of Bristol Law School &#124; University of Bristol|first=University of|last=Bristol|website=www.bristol.ac.uk}}</ref>


Established in 1969 Bristol Law School has since grown into one of the largest law school in England and Wales with nearly two thousand students enrolled (seventeen hundred full time students). The School provides both academic and professional legal studies. Outside Oxford, the School has the best law library in the south of England. It also has a number of [[mock court]] rooms.
Bristol Law School is one of the largest law schools in England and Wales with nearly two thousand students enrolled with seventeen hundred being enrolled full-time. The School provides both academic and professional legal studies.


The department is also associated with UWE Law Society,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawsocietyuwe.co.uk/|title=UWE Law Society {{!}} Bristol|website=UWE Law Society {{!}} Bristol|access-date=2017-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030800/https://www.lawsocietyuwe.co.uk/|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> which is part of [[The Students' Union at UWE]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/|title=Home {{!}} The Students' Union at UWE|website=www.thestudentsunion.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>
==Departments==
The school is divided into two departments:

*The Department of Law
*Bristol Institute of Legal Practice


==Department of Law==
==Department of Law==


The Department's internal competition, sponsored by Lyons Davidson, takes place each academic year from October. The inter-varsity West of England Mooting Competition, is sponsored by St John's Chambers, Bristol. Law school students won the Princess Alexandra Cup (an inter-varsity debating competition at [[Lancaster University]]) in December 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/socs/luds/LancasterIV2010.html |title=Lancaster University Debating Society |access-date=4 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721174823/http://www.lancs.ac.uk/socs/luds/LancasterIV2010.html |archive-date=21 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and UWE undergraduate students won the 2013 International Springboard-Kaplan English Speaking Championship, held in Cambodia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/news.aspx?id%3D2453 |title=UWE Bristol: News |accessdate=2013-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809225547/http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/uwenews/news.aspx?id=2453 |archive-date=9 August 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>
The Department of Law provides a range of undergraduate, postgraduate masters and doctoral level:


== UWE Law Society ==
*The [[LLB]] Honours
UWE Law Society was formed in 2013. The Society has run a variety of events such as informative guest speakers and panels, essential networking events, internal competitions, and educational trips.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/soc/law/|title=Law {{!}} The Students' Union at UWE|website=www.thestudentsunion.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>
*Joint honours degrees
*Eight [[LLM]] degrees
*[[Phd]] degrees


==UWE Bristol Law Court Clinic==
The Department has a strong tradition of student [[mooting]] and [[debating]]. The Department's internal competition, sponsored by Lyons Davidson, takes place each acadmic year from October. The intervarsity West of England Mooting Competition, is sponsored by St John's Chambers, Bristol.
Bristol Law School is a partner in a [[pro bono]] law clinic, the UWE Bristol Law Court Clinic. The Clinic is a collaboration between the law students of Bristol Law School, the Department of Law at the University of Bristol, Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau and practising barristers on the Western Circuit.


Bristol Law School's Domestic Advice and Support Service was named Winner - Best New Student Pro Bono Activity in the LawWorks and Attorney - General Student Awards 2011,<ref>{{cite web|title=Professional Courses GDL/CPE, LPC, BPTC and LLM|url=https://studybest.com/db/files/images/pdf/1/329_7479797.pdf|publisher=Study Best|accessdate=9 September 2017|page=4}}</ref> and the pro bono team was a runner-up in Pro Bono team of the year in The Lawyer Awards 2011.<ref>http://www.thelawyer.com/1008278.article</ref>
==Bristol Institute of Legal Practice==


==References==
The Bristol Institute of Legal Practice (“BILP”) provides professional legal education and training for students and legal professionals. BILP has approaching 1,000 students on its full time, part time, short course and CPD programmes and is recognised as one of the leading providers of professional legal education in the UK. It has over 50 professionally qualified tutors teaching mainly in their areas of practice expertise.
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==External links==
A wide range of courses are on offer, including:
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*[https://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bl/bls.aspx Bristol Law School]


{{Law schools in the United Kingdom}}
*[[Legal Practice Course]] (full-time)
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*[[Legal Practice Course]] (part-time by way of Open Learning)
*[[Bar Vocational Course]] (full-time)
*[[Bar Vocational Course]] (part-time by way of Open Learning)
*[[Common Professional Examination]] Graduate Diploma in Law (full-time)
*[[Common Professional Examination]] Graduate Diploma in Law (part-time by distance learning and residential sessions)
*[[LLM]] in Advanced Legal Practice
*Professional Skills Course
*[[Continuing Professional Development]] (CPD) Courses and Conferences

