Converting to law.
Becoming a solicitor.
So, you’re considering a career in law? Whether you’re looking to become a solicitor or a barrister, law offers a challenging, stimulating and rewarding career – with many roles available both inside and outside private practice.
The route to becoming a solicitor has changed – there are currently two ways to qualify in England and Wales.
Whichever pathway you take, we’ve got you covered Across both our LPC and SQE training options, you can be confident that our courses will support you in passing your assessments and providing you with the knowledge and skills you need for a successful career in practice.
For most students, if you started your law degree or law conversion course before 1 January 2022, you can opt to study the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). If you started after this date, you will only be eligible for the SQE.
As a non-law graduate or career changer, our law conversion courses, also known as a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) will help you to learn the core legal principles and theory, along with the foundational professional skills that will set you up for the next part of your studies and a successful career. Your conversion course options will vary depending on your choice of professional pathway (i.e. solicitor or barrister).
It’s a career path that offers a huge breadth of opportunity. A knowledge of the law provides insights into the worlds of business and politics, and also raises awareness for important social and cultural issues too, as well as offering the opportunity for change and reform.
LPC route The Legal Practice Course is long-
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established and remains a respected and valid route to qualification as a solicitor, with many firms still offering training contracts to LPC graduates. Although over the next few years, the number of training contracts will reduce as the SQE becomes more popular. SQE route Prospective solicitors can also now qualify via the SQE. It is the biggest change in solicitors’ training for nearly 30 years and will eventually replace the LPC pathway. SQE candidates are required to pass two sets of assessments, SQE1 and SQE2. At BPP, we offer a range of SQE training so that you can choose the course and timeframe that best suits your needs and experience. The SQE route is open to unqualified legal professionals with experience of legal practice, as well as law and non- law graduates.
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We also offer LLM options for both our LPC and SQE courses, which are eligible for postgraduate loan funding of up to £12,167.
We also offer LLM options for our PGDL which are eligible for postgraduate loan funding of up to £12,167.
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