Course summary
Wherever you study law, it can be a challenging and rewarding subject. At Worcester, the big difference is the personal level of support we give you throughout your studies. In fact, we build our teaching around it. You will develop close working relationships with your lecturers in workshops, when role-playing court procedures in our superb courtroom facilities. Delivered in partnership with the College of Legal Practice, this LLM in Legal Practice will prepare you for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) as well as practice. The SQE modules are delivered online by the College of Legal Practice, making the course particularly attractive for those who want to work alongside their studies. Our experienced and dedicated teaching team has excellent links with legal professionals, allowing you to learn about the law in context and gain invaluable work experience. We even have our own Legal Advice Centre where you can volunteer to work with practising solicitors, gathering details from real clients on real cases and learning from the advice they receive.
Modules
Our courses are informed by research and current developments in the discipline and by feedback from students, external examiners and employers. Modules do therefore change periodically in the interests of keeping the course relevant and reflecting best practice. The most up-to-date information will be available to you once you have accepted a place and registered for the course. If there are insufficient numbers of students interested in an optional module, this might not be offered, but we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative. Mandatory modules
- SQE 1 Preparation
- SQE 2 Preparation
- Applied Legal Research Project
- Legal Practice Preparation
- International Commercial Law and Practice
- Corporate Governance
- International Human Rights and Practice
- Family Law and Practice
- Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Law and Practice
Assessment method
The course provides you with opportunities to test your understanding and to learn informally through the completion of practice or ‘formative’ assignments, which incorporate activities such as practice questions, reviews of brief plans, group work, mini presentations, mini drafting exercises and quizzes. The exact formative assessment used varies by module. Each module has one or more formal or ‘summative’ assessments which are graded and count towards the overall module grade. Assessment methods include a range of coursework assessments such as essays, reports, portfolios, drafting tasks, individual and group presentations, a dissertation, client interviewing, legal advice and multiple-choice tests. You will benefit from SQE-emulating assessments for the SQE 1 and SQE 2 preparation modules. The Solicitors Qualifying Exam is set centrally by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, therefore students will need to sit the SQE through this channel and at their own expense in order to qualify as solicitors. This applies to all SQE preparation courses.
Entry requirements
Typical students entering onto the LLM in Legal Practice will have a 2:2 LLB degree, or a 2:2 undergraduate degree in any discipline with a Graduate Diploma in Law. Applications will also be considered from applicants on the basis of their professional work backgrounds. Applicants for whom English is not their first language require IELTS 6.5 or above and a minimum of 6 in each element.
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 Worcester
Henwick Grove
Worcester
WR2 6AJ