Ealing Law School Legal Practice Course (LPC) Why study a postgraduate degree?

A postgraduate degree can enhance your career prospects, setting you apart in today’s highly competitive job market. If you are considering a new career path, it is an opportunity to enhance and build on your current qualifications, and learn new and essential skills. You may also want to explore your passion and commitment to a particular field of study.

Whatever your reasons, Taught course Research degrees rely on studying a postgraduate or research degree? independent study with a few degree at the University of Choosing which is the right hours support each week from West doesn’t mean option for you depends on an academic. The best known you have to put your life on the subject you wish to study research degree is the PhD, hold, or leave the workplace. and the career path you want which can last three to four We have a wide range of full to follow. years full-time, or six years and part-time study options part-time. Students are asked that can fit around your Taught courses are led by a to present new knowledge current commitments. tutor, and you attend weekly in a research project or thesis, Studying a postgraduate seminars and lectures. There typically 40,000 words or more. degree will increase your is some independent learning, network of contacts and help but not as much as a research you gain valuable insights into degree. The two main types industry, that you might not of taught courses are masters gain from the workplace alone. degrees and postgraduate diplomas. Like undergraduate degrees, these are divided into modules and usually take one year full-time or two years part-time to complete, with assessment by exam or dissertation. Why choose the University of West London?

The University of West London (UWL) is a vibrant university in the heart of London, proud to provide high quality, specialist education that helps students become creative professionals, connecting them to varied and rewarding careers.

We give students of all ages We’ve also been recognised and backgrounds access for the quality of our courses to teaching and academic in many subject areas, and experience of the highest we’re the only university to standard from accessible, win the Queen’s Anniversary supportive and encouraging Prize for outstanding staff. UWL offers students achievement and excellence excellent work placements, in hospitality education. What’s and has links with major more, the Quality Assurance organisations such as Apple, Agency (QAA) comprehensively Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, praised our high academic Oracle and Microsoft. quality and standards, the level of support and guidance we You can study many of give students, and our success our postgraduate courses in meeting the requirements part-time, giving you the of professional bodies. flexibility to develop your education around other Our state-of-the-art teaching commitments. You can and learning centre, the Savoy study for a postgraduate Suite, is designed especially for degree in a different discipline postgraduate students. to your bachelor’s, without having to complete a full bachelor’s degree in the relevant subject area. What graduates and employers say

London College of College of Nursing, London School of Film, Hospitality and Tourism Midwifery and Healthcare Media and Design The school is incredibly well The MSc Advanced Practice The MA prepared me for equipped, a wonderful place is a fantastic course and professional work in many to work, but I would say most enabled our staff in acute ways. The way I conduct importantly of all, it really care to gain the academic myself and interact with does motivate the students. and professional accreditation people, how I professionally Heston Blumenthal, Chef as an advanced practitioner. present my work and how Edwin Dela Cruz, Head of Faculty of to always seek to improve, London College of Music Nursing, West Middlesex University alongside deep technical My project led me to starting Hospital NHS Trust experience and knowledge. up my own company on Jon Gordon, graduate leaving. I can highly School of Computing recommend the courses and Technology The Claude Littner and the campus production Having worked in the IT Business School facilities are fantastic. industry for 10 years, I One of the things I valued most had experience, but lacked Ryan Wilkins, graduate about doing my MBA was the a formal background that diversity of our cohort and the could strengthen my career. Ealing Law School opportunity to exchange rich The University of West London The quality of the course experiences and views with filled the gaps in the skills I is very impressive, from the people working in different needed and a clear vision of detailed feedback to the sectors and industries. success was always present. tutors’ unlimited patience. Radovan Manko, Part-time MBA Although very difficult, the LPC Graduate has been the most rewarding School of Psychology, Social experience I’ve ever had. Work and Human Sciences Sophie De Canson, Qualified Guided by fantastic lecturers, I absorbed a great deal of knowledge and acquired many practical skills which I now use in my work for stop smoking services. Weronika Suszynska, MSc Health Psychology Career connections

At the University of West London, we understand that your postgraduate studies should enhance your career prospects and set you apart in today’s highly competitive job market.

