Description

Online Legal Practice Course (LPC) – Full Time

This is the qualification that must be completed in order to train as a solicitor, and is aimed at students with a law degree or non-law graduates who have completed the GDL and who want to qualify as a solicitor.

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Duration

41 weeks

Starting Date

September 2024

Tuition Fee

153,500 HKD

Location

Online

About the programme

Students who successfully complete the programme are awarded a postgraduate diploma.

It is vocationally focsed and equips students with the key legal knowledge and skills required to work successfully in legal practice as trainee solicitors.

The LPC is being replaced by the SQE. To see if you are eligible to take the LPC route to practice, check the University of Law website.

Programme Requirements

To be eligible to take up your place on our LPC, you must comply with the requirements for commencing a Legal Practice Course (LPC) set out by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) – see below. Failure to comply with these eligibility requirements means that the University will have no option but to cancel your place on the course.
If you are a non-EEA student you will also require a visa covering the full duration of your course – see Visa requirements below.

University of Law LPC selection criteria

Academic profile and achievement, generally a minimum of an actual or predicted second class honours law degree or GDL/CPE/MA Law*
A sufficient command of the English language to successfully complete the course – see English language requirements below
Any special circumstances revealed in your application
Academic or other references

*This requirement is met by either: A) The award of a Qualifying Law Degree. Your law degree must meet certain academic standards in order to qualify. This must include having adequately passed assessments in the seven Foundations of Legal Knowledge – Public Law, Obligations I (Contract), Obligations II (Tort),Criminal Law, Land Law, Equity & Trusts and Law of the European Union. Further guidance on what is a Qualifying Law Degree ; or B) Passing a Common Professional Examination (CPE)/Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)/MA Law and being awarded a Graduate Diploma in Law, MA Law, or similar such as CILEX.