Study for an LLB law degree in London and the Maitrise en droit in Paris, which will allow you to train professionally in either or both countries. The second two years of this four-year programme is spent at the University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) to study French law. The programme benefits from a new partnership with international law firm Reed Smith LLP, to support your learning and future career development.
KEY BENEFITS
- Recognised globally as one of the UK's premier law schools.
- Teaching by internationally respected, leading academics and visiting lecturers and practitioners from City law firms.
- Unrivalled location for law, based in Somerset House East Wing on the Strand, with the Royal Courts of Justice, Law Society and Inns of Court all on your doorstep.
- Consistently high student satisfaction ratings in the National Student Survey.
- Excellent legal research resources at the College's impressive Maughan Library.
- Active student-run societies organising social and career-oriented functions as well as mooting competitions.
- The programme benefits from a new partnership with international law firm Reed Smith LLP, to support your learning and future career development
- Read an interview in Avenue des Ecoles with programme leader, Dr Eva Steiner, about the dual degree programme
Up to 75 prestigious scholarships are available to new LLB students starting in 2013-14, as part of the Dickson Poon Scholarship Programme. These merit scholarships are worth up to £27,000, and we are looking for students who demonstrate academic excellence, outstanding leadership potential and life ambition. Deadline for application is 29 March 2013 - please see this link for further information on how to apply!
UCAS code
M121
Programme type
Single honours at King's plus other award at partner institution
Duration
Four years
Location
Strand Campus (third and fourth years in Paris)
Year of entry 2013
Offered by
The Dickson Poon School of Law
Closing date
Please refer to the
UCAS website for application deadline dates, or contact the relevant Admissions Office for further advice
Fees & funding
For information on fees and funding for undergraduate programmes at King's go to
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ug/funding/ CONTACTS
Address
The Dickson Poon School of Law
King's College London
Strand Campus
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
Email
Tel
020 7848 2503/7212
Fax
020 7848 7200
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
The School of Law at King's has been operating a joint LLB / Master 1 programme with the Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne since 1977. This prestigious programme is the oldest and largest of its kind in Britain and France, leading to two separate degrees that permits students to qualify for the legal professions in France, England and Wales, or both. The programme provides a bi-juridical and bilingual education making its graduates very attractive to future employers.
What gives this programme its particular distinctiveness is that, in anticipation of their studies in Paris, UK students are thoroughly trained in the French method of legal education by fully qualified French legal academics and practitioners while they are still studying at King's.
To further support your learning and future career development during your degree, international law firm, Reed Smith LLP, has developed a
new partnership with the Anglo-French programme at King's. The partnership aims to provide you with support, advice and opportunities for practical work experience during the four years of your course. To achieve this goal, we will utilise Reed Smith's alumni from the programme in the firm's London and Paris offices together with the firm's Graduate Development team, provising you with the firm's collective knowledge of the skills and qualities required to help you succeed.
In November 2008, an international colloquium was held in the Sorbonne in Paris to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the programme. More than 300 participants attended the event including Government officials and high ranking judges. Anglo-French graduates from all parts of the world gathered together to share their respective experiences.
The programme's 35th anniversary will be celebrated at King's College London in November 2012. Read more about the programme and the anniversary in the interview with programme leader, Dr Eva Steiner, in
Avenue des Ecoles.
Students on the programme run their own association, the AJPK (Association des Juristes de Paris de Panthéon-Sorbonne et de King's College London), which provides additional support for students, both in London and Paris.
ABOUT THE The Dickson Poon School of Law
CAREERS
King’s law graduates are popular with many types of employers. The majority of our students choose to become solicitors in a wide range of firms including Magic Circle, US and other leading law firms and specialist niche firms. Some choose broader business roles such a financial analyst, management consultant or graduate trainee. Others find their law degree opens up opportunities in international development, advisory work, the public sector and teaching. Although the employment market is competitive, our students have been very successful in obtaining posts with the firms or sets of chambers for which they wanted to work. Many law firms will target you but they expect very high quality, motivated applicants in line with those from other top law schools both in the UK and overseas. King’s Careers Service provides you with all the information and activities you need to make an informed career choice and to increase your chances of success. Recent graduates have found employment as… • Financial Analyst • Lawyer • Tax Advisor • Justice’s Law Clerk • Head of Trading • Legal Trainee • Magazine Editor • Paralegal
TEACHING STYLE
We have a strong tradition of excellence in teaching (with consistently high student satisfaction ratings for Law in the National Student Survey) and are committed to maintaining that tradition. Our teaching methods include lectures, tutorials and seminars. Through seminars and tutorials, students gain practice in applying the general legal principles they have learned to specific problems, while our new research-dedicated seminars offer you an opportunity to engage with our academics in a capacity that best take advantage of their expertise. Each student is assigned a personal tutor, who advises on academic and personal problems and offers some careers assistance. We attach great importance to developing good relations between staff and students and a Staff-Student Liaison Committee meets regularly.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT
The first year of all programmes is composed of a set of compulsory modules (Elements of the Law of Contract, Criminal Law, Public Law and European Law). Students spending their third and fourth years in France or Germany must also study French or German Law. In the second year you study Law of Tort, Law of Property and Law of Trusts and one module or the equivalent from a list of options. Apart from those studying English Law & French Law, English Law & German Law and English Law & Hong Kong Law, final-year students study Jurisprudence & Legal Theory and three modules from the list of options. Assessment is by coursework, dissertation and examination.
