LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) (Taught)

Our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) course will offer you the best possible preparation to practise law. This course incorporates preparation for both SQE1 and SQE2, as well as additional content, called SQE Plus, considered highly desirable by law firms, including key practice areas (KPAs) and further additional modules in the business of law or research of a specialist practice area. It is professionally-focused, and will equip you with the key legal knowledge and skills required to pass SQE and will prepare you for practice before your qualifying work experience (QWE). Being ready for practice is so important to us that you’ll receive four weeks guaranteed Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) within our Legal Advice Clinics. This course will ensure you’re fully prepared for your career as a solicitor, as well as success in the SQE exams.

On successful completion of this course, including passing all the University of Law’s assessments, you will gain an internationally recognised Master’s qualification.

Why choose our LLM Legal Practice course?

• Develop the knowledge and skills required for a career as a solicitor by studying three KPAs, along with additional modules in the Business of Law or a Research project.

• With one of the largest legal careers services in the UK, ULaw gives you the support and the Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) opportunities you need to make the best start in your legal career.

• Experience of working in legal practice. You’ll learn in the context of our virtual law firm, ULaw LLP. ULaw LLP replicates the working environment of a law firm and students perform real world tasks on simulated cases, deals and transactions, as if they were in the office.

• Confidence for the assessments - we will prepare you for all the SQE assessments, giving you the best preparation for success.

• Brand new resources, developed specifically for SQE by our expert lecturers. You’ll be provided with all course materials, including:

• An extensive bank of practice SQE exam questions

• ULaw SQE – Our intelligent revision app provides practice tests and feedback. Students have found this app, together with the data it generates about their individual performance and likelihood of passing SQE1, to be extremely useful. The bank contains an extensive number of practice questions aligned with the SRA’s SQE1 assessment specification and each practice question, once answered, provides our students with detailed feedback as to why an answer is correct or not.

• Brand new online study manuals.

• In depth guidance and support from our experienced lecturers, who will monitor your progress and give feedback using predictive analytics, so you’ll know how you are performing and where to focus.

• Taught by qualified lawyers, with practical workshops to develop your legal knowledge and skills, so you’ll know what to expect in a real-life work environment.

• Flexible study – We understand that everyone’s circumstances are different. That’s why we offer a wide range of study modes (full-time, part-time, on campus, online) across our courses to provide you with the greatest choice and flexibility you need to succeed in your studies.

• Receive four weeks of guaranteed Qualifying Work Experience (QWE). Get hands-on legal work experience working with real clients in our Legal Advice Clinics. You’ll get to see how a case progresses in practice and how the skills that you will learn are relevant in a practical context.

This course is currently available at our Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Egham (Royal Holloway), Hull (September intake only), Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford Brookes, Reading, Sheffield and Southampton campuses, as well as online.*

*Please note that campus locations are subject to change and may vary by intake and start date. Please check our website for more information.