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The vocational training to qualify as a solicitor is expensive, so it's worth knowing what financial support is available from law firms and elsewhere.
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You need to take the legal practice course (LPC) to develop your practical skills and knowledge and get a graduate job as a trainee solicitor.
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Your choice of LPC can have a significant impact on where you get your first job as a solicitor. So how do you pick the right course provider for you?
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Law firms love non-law graduates because of the different perspectives they bring. Seal the deal by demonstrating commercial awareness and commitment to law through work experience.
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Non-law graduates who want jobs as solicitors need to take a conversion course such as the graduate diploma in law or common professional examination before moving on to the next stage of legal training.
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LPC student Louise Caley was offered a graduate job with a law firm that also sponsored her LPC, taking the pressure off so she could focus on study.
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LPC student Marc Sikkes explains why he chose a London-based LPC provider and tells how his employer helped him pay off his professional studies loan.
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Patrick Meaney opted for a weekend LPC so that he could continue working full time and spread his studies over two years.
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Morag McNiven explains why she chose to take the LPC in Oxford and outlines the ins and outs of student life as a part-timer.
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So what does a full-time GDL entail? Classics graduate Carmel Dodd chose this traditional conversion course as her first step towards becoming a solicitor.
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MA student Jamie Turner decided a two-year MA would be a great foundation for his future legal career and give him the chance to find a part-time job.
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Lesley Ann Brown, a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, shares her experience of taking a one-year LLB conversion course as a mature student.
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Thinking about a masters, LLM or PhD in law? Whether you're tempted by a life of academia or you're keen to know how a further qualification can help your job-hunt, weigh up your options carefully before taking the plunge.
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Funding options for postgraduate legal study include grants, awards and bank loans. This handy overview explains where to go for more information.
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Having already completed an LLB, Lauren Fuzi embarked upon a masters in human rights, globalisation and justice. With a view to doing a PhD, she explains what her MA involved and why a life of academic legal study appeals to her.
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Mature postgrad student Tony Delahunty summarises his varied career path and reveals how studying his LLM in information, arts and media law inspired him to teach law for a living.
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