Private and State Law Schools – a Comparison


There are a myriad of world- renowned state school offering law and LLM courses in the UK such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Warwick and University of Bristol – these are all reputable institutions offering quality LLM courses. There are numerous other state universities in the UK with excellent law school facilities offering high quality LLM programs.


Similarly, there are several very good private law schools in the UK. It was recently announced that the prestigious College of Law now known as the University of Law is England’s foremost private university institution and is now allowed to make a profit. Although previously run as a charity, the College of Law has now been taken over by a venture capital firm. The College of Law provides legal education and training such as


the legal Practice Course (LPC), Graduate Diploma of Law and Bar Professional Training Contract (BPTC) which are professional legal training courses. Another well regarded private institution in the UK is Regent’s College. Although it’s a private institution, it does not make a profit, instead the income it generates such as tuition fees are gathered back for the use of the institution.


Other private institutions offering LLM courses in the UK include, The University of Buckingham and the BPP University College, which both offer a wide array subjects and courses. The University of Buckingham is a long-standing private university founded in the 1970s and offers LLM programs in International and Commercial Law. BPP University College has study Centre’s in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London, Manchester and Swindon. It offers LLM courses in: LLM Chinese Business and


Investment Law; LLM Islamic Finance and Business Law; LLM Financial Regulation and Compliance among many others. BPP is a highly acclaimed and reputable private institution. The Independent (2012) buttressed this stating “Twenty-seven leading law firms and many FTSE 100 companies trust only BPP to tutor their trainees.”


In general both state and private law schools in the UK provide quality education without compromising set standards.


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The University of Buckingham - Private Law School


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