Welcome to the OU Law School
A leader in flexible learning for 25 years, The Open University Law School offers world renowned and innovative legal education. More than 60,000 people have already studied with us and our undergraduate law degree is the most popular in the UK.
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Study Law with the OU
If you study with us, you’ll be joining the most popular undergraduate law programme in the UK.
Explore our research
Research is at the core of our work, influencing all our activities covering a wide range of legal themes.
Open Justice Centre
Providing free legal advice and guidance to people who struggle to access appropriate legal support.
Join our Law Society
The Society provides a forum through which students can socialise at events, and access information and help regarding their studies and future careers in law.
Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education
Aiming to foster and promote high standards of legal education in the Commonwealth.
Getting started with study
If you're new to studying, haven't studied for a while, or just want to find out more about Law, start by exploring our free, online learning resources.
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A blog post by Debbie Wood discussing the legislation arround e-scooters.
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