School of Law

Law at King’s has enjoyed a tradition of excellence for over 175 years and is recognised globally as one of the UK’s top five* law schools. Internationally renowned and research-led, our School scored the highest student satisfaction rating for Law within the Russell group, a group consisting of the top 20 British universities, in the 2008 National Student Survey. As one of the UK’s largest law schools it offers you the opportunity to study an incredibly varied range of degree programmes and modules, taught by internationally respected leading academics through to visiting lecturers from city law firms.

LLM Results 2008-09
Congratulations to the LLM 2008/09 cohort on an excellent set of exam results. 

The Willem C. Vis Moot in Vienna
As one of the most prestigious moot court competitions in the world, the Willem C. Vis Moot is a unique opportunity for law students to enhance their written and oral advocacy skills.

Most Innovative Teacher of the Year nomination
Professor Penny Green from the School of Law has been nominated in the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year Category of the 2009 Times Higher Education Awards.

Leading judges at King's
The world’s leading judges including the US Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Roberts, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Judge, and the President Elect of the UK’s Supreme Court, Lord Phillips, took part in a three-day conference at King’s.

Dual Law degree with HKU
King’s and The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have signed collaboration agreements to establish a dual degree programme in Law, as well as a framework for future joint PhD programmes.

Moot success
Students from the School of Law are achieving outstanding success in two international mooting competitions and have also competed in their own internal contest.