Legal Practice (SQE Preparation) LLM
University of StaffordshireStoke-on-Trent campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Gain the professional skills and knowledge you need to go on to become a solicitor with our comprehensive preparation course. Through the structured, academically rigorous and practical programme, you’ll be ready to take the Solicitors’ Qualifying Exam (SQE) once you complete the Masters. Using real-world scenarios, you’ll practise interviewing clients, drafting advice for them and setting out a legal case.
We’ll also cover advocacy skills and get you to present arguments in front of a judge in our mock courtrooms. You will benefit from lots of support and interaction with staff, including one-to-one meetings with an assigned academic mentor. Students are taught by qualified solicitors and academics with a wide range of legal expertise and professional experience.
There will also be guest speakers, who will give you invaluable insights into current legal challenges.
Key highlights
- Prepares you to sit the Solicitors' Qualifying Exam (SQE)
- Practise client interviewing, drafting advice and setting out legal cases
- Advocacy training presenting arguments before a judge in mock courtrooms
- Taught by qualified solicitors and experienced legal academics
- One-to-one meetings with an assigned academic mentor
- Guest speakers share insights into current legal challenges
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — A UK undergraduate degree in law at 2:2 honours classification or above, or an equivalent international qualification.
Scholarships
Alumni Discount
25% on tuition fees compared to other universities, making your postgraduate degree a smart investment.
PGCE Bursary
The PGCE Bursary comprises six awards of £500 each.
Up to £500
Careers this course leads to
- Solicitor
- Trainee solicitor
- Paralegal
- In-house legal adviser
- Legal executive
Cost of study
UK/Home: £11,400 per course
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Staffordshire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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