Legal Course Providers Compared

Law school

Location/campus

Courses available

Duration

Fees

Full-time/part-time/etc

Entry requirements

Sponsorship/scholarships available

Other/notes

Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridge/Chelmsford

Advanced Professional Legal Practice: SQE Preparation LLM

1 year

£12,600 (UK Students); £18,600 (International Students)

Full-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent

Alumni scholarship worth 20% of fees for ARU graduates

January and September start dates

Birmingham City University

Birmingham

Legal Practice LLM

1 year

£12,440 (UK Students); £19,970 (International Students)

Full-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent

Graduate scholarship of 20% fee reduction for BCU graduates

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth

Legal Practice LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£11,250 (UK Students); £17,000 (International Students)

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Honours Degree

Scholarships rewarding academic achievement available from £2,000

Bournemouth University also offer an LLB (Hones) Law with Legal Practice (SQE) course, where SQE prep is included within your undergraduate law degree

BPP Law School

Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, London Central (Holborn), London South (Waterloo), Manchester, Online

SQE 1 and 2 LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£16,700 (Holborn); £14,200 (Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester, Leeds, Online)

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent, or 2:2 Honours Degree and 50% or more in BPP admissions test on the foundational areas of legal knowledge

£1.4m+ of dedicated funds awarded solely to applicants of BPP's postgraduate law courses

Applicants without a qualifying law degree or equivalent can instead have an honours degree in any subject and a mark of 50% in more in BPP's admissions test on the foundational areas of legal knowledge

SQE 1 and 2 Diploma

8 months full-time; 16 months part-time

£13,900 (Holborn); £11,800 (Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Online)

Full-time; Part-time

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SQE 1 Preparation Course

4 months full-time; 10 months part-time

£6,900 (Holborn); £5,800 (Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester, Leeds, Online)

Full-time; Part-time

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Law Conversion with SQE 1 LLM

12 to 26 months full-time; 26 to 29 months part-time

£19,600 (Waterloo); £16,200 (Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester, Leeds, Online)

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Honours Degree

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Bristol Law School at UWE

Bristol

Bar Training Course LLM

1 year full-time

£15,750

Full-time

2:2 Honours Degree, and a law degree or conversion course and membership of an Inn of Court

UWE Bristol alumni discount worth 20% of fees

Bar Training Course PGDip

1 year

£13,570

Full-time

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Solicitors Training Course (SQE Prep) PGDip

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£9,250 (Full-time)

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Honours Degree, and a law degree or equivalent

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Solicitors Training Course (SQE Prep) LLM

1 year full-time; 26 months part-time

£11,500 (Full-time)

Full-time; Part-time

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Cardiff Law School

Cardiff

Bar Training Course LLM

1 year

£18,950 (UK Students); £23,700 (International Students)

Full-time

2:1 Law Degree, or 2:2 Honours Degree with CPE or GDL

Masters Scholarships worth £3,000 available for LLM courses; Cardiff alumni discount worth 20% fee reduction

Bar Training Course PGDip

1 year

£18,950 (UK Students); £23,700 (International Students)

Full-time

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Graduate Diploma in Law

1 year

£11,200 (UK Students); £23,700 (International Students)

Full-time

2:2 Honours Degree

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Solicitors Practice Course LLM

1 year

£13,450 (UK Students); £23,700 (International Students)

Full-time

2:2 Law Degree, or 2:2 Honours Degree with CPE or GDL

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University of Central Lancashire

Preston

Solicitors Legal Practice MProf

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£11,500 (UK Students); £17,900 (International Students)

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent

Dependants Bursary, Carers Bursary, Rice-Jones Charitable Trust Postgraduate Law Scholarship, Sports scholarships; Alumni loyalty discount of 20% tuition fees

City Law School, London

Clerkenwell, London

Bar Vocational Studies LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£21,200

Full-time; Part-time

2:1 Law Degree, or 2:1 Honours Non-Law Degree plus further graduate/postgraduate study in law

