Legal Practice Course

BU has successfully delivered the LPC since 1994. BU is recognised by employers and students as a popular provider of high-quality professional legal education and training.

The new LPC, validated by the SRA for September 2010, offers students the opportunity to study the course with us in one year full-time, or over two years part-time. To be awarded the LPC students must successfully complete Stage 1 and three Stage 2 Elective units.

Both the full-time and part-time delivery patterns embed the strengths and unique features of the Bournemouth LPC:·

* Small group sizes with consequent high level of interaction with tutors·
* A broadly based LPC, delivering an all round knowledge of the core areas of legal practice together with the necessary skills to prepare for work based learning ·
* A range of electives covering a range of `high street´ as well as more commercially based areas of work ·
* A high level of face-to-face learning and teaching and an emphasis on interaction between students and staff ·
* Interaction with professionally qualified staff in a realistic practice context

The Bournemouth LPC prides itself on maintaining small class sizes, giving each student an individual pastoral tutor and adopting an "open door" policy. We believe this approach contributes significantly to the excellent success rate of our students and helps to create a supportive and team environment among our LPC students.

During your time at BU we will give you the opportunity to network with Trainee Solicitors and more senior members of the profession through our links with local firms, law societies, the Junior Lawyers Division and other bodies. We organise a number of high profile events to which Law students are invited. In recent years we have been privileged to welcome The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer, the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, and Lord Phillips, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Guest lectures are given by practising Solicitors, Magistrates, expert witnesses and representatives of Government Departments. You will receive a daily summary of news items from the national press affecting of interest to and affecting Solicitors.