Diploma in Legal Practice

School of Law: The Place for Legal Professionals

The Glasgow Diploma in Legal Practice is a practical course designed to prepare law students for professional practice.

Completion of the Diploma in Legal Practice is a requirement for entry to either branch of the legal profession.

Our Diploma programme will reflect the ongoing proposals for the reform of legal education and training outlined by the Law Society of Scotland.

Open to all graduates who meet our entry requirements, our new Diploma programme will launch in September 2010.

Why Choose the Glasgow Diploma?

• Study at one of the top 1% of universities in the world*
• The Diploma is taught within one of Scotland's oldest, largest and internationally diverse schools of Law
• Professionalism is at the core of the Glasgow Diploma
• The programme is designed and delivered in partnership with legal professionals
• Experience mentoring from expert and distinguished members of the legal profession
• Benefit from our close links with the legal profession, both in Scotland and internationally

*Times Higher Education World Unversity Rankings 2008-09

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Programme Aims

Our aim is to provide a programme which utilises the knowledge gained at undergraduate level and develops practical skills thus ensuring that the transition from university to traineeship/devilling is effected as seamlessly as possible.

Professionalism is the ethos which will underline every aspect of the programme, from design of course content to delivery. We strive to build on the academic and research strengths of our prestigious School of Law, allowing the programme to bridge the gap between an academic programme and applied professional learning.

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Programme Overview

The Diploma in Legal Practice programme is a full-time postgraduate course, worth 120 credits, taught between September and May.

Teaching will be mainly in small groups, where intensive practice-based learning will equip our students with the skills required for professional legal practice.

The programme is made up five core compulsory subjects, namely

• Civil Litigation
• Conveyancing
• Criminal Litigation
• Business Finance and Practice Awareness
• Private Client
  

In addition to the five compulsory core subjects, the programme will also offer a wide range of elective choices. Following our consultation of students and legal firms, our elective choice for 2010 will be:

• Family Law
• Human Rights
• Advanced Criminal Litigation
• Advanced Civil Litigation
• Public Law
• Corporate and Finance
  

Participants will choose three elective courses from this choice of six, each worth 15 credits.

This will allow participants the opportunity to specialise in an area of law which may be beneficial in their traineeship, or to develop learning in a subject area in which they are interested.

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For further information on our new Diploma in Legal Practice programme, please contact

Michael Murray

Administrator, Professional Legal Practice, School of Law, University of Glasgow
Sir Alexander Stone Building, 16 University Gardens G12 8QL

+44(0)141 330 7159

michael.murray@law.gla.ac.uk 

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