Programme Introduction
Explore an Exciting Journey in Our Bachelor of Laws Programme
Our Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme provides world-class academic and professional education in law. Students learn the rules and values underpinning the law and its role in structuring society through extensive reading, thinking, writing, discussing and debating. Our approach to legal education emphasises persuasion, problem solving, analysing complex issues, dispute management and reflecting on competing viewpoints. The legal knowledge and critical thinking skills you gain will be with you for the rest of your life and will allow you to be successful at the highest level in the legal field or any other professional path you choose, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere around the world.
Craft Your Path
Our LLB programme is selective, engaging and transformative. We provide a liberal education in the theory and practice of law at the level of rigour appropriate to an undergraduate programme of study. Our LLB programme is designed for critical and creative thinkers who are ready to become leaders in law or related fields, who want to be successful in the increasingly globalised legal arena, and who are dedicated to serving society.
Double/Dual Degree Options
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Double Degree Options at CUHK
Students can register for one of the following double-degree options towards the end of their first year of studies:
– LLB with a Bachelor of Arts in Translation
– LLB with a Bachelor of Social Science in Sociology
Dual Degree Options with Overseas Universities
– Master of Laws (LLM) Programme at the Dickson Poon School of Law of King’s College London
– Master of Laws (LLM) Programme at the Gould School of Law of the University of Southern California
CUHK LAW offers two dual degree study options in partnership with King’s College London (KCL) in the UK and the University of Southern California (USC) in the States. Under these options, students may enrol in the Master of Laws (LLM) Programme at KCL or USC in their fourth year of LLB studies. This provides students with an opportunity to obtain both an undergraduate degree (LLB from CUHK) and a postgraduate degree (LLM from KCL or USC) in four years.
Career Prospects
After completing our LLB programme, you will satisfy one of the admission requirements for the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) in Hong Kong. In 2025-26, 100% of CUHK LLB graduates who sought a place in the PCLL programme were successful. You are eligible for admission as a Solicitor or Barrister of the High Court of Hong Kong after completing the PCLL, and a training contract (2 years) or pupillage (1 year). Our LLB graduates are well equipped to be legal practitioners or leaders in other fields, such as commerce, industry, government, community service, academia and media.
The CUHK LLB programme is competitive and prestigious, providing students with the skills, credentials and connections necessary to achieve success in the legal profession and beyond.
If you are interested in this programme, please review the application requirements and deadlines specific to the respective admission scheme to increase your chances of getting accepted.
