Course summary
The LLM SQE/Legal Practice is expertly designed if you want to qualify as a solicitor via the Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE) route whilst also gaining a Masters in Legal Practice. The programme provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE1 and SQE2) and prepares you for life in the legal profession. If you want to prepare for the SQEs and develop your wider employability skills then this is the course for you. Delivered in partnership with BARBRI, an award-winning provider of professional legal education, you will study a mixture of online and in-person modules designed to prepare you for a career as a solicitor. The programme is also supported by an extensive offering of extra-curricular activities including opportunities to gain work placements that will develop your employability skills and can contribute to the 2 years of Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) needed to qualify as a solicitor.
Modules
Please visit our website for information on available modules.
Assessment method
The methods of assessment for all taught face-to-face modules will consist of coursework, through the submission of essays, a report and a research proposal. We will also prepare you to sit and pass the SQE examinations, through the BARBRI simulated Solicitors’ Qualification Exams, which mimic the ‘real life’ SQE examinations.
How to apply
International applicants
International students should visit our website for further information: www.edgehill.ac.uk/international
Entry requirements
To join this programme, you will be expected to have: A degree equivalent to a UK first-class or second-class honours (2:2 or above), in any discipline. Relevant professional experience will also be considered.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Edge Hill University
St Helens Road
Ormskirk
L39 4QP