[1] Bristol Law School is one of the largest law schools in England and Wales with nearly two thousand students enrolled with seventeen hundred being enrolled full-time.

[3] The Department's internal competition, sponsored by Lyons Davidson, takes place each academic year from October.

The inter-varsity West of England Mooting Competition, is sponsored by St John's Chambers, Bristol.

Law school students won the Princess Alexandra Cup (an inter-varsity debating competition at Lancaster University) in December 2006,[4] and UWE undergraduate students won the 2013 International Springboard-Kaplan English Speaking Championship, held in Cambodia.

Bristol Law School's Domestic Advice and Support Service was named Winner - Best New Student Pro Bono Activity in the LawWorks and Attorney - General Student Awards 2011,[7] and the pro bono team was a runner-up in Pro Bono team of the year in The Lawyer Awards 2011.