LOCATION
The Dickson Poon School of Law is located in the heart of the British legal world with the offices of major law firms, the Law Society, the Inns of Court and the Royal Courts of Justice all within walking distance. Based at the Strand Campus in Somerset House East Wing, one of London’s most beautiful and iconic buildings, the School boasts a stylish new home for its staff and students, including student common rooms, teaching and seminar rooms and a moot court room. The Maughan Library contains a vast array of legal texts, reference materials, periodicals and datasets and is equipped with online databases such as Westlaw UK, Lexis, Justis, PLC and Kluwer Arbitration. We also produce our own legal periodical, the King’s Law Journal.
SPECIAL NOTES
We have many highly active student-run societies as well as King's award-winning students’ union, KCLSU, who organises a wide variety of social, sporting and cultural activities.
Both the King’s College London Law Society and Bar Society organise a number of social and career-oriented functions;, such as internal and external mooting competitions;, skills workshops;, mock interview sessions;, lecture series with prestigious barristers and other legal practitioners;, and the Annual Black Tie Dinner; and the Inaugural Freshers’ Party.
The Pro Bono Society support and promote legally-related volunteer work and education to the community, and runs a number of exciting projects for students to get involved with, such as StreetLaw;, Amicus;, Law Mentoring; and The Legal Clinic (assisted by esteemed City law firm Speechly Bircham) to mention a few. Involvement with the society is a great way to contribute to the community as well as looking great on your CV due to the skills gained in the process.
What particularly gives the King’s College London / Paris 1 programme its distinctiveness is that, in anticipation of their studies in Paris, UK students are thoroughly trained in the French method of legal education by fully qualified French legal academics and practitioners whilst they are still at King’s.
This is a four-year programme. Students study for an LLB in English Law & French Law at King’s and a Master 1 degree of the University of Paris I. In lieu of the third year of the LLB (M100) degree course, students on this programme study for two years in Paris. The third and fourth years of study provide 120 credits, taken equally from each year (60 plus 60) and treated in the same manner as for the final year of the three-year LLB degree.
Student applying through UCAS pay King's fees in years 1, 2 and 4, with no fees in year 3 (Erasmus year). Students applying through Paris 1 pay no fees years 1 and 2 (Erasmus year), and Paris 1 registration fees only in years 3 and 4.
Currently, students study the modules shown below. King's reviews its modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School for further advice.
YEAR 1
Students take five core modules, the four listed below as well as French Legal System (All classes and examinations in French Legal System are conducted in French)
YEAR 1 CORE
Teaching staff: Professor Jeremy Horder,
Dr Dennis Baker and
Dr John Stanton-Ife
Module code: 4FFLK903
Credit level: 4
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description:
The general nature of criminal law;
The various actus reus and mens rea requirements;
The principal offences against the person;
The principal property offences;
The inchoate offences;
The liability of accomplices;
The defences.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
Teaching staff: Professor John Phillips
Module code: 4FFLK902
Credit level: 4
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended reading: Ewan McKendrick Contract Law (7th ed), Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description:
Function of contract.
The formation of contracts.
Form and consideration.
Privity.
The terms of a contract.
Exemption clauses.
Capacity of parties.
Discharge of contracts.
Contractual remedies.
Mistake.
Misrepresentation.
Frustration.
Duress and undue influence.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
Teaching staff: Professor Andrea Biondi
Module code: 4FFLK905
Credit level: 4
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended reading: Steiner and Woods, EU Law (OUP- last edition) and Wyatt & Dashwood, EU Law (Sweet & Maxwell 2006).
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description:
The political and legal history of European integration.
The structure of the basic European Union treaties.
The institutions of the European Union and the process of law-making.
The competences of the European Union.
Introduction into substantive European Union law.
