Undergraduate Law

Delivered by leading subject-experts, our undergraduate programmes challenge students to develop a critical understanding of law. You will gain core skills in legal research, argumentation, and analysis, learning to present your findings coherently in both written and oral form.

In the first two years, students take foundational modules like constitutional, criminal, and contract law, mostly taught by senior professors. These modules build core skills in case analysis and legislative interpretation. In the third and fourth years, you will choose from a range of modules in smaller, seminar-style classes, where you will develop and defend your own arguments.

Joint Honours students undertake fewer core law modules, integrating their legal studies with complementary disciplines such as Business, History, or Political Science.

A third-year international exchange is compulsory for Joint Honours Law and French or German students, providing full linguistic and cultural immersion. All other students have an optional opportunity to study abroad in their third year, subject to academic eligibility. Trinity Law School maintains links with many leading global law schools, including the Sorbonne, Bologna, Fudan (Shanghai), Hong Kong University, Sydney University, and Notre Dame.

Studying law is ideally suited to those with a keen interest in society, governance, and current affairs. If you are intellectually curious, enjoy engaging with complex ideas, and welcome academic challenge, then one of our law degrees may be the right fit for you. An interest in history and political developments will also serve you well, as the law is inextricably linked to its historical and political context. 

Legal study involves more than learning rules—it requires the interpretation, application, and critical evaluation of legal principles. Students develop essential skills in argumentation, advocacy, logical reasoning, and critical analysis. Precision in language, strong writing abilities, and the capacity for articulate expression are all fundamental attributes for success in legal education and practice.