Hey,
I'm currently in my first year doing law at Bristol.
At AS I actually got AABC but brought it up to AAA for A Level so Bristol was definitely my aspirational choice! I got a fairly high mark in my LNAT which probably helped as well.
In terms of the course you'll do intro to law to start with and as the poster said above you now do a piece of coursework which for us was an essay and a problem question (fictional scenario advise the people in it) which were 1000 words each in mid October.
Alongside intro to law your main modules are contract, tort (negligence, trespass etc), criminal, constitutional (human rights, rule of law, terrorism, euthanasia) and law and state (parliament, devolution etc).
Law and state is assessed by 2 2,000 word essays and the others are assessed by your summer exams. The Christmas exams don't count for your end of year mark and there are the option to do a further practice essay for all 5 modules.
There's about 400 people in the course which is massive and you have about 12 hours a week of contact time. There are only about 6 law and state lectures in the year.
Every two weeks you have an hour long seminar for each module. You'll be in groups of about 8-10 there'll be about 2 hours+ of reading and note taking which may include planning essays for each. There are 8 seminars for each module in the year.
Law and state seminars are 2 hours long and the group will be about 16-20 people. You'll also have to do a presentation or a debate once in the year. You're marked but the mark doesn't count.
The law society is really big and definitely join! The law balls are supposed to be some of the best society balls in Bristol (with the sad exception of this year's summer ball which was a bit of a disaster). They also run a parenting scheme where you're matched up with 2nd years and there's a few socials etc. My parents were awful but most really enjoy it.
In terms of other opportunities there's mooting and negotiation competitions which I would definitely recommend as well as the opportunity to go into schools and teach about human rights.
There are a lot of firm presentations especially at the start of the year which I would recommend going to a few. They tend to be in a really posh hotel with nibbles and wine. There is usually a talk, a goody bag with lots of firm branded stationary and the opportunity to speak to trainees and associates. Networking is a key part of getting a law job so these are really useful.
Career stuff is generally confined to being a commercial solicitors in a big London firm but they are trying to branch out. If you're interested in being a commercial solicitor definitely get on the ball and start building up your CV and apply for open days and first year schemes as they're so competitive. Also bring at least one business wear outfit (suit or smart dress/skirt/trousers and blouse)
For a 4 day scheme at CMS I had an application form, Watson Glaser Test (bit like LNAT), telephone interview and 45 minute interview at their office with a partner. It was definitely worth it though!
Hope this is exhaustive enough but I've had a fab year at Bristol and would definitely recommend it!