In addition, BILP provides consultancy and a range of tailor-made in-house courses for a number of firms in [[Bristol]], the [[City of London]] and elsewhere in the UK.
==Research==

Legal scholarship and research form an important part of Bristol Law School's mission. Many staff in the School are engaged in research of national and international significance. Much of the research activity in Bristol Law School is carried out under the auspices of the Centre for Legal Research - [http://law.uwe.ac.uk/research/centre-for-legal-research.cfm BLS CLR]. Staff undertake research in all of the main legal research traditions, and are well represented in both the doctrinal research tradition and socio-legal research. They undertake research for a variety of organisations, and recent and current projects have been funded by the [[Legal Services Commission]], the [[Home Office]], the Alcohol Education Researhc Council, and a number of police forces. Recent and current research contracts include research for the Legal Aid Board (now the Legal Services Commission) on contracting of criminal defence services, for the [[Legal Services Commission]] on the public defender service, for the Alcohol Education Research Council on changes to liquor licensing procedure, for [[Orange UK]] and for the Home Office on the social effects of car crime. Within the Centre for Legal Research are a number of specialised units:

*Commercial Law Unit - http://law.uwe.ac.uk/research/commercial-law-unit.cfm
*Criminal Justice Unit - http://law.uwe.ac.uk/research/criminal-justice-unit/index.cfm
*Environmental Law Unit with leading law firm Burgess Salmon - http://law.uwe.ac.uk/research/environmental-law-unit.cfm
*International Law & Human Rights Unit - http://law.uwe.ac.uk/research/human-rights-unit.cfm

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==External links==
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*[http://bls.uwe.ac.uk/ Bristol Law School]


[[Category:University of the West of England]]
[[Category:University of the West of England, Bristol]]
[[Category:Law departments]]
[[Category:Law schools in England]]

Latest revision as of 18:30, 2 June 2024

Bristol Law School
TypePublic
Established1969[citation needed]
Administrative staff
59
Students2,000 (in Bristol)
1700 FT
300 PT
Location
Bristol
,
South Gloucestershire
,
UK

51°30′01″N 2°32′51″W / 51.50021°N 2.54749°W / 51.50021; -2.54749
Campusurban
WebsiteBristol Law School: https://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bl/bls.aspx

Bristol Law School (BLS), formerly known as the Faculty of Law, is an academic school at the University of the West of England. This is different from the University of Bristol Law School.[1]

Bristol Law School is one of the largest law schools in England and Wales with nearly two thousand students enrolled with seventeen hundred being enrolled full-time. The School provides both academic and professional legal studies.

The department is also associated with UWE Law Society,[2] which is part of The Students' Union at UWE.[3]

Department of Law

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The Department's internal competition, sponsored by Lyons Davidson, takes place each academic year from October. The inter-varsity West of England Mooting Competition, is sponsored by St John's Chambers, Bristol. Law school students won the Princess Alexandra Cup (an inter-varsity debating competition at Lancaster University) in December 2006,[4] and UWE undergraduate students won the 2013 International Springboard-Kaplan English Speaking Championship, held in Cambodia.[5]

UWE Law Society

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UWE Law Society was formed in 2013. The Society has run a variety of events such as informative guest speakers and panels, essential networking events, internal competitions, and educational trips.[6]

UWE Bristol Law Court Clinic

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Bristol Law School is a partner in a pro bono law clinic, the UWE Bristol Law Court Clinic. The Clinic is a collaboration between the law students of Bristol Law School, the Department of Law at the University of Bristol, Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau and practising barristers on the Western Circuit.

Bristol Law School's Domestic Advice and Support Service was named Winner - Best New Student Pro Bono Activity in the LawWorks and Attorney - General Student Awards 2011,[7] and the pro bono team was a runner-up in Pro Bono team of the year in The Lawyer Awards 2011.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Bristol, University of. "University of Bristol Law School | University of Bristol Law School | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "UWE Law Society | Bristol". UWE Law Society | Bristol. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Home | The Students' Union at UWE". www.thestudentsunion.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Lancaster University Debating Society". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ "UWE Bristol: News". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  6. ^ "Law | The Students' Union at UWE". www.thestudentsunion.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Professional Courses GDL/CPE, LPC, BPTC and LLM" (PDF). Study Best. p. 4. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ^ http://www.thelawyer.com/1008278.article
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