LLM Legal Practice Course

Bachelor's degree

In Telford

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Telford

  • Duration

    1 Year

The LLM Legal Practice Course (LLM LPC) aims to prepare you for practice as a trainee solicitor and to provide you with a solid foundation for subsequent practice as a solicitor.

This course, which can be studied full-time or part-time, is a key part of the vocational stage of training to become a solicitor for graduates or Members or Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives who have completed the academic stage of legal training.Students will receive a Postgraduate Certificate in Legal Practice upon successful completion of Stage One only. Students that complete both Stage One and Stage Two will be completed with the full award of Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

The course emphasises and develops the skills which are required for a successful career in practice, and it must be successfully completed prior to the commencement of a training contract.

Additionally, the course will provide you with the opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge of an area of chosen legal interest through completion of a Masters’ level dissertation.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Telford (Shropshire)
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Level 3 Southwater One, Southwater Sqare, Southwater Way, TF3 4JG

Start date

On request

About this course

The Learning Outcomes of the Legal Practice Course are stipulated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) in the Legal Practice Course Outcomes 2011, available on the SRA website.
At the end of the course, successful students should be able, under appropriate supervision, to:

Research and apply knowledge of the law and legal practice accurately and effectively;


Identify the client's objectives and different means of achieving those objectives and be aware of the financial, commercial and personal priorities and constraints to be taken into account the costs, benefits and risks involved in transactions or courses of action;


Perform the tasks required to advance transactions or matters;


Understand the key ethical requirements contained in the SRA Principles of Regulation and Code of Conduct, understand where these may impact and be able to apply them in context;


Demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills in the areas of:

Professional Conduct and Regulation;
The core practice areas of Business Law and Practice, Property Law and Practice, Litigation and the areas of wills and administration of estates and taxation; and
The course skills of Practical Legal Research, Writing, Drafting, Interviewing and Advising, and Advocacy.



Students should also be able to transfer skills learnt in one context to another;

Demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills in the three areas covered by their choice of electives, and


Reflect on their learning and identify their learning needs

In addition, by completing the Masters’ level dissertation, students will:
8a. Demonstrate knowledge and the ability to critically analyse a range of essential legal topics to enhance their understanding of contemporary legal issues and the inter relationship between law and social co-existence;
8b. Demonstrate critical awareness of current problems and developments in highly relevant areas of national or international legal interest;.
8c

Under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (as amended) the Law Society (now Solicitors’ Regulation Authority) and Bar Council are responsible for laying down the qualification regulations in respect of those seeking to qualify as solicitors and barristers. The Solicitors’ Regulation Authority and Bar Council have agreed to act jointly in respect of the first or academic stage of training where that stage is satisfied by the completion of a qualifying law degree or approved Common Professional Examination course . The conditions are set out within the amended 1995 Joint Announcement...

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Subjects

  • Full Time
  • Part Time
  • Property
  • Law
  • LPC
  • LLM
  • Accounts
  • Property Law
  • IT Law

Course programme

At Wolverhampton Law School the LPC is structured to cater for students who wish to enter either general or commercial practice.

During Stage 1, which runs from September to February, you will study the core practice areas whilst developing key legal skills you will need in practice. You will then choose three of a range of elective subjects, either linked to your chosen career path or to keep your options open, during Stage 2 from March to June.

September start (full-time)

Stage 1 Compulsory modules:

7LW054 Business Law and Practice

7LW059 Property Law and Practice

7LW060 Litigation (Civil and Criminal)

7LW053 Solicitors' Accounts

7LW062 Professional Conduct and Regulation

7LW045 Advocacy

Legal Skills:

7LW047 Drafting

7LW050 Interviewing and Advising

7LW052 Practical Legal Research

7LW061 Probate and Writing

Stage 2 Electives Students must select 3 of the 8 optional modules

7LW055 Commercial Law

7LW046 Commercial Property Law

7LW056 Employment Law and Practice

7LW048 Family Law and Practice

7LW057 Housing Law and Practice

7LW049 Immigration and Welfare Law

7LW058 Insolvency Law and Practice

7LW051 Personal Injury Litigation

*Dissertation submitted in September, after end of Stage 2.

FULL TIME - Stage 1 Timetable

Monday

10.00 – 13.00

Business Law and Practice (7LW054)

14.00 – 16.00

Solicitors’ Accounts (7LW053)

Tuesday

10.00 – 13.00

Property Law and Practice (7LW059)

14.00 – 16.00

Skills Session

Wednesday

10.00 – 11.30

Probate and Writing (7LW061)

13.00 – 16.00

Litigation (Civil and Criminal) (7LW060)

PART TIME - Year 1 Stage 1 timetable

Monday

18.00 – 21.00

Property Law and Practice (7LW059)

Wednesday

18.00 – 21.00

Litigation (Civil and Criminal) (7LW060)

Saturday

9.00 – 13.00

Skills tutorials

* There will be five Skills Assessments and the Solicitors’ Accounts Exam during Stage 1. These, together with a mock assessment opportunity are usually held on Fridays.

(Please note that the timetable is subject to change).

LLM Legal Practice Course

Price on request