Non-Law Degree Route< < How to become a solicitor

An applicant using this route must:

(a) Satisfy the Society that he/she possesses, an acceptable degree in a discipline other than law and has attained a satisfactory level of knowledge of the following subjects:

Constitutional Law	Law of Tort	Law of Contract
Criminal Law	Equity	European Law
Land Law

Please note that students who commenced their degree course prior to September 1996 should have Company Law as a core subject.

European Law has now replaced Company Law. (See above).

(b) That he/she has been offered a place in the Institute.

For applicants using the above route the Bachelor of Legal Science awarded by Queen's University, Belfast will be accepted as sufficient evidence of the satisfactory level of knowledge of the relevant subjects. All enquiries regarding this course should be directed to the Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Belfast.