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LLM - Master of Laws
City Campus (Wolverhampton)
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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LLM - Master of Laws
City Campus (Wolverhampton)
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
LLM - Master of Laws
City Campus (Wolverhampton)
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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Why choose this course?
The LLM Legal Practice Course (LLM LPC) aims to prepare you for practice as a trainee solicitor and to provide you with a solid foundation for subsequent practice as a solicitor.
This course, which can be studied full-time or part-time, is a key part of the vocational stage of training to become a solicitor for graduates or Members or Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives who have completed the academic stage of legal training.Students will receive a Postgraduate Certificate in Legal Practice upon successful completion of Stage One only. Students that complete both Stage One and Stage Two will be completed with the full award of Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
The course emphasises and develops the skills which are required for a successful career in practice, and it must be successfully completed prior to the commencement of a training contract.
Career Paths
You will normally need to complete it prior to commencement of a training contract.
Under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (as amended) the Law Society (now Solicitors’ Regulation Authority) and Bar Council are responsible for laying down the qualification regulations in respect of those seeking to qualify as solicitors and barristers. The Solicitors’ Regulation Authority and Bar Council have agreed to act jointly in respect of the first or academic stage of training where that stage is satisfied by the completion of a qualifying law degree or approved Common Professional Examination course. The conditions are set out within the amended 1995 Joint Announcement issued by the Law Society and the Council of Legal Education relating to Qualifying Law Degree and Common Professional Examinations and require requisite understanding of the Foundations of Legal Knowledge. No student will be admitted to the Legal Practice Course unless the University is satisfied that he or she has satisfied the academic stage of training.
Students living in
Domestic
£11,836 per year
Students from Domestic
The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry.
£15,950 per year
Students from EU
The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry.
£15,950 per year
Students from International
The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry.
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