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Optional Undergraduate Modules

Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre students at the LAC reception

The Practice of Law in a Clinical Environment

This is a 30 credit optional undergraduate module. This module trains students to be Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre Student Legal Advisers. As Student Legal Advisers these students will complete client cases during the course of the academic year. Students also attend classes designed to develop their knowledge and understanding of: the and theories and practice of clinical legal education; legal professional ethics; costs and funding of a case; and good case strategy. In addition to this, students undertake problem-based learning on their clinical cases to teach them how to approach any legal problem or situation.

This module is assessed through:

  • reflection;
  • a simulated client interview during the second semester;
  • and a mini group viva during the examination period. 

Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre students delivering a street law session

Public Legal Education and Community Street Law

Street Law is a type of clinical legal education which is about educating the public on legal rights and/or responsibilities in their own community setting. It is a form of public legal education rather than specifically advising clients on a 1-2-1 basis. 

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre offers a 30 credit undergraduate module to law students who will learn the theories and practice behind this interesting topic. During the module students will undertake three Street Law activities in groups.

This module is assessed in two ways:

  • 1 x 3000 word reflective essay where students reflect on their first two Street Law activities;
  • There is also a presentation where students design and present a new Street Law activity.

The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre is committed to offering its students and local community opportunities through collaborative work. We focus on offering employability skills to undergraduate law students and beyond and supporting causes that are in line with our ethos and QMLAC values.

One of these collaborations is with Future Leaders UK on our community mentoring scheme. This long-standing collaboration offers undergraduate students across the university the chance to mentor A-level students from East London.

We also run a scheme known as Advocates for Change which offers court marshalling to students, aiming to get more state school students into the Judiciary.

Please contact us on legal-advice-centre@qmul.ac.uk if you are interested in working with us on something new!

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