How to qualify as a solicitor or barrister: all the information you need on the SQE, GDL, LPC and Bar Course.
The SQE (Solicitors Qualifying Exam)
From 2021, the new way to qualify as a solicitor.

Formerly the BPTC, the route to becoming a barrister is now different at each law school.

Conversion courses for non-law graduates


The LPC (Legal Practice Course)
It's now being replaced, but the old route to qualifying as a solicitor is still open to some.


