Legal Practice Postgraduate Diploma

at University of Westminster

Course structure

The following modules are indicative of what you'll study on this course.
 

Westminster's LPC assessments meet SRA expectations. They're designed to be realistic and constructive by genuinely testing you and enabling you to demonstrate acquired knowledge and skills through a mixture of written examinations and practical assessments. Assessment takes place throughout Stage 1 of the LPC and at the end of Stage 2 electives. Generally, the assessments are 'open book' and you're allowed to use both textbooks and your own written notes. You are timetabled to allow sufficient revision and preparation time for examinations and assessments.
 

LPC STAGE 1

• Core Practice Areas of Business Law and Practice, Criminal and Civil Litigation and Property Law and Practice
• Professional Conduct and Regulation, Wills and Administration of Estates, Solicitors Accounts and Taxation
• Skills – Practical Legal Research, Interviewing and Advising, Writing, Drafting and Advocacy
   

LPC STAGE 2
 

Private client electives:

• Family Law
• Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
• Immigration Law
• Housing Law
• Employment Law
   

Commercial electives:

• Commercial Litigation
• Private Acquisitions
• Entertainment and Media
• Commercial Property
• Commercial Law
   

A minimum of a lower second class honours degree (2:2). Qualifying Law degree or non-law degree followed by Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) or Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) Level 6 qualification. Students must have covered the following seven law topics: Constitutional and Administrative Law, The Law Contract, Equity and Trusts, EU Law, Land Law (Property Law) or Law or Torts. If you have previously studied the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) or Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) within last five years, you may be eligible for exemptions. Due to recent changes to Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) regulations, it is important that you have met SRA education and training requirements for the purpose of the LPC before you enrol on the course. If your first language is not English you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in writing. Applicants are required to submit one academic reference.

International tuition fee: £13,000 (Price per academic year)

Job roles

This course will prepare you for roles in a variety of areas, including:

• Solicitor
• Paralegal
• Compliance and Due Diligence Officer
• Asset Manager 
• Company Secretary

Graduate employers

Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:

• Freeman Solicitors
• Imperium Chambers
• Leigh Day
• Russell Cooke
• Sternberg Reed