Course summary
The LLM Legal Practice is designed to act as a bridge between the practice of law and academic study at postgraduate level. This Master’s degree course offers you the opportunity to gain an internationally recognised LLM qualification in addition to your Legal Practice Course (LPC). It incorporates a programme of study and assessment approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which you must complete if you want to qualify as a solicitor. You will develop an in-depth understanding of core subject areas related to legal practice in business and property law, litigation and court procedure, and enhance your ability to engage in critical academic study and research by way of a research project, helping you to develop the professional and reflective skills necessary for practice. All applications for the full-time LLM Legal Practice must be made online via the Central Applications Board at www.lawcabs.ac.uk. Applications for the part-time LLM Legal Practice can be made using the online application form.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
LLB (Hons) degree usually of class 2:2 or above, or all subjects of the Common Professional Examination, or a combined studies degree including the core law subjects prescribed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Students who have reached the appropriate level of qualification with the Institute of Legal Executives are also eligible for consideration for admission to the course. Applications for the part-time course should be made using the USW online application form.
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of South Wales
Llantwit Road
Treforest
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL