Course summary
This LLM in Professional Legal Practice has been developed to deepen your legal expertise and strengthen the core competencies required for a successful legal career. With a clear focus on preparing you for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), the course offers in-depth, practice-oriented training designed to support your success in the SQE assessments and beyond. Recognised for delivering practical and career-focused legal education, our teaching is led by experienced professionals with substantial backgrounds in legal practice—bringing valuable real-world context to your learning. You’ll also have the chance to gain hands-on experience through our legal advice clinic, where you can begin building your Qualified Work Experience alongside your academic studies.
Modules
Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits. You'll need to study modules worth a total of 180 credits. For example, 1 module worth 60 credits and 4 modules worth 120 credits. Modules studied: Core modules include -Advanced Skills for Solicitors - 45 credits -Foundations of Legal Knowledge - 45 credits -Professional Legal Practice and Employability Skills - 15 credits Optional modules include: -Advance Preparation for Clinical Legal Education - 15 credits -Preparing for a Legal Dissertation - 15 credits -Preparation for Clinical Legal Education - 15 credits -Legal Advice Clinic - 60 credits -Legal Practice Dissertation - 60 credits
Entry requirements
A second-class honours degree covering the relevant law foundation areas, or a Graduate Diploma in Law/CPE. Equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications that cover the foundation areas will also be considered, such as previous study, employment, voluntary work and training courses, including courses and qualifications you didn't complete.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
| PTE Academic | 62 | An overall score of 62 with a minimum of 59 in each skill. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components. |
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
**Postgraduate fees for 2026 entry will be available shortly.**
For further fee information please see the corresponding University of Portsmouth course page or visit https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP