Training to become a solicitor

Which solicitors’ firms pay your LPC and GDL course fees?

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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The qualification all solicitors need: the legal practice course (LPC)

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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Choose the right legal practice course (LPC) for the graduate career you want

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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All degrees welcome: why non-law graduates are in demand for solicitors' jobs

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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Law conversion courses

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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Finding a sponsor for my LPC

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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Studying for the LPC full time in London

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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Studying for the LPC at weekends

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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Studying for the LPC on a part-time basis

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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Converting with a graduate diploma in law

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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Why I chose an MA in law instead of a traditional conversion course

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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Undertaking my LLB conversion course

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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Considering postgraduate legal study

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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Financing your LLM or MA in law

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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The academic approach: studying towards an MA in human rights

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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The academic approach: how my LLM led to a career as a media law lecturer

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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