Bachelor of Law (LL.B)

The University of Reading, which is known for producing law graduates who are well-rounded and highly adaptable, is offering its Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme at its international branch campus in Malaysia, the only branch campus in Malaysia to offer its OWN law degree. The degree is the same as that awarded on the UK campus, following an identical curriculum and stringent quality standards.

The Reading LL.B program offered in the UK holds a strong reputation in Malaysia and is endorsed by the Legal Professional Qualifying Board (LPQB) for the Certificate in Legal Practice Examination (CLP).

The LL.B program offered at University of Reading Malaysia campus is fully accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and is recognised by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia (LPQB) to purse the CLP examination. Additionally, we are the only institution offering the CLP and UK Bar routes for our OWN graduates completing the full degree in Malaysia.

The law degree offered shall contain a minimum of 12 substantive law subjects which includes the 6 core-subjects. The first and second years of the programme provide the foundation of legal knowledge and are determined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority(SRA). In the final year, students can focus on their interests and select from a range of elective modules.

The Reading LLB provides the perfect balance of academic learning and practical experience. One key aspect of the high-quality learning experience is the applied, problem-solving approach to learning in which students are presented with authentic cases to examine and discuss. Students develop a wide range of soft skills such as presentation, argumentation, negotiations and dispute resolution.

Successful pursuit of the law degree at the Malaysia campus qualifies graduates to pursue the Bar Practice Course “BPC” recognised by the Bar Standards Board UK with a view to qualifying as a barrister, or qualifies graduates to pursue the Legal Practice Course “LPC”, with a view to qualifying as a solicitor by the Solicitors Regulation Authority UK.

This opens up opportunities for our graduates to develop an exciting international career beyond just Malaysia.

Many of our graduates have pursued the BPC in the UK and we support our final year students if they wish to do so.

The degree pursued at the Malaysia Campus is recognised by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) Malaysia for pursuit of the CLP examination. Details of the approvals can be found at Recognition of LLB at Reading Malaysia Campus (please click here to download the pdf)

Law students at the University of Reading Malaysia benefit from a modern, state-of-the-art campus with a moot court and legal clinic. Students also have access to the spacious and well-equipped Learning Resource Centre (LRC).

Class sizes on the programme are kept small to maintain a high-quality and personalised learning experience. As a consequence, students benefit from the closer relationships they are able to develop with their lecturers and classmates.

Students have an opportunity to engage with a wide network of legal professionals via our external speaker series and industry visits. Recent engagements include:

• Ministry of Communication and Digital
• Palace of Justice
• Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
• Inns of Court Malaysia
• Legal firm Thomas Philip

The Reading LLB enables graduates to rise quickly whatever their chosen career. A key benefit of studying the Reading LLB are the diverse career avenues on offer which include but are not limited to:

• Legal profession
• Private sector, as a corporate lawyer or legal counsel.
• Arbitration and mediation
• Public sector and NGOs
• Academia

Students can take advantage of the flexible options which allows them to spend one or even two years at the Reading UK campus.  The School of Law is situated in the historic Foxhill House on the University’s main campus in Reading UK, which is set in 130 hectares of beautiful parkland.  Reading town is conveniently only a 30-minute train ride from London.

For more details of the flexible options to study on the UK campus, visit reading.edu.my/studyuk