Program start date | Application deadline |
2024-09-01 | - |
2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
This LLM SQE/Legal Practice program prepares students to sit the first Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE1) and acquire the necessary skills to potentially pursue a career as a trainee solicitor, paralegal, or other legal professional. The program also develops transferable skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication, which can support career opportunities in the broader legal sector or academic pursuits.
Program Outline
Careers:
This course will prepare you to sit the first of the Solicitors Qualifying Exams, which is the first stage of qualifying as a solicitor. SQE1 qualifications are required for those who want to practise as a solicitor in England and Wales and this course will ensure you acquire the skills necessary to sit the SQE1 examinations. You will develop your overall knowledge and understanding of the SQE1 assessments. You’ll graduate with a set of transferable legal and personal skills, including effective learning, critical thinking, information retrieval and selection, applied problem solving, communication, and presentation. LLM SQE/Legal Practice can also be used to support your transition into other professional services and is a route to a range of career opportunities in the legal sector such as a trainee solicitor, paralegal, legal executive or other legal professional. Other graduates from this course may choose an academic path. You could go into specialist legal research or study for a PhD.
Entry Requirements:
- A degree equivalent to a UK first-class or second-class honours (2:2 or above), in any discipline.
- Relevant professional experience will also be considered.
Language Proficiency Requirements:
- International students require IELTS 6.5, with a score no lower than 6.0 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.