Rights and remedies in European Union law.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
Teaching staff: Professor Keith Ewing,
Professor Genevra Richardson and
Professor Karen Yeung
Module code: 4FFLK904
Credit level: 4
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended reading: Bradley & Ewing, Constitutional and Administrative Law (Longman).
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description:
The nature of constitutional law - sources and characteristics of British constitutional law - separation of powers - the supremacy of Parliament - constitutional conventions - the constitutional position of the judiciary - the rule of law.
Parliament, its meeting, composition (including elections), functions, powers and procedure, devolution.
The Executive - monarchy - royal prerogative - Cabinet government - the position of the Prime Minister - ministerial responsibility - the Crown and foreign relations.
Administrative law in England - types of government powers - remedies against public authorities - the Crown in litigation - delegated legislation - tribunals and enquiries.
The citizen and the State - liberties of the individual - police powers - freedom of assembly - freedom of expression.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
YEAR 2
Students take four core modules, the three listed below as well as French Private Law (All classes and examinations in French Private Law are conducted in French).
YEAR 2 CORE
Teaching staff: Professor Paul Matthews and
Dr Leslie Turano Taylor
Module code: 6FFLK002
Credit level: 6
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended reading: Perrins, Introduction to Land Law (3rd ed 2000) and Elizabeth Cooke, Land Law (Oxford, 2007).
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description
Property law involves a study of the types of interests which can exist in land, the rights and duties generated by them, and whether and how they can be protected against third parties acquiring other interests in the land, and (in outline) how they can be transferred.
The interests studied include interests in the family home and co-ownership interests generally, and commercial interests such as leases, mortgages, easements (eg rights of way) and covenants. Informal interests such as occupational licences and interests arising by estoppel are also considered. The module also considers the extent to which the Human Rights Act 1998 affects property rights.
The module involves a mix of case law and statutory provisions, with emphasis on reform proposals.
Structured seminar materials are provided, consisting of references to case law, statutes, articles and Law Commission reports, followed by a list of discussion points and problem questions.
! Property and Trusts are in some respects complementary, so that students intending to take both options are recommended to take them concurrently.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
Teaching staff: Dr Sandy Steel and
Dr Eloise Scotford
Module code: 6FFLK001
Credit level: 6
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description
The module focuses on general principles of tort liability as reflected in the law governing negligence, intentional interference with the person and the law of nuisance. In particular, the course seeks to promote understanding of and reflection upon:
- The principles of the tort of negligence. This includes the duty of care owed in respect of physical damage, psychiatric injury, purely economic loss, omissions to prevent harm, and harm caused by public authorities. It also covers the applicable principles of causation and remoteness.
- Defences to an action in negligence
- The statutory regulation of occupiers’ liability and product liability
- The principles of the tort of nuisance (including the rule in Rylands v Fletcher)
- Protection of Privacy and Defamation
- Vicarious liability
- Principles of the law of damages and other remedies
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
Teaching staff: TBC
Module code: 6FFLK003
Credit level: 6
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended reading: J E Penner Law of Trusts 5th ed (2006), Hayton & Marshall’s Commentary and Cases on The Law of Trusts and Equitable Remedies 12th ed (2005).
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description
Aims and Objectives:
The function of the course is to develop an understanding of the nature and utility of the trust concept and of equitable remedies in a changing social and commercial environment. The course encourages students to develop their analytical faculties and to think for themselves, so that they have the ability to tackle practical problems and to forecast how the law should develop to fulfil its purposes.
Syllabus:
The development of equitable principles. The trust concept as distinguished from other related concepts.
Express private trusts: certainties, beneficiary principle, perpetuity rules. The machinery of trusts. The various uses of trusts.
Charitable trusts: distinctions from private trusts; charitable purposes.
Duties of trustees: accountability, duty of care, delegation, investment, avoidance of a conflict of interest.
The nature and scope of fiduciary obligations.
Breaches of trust or fiduciary obligation: proprietary and personal remedies.
Resulting and constructive trusts.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
YEAR 3
Spent at the University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne).
Twelve compulsory one-semester subjects are taken:
Introduction au Droit, Droit Pénal, Droit de la Famille, Droit Constitutionnel*, Droit Administratif*, Droit des Affaires*, Droit de l’Union Européenne, Contrats, Responsabilité Civile (* = two semesters). All classes and examinations are conducted in French.
YEAR 4
Spent at the University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne).
