IELTS 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each component)
Pearson PTE Academic 64 (minimum 59 in each component for UKVI purposes)
to have completed the academic stage of training as prescribed by the SRA. This is normally evidenced by the possession (actual or predicted) of a qualifying law degree or the Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in Law
or
a minimum second class honours average of at least 50% actual or predicted in the Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in Law
Additional Information
Pearson 58-64 (minimum 51 in each component for UKVI Purposes)
RPL is not accepted on this course
International students applying to study a full-time taught Masters, MRes, MPhil or PhD at LJMU should check if they require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme or ATAS certificate. Contact International Admissions Team for more details
International students entering on a Tier 4 visa cannot study par-time
LJMU's Legal Practice Course produces highly skilled, commercially aware and effective Trainee Solicitors, prepared for the demands of a Training Contract.
ALL APPLICATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2020 ENTRY ARE NOW CLOSED.
Long running course with an established reputation
Highly experienced team of tutors, including current practitioners
Established links with the local legal profession, leading to job opportunities for graduates
Commended pastoral support during your studies, personal tutors and subject tutors all offering an open door to deal with issues quickly and appropriately
Flexible part-time study routes
Generous funding scholarships available for home and overseas students
The School of Law is dedicated to enabling its students to become highly effective trainee solicitors through our well respected Legal Practice Course (LPC). As an LPC student, you will join an established professional legal network and continue your professional development with experts across a variety of legal fields. The opportunity to combine the study of legal practice to meet Solicitors Regulation Authority requirements with the creation of a dissertation reflecting extensive research into your chosen area of law will enhance your personal development and your chances of securing employment within a very competitive legal profession.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is proposing to change the route individuals must take to qualify as a solicitor.
The proposal is to create a new national assessment in two parts, covering elements of the current qualifying law degree (QLD) and the current LPC. That assessment will be implemented nationally in 2020 and will stand alone; students will then have to decide how they will undertake the vast amount of learning required to pass the assessment. Higher Education Institutions and private providers are currently planning how they will develop learning programmes to support the new assessment.
The School of Law has over 25 years’ experience delivering academic and vocational courses in Law, making us ideally placed to deliver high quality learning opportunities aimed at meeting the new assessment criteria.
Our LPC has run since 1994 and more than 1100 of our graduates have embarked on successful careers within the legal profession. Many have joined our established employer network and keep in touch with us via Facebook. When you join our LPC you join an established community of legal professionals.
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Core modules
Business, law and practice incorporating tax
Litigation
Property law and practice
Combined legal skills and probate
Professional conduct and regulation incorporating solicitors accounts
Optional modules
Advanced criminal litigation law and practice
Advanced personal injury law and practice
Commercial property law and practice
Employment law and practice
Family law and practice
General commercial law and practice
Housing law and practice
Private client law and practice
Dissertation
Further your career prospects
LJMU has an excellent employability record with 96% (HESA 2018) of our postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.
The LPC is a prescribed stage in qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales. There are a very broad range of opportunities for employment within the legal profession. In 2018 there are over 142,000 practising solicitors and the Law Society Gazette currently has over 4800 vacancies listed.
Students often worry whether they will find a training contract which will enable them to complete their qualification. The good news for students at LJMU is that, outside of London, the greatest number of training contracts are offered in the North West.
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