LLB (Honours) Law with Finance - Including Placement Year in Colchester United Kingdom | University of Essex

Corporate legal professionals deliver optimal counsel when they possess deep financial market expertise. The LLB Law with Finance program offers comprehensive training in legal principles across domestic and international contexts, alongside insights into how financial systems influence organizational leadership, strategy, and decision-making.
Students master core legal fundamentals while specializing in areas like international trade law, banking regulations, corporate law, and commercial contracts. The curriculum includes Bloomberg terminal access, enabling hands-on work with live financial data to bridge theory and practice while honing analytical capabilities. Participants gain practical experience predicting stock movements, constructing investment portfolios, and investigating market fluctuations.

Essex goes beyond training exceptional legal and business practitioners. We ignite students' passion for justice while providing tools to drive meaningful change across any professional trajectory.
From day one, we encourage strategic, expansive thinking about career development. During the first two years, alongside core legal studies, career management modules help students assess strengths, clarify objectives, understand employer expectations, and build competitive professional profiles.
Our annual law fair connects students with legal firms and certification providers. Alumni establish careers not only in law but across diverse sectors including finance, accounting, insurance, government, academia, education, social services, and law enforcement.