Legal Practice (Top-up)

Entry requirements

To apply you should meet one of the following criteria:

• · a graduate of the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC), with 120 credit modules completed, within the last five years
• · a graduate of the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) (formerly the Bar Vocational Course), with 120 credit modules completed, within the last five years
• · a practising solicitor who has undertaken the former Law Society's Solicitors’ Final Examinations and has at least six months practice experience within the last two years - a practising barrister who has undertaken the former Bar Final examinations and has at least six months practice experience within the last two years
• · a foreign qualified lawyer admitted to practice in England or Wales with at least six months practice experience within the last two years

Months of entry

September

Course content

This course provides practice-relevant study on aspects of substantive law and legal practice.

Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, seminars, small group work and workshops. The emphasis is on developing the research and analytical skills you need to create a piece of self-managed research relevant to law practice.

You can choose to complete your dissertation either by undertaking an extended piece of research or a self-directed, work-based learning portfolio. This will enable working lawyers to critically reflect on their own legal practice throughout the course.

Our LLM top-up Legal Practice course is run by the School of Law at UWL to provide you with both the high-quality teaching and the personal attention you need to make the most of your studies. Our teaching staff is made up of experienced practising solicitors with a range of specialisms.

Information for international students

For more information, please visit:

http://www.uwl.ac.uk/international

Fees and funding

For information please visit the UWL website:

http://www.uwl.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/help-funding