LLM in Legal Practice at Northumbria University
Newcastle, United Kingdom
- Tuition Fee £ 12,950
- Country Rank#43
- Duration12 Months
- Score IELTS: 6.5
Program Overview
Are you a law graduate, or have you done a GDL or CPE, and want to train to be a Solicitor?
There is still time to take the traditional route to solicitor training with Northumbria University’s Legal Practice Course (LPC).
Northumbria’s Legal Practice LLM helps you make the transition from the classroom to the courtroom.
Acting as a bridge between the academic study of law and the practice of law, you will get the opportunity to apply the legal knowledge you gain on the programme in a practical way. Approved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as a training route, this LLM offers you the chance to gain an internationally recognised LLM qualification in addition to your LPC.
Our LLM in Legal Practice allows you to choose a specialism and to study the areas of law you are most interested in, whilst preparing you for a training contract and life as a solicitor. The LLM is also eligible for a Government Postgraduate Loan unlike a standalone LPC.
As an LPC LLM student you will get tailored careers support which will help give your career an edge.
Northumbria University works in partnership with Citizens Advice Newcastle and Support Through Court, legal charities providing advice, assistance and/or support to individuals and promoting access to justice. You will have the opportunity, subject to successful application, to volunteer with these organisations to develop your legal skills, enhance your employability and assist individuals with advice, assistance and/or support. You may also have the opportunity to work in Northumbria University’s multi-award winning Student Law Office (subject to available places), where you will provide legal advice to members of the public under the supervision of qualified solicitors/barristers.
Northumbria has been running Legal Practice Courses very successfully for many years. We have graduates working in practice and in house at all levels and in all practice areas. Please read some of our student and alumni testimonials about the course here.
We look forward to welcoming you on the course, any further information at this stage please contact Dr Lyndsey Bengtsson , Programme Leader, or Bethany A’Court , Deputy Programme Leader.
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SQE)
Before September 2021 everyone wishing to qualify as a solicitor had to undertake the Legal Practice Course (LPC). The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) introduced the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) in September 2021. The SQE is a national assessment for anyone who wants to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales. It will provide a fair and consistent assessment for all candidates regardless of whether they have taken a law degree or qualified through new routes like the solicitor apprenticeship. The SQE will eventually replace the LPC entirely, but there is currently a period of transition.
Broadly, if you started your law degree or an exempting law degree or Common Professional Examination (CPE)/Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) before the SQE was introduced, you should still be able to qualify under the LPC route. Find out more about the SQE.
Cost Of Studying At Northumbria University
Interest rates as low as 8.9% *
250K+
Students Assisted
800Cr+
Loan Amount Disbursed
5000+
Loans Sanctioned