The University of Law Reviews 

Cancelled the LLM (SQE 1 & 2) course in Reading shortly before the beginning of term leading me to do it online. Was a significant inconvenience and was only informed via email and minimal explanation was given. Staff were helpful and the SQE1 materials were great, the SQE2 materials were useful with albeit limited examples (arguably a mix between ULaw and lack of SRA information). The SQE Plus was intense immediately after the SQE exams which was unexpected. Overall the teaching is good but the administration is poor - if you ever need anything changing or sorted it leaves a significant amount to be desired...

I had a great time studying there, the seminars were amazing and informative.

Everything was so easy to do, the staff is very helpful, the only thing I suffered from was transferring from Birmingham campus to Moorgate one. Also, I received a very good guidance in how to do the assignment when I requested that, I wished to gain these information in the induction or onboarding session.

My journey with the University of Law was both rewarding and fulfilling. From the amazing administrators to the knowledgeable lecturers, my time with ULaw has been incredible. I am sad that it’s at an end.

Professors teaching method was pretty awesome.

If I could rate less than 1 star I would.

As a disabled student I have found the treatment of ULaw to be deeply dehumanising.

I am now in the process of litigation and hope my case may well help others avoid the experiences, including harm that I have had to face.

It is also worth noting that the University legal team appointed a mediator for mediation without disclosing a conflict of interests. Only two find out the mediator had infact studied at that very campus.

Via the Voice and a community hub The Westminster Hub- I have left a more detailed account of the barriers applied towards ranging from the admin attitude on day 1 at this establishment, the disability reasonable adjustments failures, the mediation experience that quite literally minimised discrimination to being an admin error, and the next steps I am taking under a human rights and equality act claim.

Similar to Melissa’s experience it is very clear that there are disproportionate barriers, exclusion towards marginalised groups that Ulaw seems to disregard and minimise.

As an international law graduate, my experience with has been incredibly disappointing from an administrative standpoint. Emails often went unanswered unless I called internationally from Canada just to get a response.

For an institution that charges substantial tuition fees — especially to international students — the level of administrative support has been shockingly poor. It often felt as though I was forgotten unless I persistently followed up myself.

Academically, there are good lecturers and valuable opportunities, but the administration seriously undermines the student experience. ULaw urgently needs a more efficient, transparent, and responsive support system, particularly for international students navigating professional accreditation processes abroad.

I graduated from my LLB and returned to Canada. The experience was exceptional - I met lifelong friends and the exposure to law firms was life-changing.

Postgraduate degree with ULaw as a Home/UK student. I spent a considerable amount of time navigating and trying to figure out what I should be doing instead of studying - a lot of others on my course share this same view.

Poor admin, disorganised platform and have never felt more lost attending an institution. Their processes are not the most efficient and straight forward.

Furthermore, despite being advertised as a part-time course, most live sessions are during work hours. A large majority of the cohort work full time. The only time they are reliable and on-point is when it comes to chasing for fees (which is extortionate for a fully online course that is recycling videos/ materials from >10 years ago.)

The institution is clearly not designed to genuinely support you and is instead very transactional. Makes me very appreciative of my previous university institutions.

Ulaw is the perfect place to get a degree, especially a law degree. Did a law conversion course with them.Lectures were delivered by solicitors who helped us understand the subject matter practically. From experience,I must also mention that they make reasonable adjustments for people who have struggles dues to ill health or other life challenges.Fees are reasonable too.Can't beat them.

Don't waste your money on this University. The support from their outsourced depts is close to none. And they don't provide basic working right documents to students which other universities do so easily.

Great Experience, wonderful tutors... but very intensive workload.

You’ll probably find this message long and tedious, but please bear with me. If you value your time, money, and peace of mind, I urge you to read this through to the end.

As a student who was born and bred here in England, I’ve experienced two very different university environments. I completed my undergraduate degree at a reputable university in England where I felt genuinely supported, not only by teaching staff, but also by admin teams, careers staff, and student support services. The atmosphere there encouraged students to succeed, and I performed very well academically because of that support.

Unfortunately, my experience at the University of Law has been the complete opposite.

In my experience, the university feels far more focused on money than student welfare or academic support. Many tutors appear disengaged and inaccessible. I have booked meetings with tutors to discuss important academic concerns, only to find them distracted or clearly not taking the meeting seriously. Personal tutors often take a very long time to respond to students, and communication frequently feels inconsistent or dismissive.

Students are told that extra support and drop-in sessions will be available closer to exam season, yet tutors then go on annual leave without properly notifying students or ensuring alternative support is in place. At one of the most stressful points of the academic year, students are often left without guidance.

Another major issue is the quality and consistency of teaching. Some staff members are genuinely good and do try their best, but the overall teaching standard is inconsistent and often limited to the bare minimum needed to get through content. Many tutors are former solicitors rather than trained educators, and while professional experience is valuable, being knowledgeable in practice does not automatically make someone an effective teacher.

