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LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2)
Our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) course is designed for graduates who want to qualify as a solicitor using the new SQE route to practice and also gain a Master’s award. We focus on the skills that employers are seeking so that you can enhance your academic knowledge while preparing for the realities of life in legal practice. This course will ensure you’re fully prepared for your career as a solicitor, as well as success in the SQE exams.
Pass first time or study for free
We’re so confident in our SQE courses that, if you don’t pass SQE1 or SQE2, you can repeat our Exam Preparation Courses for free, as many times as you need.*
Key Facts
Entry requirements
An undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above in any discipline (or equivalent), as well as knowledge of the seven foundation subjects of English Legal System, Constitutional and Administrative Law.
Full requirements
Locations
Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Reading, Sheffield and OnlineIs this course right for me?
You can still qualify as a solicitor with the LPC in September 2021. Contact us at study@law.ac.uk or call +44 (0) 800 289 997
Course Details
LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2)
Our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) course will offer you the best possible preparation to practise law. This course incorporates preparation for both SQE1 and SQE2, as well as additional content considered highly desirable by law firms, including key practice areas (KPAs) and enhanced skills. This programme will ensure you’re fully prepared for your career as a solicitor, as well as success in the SQE exams.
It is professionally-focused, and will equip you with the key legal knowledge and skills required to pass SQE and will prepare you for practice before your qualifying work experience (QWE).
Why choose this course?
- Develop the knowledge and skills required for a career as a solicitor by studying a suite of modules in KPAs, along with modules in skills and practice area essentials.
- With one of the largest legal careers services in the UK, ULaw gives you the support and the Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) opportunities you need to make the best start in your legal career.
- Experience of working in practice. You’ll learn in the context of our virtual law firm, ULaw LLP. ULaw LLP replicates the working environment of a law firm and students perform real world tasks on simulated cases, deals and transactions, as if they were in the office.
- Confidence for the assessments, we will prepare you for all the SQE assessments, giving you the best preparation for success.
- Brand new resources, developed specifically for SQE by our expert tutors. You’ll be provided with all course materials, including:
- an extensive bank of practice exam questions
- ULaw SQE – our intelligent revision app provides practice tests and feedback
- brand new online study manuals.
- In depth guidance and support from our experienced tutors, who will monitor your progress and give feedback using predictive analytics, so you’ll know where to focus.
- Taught by qualified lawyers, with practical workshops to develop your legal skills, so you’ll know what to expect in a real-life work environment.
- Enjoy flexible study – choose to study full-time or part-time at one of our locations nationwide, or online.
Our years of experience in training more practising lawyers in the UK than any other law school has helped our students go on to succeed in law, business, politics and more. We believe in training students for the real world from the moment they accept a place with us.
Programme Demands
This document explains the demands of the course in order to assess your ability for the course.
Full-time LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) programme demands ➔
Course Structure
Required pre-course study
Students will be recommended to take a pre-study online diagnostic test to check their understanding of the key foundation law subjects.
We use diagnostic testing to assess each student’s knowledge in black letter law for SQE1.
Modules
This course is divided into three parts:
- SQE1 preparation (60 credits)
- Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK)1 (Business, Legal Services, Dispute Resolution) (30 credits)
- Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK)2 (Property Law and Practice, Wills, Solicitors’ Accounts, Criminal Practice) (30 credits)
- SQE2 preparation (30 credits)
- Client Interviewing
- Advocacy/Persuasive Oral Communication
- Case and Matter Analysis
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
- Legal Drafting
- Key Practice Areas (90 credits)
- 3 Key Practice Areas (KPAs) (20 credits each) plus 3 Additional Modules (10 credits each)
Or - 4 Key Practice Areas (KPAs) (20 credits each) plus 1 Additional Module (10 credits each)
- 3 Key Practice Areas (KPAs) (20 credits each) plus 3 Additional Modules (10 credits each)
KPAs include:
- Mergers and Acquisitions (20 credits)
- Debt Finance (20 credits)
- Advanced Dispute Resolution (20 credits)
- Advanced Real Estate (20 credits)
- Commercial and International Trade (20 credits)
- Competition (20 credits)
- Employment (20 credits)
- Insurance (20 credits)
- Intellectual Property and Data (20 credits)
- Advanced Criminal Practice (20 credits)
- Family (20 credits)
- Immigration (20 credits)
- Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence (20 credits)
- Private Wealth (20 credits)
Availability of the Key Practice Areas are subject to demand.
Additional Modules include:
- Innovation, Technology and Legal Project Management (10 credits)Professional
- Professional Behaviours and Personal Effectiveness (10 credits)
- Law Firms and their Clients (10 credits)
- Commercial Law (10 credits)
- Competition Law (10 credits)
- Corporate Crime (10 credits)
- Employment Law (10 credits)
- Regulation of Finance and Funds (10 credits)
- Intellectual Property (10 credits)
- International Trade (10 credits)
You will also study the skills that employers are most interested in so that you can enhance your academic knowledge while preparing for the realities of life in legal practice. These include commercial awareness, legal tech, resilience and wellbeing (10 credits).
Course Start Dates
August 2021
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LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1&2)
- Full-time: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading and Sheffield
January 2022
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LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1&2)
- Part-time Day: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading and Sheffield
- Part-time Evening: London Bloomsbury and Manchester
- Part-time Weekend: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield
March 2022
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LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1&2)
- Full-time: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading and Sheffield
June 2022
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LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1&2)
- Part-time Day: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading and Sheffield
- Part-time Evening: London Bloomsbury and Manchester
- Part-time Weekend: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield
September 2022
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LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1&2)
- Full-time: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Reading and Sheffield
January 2023
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LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1&2)
- Full-time: Norwich
- Part-time Day: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading and Sheffield
- Part-time Evening: London Bloomsbury and Manchester
- Part-time Weekend: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield
March 2023
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LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1&2)
- Full-time: Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Reading and Sheffield
Online
Study LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) Online starting August 2021, January 2022, March 2022, June 2022, September 2022, January 2023 or March 2023
Study Online
You can also study this course online.
The online version of this course covers the same content as the on campus version, while still offering you a high level of professional tutor support.
If you’re looking for a more flexible approach to your studies, why not consider our online study option?
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Course Information
With so many options for how and where you can study the LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2), you can be sure to find a start date and study option to suit your needs.
SQE1 and SQE2 will be assessed by centralised assessments introduced by the SRA, which will be an essential requirement to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales.
You will sit your SQE assessments at Pearson VUE test centres in the UK and internationally. For details on how to book and pay for your SQE assessments, as well as request any reasonable adjustments, please visit the SRA website on https://sqe.sra.org.uk.
Each unit will follow our unique adaptive and personalised learner journey, using our dynamic learning model: Prepare, Engage, Consolidate (PEC), covering all professional practice subjects and revision of all law subjects in the SRA’s assessment specification.
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Fees and Applying
Applications for this course are now open.
If you’d like to study full-time you can apply through CAB. For part-time study you can apply directly with us.
- London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate: £16,500
- Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Reading: £13,000
- Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham: £12,000
Introductory offer: We’re so confident in our SQE courses that, if you don’t pass SQE1 or SQE2, you can repeat our Exam Preparation Courses for free, as many times as you need.*
Study manuals: eBooks are included in the course fee, and you’ll receive a 50% discount if you’d like to purchase print versions.
Please note: The SQE assessment fee is not included in this course fee.
We also have a range of scholarships and bursaries available, which makes studying with us more affordable than ever.
You could also be eligible for a postgraduate student loan.
We have students from over 120 different countries throughout our campuses, with a dedicated team to help international students.