The City Law School Bar Vocational Studies Scholarship; The City Law School Dean's Scholarship for Academic Excellence; The City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence; The City Law School Solicitor's Practice Programme Scholarship; 20% loyalty discount for students enrolling on a second course at The Cty Law School

Bar Vocational Studies PGDip

8 months full-time; 20 months part-time

£17,900

Full-time; Part-time

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Bar Vocational Studies PGDip with Specialism

10 months full-time; 22 months part-time

£20,100

Full-time; Part-time

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Graduate Diploma in Law

1 year full-time

£14,600

Full-time

2:1 Honours Degree

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Solicitors Practice Programme LLM

1 year

£17,300

Full-time

2:1 Law Degree, or 2:1 Honours Degree and a UK GDL (will consider a 2:2 Honours Law Degree)

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Solicitors Practice Programme PGDip

9 months

£12,050

Full-time

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De Montfort University

Leicester

Legal Professional Practice (SQE Preparation Course) LLM

1 year

£11,450 (UK Students); £18,450 (International Students)

Full-time

2:2 Law Degree, or 2:2 Honours Degree and GDL

Postgraduate Alumni Scholarship offering 20% discount on tuition fees

University of Law

Birmingham, Bristol, Egham (Royal Holloway), Exeter, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, London Bloomsbury, London Moorgate, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford Brookes, Reading, Sheffield, Southampton, Online

Legal Practice (SQE1&2) LLM

14 months full-time; 21 months part-time

£18,500 (London); £14,700 (Outside London)

Full-time; Part-time (Day, Evening or Weekend)

2:2 Honours Degree

£500 Postgraduate Award to students studying at Newcastle University; £1,000 Postgraduate Award to students studying in Nottingham; Ulaw Alumni may be eligible to receive a £500 General Alumni discount and additional £250 discount as part of the Early Bird Alumni Offer

Bar Practice Course

9 months full-time; 20 months part-time

£15,635 (Outside London); £13,500 ( Newcastle); £17,235 (London)

Full-time; Part-time

2:1 Law Degree or equivalent

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Bar Practice Course LLM

9 months full-time; 20 months part-time

£18,285 (Outside London); £13,650 (Newcastle); £20,085 (London)

Full-time; Part-time

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Legal Practice Course

10 months full-time; 22 months part-time

£20,950 (London); £16,600 (Outside London)

Full-time

2:2 Law Degree or equivalent (and must be eligible to qualify on the LPC route)

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Postgraduate Diploma in Law

9 months full-time; 22 months part-time

£14,850 (London); £11,950 (Outside London)

Full-time; Part-time (Evening or Weekend)

2:2 Honours Degree

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Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

Professional Legal Practice LLM

18 months

£12,500 (UK Students); £17,900 (International Students)

Full-time

2:1 Law Degree, or equivalent

Alumni discount of 20% tuition fees

Professional Legal Practice PGDip

12 months

£12,000

Full-time

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Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

Legal Practice (SQE 1 and 2) LLM

12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

£11,570 (UK Students); £13,230 (International Students)

Full-time; Part-time

An undergraduate degree in law, or any undergraduate degree and the common professional examination or GDL

There are a few scholarships available, and information can be found on the university website

London Metropolitan University

Holloway, London

Legal Practice (SQE 1 and 2) LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£12,000

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent

Alumni discount of 20% tuition fees

The flexible timetable means students can study either during the day (on campus) or in the evening (online) or by any workable combination of the two as a UK student. If you're an international student, you can study online in the evenings (UK time)

Legal Practice (SQE 1 and 2) PGDip

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£8,000

Full-time; Part-time

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Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

Bar Training Course

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time; 2-5 years part-time flexible

£14,500

Full-time; Part-time; Part-time flexible

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent

Various scholarship available, including the Rice-ones Charitable Trust Scholarship for postgraduate law students in financial need

Exam fee of £840 also payable (excluding the LLM Legal Practice)

Legal Practice at the Bar LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time; 2-5 years part-time flexible