Students must study Droit International Privé, Droit Social (or Droit Fiscal) and Contrats Spéciaux for two semesters. In addition, students must choose six one-semester subjects from a list of options.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Australia
Tertiary Entrance Ranking
97+ ATAR, or 2 OP for Queensland with high marks in French
Austria
Reifezeugnis (Matura)
Reifezeugnis with 1 including 1 in French
Belgium
Certificat D
Certificat D’Enseignement Secondaire Superieur with 9 or 19 overall inclusing 8 or 18 in French
Brazil
Brazil
High School Leaving Certificate (Certificado de Ensino Médio) with 8 OR B OR Muito Bom PLUS at least one year of Bacharel/Licenciado at a Brazilian University with a GPA of at least 8.0 OR the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of A*AA. Including French
Bulgaria
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie with the majority of subject marks of 5.8 including 5.5 in French
Canada
Secondary School Certificate/Diploma
High School Diploma with 95% average OR Ontario University Preparatory Course with 95% at five grade 12 4U subjects. The sixth subject may be at 4U or 4U/C level. OR the Quebec CEGEP Cote R with an overall R score of 35. Including high marks in French
Chile
Chile
Licencia de Educación Media with 6 PLUS at least one year of the Licenciatura at a Chilean university with a mark of 5 OR the Kings College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of A*AA. Including French
China
Gao Kao (University Entrance Examination)
University Entrance Examination with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Chinese University with at least 80% and high marks in French
Cyprus
Apolytirion
Apolytirion (School Leaving Certificate) with 19 with high marks in French plus at least an additional foundation/Access year
Czech Republic
Maturita
Maturita with 1 overall including 1 in French
Denmark
Studentereksamen or Hjere Forberedelseseksamen
Studentereksamen or Højere Forberedelseseksamen with 12 including 10 in French
Estonia
Gmnaasiumi lputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus majority marks of 5, (including 5 in French) and an attestation of success in the state entry examinations (Riigieksamitunnistus)
Finland
Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen (National Matriculation)
Ylioppilastutkinto with 7 including 7 in French
France
Baccalaureat (including the option internationale baccalaureat)
Baccalaureat with 15 overall and 14 in French
Germany
Abitur
Abitur with 1.2 overall including 1.3 in French
Ghana
School Leaving Certificate
the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 international Cambridge-board A levels at A*AA including French
Greece
Apolytirion
Apolytirion with 19 overall including 19 in French
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
Three elective subjects at minimum Levels 5*, 5, 5 plus Level 4 in each of the four core subjects. Applicants must demonstrate fluency in French.
Hungary
Erettsegi
Erettsegi with 5 including 5 in French
India
School Leaving Certificate
School Leaving Certificate with 85% overall OR School Leaving Certificate with 75% with at least a foundation/Access year or year of undergraduate study at an Indian univeristy (Both requiring high marks in French)
Iran
School Leaving Certificate
Pre-University Certificate (Peeshdaneshgahe) OR the National Entrance Exam (Kunkur) with 16 OR 3 Cambridge A levels at A*AA, including A in French
Ireland
Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher level unless otherwise stated)
A1 A1 A1 A2 A2 B1 including French grade A
Italy
Esame di Stato
Esame di Stato with 95 including 90 in French
Japan
School Leaving Certificate
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho) PLUS 3 Cambridge Board International A-levels at AAA OR an Associate degree or Diploma from a Junior College (Jun-Gakushi) with a GPA of 3.3 or B+ or 4 OR a foundation year. Including high marks in French
Latvia
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitubi with 9.5 including high marks in French with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Latvian university
Lithuania
Brandos Atestatas (Maturity Certificate)
Brandos Atestatas with 95 with a 90 in French plus at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Lithuanian university
Luxembourg
Diplome de Fin D
Diplome de Fin D’Etudes Secondaires with Tres Bien and a mark of 55 or above including Tres Bien in French
Malta
Matriculation Certificate - Advanced level
Matriculation Certificate with AAA including A in French
Mexico
Mexico
The Bachillerato with a mark of 8 PLUS the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR at least one year of the Licenciado study with an overall average mark of at least 8/10 OR A-levels with grades of A*AA. Including French
Moldova
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9.5 including 9 in French
Netherlands
Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
The VWO Diploma with an average of 8.5 including 8 in French
New Zealand
National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 (NCEA)
the NCEA level 3 with E in the majority of standards/modules in four subjects,including Level 3 Excellent in French
Nigeria
School Leaving Certificate
The Senior School Certificate (SSC/SSCE) OR the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 Cambridge International A levels at A*AA including A in French
Norway
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering (Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate)
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering with an average grade 5.5 including grade 5 in French
Pakistan
High School Certificate (HSSC)
High School Certificate with A1 including high marks in French plus at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Pakistani university
Poland
Matura
Matura with 90% in one extended level subject plus 85% in all other extended level subjects, with high marks in French
Portugal
Diploma de Ensino Secundário
Diploma de Ensino Secundário with 19 including 18 in French
Romania
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9.5 including 9 in French
Russia
Attest o (Polnom) Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Attestat o (Polnom) Srednem Obshchem Obrazovanii with an average of 4.5 inclduing 5 in French plus at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Russian university
Saudi Arabia
School Leaving Certificate
College of Technology Diploma OR Higher Technical Institute Diploma OR Junior Health College Diploma OR Undergraduate Diploma with 85% OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at A*AA (All require A in French A-Level)
Singapore
No information found.
