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Study Details: 9 months Part-time
The Diploma in Professional Legal Practice is a postgraduate, vocational qualification which if completed, will allow you to pursue a career in the legal profession in Scotland, either as a solicitor or advocate.
The course is primarily delivered by practising solicitors and acts as a bridge between the academic study of law and the requirements of legal practice. We teach you the practical knowledge and skills needed for practice, as well as introducing the values and ethics of the legal profession in Scotland.
On successful completion of the course, you will be eligible to take a two year traineeship within Scotland and qualify as a solicitor. If you want to practise as an advocate, you must complete additional training.
All of our teaching is based on achieving the outcomes set by the Law Society of Scotland. These outcomes emphasise the development of practical legal skills within a backdrop of ethical and professional behaviour.
You will consolidate and build on black letter law and the research and analytical skills that you acquired as undergraduates and apply them to practical situations through interactive learning.
You should have, or expect to have LLB in Scots Law to include all subjects required by the Law Society of Scotland.
Entry to the programme is restricted to approximately 72 places determined by the academic merit of applicants. The main criterion for academic merit is the average mark obtained at first sitting in the subjects required by the Law Society of Scotland.
To be eligible for admission to the Diploma, an applicant must either have graduated or be qualified to graduate with an LLB degree from a Scottish University, with passes in subjects which cover the Law Society of Scotland's professional examination curriculum; or, have passed or obtained exemption from the examinations of the Law Society of Scotland in all subjects in the Law Society of Scotland's professional examination curriculum.
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