Course Summary
Staffordshire University’s LLM and MA program is the next step on your journey to becoming a solicitor. It is in essence an LPC - the practical portion of you legal education, following on from your undergraduate instruction. As such, it is the step many students follow after attaining their GDL or law degree. You must have met all GPD/GDL requirements or have achieved a Qualifying Law Degree before you may begin this course.
This is an intensive, 1 year course which includes both a foundation and two face to face courses totalling 13 days of instruction. In addition, you will do a great deal of on-line learning and self-directed study, amounting to some 32 hours each week. It is for all practical purposes a full time university course and is generally inappropriate for anyone who holds a full time working position already.
If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.
If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.