That’s why we have always Our teaching and learning focused on working closely with strategy and the outcome employers, driving innovation, of the QAA audit clearly show enterprise and economic we are at the forefront of growth in west London. employer engagement and We have a strong record of enterprise development in postgraduate employment, an the UK. Many of our courses international reputation in the are professionally accredited – fields of healthcare, music and details can be found on hospitality, and outstanding our website. links with employers across various sectors. Ealing Law School

Enhanced career prospects: Alumni network provides placement opportunities.

Our well-taught and As a student, you will have the The quality professionally relevant courses, advantage of being a member of the course dedicated teaching team and of, or taking an active role in, exceptional location ensure the Student Law Society or delivery and you receive the Student Criminology Society. teaching is and training you need for the These societies meet monthly real world. The Law Society to discuss topics of interest and outstanding, described our Law School as tailor the law and criminology with a “having a supportive and student experience, and very useful cohesive team who are members have been invited committed and enthusiastic”. for tours, lunches and dinners, mentoring meeting some of today’s most scheme in Our law and criminology staff eminent legal minds and have practised as or also have the opportunity to law firms and in either city, regional participate in criminology magistrates’ or high street firms, Government study tours in the USA. We look courts. offices or charities. Their practice forward to welcoming you to experience includes , Ealing Law School. Pavla Kalouskova, , , employment law, housing law, property law, company law and civil litigation. PgCert/PgDip Award Legal Practice (LPC) Duration One year (full-time) 18 months to The Legal Practice Course (LPC) is the first stage of a Two years (part-time) solicitor’s professional training. It is an intensive, practical Start date course designed to equip you with the law, procedure Early September* and legal skills you will need as a trainee solicitor.

Course overview Stage One You will start the course with • Criminal and Civil Litigation a foundation week. You will be • Property Law and Practice introduced in workshops to the • Business Law and Practice Course course and the skills of interviewing • Professional Conduct Highlights and advising, legal writing, and and Regulation This course is drafting, and to professional conduct. • Wills and Administration of Estates professionally validated with excellent ratings • Legal Skills: Advocacy; Interviewing from students past You will also be given a foundation and Advising; Drafting; Practical and current. in taxation. Following this foundation Legal Research; and Writing week, you will start your study • Solicitors’ Accounts of stage one of the course, until • Taxation February. From March to June you will study stage two. To complete Stage two The the LPC, students must pass stages Vocational Electives: one and two within five years. • Advanced Litigation/ • Commercial Leases At the University of West London • Employment Law and Practice students can opt to do stage one • Family Law and Practice first (the Postgraduate Certificate) • Housing and Residential or do both as a combined course Landlord and Tenant Law (the Postgraduate Diploma). • Immigration Law and Practice. In addition, students who have successfully completed stage one Electives run subject to availability elsewhere will be able to study stage and demand. two at the University of West London, and on successful completion of Career options stage two and accreditation of their Our graduates are employed stage one by the University they Entry requirements in a wide range of legal work, will be awarded a PgDip. Applicants All applications for the full-time including in private practice for the full-time course must apply course must be made through the at partnership level, the through www.lawcabs.ac.uk. Central Applications Board online at Crown Prosecution Service, www.lawcabs.ac.uk. the Government Legal Applicants for the part-time course Service, charities and as can apply on our website uwl.ac.uk Applicants should have one of the in-house solicitors. following: * Students who have successfully - A qualifying , usually 2:2 completed stage one elsewhere will be eligible to start stage two in March. or above - A Common Professional Examina- tion/ pass, usually with an average of at least 50%.

Find out more at: www.uwl.ac.uk/ postgraduate