Talk from The College of Law on Thursday 25 October 2012 about their new LL.M LPC course.

1. Want to be a top lawyer?
Start thinking like one.
Legal Practice Course (LL.M LPC)

2. How do you become a solicitor?

3. New Masters level LL.M LPC
• An internationally recognised masters
qualification
• Exclusive to The College of Law
• Endorsed by leading law firms
• A unique opportunity to specialise
• At no extra cost

4. What is the College LL.M LPC?
• A Masters level qualification with the scope to
specialise in international or national legal practice
• Choice of 18 electives - 8 new international
electives
• Unique Business of Law framework
• A practice focused dissertation
• Flexible study options including our Supported
Online Learning programme (i.LL.M LPC)

5. What will the course cover?
Core practice areas
Business Property Law
Law and Litigation and Legal Skills
Practice Practice
Additional areas
Professional conduct, solicitors' accounts,
taxation, wills and administration of estates

6. More elective choices than any other law school
Advanced Advanced Commercial Employment Housing Family Law
Criminal Property Dispute Law Law
Practice Law Resolution
Immigration International International International Personal Insurance Law
Law Public Arbitration Capital Injury and
Companies Markets Clinical
Negligence
International International International International International Private
Commercial Competition Intellectual Joint Mergers & Client
Law Law Property Ventures Acquisitions
Law

7. How will you learn on the LL.M LPC?
• Small workshop groups
• Online resources and
i- tutorials
• Mock examinations with
feedback
• Pro bono to bring your
learning alive
• On-going tutor support

8. How can you study the LL.M LPC?
• Flexible study options
• Full-time
• Part-time
• i-LL.M LPC (Supported online learning)
programme)

9. Where can you study
the LL.M LPC?
1: Birmingham
2: Bristol
3: Chester
4: Guildford
5: London Bloomsbury
6: London Moorgate
7: Manchester
8: York

10. Why choose the College of Law?
Reputation Teaching Our connections
• Our roots stretch • Taught only by • Work with 92 of
back 100 years qualified lawyers the top 100 firms
• The largest law • Practice based • Exclusive
school in the world from the start arrangements with
• 8 centres - all with 4 out of 5 top
• All tutors have an
global firms
first class facilities open door policy
• Total of 850 law
• We have trained • Mock exams and
firms and
more lawyers than detailed feedback
chambers
any other law
school • All exams are • Unrivalled national
open book Employability
Service

11. What are your career prospects?
83% of our students secured training contracts or
other legal work (2011)
Dedicated Employability Service
- One to one advice
- Skills workshops
- Online student employability programme (StEP)
• JobSearch- exclusive online legal database
• Mentoring scheme
• External speakers

12. How will we help you to improve your
employability?
• Use our Employability Service and online resources
• Get involved in our award winning pro bono
programme:
• Legal advice clinics
• Shadowing
• Public legal education
• Tribunal representation
• Many other external organisations

13. What can I do now to get ahead? –
Join our Future Lawyers Network
• Makes the world of law more
accessible
• Regular legal news & updates
• Unique online community- connect with
trainees, practitioners and law students
• Online Student Employability
Programme (StEP)
college-of-law.co.uk/futurelawyers

14. Life at our centres….

15. Why our students recommend the
College of Law

16. How do I apply?
Full-time courses apply online through:
lawcabs.ac.uk
Part-time courses apply through the
College at college-of-law.co.uk

17. Come and chat with us
• Open Days
• Insight day
• Centre visit
• Careers and law fairs
• Webinars

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19. Questions?