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LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) Online
The application deadline for our January Part-time intake is Friday 3 January 2025 at 9:00am (UK time) and the application deadline for our March Full-time intake is Friday 28 February 2025 at 9:00am (UK time). Apply Now
Our online 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 knowledge and skills that employers are seeking so that you can enhance your academic knowledge while preparing for the realities of life in legal practice, that’s why you’ll receive four weeks guaranteed Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) within our Legal Advice Clinics. This course will ensure you’re fully prepared for your career as a solicitor, as well as success in the SQE exams.
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We’re so confident in our SQE courses that, if you don’t pass SQE1 or SQE2, you can repeat our Exam Preparation Courses up to two further times.*
Key Facts
Entry requirements
An undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above in any discipline (or equivalent), as well as evidence of knowledge of the seven foundation subjects of law.
Entry requirementsDuration options
10 -12 months (full-time online)
19 - 20 months (part-time online)
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Course Details
LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) Online
Our online 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).
On successful completion of this course, including both the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments, you will gain an internationally recognised Master’s qualification.
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 lecturers. 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 lecturers, 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 – studying at our online campus gives you the opportunity to work at your own pace and around your other commitments, within given deadlines, and at your preferred time of day, with the benefit of our expertise, experience and employability focus
- Our online programmes will save you the time and money on commuting to and from campus and allow you to study anywhere, across devices, however you can be reassured that the course won’t be compromised on quality or be less demanding than our on campus courses
- We have a vast network in the legal industry and deliver training to 91 of the top 100 law firms, with exclusive relationships with 61 of the top UK law firms and many of the most prestigious US firms.
- Receive four weeks of guaranteed Qualifying Work Experience (QWE). Get hands-on legal work experience working with real clients in our Legal Advice Clinics. You’ll get to see how a case progresses in practice and how the skills that you will learn are relevant in a practical context.
- Our Employment Promise - get a job in nine months or your fees back, up to 50% as cashback and 50% as credit towards another course**.
- 94% of postgraduate students were in employment or further study 15 months after graduating***.
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.
Not sure if this course is right for you? Download our free guide, An SQE Course for Everyone, to find your path to becoming a solicitor.
Did you know:
According to Legal Cheek's 2024 survey of top UK law firms, 89% of firms require non-law graduates to undertake a conversion course before beginning their SQE preparation.
Introductory offer
When you book this course, you’ll get our SQE1 Exam Preparation Course and SQE2 Exam Preparation Course for free. These short, intensive revision courses will ensure you’re confident and fully prepared for the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
Important Information
Progression for full-time PgDL and MA Law (Conversion) students
Based on the projected end dates of our full-time Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PgDL) and Master of Arts in Law (MA Law Conversion) courses, find out if you are eligible to commence our Bar Practice Course (BPC), LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) or SQE1 Preparation Course in January 2025.
Please note: If you require a visa to study in the UK and wish to progress on to one of our on-campus vocational courses, please refer to our UK visa requirements page for information about applying for a Student Route visa.
**Terms and conditions apply. Visit our Employment Promise page for details.
***94% of postgraduates were in employment or further study 15 months after graduating (2021/22 Graduate Outcomes data). Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2024.
*All eligible cohorts contacted, results based on over 1,800 responses.
SQE Exam Dates
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September 2024 |
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January 2025 |
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January 2025 |
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July 2025 |
January 2026 |
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March 2025 |
Full-time |
July 2025 |
October 2025 |
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June 2025 |
Part-time |
January 2026 |
Information Coming Soon |
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September 2025 |
Full-time |
January 2026 |
Information Coming Soon |
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January 2026 |
Part-time |
July 2026 |
Information Coming Soon |
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March 2026 |
Full-time |
July 2026 |
Information Coming Soon |
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September 2026 |
Full-time |
January 2027 |
Information Coming Soon |
Course Structure
Required pre-course study
We recommend students take a pre-study online diagnostic test to check their understanding of the key foundation law subjects.
This Academic Legal Knowledge Quiz is made up of 7 subjects which represent the Black Letter Law subjects.
We use diagnostic testing to assess each student’s level of knowledge in these subjects for SQE1. Based on your results, we may recommend extra revision aids or a law conversion course.
Modules
This course is divided into three parts:
- SQE1 Preparation (60 credits)
- Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK)1 (Business Law and Practice, Legal Services, Dispute Resolution) (30 credits)
- Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK)2 (Property Practice, Wills, Solicitors’ Accounts, Criminal Practice) (30 credits)
- SQE2 Preparation (30 credits)
- Interviewing
- Advocacy
- Case and Matter Analysis
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
- Legal Drafting
- SQE Plus (90 credits)
- 3 Key Practice Areas (KPAs) (15 credits each) from one of two pathways: Corporate/Commercial or Commercial/Private Client
- Preparation for Practice module (15 credits)
- Plus the Business of Law module (30 credits) or The Professional Practice Report Module (30 credits)
KPAs for the Corporate/Commercial pathway include:
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Debt Finance
- Advanced Dispute Resolution
- Advanced Real Estate
- Commercial and International Trade
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Equity and Competition (from September 2022 full-time or January 2023 part-time)
KPAs for the Commercial/Private Client pathway include:
- Advanced Dispute Resolution
- Advanced Real Estate
- Commercial and International Trade
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Family
- Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
- Private Wealth
- Advanced Criminal Practice and Immigration (from September 2022 full-time or January 2023 part-time)
All KPAs are available on-campus and online (subject to demand).
The Preparation for Practice module (which is a compulsory module underpinning the 3 KPAs) includes commercial and well-rounded lawyer skills content taught within the delivery of the KPAs.
