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Legal Practice Course (LPC)

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    LPC 1 year full time 2 years part time

Course Description

The Legal Practice Course (LPC) leads to the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC). It is the programme of study and assessment approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which you must complete if you want to qualify as a solicitor.

The LPC is a skills-based ‘learning by doing’ course that gives you the foundation to start a training contract in a law office. You will develop the skills of advocacy, interviewing, legal writing, drafting and research.

You will largely work in an interactive, small group setting that replicates the environment of the law office, the courtroom and the solicitor/client relationship. Some discretionary local authority funding and professional development loans may be available, and some law firms may offer sponsorship for this LPC course.

University of South Wales is a Top 50 Law School, according to Guardian League Tables, and prides itself on its excellent teaching and student support.

Entry Requirements

LLB (Hons) degree usually of class 2:2 or above, or all subjects of the Common Professional Examination, or a combined studies degree including the core law subjects prescribed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Students who have reached the appropriate level of qualification with the Institute of Legal Executives are also eligible for consideration for admission to the course.

All applications for the full-time LPC must be made online via the Central Applications Board at www.lawcabs.ac.uk.

Applications for the part-time LPC Stage 1 and Stage 2 should be made directly to the University.

The course welcomes international applicants and requires an English level of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component or equivalent.

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Fees

Information on tuition fees is available on our Home and EU/International fees pages.

Student Destinations

The LPC is a requirement for qualification as a solicitor and develops the skills you will need on entering the profession.

Module Details

Full time

  • Business Law and Practice and Taxation
  • Property Law and Practice
  • Litigation and Advocacy
  • Skills for Legal Practice (incorporating Interviewing and Advising, Practical Legal Research, Writing, Drafting, Wills and Administration of Estates, Professional Conduct and Regulation and Solicitors’ Accounts)
  • Three elective modules*

Part time – Year One

  • Business Law and Practice and Taxation
  • Property Law and Practice
  • Skills for Legal Practice (incorporating Drafting, Wills and Administration of Estates and Solicitors’ Accounts)
  • Elective modules* (part time students must study a total of three electives over the two years of study)

Part time – Year Two

  • Litigation and Advocacy
  • Skills for Legal Practice (incorporating Interviewing and Advising, Practical Legal Research, Writing and Professional Conduct and Regulation)
  • Elective modules* (part time students must study a total of three electives over the two years of study)

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