Seminars and Interview Sessions

The University of Law: A Special Advisory Session on Solicitor’s Training Routes ^{Why is LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) a better choice for you?}

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Dona Chung

Head of Student Recruitment & Marketing (Hong Kong), The University of Law

With the implementation of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) in the 2021/22 academic year, the solicitor qualifying framework in the UK is replaced by a more examination-based regime. Graduates who would like to qualify as a solicitor will be eligible, after passing the SQE and obtaining two years of Qualifying Work Experience (QWE).

Under the new regime, it’s no longer mandatory to study a LLB (Hons) Law degree at undergraduate level. Students with different academic background ^{(it’s not uncommon for graduates with science and arts background to switch into law!)} can now start their pursuit of a legal career via different study modes ^{(study a formal qualification, short-term prep courses or by independent study)}. As long as you have the required legal knowledge and skills – you prove that by passing the SQE – the door is open for you!

In this special advisory session, the admissions representative from The University of Law will provide individual advices for existing law students, to help them pick the best training route.

University Profile: The University of Law

Founded in 1876, The University of Law has an excellent and unique reputation in professional legal training in the UK. In its early years, it was the lawyer training school of the Law Society of England and Wales, and later became the first private university that was granted degree-awarding power by the UK government! Today, The University of Law is one of the most established law schools in the UK and an education partner of the leading global law firms such as Clifford Chance and Linklaters, providing a bespoke master’s degree for Clifford Chance and Linklaters.

Key Postgraduate & Undergraduate Programmes (designed for the SQE framework)

With the implementation of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) in the 2021/22 academic year, the solicitor qualifying framework in the UK is replaced by a more examination-based regime. Graduates who would like to qualify as a solicitor will now need to pass the SQE, and obtain two years of Qualifying Work Experience (QWE):

Under the new system, requirements of Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) are sligtly relaxed, which can now include time spent on placement during a law degree, working as a paralegal and a few other circumstances. Such a change means that, for paralegals with some experience, upgrading themselves as a solicitor is now much less difficult. For prospective law students – especially those who might hesitate for the uncertainties of securing a Training Contract – a dead-end in their pursuit to become a lawyer has also become less likely!

Professional Exam Preparation Courses

In addition to year-long academic programmes, The University of Law also offers a range of professional exam preparation courses, to help students prepare for the SQE and the PCLL Conversion Examinations.

Postgraduate Programmes (designed for the old qualification framework)

In the initial years of the implementation of the SQE, a transitional arrangement is open to students who have started their law degrees in September 2021 or before, under which they are eligible for both new and existing training routes:

A Global Alumni Network: The Postgraduate Training Choice of Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London

After obtaining their bachelor’s degrees in Law from a traditional university, many students would continue their postgraduate training in The University of Law. The alumni network of The University of Law now comprises over 90,000 graduates from around the world, including many from Asian regions such as Hong Kong and Malaysia. In the UK, they include Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, who completed his LPC in The University of Law before embarking on his journey as a human rights lawyer and later a successful career in politics.

Campus-based Study Locations

The University of Law has campuses in major cities in the UK, such as London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham. In recent years, The University of Law has also formed partnership with University of Sheffield, Newcastle University, University of Reading, University of Exeter, University of Liverpool, University of East Anglia and University of Southampton, to deliver its law conversion programmes, LPC and SQE preparation courses on-campus, so that students can enjoy the the range of campus facilities and campus life in a traditional university campus. The Hong Kong campus also officially opened in the 2019/20 academic year.

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