LLB Global Law

Find out what you will study on the LLB Global Law programme, how you will be taught and information to help prepare you for your studies.

By joining the Law School you will become part of our vibrant student community with many social, careers, and other law-related events throughout the year.

Reputation and rankings

Established in 1707, Edinburgh Law School has been educating and training some of the world’s finest legal minds for more than 300 years.

We are ranked 1st in Scotland, 5th in the UK and 13th in the world for law (Times Higher Education World University Rankings: Law 2024).
Studying in Scotland’s capital, you will be at the heart of Edinburgh’s legal community, with the highest courts in Scotland a five-minute walk away. You will also benefit from access to some of the best academic law materials in Europe in our dedicated law library in Old College.
You will join a supportive law community and be assigned to a LawPALS group - our peer assisted learning scheme, which is designed to help you adapt to the study of law.
In your third year you will benefit from the opportunity to live in another country and study law in a different jurisdiction through a compulsory third year abroad at one of our programme-specific partner Law Schools that span six continents.