Legal Practice Course University of Plymouth Simon Payne Head of School

BACKGROUND l Background – closure and transfer of Exeter’s Centre for Legal Practice to the University of Plymouth l Exeter and Plymouth working together l Law at Plymouth – LLB – professional links – strong Student Law Society – Careers Support and Advice l Approval by Law Society

OUR COURSES l Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Legal Practice Course) l LLM in Legal Practice by dissertation or professional development portfolio (training contract)

PG Diploma in Legal Practice FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION Term 1Term 2Term 3 Property Law and PracticeElective 1 Business Law and PracticeElective 2 LitigationElective 3 Professional Context and Practice Skills

Electives l Corporate Finance l Commercial Law l Commercial Leases l Family Law l Insurance Law & Practice l Employment Law l Housing and Welfare Law l Private Client

FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS l Standard fee /2007 Legal Practice Course £6950 (including texts and course materials but excluding the Law Society registration fee). l For University of Exeter and University of Plymouth LLB undergraduates or graduate diploma in law students there will be a reduced fee - £6255. Saltram Scholarships l 25% fee discount for up to best 5 applicants who can demonstrate strong academic achievement to date and demonstrable potential for legal practice.

FUNDING THE LPC… l Law Society Bursary Scheme l Law Firm Sponsorship (see tor/training/funding.law#sponsorship ) tor/training/funding.law#sponsorship l Charitable support… l Henry Malcolm Hubbard Fund (administered by the Law Society) l Leonard Sainer Foundation (administered by Dechert LLP via University Law Departments)

MORE ON FUNDING… l Inderpal Rahal Memorial Trust (administered by 2 Garden Court Chambers - l Other charity information – from local public library, awards officer at your local authority or maybe local Law Society

EVEN MORE ON FUNDING… l Legal Services Commission – support for tutiion fees and training contract salaries in legal aid practices (see and release43.asp) release43.asp

FUNDING FROM LOANS l Career Development Loans £300 to £8,000 are available for the LPC. (Barclays Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Co-operative Bank). Interest free until up to one month after the end of the course but interest is payable after that date. Repayable over a period of 1 to 5 years from two months after completion of the course. l Professional Trainee Loan Schemes

CAREERS l Overall position…in FT LPC places and 5708 TCs registered. Pass rate approx 90% (approx 7510) ie about 75%. l Key source of information links from LCAN ining_contracts/p!ekmXji;jsessionid=a6308af2af57$5 D$7E$D NB nature of private practice esp. in SW. ining_contracts/p!ekmXji;jsessionid=a6308af2af57$5 D$7E$D l Most students when they start the LPC do not have a TC. l What if I don’t get a TC immediately?

CAREERS SUPPORT l Careers Advisor with responsibility for law l University intranet Law Careers page l Assistance with CVs and Application Forms l Mock interviews l Psychometric tests l Careers Tutor in the Law Academic Staff l Mentoring l GradSouthWest l Local Law Society links