Law with Economics

Law with economics is a degree that combines thorough legal training with the analytical tools of economics, giving you a unique vantage point from which to understand the relationship between law and economic life. Law provides you with knowledge of the legal frameworks that govern commercial activity, contracts, property, and the regulation of markets, alongside the analytical and argumentative skills that legal training develops. Economics provides the conceptual tools to understand how markets work, how individuals and firms respond to incentives, and how legal rules shape economic outcomes.

The combination is particularly powerful for those interested in the regulation of business, competition law, financial regulation, and the economic analysis of legal institutions.

At Goldsmiths, University of London, this three-year full-time degree combines training in economics with in-depth knowledge of the legal framework of the economy, as the course describes. You will study the core subjects of the English and Welsh legal curriculum alongside economics, developing both legal rigour and economic analytical ability. The programme is designed to give you a genuinely distinctive intellectual foundation from which to launch a professional career in law, finance, regulation, or policy.

Graduates from law with economics go on to pursue professional training as solicitors or barristers, often in areas including commercial law, competition law, financial regulation, and tax, where their economic training gives them a significant advantage. Others move into finance, banking, economic consulting, regulation, policy, and the civil service, where the combination of legal and economic knowledge is especially valued. Many also pursue postgraduate study in law, economics, or policy, deepening their expertise for specialist professional or academic roles at the intersection of law and economic life.