Course Description
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) is a professional law degree that provides comprehensive legal education to prepare students for legal practice, judicial service, corporate legal departments, and legal academia. The programme covers constitutional law, criminal law, contract law, tort law, land law, company law, civil procedure, criminal procedure, law of evidence, human rights law, labor law, family law, international law, and legal research methods. Students develop analytical skills, legal writing abilities, advocacy skills, and ethical reasoning through moot courts, legal aid clinics, internships, and research projects.
Career Opportunities
Advocate (Private Law Firms - Ishengoma, Mchome, Masanja, Kariakoo Law Chambers, MMAKS, FB Attorneys), Legal Officer (Government Ministries, Attorney General's Chambers), State Attorney (Director of Public Prosecutions - DPP), Magistrate (Judiciary of Tanzania - Primary Courts, District Courts, Resident Magistrate Courts, High Courts), Corporate Counsel (Banks - CRDB, NMB, NBC, Stanbic, ABSA, Telecom - Vodacom, Airtel, Tigo, Corporations - Tanzania Breweries, Bakhresa, Azam), Legal Researcher (Law Reform Commission), Legal Aid Officer (Tanzania Legal Aid Foundation, Women's Legal Aid Centre), Human Rights Officer (Tanzania Commission for Human Rights, Legal and Human Rights Centre - LHRC), Parliamentary Counsel, Law Lecturer (Universities - UDSM, SAUT, Tumaini, SUZA, Ruaha, Mzumbe, ARU), Compliance Officer (Banks, Insurance, Public Institutions), Court Clerk, Registrar, Land Officer (Ministry of Lands), Kadhi (Kadhi's Courts), Legal Consultant
