In common with all UK institutions, as part of our LPC you will study:
Core Practice Areas:
- Property Law and Practice - Study all elements of a property transaction including the searches and enquiries, exchange of contracts, pre and post completion as well as leasehold and new developments.
- Litigation - Study Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Criminal Law and Practice, including detailed case analysis, varied and appropriate courses of action and appropriate funding and detailed procedure.
- Business Law and Practice - Learn how to draft and interpret business accounts. Consider tax issues and advise on appropriate business organisations and common transactions.
Five Specified legal skills:
- Writing Skills - Study the appropriate use of media, writing style and content
- Drafting Skills - Learn how to draft, amend and edit legal documents, and explain implications to clients and other parties.
- Advocacy - Study case analysis, preparation and develop excellent oral presentations in a litigation context.
- Interviewing Skills - Learn how to conduct client interviews to obtain instructions, advise on the law and write to confirm your advice.
- Practical Legal Research - Identifying the legal and practical considerations and advising on the law using up to date online legal resources used by legal practitioners.
Pervasive areas of Professional Conduct and Regulation - Study the Code of Conduct dealing with realistic scenarios based on issues which arise in practice.
Wills and Administration of Estates - Students will learn about the key components of Probate practice and be able to prepare a valid will.
Solicitors' Accounts Rules - Learn how Solicitors deal with their own accounts and client monies with reference to the Solicitors' accounts rules.
Electives include:
Choose three electives from the following:
- Corporate and Commercial Client
- Commercial Property
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Advanced Criminal Practice
- Private Client
This award combines the taught elements of the Legal Practice Course (120 credits) with a tutor guided research project (60 credits). Alongside the LPC core and elective modules, students will undertake a Blended Learning module in Legal Research Methods where they will engage with differing research methodologies and practices and produce an assessed final project/dissertation proposal.
Students will have two primary options for their final research project/dissertation in that they can opt to align their research to their work within a legal field or if not currently employed in the legal sector can choose from a prescribed list of academic research topics.
Upon successful completion students will have attained a full Master of Laws degree in Legal Practice which will enhance their employability.
In common with all UK institutions, as part of our LPC you will study:
Core Practice Areas:
- Property Law and Practice - Study all elements of a property transaction including the searches and enquiries, exchange of contracts, pre and post completion as well as leasehold and new developments.
- Litigation - Study Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Criminal Law and Practice, including detailed case analysis, varied and appropriate courses of action and appropriate funding and detailed procedure.
- Business Law and Practice - Learn how to draft and interpret business accounts. Consider tax issues and advise on appropriate business organisations and common transactions.
Five Specified legal skills:
- Writing Skills - Study the appropriate use of media, writing style and content
- Drafting Skills - Learn how to draft, amend and edit legal documents, and explain implications to clients and other parties.
- Advocacy - Study case analysis, preparation and develop excellent oral presentations in a litigation context.
- Interviewing Skills - Learn how to conduct client interviews to obtain instructions, advise on the law and write to confirm your advice.
- Practical Legal Research - Identifying the legal and practical considerations and advising on the law using up to date online legal resources used by legal practitioners.
Pervasive areas of Professional Conduct and Regulation - Study the Code of Conduct dealing with realistic scenarios based on issues which arise in practice.
Wills and Administration of Estates - Students will learn about the key components of Probate practice and be able to prepare a valid will.
Solicitors' Accounts Rules - Learn how Solicitors deal with their own accounts and client monies with reference to the Solicitors' accounts rules.
Electives include:
Choose three electives from the following:
- Corporate and Commercial Client
- Commercial Property
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Advanced Criminal Practice
- Private Client
This award combines the taught elements of the Legal Practice Course (120 credits) with a tutor guided research project (60 credits). Alongside the LPC core and elective modules, students will undertake a Blended Learning module in Legal Research Methods where they will engage with differing research methodologies and practices and produce an assessed final project/dissertation proposal.
Students will have two primary options for their final research project/dissertation in that they can opt to align their research to their work within a legal field or if not currently employed in the legal sector can choose from a prescribed list of academic research topics.
Upon successful completion students will have attained a full Master of Laws degree in Legal Practice which will enhance their employability.
In common with all UK institutions, as part of our LPC you will study:
Core Practice Areas:
- Property Law and Practice - Study all elements of a property transaction including the searches and enquiries, exchange of contracts, pre and post completion as well as leasehold and new developments.
