LPC Legal Practice Course
LJMU's Legal Practice Course produces highly skilled, commercially aware and effective Trainee Solicitors, prepared for the demands of a Training Contract.
Long running course with an established reputation
Highly experienced team of tutors, including current practitioners
Established links with the local legal profession, leading to job opportunities for graduates
Commended pastoral support during your studies, personal tutors and subject tutors all offering an open door to deal with issues quickly and appropriately
Flexible part-time study routes
Generous funding scholarships available for home and overseas students
The School of Law is dedicated to enabling its students to become highly effective trainee solicitors through our well respected Legal Practice Course (LPC). As an LPC student, you will join an established professional legal network and continue your professional development with experts across a variety of legal fields. The opportunity to combine the study of legal practice to meet Solicitors Regulation Authority requirements with the creation of a dissertation reflecting extensive research into your chosen area of law will enhance your personal development and your chances of securing employment within a very competitive legal profession.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is proposing to change the route individuals must take to qualify as a solicitor.
The proposal is to create a new national assessment in two parts, covering elements of the current qualifying law degree (QLD) and the current LPC. That assessment will be implemented nationally in 2020 and will stand alone; students will then have to decide how they will undertake the vast amount of learning required to pass the assessment. Higher Education Institutions and private providers are currently planning how they will develop learning programmes to support the new assessment.
The School of Law has over 25 years’ experience delivering academic and vocational courses in Law, making us ideally placed to deliver high quality learning opportunities aimed at meeting the new assessment criteria.
Our LPC has run since 1994 and more than 1100 of our graduates have embarked on successful careers within the legal profession. Many have joined our established employer network and keep in touch with us via Facebook. When you join our LPC you join an established community of legal professionals.
We provide extensive networking and work-placement opportunities, including enhanced work experience via our Solicitor Mentor Scheme and voluntary legal case work as part of the School of Law's Legal Advice Centre. The dissertation element of the course provides the opportunity to enhance your career prospects through acquiring vocationally relevant knowledge. It will enable you to make a significant and measurable contribution to the body of legal knowledge in your chosen subject.
Intakes
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Careers support if you choose to study at LJMU
In this section we run through the many ways we will equip you for today's job market.
You’ll graduate with practical experience
When looking for graduate jobs, experience is invaluable. It’s something lots of graduates lack, so our degrees offer opportunities for work-related learning, which means that when you graduate from Liverpool John Moores University, you don’t just leave with a good degree, you can also leave with practical experience.
You'll improve your job prospects with our careers support
Our careers service can help improve your job prospects when you graduate.
The importance of industry experience
To make sure that you have an up-to-date and commercially relevant degree, you will be taught by academics who are involved within their industry. We also invite industry leaders to give guest lectures to our students.
You can make use of our fantastic links with employers
We have strong links with big-name employers both locally and nationally – from Tate Liverpool to Barclays – which means that we can provide you with valuable work placements, paid internships and industry master classes.
Careers Zones
The Careers Team operate out of Faculty-based Careers Zones. As well as Careers Advisers, you can also meet with an Employability Adviser in the Zones, who can offer support with job applications, personal statements, CVs, interviews, postgraduate study applications, placement advice and much more.
You can also pick up a range of careers information and resources in the Zones, including our annual, school-specific Career Planning Guides.
CareerSmart
All students in their first year of study will have an opportunity to engage with the CareerSmart programme as an integral part of a core module of study. Once you have completed this, a wide range of other career-related provision and services will be available to support your development throughout your studies.
PSW Opportunity
2 years of PSW available after Degree course
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
You must have a degree awarded by a university that is officially recognised by Ecctis.
Holders of a Bachelor’s degree with pass rate of 53% will be considered for direct admission to Postgraduate courses.
You should have a minimum of IELTS 6.0 Overall with 5.5 in each component score or we may accept equivalent qualifications.
We will accept the following Standard XII English state boards with a score of 70% or above as an alternative to IELTS:
CBSE
CISCE (ISC)
A UKVI approve SELT is a compulsory requirement for students applying from the regions of Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh - even if the students have studied their Standard XII from CBSE/ISCE Boards
Qualification
Grade required (Minimum standards – courses may vary)
IELTS Academic (register)
6.0 Overall with 5.5 in each component
TOEFL IB (register)
78 Overall with R18, W17, L17, S20
Cambridge CPE (register)
Grade C
Cambridge CAE (register)
Grade C or Minimum of 169 with no skill less than 162
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level IV (find out more information)
Pass in all Skills
Trinity Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III (find out more information)
Pass in all Skills
Language Cert (register)
ESOL (IELTS 6.0 equivalent) B2 Pass – no component below 33/50
Or
ESOL (IELTS 6.5 equivalent) B2 Pass – no component below 33/50
NCUK English Language Test (visit NCUK to register)
6.0
Oxford Test of English (OTE)
120 Overall with 111 in each component (equivalent to IELTS 6.0, 5.5 for each component)
Oxford Test of English (OTE)
130 Overall with 111 in each component (equivalent to IELTS 6.5, 5.5 for each component)
Pearson PTE Academic UKVI
61 (Minimum of 59 in each component)
Pearson Versant English Placement Test
62 (Minimum of 57 in each component)
PSI Service UKVI Skills for English test
B2 pass in all 4 components (equivalent to IELTS 6.0, 5.5 for each component)
Online English Language Level Test (ELLT)* (find out more information)
ELLT B2+ Overall, Reading 23, Listening 28, Writing 5, Speaking 5 (for courses that require IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each component)
Or
ELLT C1 Overall, Reading 23, Listening 28, Writing 5, Speaking 5 (for courses that require IELTS 6.5 with 5.5 in each component)
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
- Duration: 01 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
10700 GBP
Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
Application Fee: N/A
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