PG Dip Legal Practice Course

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If you complete the LPC youll be able to proceed to the next stage of legal training as a solicitor by way of a training contract. The LPC provides credit points at masters level. You can enhance future employability by completing a top-up dissertation with a view to being awarded a masters in Law.

Barrister
Solicitor
Conveyancer
Partner

Advocacy

Learn the basic practical advocacy skills and knowledge to present cases effectively before courts and tribunals.

Business Law & Practice

You will be introduced to a range of business vehicles, primarily partnerships and companies and will examine law and practice in relation to their formation, on-going management and dissolution.

Drafting

Learn to apply the principles of good drafting in the creation and amendment of formal legal documents.

Interviewing & Advising

Gain effective interviewing skills for communicating with clients and responding to their needs and instructions.

Litigation

Gain the skills required to provide advice and assistance to a client in the critical stages of civil and criminal litigation.

Practical Legal Research

This module will introduce you to a range of primary and secondary legal sources and will enable you to use these sources to analyse and evaluate factual situations and produce legal solutions.

Professional Conduct & Regulation

Gain an understanding of professional ethics and learn to apply and act in accordance with the core duties of the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct.

Property Law & Practice

Gain the skills required to provide advice and assistance to a client in relation to each of the critical stages of a property transaction.

Solicitors’ Accounts

This module will teach you a basic understanding of the Solicitors’ Accounts Rules 1998.

Taxation

Gain the necessary skills required to be able to advise clients in relation to the taxation framework in England and Wales.