- Litigation - Study Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Criminal Law and Practice, including detailed case analysis, varied and appropriate courses of action and appropriate funding and detailed procedure.
- Business Law and Practice - Learn how to draft and interpret business accounts. Consider tax issues and advise on appropriate business organisations and common transactions.
Five Specified legal skills:
- Writing Skills - Study the appropriate use of media, writing style and content
- Drafting Skills - Learn how to draft, amend and edit legal documents, and explain implications to clients and other parties.
- Advocacy - Study case analysis, preparation and develop excellent oral presentations in a litigation context.
- Interviewing Skills - Learn how to conduct client interviews to obtain instructions, advise on the law and write to confirm your advice.
- Practical Legal Research - Identifying the legal and practical considerations and advising on the law using up to date online legal resources used by legal practitioners.
Pervasive areas of Professional Conduct and Regulation - Study the Code of Conduct dealing with realistic scenarios based on issues which arise in practice.
Wills and Administration of Estates - Students will learn about the key components of Probate practice and be able to prepare a valid will.
Solicitors' Accounts Rules - Learn how Solicitors deal with their own accounts and client monies with reference to the Solicitors' accounts rules.
Electives include:
Choose three electives from the following:
- Corporate and Commercial Client
- Commercial Property
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Advanced Criminal Practice
- Private Client
This award combines the taught elements of the Legal Practice Course (120 credits) with a tutor guided research project (60 credits). Alongside the LPC core and elective modules, students will undertake a Blended Learning module in Legal Research Methods where they will engage with differing research methodologies and practices and produce an assessed final project/dissertation proposal.
Students will have two primary options for their final research project/dissertation in that they can opt to align their research to their work within a legal field or if not currently employed in the legal sector can choose from a prescribed list of academic research topics.
Upon successful completion students will have attained a full Master of Laws degree in Legal Practice which will enhance their employability.
In common with all UK institutions, as part of our LPC you will study:
Core Practice Areas:
- Property Law and Practice - Study all elements of a property transaction including the searches and enquiries, exchange of contracts, pre and post completion as well as leasehold and new developments.
- Litigation - Study Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Criminal Law and Practice, including detailed case analysis, varied and appropriate courses of action and appropriate funding and detailed procedure.
- Business Law and Practice - Learn how to draft and interpret business accounts. Consider tax issues and advise on appropriate business organisations and common transactions.
Five Specified legal skills:
- Writing Skills - Study the appropriate use of media, writing style and content
- Drafting Skills - Learn how to draft, amend and edit legal documents, and explain implications to clients and other parties.
- Advocacy - Study case analysis, preparation and develop excellent oral presentations in a litigation context.
- Interviewing Skills - Learn how to conduct client interviews to obtain instructions, advise on the law and write to confirm your advice.
- Practical Legal Research - Identifying the legal and practical considerations and advising on the law using up to date online legal resources used by legal practitioners.
Pervasive areas of Professional Conduct and Regulation - Study the Code of Conduct dealing with realistic scenarios based on issues which arise in practice.
Wills and Administration of Estates - Students will learn about the key components of Probate practice and be able to prepare a valid will.
Solicitors' Accounts Rules - Learn how Solicitors deal with their own accounts and client monies with reference to the Solicitors' accounts rules.
Electives include:
Choose three electives from the following:
- Corporate and Commercial Client
- Commercial Property
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Advanced Criminal Practice
- Private Client
This award combines the taught elements of the Legal Practice Course (120 credits) with a tutor guided research project (60 credits). Alongside the LPC core and elective modules, students will undertake a Blended Learning module in Legal Research Methods where they will engage with differing research methodologies and practices and produce an assessed final project/dissertation proposal.
Students will have two primary options for their final research project/dissertation in that they can opt to align their research to their work within a legal field or if not currently employed in the legal sector can choose from a prescribed list of academic research topics.
Upon successful completion students will have attained a full Master of Laws degree in Legal Practice which will enhance their employability.
The course divides into two stages, firstly students undertake a Blended Learning module in Legal Research Methods where they will engage with differing research methodologies and practices and produce an assessed final project/dissertation proposal.
Secondly, students can opt to align their research to their work within a legal field or if not currently employed in the legal sector can choose from a prescribed list of academic research topics.
Upon successful completion students will have attained a valuable full Master of Laws degree in Legal Practice to enhance the post graduate diploma already obtained.
Academic year
The one-year full time course can be studied by attending two full days a week on campus; our part-time students typically attend campus on one full day a week across the two years.