Study Skills support is acceptable, but much of the advice given is extremely generic and often repeats information students already know from reading course materials. There is very little practical guidance on how to actually approach assessments to achieve higher marks. Students are often told what they did wrong in feedback, despite previously being advised differently by tutors or support staff.

Communication across departments is extremely poor. Different teams regularly give conflicting advice about exams, assessments, and procedures. Information on the university website regarding exam formats, assessment expectations, and course structures is often unclear or incomplete. Students are left trying to figure out important information themselves.

The administrative side of the university has also been incredibly frustrating. Responses are often dismissive, delayed, or unhelpful. Many services appear heavily outsourced, and staff frequently seem unsure of processes or unable to provide consistent answers. This creates unnecessary stress for students already under pressure.

The handling of Exceptional Circumstances/EDMC applications is another major concern. Students can wait three to four months just to receive an outcome about whether they qualify for a first sitting or whether their exam attempt will stand. That level of uncertainty has a huge impact on students’ wellbeing and academic progression.

Mental health support has also felt inadequate. In my experience, students struggling with stress or burnout are often met with responses that essentially amount to “you just have to manage it.” There is little meaningful understanding of the pressure students are under.

I also strongly feel that the university heavily markets opportunities and support systems to prospective students that do not reflect the reality once enrolled. International students in particular are charged significantly more, yet the quality of support often does not justify the cost.

Overall, while there are some good individual staff members, my experience has been overwhelmingly disappointing. I would not recommend this university to others based on the lack of support, poor communication, inconsistent teaching, administrative issues, and the impact it can have on students’ mental health and finances. Too often, it feels like students are left to struggle alone after paying extremely high tuition fees and taking on significant debt.

Extremely disappointing experience overall. The university showed very little care or understanding when handling mitigating circumstances, which felt dismissive at a time students are supposed to be supported. Communication was consistently poor — emails went unanswered, updates were unclear, and students were often left chasing for basic information. Organisation across the course and administration was chaotic and lacked professionalism. To make matters worse, the preparation course was badly run and did not adequately prepare students for the demands of the programme. For the fees charged, the level of support and organisation fell far below expectations.

Strongly good

Don’t bother.

Dear Olivia,

Thank you for your response and for acknowledging my perspective.

However, I believe it is important to be direct about the specific issue I was raising. Whilst I appreciate the reference to supporting “students from all backgrounds,” I do think there is a tendency within institutions to broaden discussions around racial disparities in a way that unintentionally dilutes the particular experiences of Black African and Caribbean students and graduates within the legal profession.

The concern I raised was not simply about “different barriers” generally. It was specifically about the disproportionate barriers, exclusion, and underrepresentation experienced by Black individuals, particularly those from African and Caribbean backgrounds, within legal education and progression into the profession. Broadening the discussion to “all backgrounds” risks shifting attention away from the very group that statistics, lived experiences, and professional outcomes consistently demonstrate are impacted differently and more severely.

Inclusion should not mean avoiding specificity where specificity is necessary.

I also note the reference to “valuing conversations like this.” Whilst discussion is important, meaningful progress cannot rest solely on asking those affected by inequality to repeatedly explain or justify their experiences. The more important discussions are often the ones that need to occur internally within institutions and professional communities where the biases, assumptions, gatekeeping, and structural barriers originate.

There is already significant awareness amongst Black students and graduates regarding these issues because they live them. The real challenge is whether institutions are willing to critically examine uncomfortable patterns within recruitment practices, employability expectations, networking cultures, perceptions of professionalism, and access to opportunities.

My intention in raising these concerns was not to have a generic diversity conversation, but to highlight that there remains a persistent gap between equality language and the lived realities experienced by many Black aspiring legal professionals.

Ultimately, meaningful change is reflected not only in institutional statements, but in tangible outcomes relating to access, retention, progression, and representation.

I do appreciate your response and acknowledgement of my feedback, and I hope the University continues to reflect critically on these issues in a meaningful and measurable way.

The staff were great and supportive. You could count on the best of assisstance when the need arises right from the lecture halls to the administrators.
Also, because of their many campuses across the country you can choose a favorable one depending on your situation and location.

Generally good but,,,
Marking is slow so by the time we get results (specifically the mocks) they felt irrelevant
In one exam I scored an overall mark of 95%. I was curious to know where that mark stood in the year. A strong standing would have made a useful comment on a CV for future applications. The information would have been easily available but the university declined to reveal that

The feedback on the two coursework assignments was of no help at all. It was impossible to fit a proper answer into the word count . I re-drafted many times and had to miss our import references. I appreciate your response to that will be to tell me the art of being concise is an important skill to learn… sure. But that riposte is too easy. The feedback, as I anticipated, identified the references I had had to cut out yet identified no superfluous information. I would suggest those setting course work should attempt the question themself to see if it can be completed fully within the word limit

My course was fully remote and Dan (lecturer) was super structured and supportive. It was not easy to study whilst working full-time, but all lessons were recorded and uploaded onto the VLE which made possible to catch up on any missed lessons. Overall a great experience!