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Law School Jr.™ is a way for sixth form students (in year 12 or 13) to learn about law and to find out whether or not the legal profession could be for them by trying it out. The course is intensive and challenging, and greatly rewards the efforts of those who take part, both in knowledge gained and in personal and intellectual growth.

Law School Jr. is an enhancement programme of twenty interactive weekly seminars in which students engage with practical legal topics and begin to develop their legal skills and thinking.

Skills for a career in law or administration

For students interested in pursuing a legal career, Law School Jr. is "essential reading". It provides an excellent head-start for undergraduate studies and provides students with enough experience to judge whether or not law is for them. Even if they don’t go any further, they will come away with a basic knowledge of law and of our justice system and some very useful skills including public speaking, developing argument, analysing and using evidence, persuasion, communication (both written and verbal), and self-reflection. The programme is therefore useful to any student aspiring to a professional career, or to holding public office or other leadership role.

Professional Materials

The course is supported by a wealth of high quality, professionally drafted materials. Students work with legal problems through the use of realistic evidence familiar to practising lawyers such as client letters, claim forms, witness statements, and Police National Computer records. This gives them a feel for the paperwork used in day to day legal practice and introduces them to the ambiguities of real evidence so they are learning how to practice good law in the real world from the start.

Client and court oriented

From the beginning, students are taught to keep their client’s interests and instructions, in mind all the time. They are also taught to think how their own arguments will be received by a judge trying to decide a case, or a jury deliberating its verdict.

Some comments from students:

“I’ve really enjoyed Law School Jr.”

“I hadn’t realised law is so interesting.”

“Law School Jr. has really improved my self confidence.”

“I had secretly wanted to become a lawyer one day but thought it was beyond me. Now I know that law really is what I want to, and that I’m quite good at it.”

Some comments from teachers:

“I would highly recommend this course and am delighted that our students have been able to participate in such a valuable extra curricular activity.”

“Students have gained a good understanding of the Law and have been enthused to study it. ... There is little doubt that the participation of the students in Year 13 has aided their applications to law courses and given them confidence as they approach University.”