LLM Legal Practice Course (Part-time)

You will need one of the following:

• a Qualifying Law degree (2.2 or above)
• Graduate Diploma in Law / CPE with an undergraduate degree (2.2 or above)
• Institute of Legal Executives / Chartered Institute of Legal Executives qualification.

All applicants should provide evidence in their personal statement of their commitment to a career in law. Applicants should also ensure that their referee provides a full reference in support of their application. See the how to apply tab for full entry requirement details.

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You might be able to get a scholarship to help fund your studies. We award scholarships to those students who can demonstrate excellent achievement, passion and dedication to their studies.

We have a dedicated Employability team who will support you in your search for a training contract; the number of Nottingham Law School graduates gaining a training contract or paralegal work is consistently high.

At Nottingham Law School we don’t view the LPC in isolation. It leads to a training contract and we can provide the support required to give you the best possible start to your legal career:

• Our Employability Team provide seminars with advice about training contract applications and interview techniques.
• We will review your training contract applications and formulate individual career plans. We also provide a practical interview preparation service.
• We provide a mentoring scheme with trainees from local law firms to provide support and guidance and a personal view of what to expect from life in the profession.
• Employability and commercial awareness are given appropriate focus, which provides a true bridge into practice.
• We maintain regular contact with firms specialising in all areas of law.

The course begins with a short foundation programme in Professional Conduct and Regulation, Research. Business Accounts, and Taxation, immediately followed by the delivery of the Core Practice areas (CPAs). Students choosing the Professional Legal Practice module will also undertake workshops for this module during this stage. Teaching and learning within the CPAs will build on knowledge and skills that you have acquired during your undergraduate academic legal studies, and will integrate the LPC skills and the pervasive topics introduced in the foundation programme to ensure that you are continually practising and developing your professional legal knowledge and skills.

The CPAs are assessed in August/September of Stage One. All other Stage One modules are assessed at the end of the relevant teaching block during the Stage One teaching period.

Towards the end of Stage One you will elect whether you wish to undertake the Dissertation module or Professional Legal Practice module, and supervision and deadlines are in place to support your work planning for this module.

Stage two elective modules

During stage two (which takes place in year two of the course) you will study a total of three Electives to be chosen from the list of Elective modules available. The course and curriculum are designed to ensure a progressive approach to the acquisition of both knowledge and skills.

Elective Modules

• Advanced Civil Litigation
• Advanced Commercial Property
• Advanced Criminal Practice
• Commercial Law
• Employment Law
• Family and Child Protection Law
• Private Client