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The LPC is the final vocational stage of training to become a qualified solicitor. You study the LPC after successful completion of a qualifying law degree, or other recognised qualifications. With our LPC you have the choice to study full-time, part-time or accelerated to best suit your personal needs. All routes are designed to offer you the best possible preparation to practise law. We focus on 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.
Minimum second class honours Qualifying Law Degree
or GDL/CPE or MA Law
Full requirements
If you’re looking for a more flexible approach to your studies, why not consider our online study option?
Our LPC offers you the best possible preparation to practise law. As one of the longest providers of the LPC in the UK, we have finely tuned the course to meet the expectations of those in the legal profession. Our aim is to prepare you fully for life as a trainee solicitor.
With a clear focus on your future employability, we’ve designed our LPC to help you improve your career prospects by learning the essential professional skills that legal employers are looking for. You’ll study in small group workshops, taught by qualified lawyers who have extensive practice experience, and through online learning resources that allow you to access your study materials anytime from anywhere.
Our career-focused course helps you to develop commercial awareness, critical thinking and the professional skills that legal employers are looking for. This is why we have a 95% employment rate for full-time LPC students*. And with a wide range of elective modules to choose from, you can truly tailor your course to your specialist areas of interest.
When you study the LPC with us you will receive:
There are two stages to studying the LPC. The first involves completing four compulsory modules; the second allows you to make a selection of focused modules, depending on your interest areas and which version of the course you’re studying.
Progression for full-time GDL and MA Law students starting in September or January
Due to the projected end date of some of our courses, you may not be eligible to commence the Bar Practice Course (BPC) or Legal Practice Course (LPC) in September of the same year.
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.
This document explains the demands of the course in order to assess your ability for the course.
Accelerated LPC programme demands ➔
Full-time LPC programme demands ➔
Part-time LPC programme demands ➔
*95% of our 2017/18 full-time, UK, LPC graduates have secured work or further study within fifteen months of successful completing this course (based on Graduate Outcome data).
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*Availability subject to demand, timetabling and location
January start
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July start
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Rather than enrolling on the core LPC, you may prefer to enrol on one of the following Master’s Degree qualifications which are available to you at no extra cost.
Additionally, for further information on the different LPC award choices, please read our student FAQ sheet.
If you want to work for a law firm or an employer with a corporate/commercial focus or if you are interested in understanding business from both the commercial as well as the legal perspective, our LPC MSc will equip you with the key legal knowledge and skills required to work successfully in legal practice and will provide a pronounced business focus which will enable you to better understand your clients' business practices.
The two additional MSc modules are:
A taught module encompassing the following topics:
Please note that Law and Business involves a lot of calculations and therefore a basic level of maths is required.
A business based Case Study project, which is a self-study research module based on some of the themes and topics covered in Law and Business.
Alternatively, if you would like the opportunity to gain a deeper interest in a specialist area of the law and to keep your options open, our LLM will suit your needs. Successfully complete your LPC with either an extra elective of your choice or a Law and Business module and a Professional Practice Research Report and you will receive an LPC LLM in Professional Legal Practice.
If you choose not to undertake either the MSc or LLM you can still enrol on the LPC without a Masters award. You will be issued with a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and will still have completed the vocational stage of training requirements.
You can also study this course online. The online version covers the same content as the on campus version, while still offering you the same 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?
If your underlying law degree did not include the EU Law module you will need to study an extra module before the LPC.
This standalone online module provides the additional training that you’ll need to qualify to complete the LPC and gives you the necessary skills and knowledge that you’ll need to study the LPC.
With so many options for studying this course, you can be sure to find a start date and study option to suit your needs.
Assessed through a range of assessments. Including oral assessments in Interviewing and Advocacy, open book and closed book exams.
If you choose to study your LPC with a Master’s you will also be assessed with a written report and an oral style assessment.
Each of our LPC study options has its own structure, with different assessments to suit.
We care about your career, which is why we offer support with job applications and other work experience opportunities as soon as you accept your place.
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Applications for this course are now open.
If you’d like to study full-time or accelerated you can apply through the Central Applications Board (CAB). For part-time study you can apply directly with us.
July 2021
LPC (accelerated)
September 2021
LPC (accelerated)
LPC and LPC LLM or LPC MSc (Full-time and Part-time)
Total fees (including £15 SRA registration fee*)
With a range of scholarships and bursaries available, studying with us is more affordable than ever. Plus, if you study your LPC with the LLM in Professional Legal Practice or MSc in Law, Business and Management you could be eligible for a postgraduate student loan.
*This change is set by the SRA and is subject to an increase.
We have students from over 120 different countries throughout our campuses, with a dedicated team to help international students.