3 years / Level 8 / Full-time / Work Placement
This new law degree provides an excellent opportunity to gain a law degree together with specialist knowledge in corporate law. The emphasis on corporate law will cater for learners who are interested in law in the particular context of the corporate world providing preparation for a range of careers in finance, insurance and trade in addition to professional legal practice.
Successful graduates will have the choice to pursue careers in the legal profession or the ever-expanding range of employment opportunities in the financial services sector with a particular focus on regulation and compliance. These opportunities will arise in large law firms, public and private in-house legal teams and private practice.
This accredited degree covers all of the essential core law modules together with specialist corporate law modules such as business ethics and social responsibility, privacy and data protection law, banking, insurance and financial services law and other contemporary issues in commercial law.
Graduates with expertise in these corporate law areas are in demand as individuals, businesses and companies are under pressure to ensure compliance with demanding and changing regulations.
Certain semesters of this course are taken in common with other courses.
This degree is a qualifying law degree which is:
Follow up programmes elsewhere include:
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Head of Department Dr Brónagh Heverin Email: bronagh.heverin@atu.ie Telephone: +353 (0)74 9186204
School and Department Faculty of Business Department of Law, Public Service and Education
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