LLM Law and Legal Practice: SQE 1 Preparation Course

Students who enrol on this course will normally be required to have a 2:2 from their law degree or have acquired the equivalent knowledge of the 7 foundations of law through a recognised course.

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You will study the six subject areas which constitute SQE 1’s Functioning Legal Knowledge Assessments, integrating substantive law with procedural law and ethics.

The six subject areas are:

1. Principles of Professional Conduct, Public and Administrative law and Solicitors’ Accounts and the Legal Systems of England and Wales;
2. Dispute Resolution in Contract and Tort;
3. Business Law and Practice;
4. Wills and the Administration of Estates and Trusts;
5. Criminal Law and Practice;
6. Property Practice.

Prior to enrolling on the course, you will receive revision materials containing key principles of law applicable to the practice areas to be studied in this course and to be tested in SQE 1. These are the key principles that you have already studied in your law degree or other equivalent recognised course. These materials are intended to help you revise these principles. Whilst there is no face to face teaching of these key principles of law, you will be required to test your knowledge and understanding of them throughout the course by undertaking a number of MCQs and to build upon this using the resources provided.

As this course is at level 7, the course is designed to build upon the knowledge and understanding of the law and skills that have been gained at undergraduate level. This is achieved through the use of realistic case studies relating to the law and procedure in the context of Dispute Resolution, Property Law and Practice, Business Law and Practice, Criminal Law and Practice and Wills and the Administration of Estates and Trusts.

You will then choose to complete either a dissertation of 12,000 words focusing on a topic of research based on legal practice or any two of the following:

• a reduced dissertation of 6,000 words;
• two online bespoke electives relevant to work in practice; and / or
• a period of work experience and a professional practice report.

You will have the benefit of a dedicated academic supervisor if you choose to complete a dissertation or the period of work experience (in respect of the professional practice report) and will be able to request one-to-one meetings for guidance. These components will become the academic focus after the SQE 1 assessments have been completed.