LPC - the postgraduate stage of becoming a solicitor

I feel as ready as I can be to start my training contract; I know that I am entering the profession with the best possible start which is a priceless feeling.

Katie Baker, former LPC student and trainee solicitor

The Legal Practice Course (LPC law) is the postgraduate stage on the route to becoming a solicitor and represents practical training for the solicitors’ profession and is one of the leading providers of Legal Education in the UK.

The course can be studied full-time (one academic year), or part-time over two days or two evenings per week (two academic years) and is ideal whether you are entering commercial practice or a traditional ‘high street’ firm. Most students take the LPC law course after completing either a Law degree or a graduate Diploma in Law (GDL).

You can also study for the LLM in Legal Practice at the same time as the LPC. This involves attending a small number of additional lectures and completing a dissertation within four years.

The legal practice course is taught by qualified solicitors and barristers, all of whom are experts in their chosen field, you will learn how to put Law into practice, benefit from our highly regarded mentoring and street law schemes and have access to outstanding careers advice. Our well-established industry links also provide valuable practice experience and, quite often, graduate employment opportunities.

• Download/View the LPC Brochure (PDF, file size: 661.8KB)

• Download/View the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice Programme Specification (PDF, file size: 43.24KB)

• Extended Payment Terms (PDF, file size: 227.6KB)

Why not check out our full and part time legal practice courses below.    

• Legal Practice Course
• Legal Practice Course (Part-Time)
• Legal Practice Course (Blended Learning Delivery)
• Legal Practice Course (Blended Learning Venue) (PDF, file size: 819.94KB)

Legal Practice Full and Part-Time Course Open Days 2011/2012

All Open days/evenings will take place in the Law School, Stoke campus, Leek Road Site.

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Post Code ST4 2DF

Wednesday, 19th October 2011
Wednesday, 16th November
Wednesday, 21st March 2012
Wednesday, 20th June 2012
Wednesday, 29th August 2012

*Please meet in Law Reception, Law School, Leek Rd.  Starting promptly at 6.00 pm and ending by 7.30