Nottingham Law School

What Nottingham Law School does

Nottingham Law School is an academic division of Nottingham Trent University (NTU), a UK public university headquartered at 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham. Founded in 1964, the law school delivers undergraduate and postgraduate legal education, including LLB and LLM degree programs, professional legal training, mooting facilities, legal clinics, and continuing professional development courses for practicing legal professionals. It serves a diverse student body of domestic UK applicants and international students, with dedicated international recruitment supporting global reach.

The school generates revenue primarily through tuition and course fees paid by enrolled students — a subscription-style recurring revenue model characteristic of UK higher education. It distributes programs via campus-based delivery at Nottingham, formal UCAS admissions, a clearing process (telephone and online), and an always-on multimedia engagement platform (NTU On Demand). Marketing is conducted across open days, campus tours, social media (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn), and direct inquiry channels.

The law school has no proprietary technology platform of its own; it operates within NTU's broader institutional infrastructure. Its competitive positioning rests on NTU's strong brand reputation — including five University of the Year titles (2017, 2018, 2019, 2023), TEF Gold 2023, Queen's Anniversary Prize 2021, and top UK rankings for course quality and employability — and on the regulatory standing conferred by UK higher-education accreditation frameworks.

Name

Nottingham Law School

Legal name

Nottingham Trent University

Website

https://www4.ntu.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Nottingham Law School is an academic division of Nottingham Trent University offering undergraduate and postgraduate legal education, professional legal training, and CPD courses to domestic and international students in the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHABAF

Law & Legal Studies Research Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Private Research Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAIAC

LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

SECONDARYEDAHAIAH

Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Law Schools

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law degrees
• Professional legal training
• Postgraduate law programs
• Continuing professional development law

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and course fees: Revenue generated from undergraduate and postgraduate course tuition fees charged to domestic and international students

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nottingham Law School provides legal higher-education programs including undergraduate degrees (such as LLB), postgraduate degrees (such as LLM), professional legal qualifications, and continuing professional development courses. The school combines on-campus instruction with moot facilities, legal clinics, and research resources to prepare students for legal careers. Course-specific pricing is provided to prospective students via prospectus requests rather than published online.

Product overview

Nottingham Law School is part of Nottingham Trent University, offering legal education programs including undergraduate and postgraduate law degrees, professional legal training, and continuing professional development courses. The institution provides academic instruction, mooting facilities, legal clinics, and access to research resources for students pursuing careers in law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Law Degree (e.g., LLB) Undergraduate academic degree program in law offered at Nottingham Law School, designed for prospective students pursuing legal careers in England.
• Postgraduate Law Degree (e.g., LLM) Postgraduate law degree programs for domestic and international students seeking advanced legal qualifications and cross-border legal practice.
• Professional Legal Qualifications Professional law qualifications offered as part of the school's curriculum, established professional law school with industry connections.
• Continuing Professional Development Courses Continuing professional development courses in law aimed at legal professionals and graduates requiring ongoing credentials.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1st in the UK for course quality (Uni Compare 2027)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Natural EnglandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Research collaboration with Nottingham Trent University on water vole conservation study across England. Joint effort to support long-term recovery of endangered water voles through targeted conservation efforts.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BPP University Law School: Career-oriented provider of law degrees and professional legal training (SQE, LPC), with significant investment in digital and online learning infrastructure — a direct competitor for prospective UK and international law students.
• City, University of London - City Law School: London-based professional law school with strong Inns of Court and barrister training links, offering LLB, LLM, LPC and BPTC pathways — directly comparable in vocational and postgraduate legal training offerings.
• University of Warwick - School of Law: Mid-tier Russell Group law school with comparable LLB and LLM portfolios and a similar emphasis on employability and course-quality rankings — a closely matched peer in positioning.
• University of Bristol Law School: Russell Group law school offering LLB, LLM and postgraduate research degrees with strong research reputation — comparable as a UK research-university law school competing for similar applicant cohorts.
• University of Law: UK's largest specialist provider of legal education and professional training (LPC, SQE, BPTC), operating across multiple UK campuses with strong vocational positioning — directly comparable to Nottingham Law School's career-focused law training.
• The University of Manchester - School of Law: Russell Group research university law school offering a comprehensive range of LLB, LLM and PhD programmes — directly comparable in scale, structure and applicant profile to Nottingham Law School.
• University of Leeds - School of Law: Russell Group university law school offering LLB, LLM and doctoral programmes with a similar mid-tier UK research-university positioning to Nottingham Law School.

Broad incumbents

• UCL Faculty of Laws: Global top-10 law faculty offering LLB, LLM and research programmes from a London-based research university — comparable in LLM and research-law space, though at a higher prestige tier.
• King's College London - The Dickson Poon School of Law: Top-tier Russell Group law school with strong international reputation and significant research output — overlaps with Nottingham Law School's LLM and research offerings but operates at a more prestigious tier.
• London School of Economics - Department of Law: Highly ranked research-led law department within LSE, offering undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes with strong international student intake — comparable on LLM and international cohort dimensions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NottinghamTrentUni
• Facebookfacebook.com/NottinghamTrentUniversity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/edu/school?id=12658
• Instagraminstagram.com/nottinghamtrentuni
• TikToktiktok.com/@nottinghamtrentuni?lang=en

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investments

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