The blended learning routes combine online learning sessions, activities, discussion groups, webinars and video calls.There are three intensive face-to-face block sessions delivered at our Stoke-on-Trent campus, with the option for our International students to attend the second week-long session in Trinidad and the third session via virtual attendance (i.e. video conferencing, online discussions).
Students on the full-time blended learning course are expected to commit an average of 32 hours study each week; students on the part-time blended learning course are expected to commit an average of 16 hours study each week.
On successful completion, students are awarded an LLM in Legal Practice
For students that have already completed the LPC the option to top-up the qualification to a full LLM is offered. The course is designed to allow an in depth exploration of an area of legal practice and is studied over two years by distance learning.
The blended learning routes combine online learning sessions, activities, discussion groups, webinars and video calls.There are three intensive face-to-face block sessions delivered at our Stoke-on-Trent campus, with the option for our International students to attend the second week-long session in Trinidad and the third session via virtual attendance (i.e. video conferencing, online discussions).
As a significant number of our international students studying on the Blended Learning programme may be unable to join us for the on-campus Foundation Week due to ongoing Covid travel restrictions, we have taken the decision to deliver the Foundation Week online for the 2021/22 academic year. This means that it will not be necessary for international students to travel to our UK campus in October 2021. Delivery will continue online via our virtual learning platform after that date for our Blended Learning students until the next intensive face-to-face block session in February 2022.
Students on the full-time blended learning course are expected to commit an average of 32 hours study each week; students on the part-time blended learning course are expected to commit an average of 16 hours study each week.
On successful completion, students are awarded an LLM in Legal Practice
For students that have already completed the LPC the option to top-up the qualification to a full LLM is offered. The course is designed to allow an in depth exploration of an area of legal practice and is studied over two years by distance learning.
The one-year full time course can be studied by attending two full days a week on campus; our part-time students typically attend campus on one full day a week across the two years.
The blended learning routes combine online learning sessions, activities, discussion groups, webinars and video calls.There are three intensive face-to-face block sessions delivered at our Stoke-on-Trent campus, with the option for our International students to attend the second week-long session in Trinidad and the third session via virtual attendance (i.e. video conferencing, online discussions).
Students on the full-time blended learning course are expected to commit an average of 32 hours study each week; students on the part-time blended learning course are expected to commit an average of 16 hours study each week.
On successful completion, students are awarded an LLM in Legal Practice
For students that have already completed the LPC the option to top-up the qualification to a full LLM is offered. The course is designed to allow an in depth exploration of an area of legal practice and is studied over two years by distance learning.
The blended learning routes combine online learning sessions, activities, discussion groups, webinars and video calls.There are three intensive face-to-face block sessions delivered at our Stoke-on-Trent campus, with the option for our International students to attend the second week-long session in Trinidad and the third session via virtual attendance (i.e. video conferencing, online discussions).
As a significant number of our international students studying on the Blended Learning programme may be unable to join us for the on-campus Foundation Week due to ongoing Covid travel restrictions, we have taken the decision to deliver the Foundation Week online for the 2021/22 academic year. This means that it will not be necessary for international students to travel to our UK campus in October 2021. Delivery will continue online via our virtual learning platform after that date for our Blended Learning students until the next intensive face-to-face block session in February 2022.
Students on the full-time blended learning course are expected to commit an average of 32 hours study each week; students on the part-time blended learning course are expected to commit an average of 16 hours study each week.
On successful completion, students are awarded an LLM in Legal Practice
For students that have already completed the LPC the option to top-up the qualification to a full LLM is offered. The course is designed to allow an in depth exploration of an area of legal practice and is studied over two years by distance learning.
The course is studied over a year and part time, allowing for flexibility.
You will complete the research methods module before the dissertation. This will help you with the research for your dissertation. The dissertation itself will be approximately 12,500 words and can be on any topics related to legal practice. We have a lot of staff with varying expertise to help with supervision.
Professional body accreditation
The qualifying law degree is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training.
Professional body accreditation
The qualifying law degree is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training.
This course is recognised and validated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and will enable students to apply for training contracts with law firms and eventually progress to admission to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales.
Professional body accreditation
The qualifying law degree is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training.
This course is recognised and validated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and will enable students to apply for training contracts with law firms and eventually progress to admission to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales.
Professional body accreditation
The qualifying law degree is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training.
This course is recognised and validated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and will enable students to apply for training contracts with law firms and eventually progress to admission to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales.