Law

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Law reporting in the courts of England and Wales

In this blog, Jessica Giles reflects on her experience working as a law reporter in the courts prior to transitioning into her current role as a full-time academic at the Open University.

22nd July 2025

BA (Honours) Business and Law

Explore the dynamic world of business and law, where strategy meets regulation and innovation thrives. This degree equips you with the skills to navigate legal complexities, drive business success, and make a real impact. You’ll study core business and management topics, gain insight into civil justice and contract law, and understand how organisations function.

Breaking Digital Barriers: Making Online Legal Education Work for Everyone

Nadine is a Lecturer of Law and Student Experience Manager. Her blog focuses on the future of legal education and how we need to make digital spaces work for everyone.

15th July 2025

Helen Brownlee-Rowe

Just because you’ve been doing something for a long time, doesn’t mean it has to be your future. With the OU, you can take charge of your destiny. It’s never too late to make a change.

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB)

The most popular qualification of its kind in the UK. It develops skills of legal analysis and the legal awareness needed to understand and apply the law. The degree offers the flexibility to tailor your study according to your study and career aspirations, to gain either:

an academic law degree
a degree that includes the Foundations of Legal Knowledge to become a barrister in England and Wales or a solicitor or barrister in Northern Ireland, or
a degree that supports those who want to take the first assessment, SQE1, in the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, which is necessary to enter the profession in England and Wales.

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (graduate entry)

If you already have a degree, this route to the LLB enables you to enter the programme at Stage 2, reducing the total time you need to study.

Sarah Tutssel-Buse

From pubs and clubs to a legal career … Sarah Tutssel-Buse is a busy mum of two and is registered deaf, but she hasn’t let that stop her from taking steps to make her dreams of helping people for a living come true.