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T level in Legal Services

T level in Legal Services

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This is a new two-year full-time course designed in collaboration with employers, suitable for post 16 students looking to develop both knowledge and practical skills in the Legal sector. This T level is designed to give you the knowledge and understanding of contexts, concepts, theories and principles in regard to legal services.

  • Entry Requirements


    5 GCSE grade 4-9 including English and Maths (or equivalent).

    We will invite you to a Meet the Tutor event where you will receive information, advice, and guidance about the course you have applied for. This will be an opportunity for you to gain valuable information about the course and give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

    You will provide a copy of your last school report and / or a reference from an employer or relevant professional other this will include attendance. This is to ensure we can support to be able to achieve well on the course. Applicants with 85% or below attendance will have been deemed not to have met this criteria. All applicants are given an opportunity to discuss any evidence based mitigating circumstances that may have affected the reference / school report.

  • Course Content


    Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:

    the business environment careers within the legal profession regulation professionalism and ethics security and risk equality, diversity and inclusion requirements third party professional services the fundamentals of law the fundamentals of financial accounting an awareness of digital and emerging technology, digital transformation and digital tools data driven innovation, analytics and design thinking research skills project and change management approaches in legal contexts

    In addition to the core content, each student will also complete at least one module of occupation-specific content.

    The Legal Services T Level consists of two Legal Assistant occupational specialisms:

    legal services assistant - crime, criminal justice and social welfare

  • Progression Next Steps


    Due to the high-level academic nature of the T-Level and the considerable industry placement element totalling a minimum of 315 hours, you will also have the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to successfully progress directly into a specialist area of the science industry, or you can progress to an apprenticeship or higher level study.

  • Additional Information


    For more information please contact our Admissions Team on 020 8268 3073 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • Course Structure


    You will spend 80% of the course in your learning environment, gaining the skills that employers need. The other 20% is a meaningful industry placement, where you put your learnt skills into action.

  • Assessment Details


    Each of the Legal services TQs are split into two main components: the Core, which is assessed by externally set written exams and an Employer-Set Project (ESP), and an Occupational Specialism (OS) which is assessed by a synoptic assignment.