Law with Business, LLB (Hons), with industry placement

Lawyers can best assist commercial clients if they’ve got a sound knowledge of business practice. Equally, businesses can benefit from a good understanding of the legal system. Our LLB Business with Law allows you to gain a crucial awareness of the law within its social and business contexts, and enables you to develop the critical, reflective and analytical skills required to succeed within the complementary disciplines of law and business.Studying this combination of subjects will benefit anyone looking to enter the business world. The knowledge and skills which you develop throughout the course provide a thorough grounding in essential areas of the law and business, and will be greatly valued by employers. You explore topics including:

• Contract law

• Company law

• Equity and trusts

• Management and marketing

• The international business environment

In the School of Law at Essex, we specialise in commercial law, public law, and human rights law. We are ranked 51st for Law in the THE World University Rankings 2021 and we are top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014, mainstream universities, THE 2014).Essex Business School is an international, ambitious and entrepreneurial community of more than 2,000 students, academics and practitioners championing responsible management and sustainable business.