PgDip Legal Practice
University of Hertfordshire
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College Lane campus - University of Hertfordshire

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About the courseIf you want to be a solicitor and work in the legal profession, the full-time one-year PgDip Legal Practice course is your great starting point prior to a full mastersLLM programme.This course offers an established route into the legal profession preparing you to obtain a prestigious LLM.In Semesters A and B, you will study Stages 1 and 2 of the Legal Practice Course (LPC), both of which are required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA):Stage 1 includes compulsory ...Read more

About the course

If you want to be a solicitor and work in the legal profession, the full-time one-year PgDip Legal Practice course is your great starting point prior to a full masters

  • LLM programme
  • .This course offers an established route into the legal profession preparing you to obtain a prestigious LLM.

    In Semesters A and B, you will study Stages 1 and 2 of the Legal Practice Course (LPC), both of which are required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA):

    • Stage 1 includes compulsory modules on Professional Conduct and Regulation, Wills and Administration of Estates, Solicitors' Accounts, Legal Writing, Legal Drafting, Practical Legal Research, Advocacy, Interviewing and Advising, plus 3 core practice areas of Business Law and Practice, Litigation (both Criminal and Civil) and Property Law and Practice.
    • Stage 2 elective modules (choice of 3) include Employment Law, Family Law, Immigration Law, Personal Injury, Private Client and Estate Planning, Commercial Law, Commercial Property Law and Private Acquisitions.

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    46/101
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    67th
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    84th
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    28 Feb 24

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    Entry requirements

    You should have either a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD), usually with a minimum 2:2 classification, or have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in a subject other than law and have successfully completed the GDL qualification.

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    University of Hertfordshire
    University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield

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