ABSTRACT

The “value” of university courses in the UK is increasingly equated with their potential for employability enhancement. Part 1 of this research utilized theory from the marketing discipline to highlight the many other aspects of value that a law degree in particular offers beyond lawyer qualification, and Part 2 presented a theory of value for the UK legal education market specifically, based upon the value propositions articulated by UK providers in their online prospectus pages. This third paper in the series explores student perspectives on this theme, identified through six life history interviews conducted with past and present LLB students from a post-92 university in the UK. The findings indicate that – whilst employability (and lawyer qualification specifically) is unquestionably important – there is still much untapped value potential that can be harnessed in order to differentiate law programmes in an increasingly competitive market. As the relevant regulatory body prepares to make radical changes to the way that solicitors qualify in England and Wales from 2021, the time for providers to develop differentiated and distinctive value is now.

摘要

英国大学课程的“价值”越来越等同于其提高就业能力的潜力。本研究的第 1 部分利用市场营销学科的理论来强调法律学位特别提供的超出律师资格的许多其他价值方面，第 2 部分特别介绍了基于价值的英国法律教育市场的价值理论英国供应商在其在线招股说明书页面中阐述的主张。该系列的第三篇论文探讨了学生对此主题的看法，通过对来自英国 92 后大学的过去和现在的 LLB 学生进行的六次生活史访谈确定。