Legal Practice (Top-up) LLM

Whether you have a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC) or are a practising solicitor looking to specialise further, this course will enable you to enhance your qualifications with a Masters-level degree.<br/><br/>Our LLM Legal Practice top-up course complements the compulsory vocational stage of learning required to embark on a law career.<br/><br/>This course provides practice-relevant study on aspects of substantive law and legal practice.<br/><br/>Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, seminars, small group work and workshops. The emphasis is on developing the research and analytical skills you need to create a piece of self-managed research relevant to law practice.<br/><br/>You can choose to complete your dissertation either by undertaking an extended piece of research or a self-directed, work-based learning portfolio. This will enable working lawyers to critically reflect on their own legal practice throughout the course.<br/><br/>Our LLM top-up Legal Practice course is run by the School of Law at UWL to provide you with both the high-quality teaching and the personal attention you need to make the most of your studies. Our teaching staff is made up of experienced practising solicitors with a range of specialisms.<br/><br/>As a student at the School, you will have access to the specialist legal practice area in the Paul Hamlyn Library for private study.<br/><br/>The library is modern and well-equipped and provides access to PCs, electronic resources and practitioner texts. You also have remote access to a comprehensive range of electronic legal research and course resources via the internet.