You may then choose between studying the Business of Law module or the Professional Practice Report module.
The Business of Law module consists of two compulsory modules: Professional Effectiveness, and Law Firms and their Clients.
Plus a choice from one of the following additional modules:
- Commercial Law
- Competition Law
- Employment Law
- Innovation, Technology and Legal Project Management
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade
The Professional Practice Report module consists of: research method induction, individual tutor supervision and the completion of an extended research report based on one of your chosen KPAs.
On successful completion of this course, including both the SQE1 and SQE2 assessments, you will gain an internationally recognised Master’s qualification.
Course Start Dates
January 2025
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LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1&2)
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Qualifying Work Experience (QWE)
As part of the new SQE route to practice, you must complete two years of Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) which can be completed with up to four employers.
For all students on this course, we’re offering you the chance to complete four weeks of QWE within our Legal Advice Clinics*.
How it works
You’ll get the opportunity to work on a range of real-life cases by providing free legal advice and representation to members of the public.
Throughout the programme you’ll get to put the theory and skills you have learnt into practice. You’ll be able to demonstrate your ability to deal with a number of processes such as triaging, conflict checks, familiarisation with Case Management Systems, client meetings and interviews, drafting letters, research and ensuring solicitor competencies.
At each stage you will be closely supervised by a qualified Supervising Solicitor to ensure what you are doing and the advice you are giving is correct.
*On enrolment to the course, you’ll get the opportunity to opt-in to complete QWE within our Legal Advice Clinics.
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Course requirements
The course demands show you the requirements, prior knowledge and commitments our course will involve.
Study On Campus
You can also study this course at one of our campuses across the UK. If you’re looking for a more traditional university experience, why not consider studying on campus?
Course Information
Application and booking deadlines vary by intake - take a look at our key application and enrolment deadline dates for more information.
With many options for when you can study the LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) Online, you can be sure to find a start date to suit your needs.
The University assesses its master’s students in the following ways:
Functioning Legal Knowledge is assessed internally through the following final assessments:
- FLK1 Students will sit a Multiple Choice Question paper using Single Best Answer style questions (SBAQs) covering the topics in Functioning Legal Knowledge 1. The assessment will consist of 90 SBAQs and will be delivered online using the University’s Virtual Learning Platform Elite. The SBAQs will mimic the SRA’s SQE1 assessments in terms of syllabus coverage and timings to best prepare students for these external assessments.
- FLK2 Students will sit a Multiple Choice Question paper using Single Best Answer style questions (SBAQs) covering the topics in Functioning Legal Knowledge 2. The assessment will consist of 90 SBAQs and will be delivered online using the University’s Virtual Learning Platform Elite. The SBAQs will mimic the SRA’s SQE1 assessments in terms of syllabus coverage and timings to best prepare students for these external assessments.
Ethics will be assessed pervasively across FLK 1 and 2 including unflagged ethical questions.
Once successfully passed, the assessments will contribute 60 credits towards the student’s master’s award.
The SQE2 skills are assessed internally through the following final assessments:
- Written skills
Students will receive one composite 48 hour takeaway coursework assessing the four skills of writing, drafting, legal research and case and matter analysis. This will be marked on a competent/not yet competent basis.
- Oral skills
Advocacy: Students will watch media clips covering advocacy and be asked to complete a number of MCQs on that oral skill, under time restrictions.
Interviewing: Students will watch media clips covering interviewing and be asked to complete a number of MCQs on that oral skill, under time restrictions.
In addition, there will be internal assessments for the SQE Plus modules, including:
- For each KPA a 2,000 word technical black letter law coursework based on problem solving questions.
- For the Preparation for Practice module a 3,000 word research report (plus a 500 word reflective statement) on the development of the well-rounded lawyer skills and the commercial/legal practice/client contexts relating to the practice of law. The report is based on a title selected by each student linked to a KPA that they are studying. Students will also be required to produce and submit a slide deck and complete an oral assessment based on their report and slide deck.
- For the Business of Law module, a 4,000 word coursework and a 500 word reflective statement on Business of Law 1 topics relating to professional effectiveness and law firms and their clients and a 2,000 word coursework on their Business of Law 2 option.
- For the Professional Practice Report a 7,500 word research report (plus a 500 word reflective statement). The report is based on a title selected by each student linked to a KPA that they are studying.
External assessments
SQE1 and SQE2 are assessed by centralised assessments introduced by the SRA. These assessments are an essential requirement to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales (but do not need to be passed in order to gain our master’s award).
The SRA assessments for SQE1 and SQE2 are under the control of the SRA’s chosen assessment provider Kaplan. For details on how to book, pay and receive your results for your SQE assessments, as well as request any reasonable adjustments, please visit the SRA website.
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.
We provide you with a structured approach to your learning, with a clear and easy to navigate online learning platform (Blackboard ELITE), supported by our dedicated academic, administrative, design and development teams to ensure you have the very best learning experience.
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Fees and Applying
Applications are open for future intakes.
You can apply for the LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) Online directly with the University.
Please note: The SQE assessment fee is not included in this course fee.
2024/25 Course Fee (for courses starting on or after 1 July 2024):
£14,150 (deposit £250)
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 up to two further times.*
Study manuals: eBooks are included in the course fee, and you’ll receive a 50% discount if you’d like to purchase print versions.
If you’re a ULaw alumnus, you may be eligible to receive our £500 General Alumni Discount receive an additional £250 discount, as part of our Early Bird Alumni Offer.
We also have a range of scholarships and bursaries available which make 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.
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