School of Law, Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary, part of the prestigious University of London, is one of the top UK research universities and a member of the Russell Group of leading UK universities. In 2015 we celebrate 50 years of law at Queen Mary University of London. Established in 1965, the School of Law has grown from 30 students and four academic staff, to 1,939 students and 115 academic staff in 2014-15. The School of Law has as its central focus the role of law and its institutions in contemporary international society and it is divided into two organisational units: the Department of Law and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS). * The Department of Law covers the full spectrum of legal studies and is based at the University's Mile End campus. * The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS)  specialises in the knowledge and skills in commercial law that can be placed at the service of government, public bodies, overseas institutions, the legal profession, industry and commerce. CCLS is based in the postgraduate law centre at the Lincoln's Inn Fields campus. -------- STUDENT SATISFACTION ------------------------------------------------ The School of Law at Queen Mary University of London has been ranked 3rd in the UK and 1st in London in the /Guardian University Guide 2016/ subject league tables. In the /National Student Survey (NSS) 2015/, the School scored 91 per cent for student satisfaction. -------- EXCELLENT RESEARCH -------------------------------------------------- We are firmly established as a centre of national and international excellence in legal study and research. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise (REF 2014) we were ranked ninth in England, based on 86 per cent of our research activity classed as world-leading (4* the highest score possible) or internationally excellent (3*). The independent assessment of research quality takes into account the quality of research outputs, research environment and research impact. Read about research in the School of Law . -------- OUR STAFF ----------------------------------------------------------- Our academic staff [3] are actively involved in public affairs in the UK, European institutions and international bodies, and have leading roles in legal scholarship.We have close links with law firms and leading members of the law professions in the UK and overseas. Some are involved in our teaching and others support students and activities within the school.