PGDip Legal Practice

The LPC is the vocational stage of the route to qualifying as a solicitor and prepares students through practical assessment for the legal profession. Students learn how to apply academic aspects of law into real life scenarios. Most students study the LPC after completing the academic stage of training by means of passing a law degree or Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL).The Legal Practice Course prepares students for the next stage of vocational training, the training contract. Many students go on to secure training contracts locally and further afield.It is delivered in different ways to meet the needs of students. You can study the Legal Practice Course full-time, part-time, on campus, or blended learning.Blended learningThe blended learning version of the course allows greater flexibility of study for students who can study at their own pace, in their own time, anywhere in the world. To ensure we fully support all learners, this version of the course combines face to face sessions with online delivery of taught material. There are three intensive face-to-face block sessions – all three are delivered at our Stoke-on-Trent campus, with the option for our International students to attend the second week-long session in Trinidad and the third session via virtual attendance (i.e. video conferencing, online discussions).Students can choose between full time (one year) and part time (two years) study.AssessmentAll assessments are designed around legal practice and client-based case scenarios in order to emulate legal practice as far as possible. No dissertations or portfolios of work are required. Most assessments are ‘open book’ to reflect legal practice rather than a memory test.CareersWe provide ongoing careers advice to enable you to make the most of the opportunities available.We have longstanding links with both national and local practices which enable us to advise you on a range of options. You may start your LPC with a training contract, or find one during your time with us. Students also find that the skills and experience gained during the LPC enables them to work more effectively as paralegals until the start of their training contract.Our dedicated careers tutor for LPC students, well supported careers department and fantastic on line resources continue to be available to you with careers advice, support and guidance even after you have left us.