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For those law students intending on qualifying as solicitors or barristers, they must first successfully complete a qualifying law degree ("QLD").  The most common way of doing this is by studying the LLB or by taking a law conversion course.

The Qualifying Law Degree

A QLD is a law degree recognised by the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council. It is the first stage in training to become a solicitor or barrister and is the same for both routes into the legal profession. In general the subjects that must be studied on a QLD are:

1. Legal research and the English legal system
2. The law of obligations I (Contract law)
3. The law of obligations II (Tort law)
4. Criminal law
5. The law of equity and trust law
6. Law of the European Union
7. Law of Property (Land law)
8. Constitutional and Administrative law (Public law)

The most common way of completing the QLD is to undertake the LLB Law Degree, a course offered by the majority of universities in the United Kingdom.  

 The LLB Law Degree

The LLB is the most common QLD and a route taken by many into the legal profession. Competition among LLB graduates for training contracts and pupillages is fierce and obtaining high grades and graduating with a good degree is generally a minimum requirement for intending solicitors and barristers. The vast majority of law firms and chambers will require a minimum of a 2.1 degree, even to secure an interview. Even with a 2.1 Degree, breaking into the profession is extremely tough. Those who want to succeed and become lawyers will have to consistently achieve excellent grades on their LLB.

City law Tutors know how to do this. We offer expert LLB tuition in all of the foundation subjects and many others. The majority of our London based law tutors will have studied on LLB courses, and most have secured First Class Honours Degrees, law prizes and scholarships. Our law tutors at the higher levels will be actively involved in teaching and marking on university LLB programmes.

The Conversion Course

An LLB is not the only way to complete the academic stage of legal training. Law conversion courses such as the Graduate Diploma in Law (“GDL”) or the Common Professional Examination (“CPE”) offer a popular alternative route into the legal profession. The conversion course is taken in a year full-time or 2 years part-time and covers all the foundation subjects set out above. City Law Tutors has considerable experience providing tuition to students studying on GDL, CPE and other law conversion courses.