Why Pembroke?

Law students at Pembroke receive an education that combines the College’s historically strong legal tradition with all the advantages of studying law in the twenty-first century. Law helps you develop a diverse set of skills: assimilating and analysing complex information, constructing logical arguments, writing with precision and clarity, and thinking on your feet.

At Pembroke, we have two tutorial fellows who lead the subject’s teaching. Professor Rebecca Williams is a Professor of Criminal and Public Law, whose research interests include projects such as the interrelationship of law and technology. Professor Ariel Ezrachi is the Slaughter and May Professor of Competition Law. He serves as the Director of the University of Oxford Centre for Competition Law and Policy.

Pembroke has a tradition of excellence in law, reflected both in our history and in our recent exam results. Undergraduate and graduate law students form one large cohort at Pembroke, creating a strong sense of community and an extensive support network.

What extra activities do we offer?

As well as being home to large community of graduate and undergraduate Law students, we also offer a number of unique activities:

The Slaughter and May Book Scheme which provides core textbooks free of charge

The Blackstone Lectures given annually by a significant legal figure

Study Skills Sessions which teach the techniques necessary for study of law and success in exams

Mooting Competitions to develop legal skills in a practical context. (These are fictional cases argued by students, as if barristers)

Excellence Dinners recognise students’ academic success, and former students who achieved first class degrees return to share their tips for success and exam advice

Law Breakfasts (once a term): a chance to catch up with the rest of the Pembroke law community

Could you become a Pembroke Law Student?

We admit students for Law with Law Studies in Europe, and for the senior status Law Degree for students with a prior undergraduate degree.

Successful candidates will possess an intellectual curiosity and the ability to work well independently, coupled with strong verbal and logical reasoning and communication skills (both on paper and orally).