City Law School

What City Law School does

The City Law School is a constituent school of City St George's, University of London, delivering legal education and professional qualification pathways from a central London campus at Northampton Square, Clerkenwell. Its portfolio spans the full qualification lifecycle: undergraduate LLBs (including a Graduate Entry two-year LLB for graduates), the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) as a conversion course, LLM specialisations at master's level, Bar Training for aspiring barristers, and preparation courses for the Solicitors' Qualifying Exam (SQE). Adjacent student support services include the Pupillage Advice Service, the Future Solicitor Advisory Service (FSAS), and the Law IRL practical experience programme, which pairs students with volunteering and mock-trial opportunities through partner organisations.

The school operates within a university-wide technology infrastructure, using Moodle and Canvas learning management systems, with no proprietary software or AI features disclosed. Its underlying 'platform-plus-pathway' architecture uses academic programmes (LLB, GDL, LLM) as the educational foundation feeding into regulated professional programmes (Bar Training, SQE prep) that gate access to practise as a barrister or solicitor in England and Wales.

The business model is tuition-driven and admissions-led. The school recruits prospective students (the primary customer segment) via UCAS for undergraduates and direct applications for postgraduates, with Clearing serving as a backstop. Revenue is generated from tuition fees for full degree programmes plus professional and short-course offerings for continuing education, with specific fee schedules not publicly disclosed. As part of a UK public university structure, City St George's operates as a not-for-profit educational charity, governed through a Council and Senate; the law school has no separate legal entity or external ownership.

Name

City Law School

Legal name

City St George's, University of London

Website

https://city.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The City Law School is a London-based law school within City St George's, University of London, offering LLB, GDL, LLM, Bar Training and SQE preparation to prospective law students, alongside advisory services and practical experience programmes supporting qualification as barristers or solicitors in England and Wales.

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

SECONDARYEDAAALAB

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law degree programmes
• Professional legal training
• Bar training courses
• Solicitor qualification

Headquarters

HQ city

London

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 Fees: Revenue generated from undergraduate and postgraduate tuition fees for law programmes including LLB, LLM, Graduate Diploma in Law, and professional qualifications such as Bar Training and SQE preparation courses.
2. Short Courses and Professional Development: Revenue from professional and short courses in law offered to practitioners and continuing education students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

City Law School delivers academic and vocational law programmes, including undergraduate LLBs, Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), postgraduate LLM degrees, Bar Training, and Solicitors' Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation. It is a specialist law school operating within City St George's, University of London, providing career-focused legal education and advisory services to prospective barristers and solicitors.

Product overview

The City Law School is a constituent school of City St George's, University of London, offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal education products and services. The portfolio comprises academic programmes (Undergraduate LLBs, Graduate Entry Law GE LLB, Graduate Diploma in Law GDL, and LLM Courses) providing the educational foundation for law qualifications, alongside professional programmes (Bar Training, The Solicitors' Qualifying Exam SQE preparation) that enable qualification as a barrister or solicitor. The school also provides student support services including the Pupillage Advice Service and Future Solicitor Advisory Service (FSAS), plus the Law IRL extra-curricular initiative combining volunteering and mock trials. The portfolio follows a platform-plus-pathway architecture where academic programmes serve as entry points and professional programmes provide the qualifying route to legal practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bayes Business School: Business school within City St George's, University of London
• The City Law School
• School of Health & Medical Sciences
• School of Science & Technology
• School of Policy & Global Affairs
• School of Communication & Creativity
• The Finsbury Institute

Products and services

• Undergraduate LLB Undergraduate qualifying law degree programme for prospective barristers and solicitors, forming the academic stage of professional legal training.
• Graduate Entry LLB (GE LLB) Accelerated qualifying law degree designed for graduates who already hold a degree in another discipline and wish to convert to law.
• Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) Conversion course for non-law graduates covering the foundations of legal knowledge required for progression to professional legal training.
• LLM Programmes Postgraduate Master of Laws courses allowing law graduates and professionals to specialise in specific areas of legal practice.
• Bar Training Vocational training course preparing students for the Bar and pupillage, fulfilling the professional stage required to be called to the Bar.
• SQE Preparation Preparation courses for the Solicitors' Qualifying Exam (SQE) that constitute the qualifying assessment for solicitors under the current English and Welsh regulatory regime.
• Pupillage Advice Service Advisory service supporting prospective barristers through the pupillage application process with chambers.
• Future Solicitor Advisory Service (FSAS) Advisory service guiding prospective solicitors through training contract applications and qualification pathways.
• Law IRL Programme Public-engagement programme connecting law students and the public with the law through practical, real-world activities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Law in Real Life (Law IRL) PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Law IRL programme includes volunteering opportunities for law students with various partner organisations supporting real-world legal experience and community engagement.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• BARBRI: US-headquartered legal education provider that has expanded into UK SQE preparation. Emerging competitor in the SQE prep segment specifically, with a strong digital delivery model.

Direct peers

• University of Law: The UK's largest dedicated law school, operating across multiple campuses and offering LLB, GDL, LPC, BPTC and SQE preparation. Directly comparable as a commercial UK-focused legal education provider competing for the same student segments.
• Nottingham Law School (Nottingham Trent University): One of the largest UK law schools by student volume, offering LLB, GDL, LPC/BPTC and SQE preparation. Direct peer in the UK vocational legal education market with a comparable full-spectrum portfolio.
• BPP University: Private for-profit university with a large law school portfolio (LLB, GDL, LPC, SQE prep, LLM). Direct competitor in the UK vocational law training market with similar SQE positioning and London footprint.

Broad incumbents

• London School of Economics — Department of Law: Elite London law department within LSE offering LLB, LLM and research programmes. Competes for top-tier applicants and offers similar postgraduate law specialisations from a research-university base.
• UCL Faculty of Laws: Top-tier London law school within a major research university. Competes for undergraduate and postgraduate law applicants with stronger research reputation, and overlaps with City Law School on LLM and conversion programmes.
• King's College London Dickson Poon School of Law: Russell Group London law school offering LLB, LLM and research degrees. Comparable as a London-based, university-affiliated law school targeting similar domestic and international student pools.
• University of Cambridge — Faculty of Law: Premier UK law faculty offering undergraduate and LLM programmes within a research university. Competes for top domestic and international applicants at the prestige end of the market.
• Queen Mary University of London — School of Law: London-based Russell Group law school with strong postgraduate and international student mix, including Centre for Commercial Law Studies and LLM specialisations — overlapping directly with City Law School's LLM portfolio.

Regional players

• College of Law (Ireland / external UK providers): Comparable professional legal training bodies in adjacent UK and Irish jurisdictions; relevant as a regional benchmark for professional legal qualification pathways and CPD provision outside the London market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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