£15,000

Full-time; Part-time; Part-time flexible

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Legal Practice LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£13,000

Full-time; Part-time

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Northumbria University

Newcastle

Bar Course/LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£13,200

Full-time; Part-time

2:1 Law Degree or equivalent

Northumbria Postgraduate Scholarship offering up to £2,700 to help with your studies; alumni discount of 20% of tuition fees

The university also offer a Bar Knowledge Course, and Bar Skills Course, which separates learning into two stages, and is equivalent to the Bar Course when both stages are completed

Master of Laws Professional Legal Practice (SQE1) LLM

1 year

£9,500

Full-time

2:2 Law Degree or equivalent

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Nottingham Law School

Nottingham

Law and Legal Practice - Barristers Training Course LLM

18 months

£20,500

Full-time

2:1 Honours Degree

Barristers Training Course PGDip

7 months

£12,900

Full-time

2:1 Law Degree, or equivalent

Barristers Training Course LLM

1 year

£15,200

Full-time

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SQE1 Preparation Course PGDip

6 months full-time; 12 months part-time

£4,800

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent knowledge through a recognised course

SQE2 Preparation Course PGCert

3 months full-time; 7 months part-time

£3,400

Full-time; Part-time

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Law and Legal Practice - SQE1 Preparation Course LLM

18 months full-time; 36 months part-time

£13,450

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Honours Degree

Online SQE1 Preparation Course

6-12 months part-time

£4,700

Part-time

An undergraduate degree, or 2 years' work experience in a legal role

SQE 1 and SQE 2 Preparation Course LLM

12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

£11,800

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent knowledge through a recognised course

University of South Wales

Pontypridd

Legal Practice LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£15,400 (UK Students); £17,900 (International Students)

Full-time;  Part-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent (and must be eligible to qualify on the LPC route)

Postgraduate Alumni Discount of 20% tuition fees, and other scholarships and bursaries available

Applicants to the LLM Professional Practice (SQE) must have a 2:2 undergraduate degree in any subject, but will then be placed into either the law graduate or non-law graduate stream

Legal Practice Course PGDip

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£13,600

Full-time; Part-time

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Professional Legal Practice (SQE) LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£10,800 (UK Students); £16,900 (International Students)

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Honours Degree

University of Sunderland

Sunderland

Advanced Legal Practice (SQE 1 and SQE 2) LLM

1 year

£8,500 (UK Students); £17,000 (International Students)

Full-time

2:1 Law Degree, or equivalent

Alumni Loyalty Scheme offering a 20% waiver on the full cost of course fees; We Care Bursary; North-East Postgraduate Discount; Aziz Foundation Scholarships

Swansea University

Swansea

Professional Legal Practice LLM

1 year

£11,500

Full-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent

Various scholarships available

The Law and Legal Practice LLM is a conversion course that prepares non-law students for the SQE1

Law and Legal Practice LLM

18 months

£5,750 per year

Full-time

2:2 Honours Degree

University of West London

Ealing, London

Legal Practice (SQE) LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£11,000 (UK Students); £15,000 (International Students)

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent

Alumni bursary of a £2,000 reduction in tuition fees, and a variety of other scholarships

Legal Practice (CILEX) LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£11,000 (UK Students); £15,000 (International Students)

Full-time; Part-time; Distance Learning

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University of Westminster

Regent Street, London

Legal Practice LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£14,700 (UK Students); £15,500 (International Students)

Full-time; Part-time (evening only)

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent (and must be eligible to qualify on the LPC route)

Alumni discount of 20% tuition fees; Chevening Scholarship (Overseas Students); Home Postgraduate Part Fee Scholarship (LLM only)

Legal Practice PGDip

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£12,700 (UK Students); £13,500 (International Students)

Full-time; Part-time (evening only)

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University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

Law and Practice LLM

1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

£12,203 (UK Students); £16,950 (International Students)

Full-time; Part-time

2:2 Law Degree, or equivalent

20% discount if you're a University of Wolverhampton Graduate