Slovakia
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuska/Maturita
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuska/Maturita with 1 including 1 in French
Slovenia
Maturitetno Spricevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Maturitetno Spricevalo with 5 including 5 in French
South Africa
South African Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement
The National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement with AAAAA including French
Spain
Titulo de Bachiller
Titulo de Bachiller with 9 overall including 9 in French
Sweden
Fullständigt Slutbetyg (School Leaving Certificate)
Fullstandigt Slutbeytg with MVG including MVG in French
Switzerland
Federal Maturity Certificate
The Federal Maturity Certificate with an overall mark of 5 including 5 in French
Turkey
Lise Diplomasi (High School Diploma)
Lise Diplomasi with an overall mark of 4 including high marks in French with at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Turkish university
United Kingdom
A levels
A*AA (A-Level French required)
Compulsory subjects
A-level French grade A. A2 resits only considered with mitigating circumstances
12 unit A level in vocational subjects
Acceptable when combined with standard A/AS-levels
General Studies and Critical Thinking - College policy
Please note that AS/A level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted by King's as one of your A or AS levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer
Access to HE Diploma
Access to Humanities (or similar) Diploma including study of French with 39 Level 3 credits from units awarded at Distinction, with the remaining credits at Merit. Supplementary information and achievement e.g marks for certain credits/subjects may be required depending on course content.
Cambridge Pre-U
3 Pre-U Principal Subjects with grades of D2 D3 D3 including D3 in French
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
Considered on an individual basis
Scottish Highers & Advanced Highers
A1 A2 at Advanced Highers and A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 at Highers, French grade A at Advanced Highers
International Baccalaureate
39 points overall including French at HL6
European Baccalaureate
90% overall including French
USA
Advanced Placement Tests and/or SAT/ACT (SAT/ACT acceptable only where stipulated)
Three AP subjects with 555 including French grade 5
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Aptitude testing
LNAT required
If you are interested in coming to King’s, you should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and apply online via the UCAS website (click on 'apply'). If you are applying through a school or college, you will need to obtain a 'buzzword' from the centre you are applying through. Alternatively, you can apply as an individual, independent of a school or college. Please see the UCAS website for instructions. The UCAS institution code name for King’s is KCL, and the institution code is K60.
There are a few programmes which require direct application to King's, this will be stated above
All applications (except for English Law & American Law, English Law with Australian Law, Law with Transnational Legal Studies and Law with European Legal Studies) must be made through UCAS.
Those wishing to apply for the four programmes bracketed must apply through UCAS for the Law LLB programme (M100) and then apply to transfer to the desired degree during the first year of the programme. Applicants who wish to transfer to the Law with European Legal Studies programme and wish to spend their third year in Strasbourg, Toulouse, Heidelberg, Bologna, Zurich or Neuchatel must have a very high degree of competence in the relevant language. Those applying for the English Law & French Law degree (M121) or the English Law & German Law degree (M122) will be required to demonstrate a very high degree of competence in the relevant language. If you are applying for admission for M121, M122, M190 or LM21 and also wish to be considered for the Law LLB (M100) programme you must make a separate entry on your UCAS form. Those applying to study English Law & French Law who are offering the French Baccalaureate for entry must apply through Paris I and not through UCAS.
Alongside your academic achievements, we also take into account your extracurricular activities as described in your personal statement. We look for applicants who have participated as fully as possible in school, college or community life, making the most of the opportunities available to them.
All applications are considered without interview with the exception of applicants with relevant life experience. In assessing applications from applicants with relevant life experience, we look for evidence of recent academic achievement and recent educational experience. Interviews are held in February and March. All applicants who receive an offer will be invited to attend an open day (usually in March or April).
All applicants are required to take the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT) by 15 January. Your application will be considered late if we have not received your results by that date. This applies to all home/EU and overseas applicants. However, for some overseas applicants dispensations may be granted on an individual basis only where there is no LNAT centre in the candidate’s country or no centre within a reasonable distance from his or her residence. Please see