Course Overview

The LLM Legal Practice is a unique and exciting course that prepares our students for the SQE as well as prepares them as critical and reflective practitioners. Each module is designed to impart legal knowledge, legal skills, professionalism, and readiness for the Solicitors Qualification Examination Parts 1 and 2 (SQE 1 and 2). Each module is designed to fit into a scheme of learning that is underpinned by experiential learning.

LSBU partners with Barbri, the international online legal education experts, in providing students with online-test enhanced learning resources for SQE 1. This unique blending of face-to-face teaching provided by LSBU, and Barbri’s online learning resources equips students through innovative experiential learning and practice readiness.

The legal practice journey of students starts at the heart of LSBU through innovation and working experience at the Legal Advice Clinic. Students are offered four weeks of work experience at LSBU’s award-winning, prestigious Legal Advice Clinic. Students employed as legal trainees may use their current work position as an alternative to working in the Clinic.

The structure and design of the course enable students to plan their sitting for the SQE exam with the completion of a dissertation which builds and enhances critical faculties and leads to the award of LLM Legal Practice.

General Eligibility

• Honours Degree in Law or related subject:  Class 2:1 minimum, or

• (Post) Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies + CPE

• Exceptionally, other suitable candidates may be accepted onto the course subject to an interview

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 for students whose first language is not English.