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Study Details: PGDip Full-time 1 year / 2 years Distance learning
This course is designed for non-law graduates interested in becoming a solicitor or barrister. The Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) provides you with the foundation of legal knowledge and skills required for your legal training. For aspiring barristers, it satisfies the Bar Standards Board’s academic requirements to permit you to commence the vocational stage of training (e.g. the Barristers Training Course). For aspiring solicitors, it provides a solid grounding in the fundamental legal knowledge and skills required for key parts of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.
This course provides a thorough consideration of the foundational law subjects, whilst allowing you to keep your options open before deciding which branch of the legal professions (solicitor or barrister) to train for. Beyond the core subjects, you will also have the opportunity to undertake practical experience at an early stage in our award-winning Legal Advice Centre.
You will be taught by our outstanding teaching team, consisting of both experienced legal professionals and leading researchers in Law.
Students who enrol on this course will normally be required to have a minimum 2:2 undergraduate degree.
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Many firms will appreciate your well-rounded knowledge and the commitment demonstrated by completing the PGDL, and even if you decide not to pursue a career as a solicitor or barrister, you will have gained a range of transferable skills that will be highly valued by employers.
This is a fast-track conversion course which effectively covers the seven core modules of a Law degree in one year.
You will study:
Reflecting the graduate entry point of the course and assessment at master’s level (Level 7), these are covered at a more intensive pace and in greater depth. Whilst this means it is a demanding course, it also means that you can be confident you will have the necessary depth of understanding to excel in the following stages of your legal training.
Beyond the law itself, the Legal and Professional Environment module will cover key areas of the English legal system and commercial awareness – an increasingly important expectation of law firms and chambers.
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