LLM Legal Practice Course (LPC) (Part-time)

• Our LPC is enhanced so that successful completion of all its elements will result in you also gaining an internationally recognised Masters award.
• All academic staff are experienced lawyers.
• We have a strong network of professional contacts helping us to ensure that our courses reflect the latest theory and practice.
• Our multi award winning on campus law firm NLS Legal and our partnership with national litigant in person charity, Support Through Court, will provide you with outstanding pro bono opportunities.
• You will have a personal tutor who will assist and support you with your studies and employment applications.
• Our part-time route means you can study around work and other commitments.
• We regularly review our courses to ensure our students gain the qualifications and practical knowledge needed by employers.
• Scholarships are available and we offer progression discounts to our current students and alumni.
• If you work in a legal environment while studying, you may be eligible for a reduction of up to six months from your training contract.

All details of your offer can be found on the Applicant Portal.

If you wish to accept your offer, log onto the Applicant Portal and follow the instructions set out in your offer email. We aim to acknowledge your acceptance straight away. If you don’t hear from us, please contact us via Ask NTU.

Once you’ve met all the conditions of your offer you should enrol online. Please do this before the start of your course.

Provisional Course start date: Friday 13 September 2024

• Learning resources and timetables are online, so a laptop (with a working microphone and webcam) is essential for your studies. You will also need Wi-Fi at home.
• All lectures are made available for online viewing. You will attend some live lectures, but the majority will be viewed online, giving you flexibility in your studies.
• Please note that assessments take place throughout the year, and some will take place on Fridays.
• The majority of teaching takes place over one weekend each month, but teaching in November and May will take place over the course of a full week (Monday – Friday).
• You must attend all small group sessions. They are very different to traditional tutorials – your group will be divided into subgroups, and you will carry out practical legal tasks very similar to those you’d encounter in a solicitor’s office.
• If you work in a legal environment while studying, you may be able to apply for a reduction of up to six months from your training contract.  See the SRA website for more information.
• It will help you if you do a limited amount of preparatory reading before the course starts. Information on this will be sent to you once you’ve accepted your place.

Course Adjustments

Our offer is based on the assumption that when you applied, you disclosed any disability that might affect the way in which we deliver the course or assess you. In such a case, we will either:

• agree with you that the disability will require no special facilities, or
• meet you to discuss what facilities will be necessary.

If you have a disability, we need to hear from you immediately so that we can evaluate your needs and determine what adjustments we’re able to make to accommodate those needs. Please contact Student Support Services by emailing Student Support.

Please note that if you’re an existing student at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and you already have adjustments through the Student Support Services from your undergraduate or GDL / Postgraduate Diploma in Law course, these adjustments won’t automatically be carried forward on to the LLM LPC. You’ll need to contact Student Support Services as soon as possible, so a fresh evaluation can be made to accommodate your needs for this course.

Your Electives

We work closely with our specialist careers advisers to ensure that the electives available are tailored to the needs and career aspirations of our students. Please refer to the course page for further details.

Some firms insist that their trainees study specific electives; others give their trainees a free choice. If you’ve already secured a training contract, you should first ask your firm if they have a preference as to which particular elective(s) you should select.

You should only choose LPC electives that support your choice of career. You should never choose elective subjects because you think they will look good on your CV. Selecting the wrong mix of electives will put you at a disadvantage when making training contract applications.

Elective modules will only run if sufficient numbers of students select them. You will study your electives during year 2, and you will be asked to select your choices part way through year 1.

Accommodation

As a postgraduate student, you can apply for University accommodation. To guarantee yourself a place, you should apply and pay your deposit before the end of May.

International students are required to make an advance payment. Find out how and when to pay your fees.

Nottingham Law School is delighted to offer a number of generous scholarships and loyalty schemes to students starting our LLM LPC in September 2024 including;

• Professional Courses Scholarship for Academic Excellence or Outstanding Achievement
• NTU alumni discount
• University of Nottingham and University of Lincoln fee concession

Students who accept a place on the LLM LPC may be eligible for a Postgraduate loan.

For more information visit our funding page.

Course fees

Please visit the LLM LPC (Part-time) course page for full details of course fees.

Visit us at one of our Postgraduate open events, find out more about student life and meet our academics.

Nottingham Law School has a dedicated postgraduate employability team that will help you identify the type of firm that’s right for you and who will support and guide you in your search for work experience and a training contract.

The employability team offer the following services:

• workshops delivered by firms on a selection of recruitment topics such as online applications, commercial awareness, and psychometric testing;
• presentations from firms and other organisations that are seeking to recruit trainees;
• the opportunity to participate in our mentoring scheme, which includes firms such as Eversheds, Browne Jacobson, and Geldards;
• access to the FutureHub website, which allows students to keep in touch and receive notice of vacancies after completion of the course;
• individual advice on career strategy, CVs and covering letters; and
• practice interviews and assessment centres.

Our students consistently secure training contracts in a wide range of organisations, including city and regional corporate practices, high street practices, the Crown Prosecution Service, local authorities, the Government Legal Service, and in-house providers.

Find out more about your future career.