Legal Practice Course
The Legal Practice Course (LPC) is a practice-based postgraduate law degree in England and Wales .
The LPC serves as the transition from purely theoretical legal training at the university with a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) degree to the practice of the law firm. Attending the LPC is a necessary condition for admission as a solicitor in England and Wales.
The full-time study lasts one year, it can also be completed as a two-year part-time study. In addition to compulsory subjects such as business law and real estate law, students can choose various specialization modules in order to develop a profile, for example in the areas of banking, corporate, family law, intellectual property or private client. The courses are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority .
The LPC is not an LL.M. and no Masters degree , although various universities offering LPC such as the University of Law now offer a combined LPC / LLM degree. The difference between the LPC and the LL.M. lies in the fact that the latter is an academic degree, while the LPC prepares the graduate for practice.
In contrast to the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) , the LPC prepares you for office work in a law firm, because this is also the traditional job description of the solicitor . The BVC, on the other hand, is the traditional preparation for work in court. This also results in the traditional division of labor between the solicitor working in the law firm and the barrister working in court .
The training of an English solicitor normally includes three years of full-time study leading to a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) degree and one year of full-time study at the LPC. This is followed by two years of practical training in a law firm or the legal department of a company as part of a training contract and finally approval as a solicitor.
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- ↑ Legal Practice Course (LPC) | The University of Law. Retrieved June 13, 2019 .