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Study Details: Full-time: 1 academic session.
Part-time: 2 academic sessions.
The Diploma provides you with the necessary qualification to pursue a legal traineeship. Undertaken after obtaining your LLB, it is the next step towards a career as a solicitor or advocate in Scotland. Our aim is that the Glasgow Diploma comes to be regarded as the trademark of excellence, ensuring that you are not just employable but actively sought after by employers. It will equip you with the hands-on skills necessary to practise law as a “day one ready trainee”, as well as excellent opportunities to develop your own professional network to support you throughout your career.
Our programme aims to bridge the gap between academia and professional legal practice. Designed and taught by practising lawyers, it replicates the work you will do as a trainee.
Our extensive network of highly experienced professionals, drawn from all sectors of the legal industry, support you through mentorship, as well as attendance at our networking events.
We work with employers to ensure that our programme meets their requirements, enabling you to commence your traineeship with the skills and knowledge these employers’ value.
To be a candidate for the Diploma you must
The Law Society of Scotland’s professional curriculum at the University of Glasgow, which is usually completed during the first two years of an LLB, currently includes the courses listed below. Other professional courses may be required, depending on when you started your LLB.
Applicants are ranked by grade point average, according to their performance in the professional curriculum outlined above. This ranking is used by all Diploma providers to allocate places amongst them.
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Upon successful completion of the Diploma, you will be eligible to progress through your traineeship to work as a solicitor or advocate in Scotland.
The Diploma is not only a requirement for entry into these roles in the legal profession, but it also provides employment opportunities in related legal disciplines. As well as working with colleagues in the School of Law and the University’s Career Service, we strive to increase your employability through our strong links across the legal profession by liaising with human resources and training partners in our tutors’ organisations and beyond. In addition, we run a series of networking events where you can meet lawyers from all areas of the industry and at all levels, from trainee to partner.
Our goal is not only to prepare you for life as a trainee and to help you be as attractive to employers as possible, but to support and guide you to make the right career choices.
Core courses
CIVIL LITIGATION (DPLP)
COMMERCIAL AWARENESS (DPLP)
CONVEYANCING (DPLP)
CRIMINAL LITIGATION (DPLP)
PRIVATE CLIENT (DPLP)
Optional courses
ADVANCED CIVIL LITIGATION (DPLP)
ADVANCED CRIMINAL LITIGATION (DPLP)
COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
COMMERCIAL CONVEYANCING
PUBLIC LAW (DPLP)
CORPORATE(DPLP)
EMPLOYMENT LAW (DPLP)
FAMILY LAW (DPLP)
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW (DPLP)
INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY (DPLP)
Students contemplating a career as an advocate in Scotland are required by the Faculty of Advocates to take courses in International Private Law and Roman Law. These can be studied at the University of Glasgow at the same time as undertaking the Diploma and at no additional cost.
Part-time Programme Structure
Part-time students undertake Commercial Awareness, Criminal Litigation, Private Client and one optional course in year one. Civil Litigation, Conveyancing and two optional courses are undertaken in year two. Part-time students may select any optional course in year one or two. However, the following courses are more suitable for year two (on the basis Civil Litigation and Conveyancing are taught in that year):
ADVANCED CIVIL LITIGATION (DPLP)
COMMERCIAL CONVEYANCING
FAMILY LAW (DPLP)
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW (DPLP)
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