Application Strategy
A one-to-one session to choose between Oxford and Cambridge, compare colleges, plan your reading and set a timetable. You leave with a written plan.
Oxbridge Law Admissions
Read Law at Oxford or Cambridge.
Admissions consultancy and tutoring for students applying to read Law at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge. Our tutors are Oxbridge-educated lawyers who have been through the process themselves.
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Oxford or Cambridge: you can apply to only one in a year
15 Oct
UCAS deadline and the last day to sit the LNAT
Dec
Interviews for shortlisted applicants
Jan
Offers and decisions
The two courses
Two great law faculties, two different degrees.
Both are three-year undergraduate degrees taught through small-group supervisions or tutorials, and both lead on to the SQE or the Bar. The detail differs, and the right choice depends on you.
| Feature | Cambridge | Oxford |
|---|---|---|
| Degree | BA in Law (the Law Tripos) | BA in Jurisprudence (Law) |
| Length | Three years | Three years, or four with Law Studies in Europe |
| Small-group teaching | Supervisions in college | Tutorials in college |
| Typical A-level offer | A*AA | AAA |
| Admissions test | LNAT, sat by 15 October | LNAT, sat by 15 October |
| Interviews | December, for shortlisted applicants | December, for shortlisted applicants |
| A-level Law required? | No | No |
Entry requirements change. Always confirm the current details on the Cambridge Faculty of Law and Oxford Law admissions pages.
The road to an offer
Five stages, one application.
An Oxbridge law application runs on a fixed timetable. We plan backwards from it, so nothing is left to the last month.
IYear 12, spring to summer
Foundations
Wider reading in law and ideas, choosing between Oxford and Cambridge, and shortlisting colleges.
IISummer before Year 13
Personal statement
Shaping a statement that shows genuine intellectual engagement with law, through several rounds of drafts.
III1 August to 15 September
LNAT booking
Registering and booking your LNAT slot, with timed practice on passages and the essay.
IVBy 15 October
UCAS & LNAT
Submitting your UCAS application and sitting the LNAT, both by the Oxbridge deadline.
VNovember to January
Interview & offer
Mock interviews once shortlisting begins, then the real interviews in December and decisions in January.
Dates shown are for 2027 entry, from the LNAT and university websites. Check them again for later years.
How we help
Support at every step.
Book a single service where you need it most, or join the full programme for year-round guidance from one dedicated consultant.
Personal Statement
Brainstorming, structure and several rounds of detailed feedback until your statement reads as a clear, honest case for studying law. The words stay yours.
LNAT Preparation
Close reading and argument analysis for Section A, and timed essay practice for Section B, marked against what Oxford and Cambridge look for.
Mock Interviews
Realistic Oxbridge-style law interviews with unseen passages and legal problems, followed by detailed written feedback on your reasoning.
Our flagship service
Enquire about the programme
The Premier Oxbridge Law Programme
A dedicated consultant guides you from Year 12 to results day, bringing in specialist tutors for reading, the personal statement, the LNAT and a series of mock interviews, and keeping you and your family updated throughout.
Why Cambridge Law Tutors
Taught by Oxbridge lawyers.
We specialise in law, and our tutors know these courses from the inside.
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Oxbridge-educated tutors
Many of our tutors read Law at Cambridge or Oxford, and know the supervision and tutorial system first hand.
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Practising lawyers
Solicitors from top City firms and barristers from reputable chambers, who show what legal reasoning looks like in practice.
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Law only
We specialise in law. Every tutor, mock interview and practice paper is built around the Law and Jurisprudence courses.
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Candid feedback
Honest, specific written feedback after every essay, LNAT paper and mock interview, so you know exactly what to work on.
Do I need to have studied A-level Law?
No. Neither Oxford nor Cambridge requires A-level Law, and neither expects applicants to know any law already. Tutors look for clear reasoning, careful reading and the ability to build and defend an argument. Essay-based subjects such as History and English are good preparation.
How much does the LNAT matter?
Both universities use the LNAT to help decide whom to interview. Its multiple-choice section tests close reading and reasoning, and the essay shows how you construct an argument under time pressure. A strong score helps your application, but it is weighed with your grades, personal statement, school reference and, later, your interview.
What happens in an Oxbridge law interview?
Interviews are usually short academic conversations with one or two tutors. You may be given a short passage, a statute or a legal problem to read beforehand, then asked to apply it to new facts. Tutors care less about a right answer than about how you think: whether you listen, reason aloud and adapt when they change the facts.
Should I apply to Oxford or Cambridge?
You can apply to only one of them in the same year. The courses differ in structure, teaching and assessment, and the colleges differ too. We help you compare them against your interests and strengths, and choose a college with care, before you commit.
When should I start preparing?
Ideally in the spring or summer of Year 12, which leaves time for wider reading, a considered personal statement and regular LNAT practice. Many students join us later, in September, for focused LNAT and interview preparation, and that can still make a real difference.
Do you work with international applicants?
Yes. Many of our clients apply from overseas. Sessions run online with evening and weekend times across time zones, and our tutors speak 16 languages between them.
Can you guarantee an offer?
No one honestly can. Oxford and Cambridge make their own decisions and competition for Law is intense. What we promise is expert, candid preparation at every stage, so you go into each step as well prepared as you can be.
Begin
Begin your Oxbridge law application with a plan.
Book a no-obligation first conversation about your application.