8Jun
PostgraduateCourse summary
The LPC is the vocational stage of the route to qualifying as a solicitor and prepares students through practical assessment for the legal profession. Students learn how to apply academic aspects of law into real life scenarios. The Masters degree in Legal Practice covers the requirement of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) route to becoming a solicitor and in addition, you can specialise in an area of interest through research and a dissertation. The Legal Practice Course prepares students for the next stage of vocational training, the training contract. Many students go on to secure training contracts locally and further afield.The LLM routes combine the taught elements of the Legal Practice Course with a tutor guided research project, giving you a full Master if Law degree in Legal Practice. It is delivered in different ways to meet the needs of students. You can study the LLM Legal Practice Course full-time, part-time, on campus, or blended learning. There is also the top-up option for those who have already completed their LPC and would like to complete the Masters stage. All Full-time LPC applications are administered by Lawcabs. You will need to register with the Central Applications Board or email: [email protected] Any questions, please contact the LPC Course Administrator On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: LLM Legal Practice
Modules
Core practice areas: property law and practice; litigation; business law and practice; pervasive areas of professional conduct and regulation; wills and administration of estates; solicitors' accounts rules. Electives include: corporate and commercial client; commercial property; employment law; family law; advanced criminal practice; advanced civil litigation and dispute resolution; private client.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- The Law Society
Entry requirements
Applicants require a qualifying law degree (preferably Upper 2nd Class) or successful completion of Common Professional Examination required, and Certificate of Eligibility from the Law Society.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Course fees for each course can be found on the relevant course page on our website: https://www.staffs.ac.uk/.
Further details about postgraduate fees and funding can be found here: https://www.staffs.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/fees-and-funding.
Provider information
Staffordshire University
College Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2DE