Professional Legal Studies (Barrister)
Master
In Belfast City
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Belfast city (Northern Ireland)
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Duration
1 Year
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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.
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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 & FeedbackWritten examinations and/or subject assessments.
Learning and TeachingMorning and Afternoon.
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Professional Legal Studies (Barrister)