Professional Legal Studies (Barrister)

Master

In Belfast City

£ 4,000 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Belfast city (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This programme in Professional Legal Studies has been designed to equip trainee barristers and solicitors for the first three years of practice. Why Queen's? This award leads to professional qualification for both branches of the legal profession in Northern Ireland.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Belfast City (County Antrim)
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University Road, BT7 1NN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Recognised Law degree* (or non-Law degree plus approved Legal Studies course) together with selection on the basis of performance in competitive admissions test; or recommended and approved students of the Honorable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland; or recommended and approved students of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. * A list of recognised Law degrees is given on the Institute's website. International Qualifications For information on international qualification equivalents please select Your Country...

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Subjects

  • Law
  • IT Law

Course programme

Course Details

Areas that will be studied include the following:

Practice and Procedure in:

Accounts

Administration of Estates (Solicitor)

Advanced Company Law (Elective)

Advocacy (Elective)

Chancery

Company Law and Partnership

Conveyancing 1 (Barrister)

Conveyancing 1 (Solicitor)

Conveyancing 2 (Solicitor)

Conveyancing 3 (Solicitor)

Coronial and Forensic (Elective)

County Court/Consumer Law

Criminal Procedure Indictment

Criminal Procedure Summary

Enforcement of Judgements (Solicitor)

Family Law

Full Trial Programme (Barrister)

High Court

Human Rights

Immigration Law (Elective)

Insolvency

Judge Shadowing (Barrister)

Legal Aid

Licensing

PACE

PACE in Practice (Elective)

Practical Evidence (Barrister)

Practice Issues (Barrister)

Professional Conduct (Barrister)

Professional Conduct (Solicitor)

Public Family Law (Elective)

Revenue

Tribunals

Wills

Skills Training in:

Advocacy (Barrister)

Advocacy 2 (Barrister)

Advocacy 3 (Barrister)

Advocacy (Solicitor)

Advocacy/Pleading (Barrister)

Bar Mondays

CAB Placement (Barrister)

Client Care (Barrister) (including interviewing)

Client Care (Solicitor) (including interviewing)

Drafting

Interdisciplinary Training (Barrister)

Legal Research (Barrister) (including computer-based research)

Legal Research (Solicitor) (including computer-based research)

Negotiation (Barrister)

Negotiation (Solicitor)

Practice Management (Solicitor)

Pupillage (Solicitor)

Assessment & Feedback

Written examinations and/or subject assessments.

Learning and Teaching

Morning and Afternoon.

Additional information

Career Prospects The Institute caters exclusively for those intending to qualify as barristers or solicitors in Northern Ireland. Queen's postgraduates reap exceptional benefits. Unique initiatives, such as Degree Plus and Researcher Plus bolster our commitment to employability, while innovative leadership and executive programmes alongside sterling integration with business experts helps our students gain key leadership positions both nationally and internationally. Find out more

Professional Legal Studies (Barrister)

£ 4,000 + VAT