Law
Stay at Surrey to launch your career as a solicitor
Our Professional Legal Practice (SQE* Pathway) LLM course is for graduates who want to gain essential skills in professional legal practice whilst preparing for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE).
It combines preparation for the academically rigorous SQE1 assessments with the development of practical SQE2 skills and support to gain qualifying work experience.
Improving your chances of success
Watch how our Professional Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) LLM improves your chances of success in the challenging Solicitors Qualifying Exam 1 (SQE1) as well as strengthening your CV with a masters in law.
Why stay at Surrey for the Professional Legal Practice LLM?
We prepare you for legal practice, not just the qualifying exams.
Study in a familiar environment
You’ll be taught in-person in small groups with academic staff whom you know and trust.
Flexible study
Teaching is clustered over three days each week, so you have two days to gain legal work experience and complete any directed independent study.
Benefit from our extensive network
We’ll use our extensive network of legal employers to help you find QWE and launch your career as a solicitor.
Stay part of your clubs and societies
You’ll continue to be able to participate in clubs, societies and sporting activities across campus, including our Law Society.
“I genuinely believe that the level of academic support played a crucial role in my success. The opportunity to engage directly with the teaching staff and address difficult areas in detail gave me the confidence to pass SQE1 first time.”
“I chose to study the Professional Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) LLM course because, after completing my undergraduate degree in law at Surrey, it felt like the natural and most fitting place to continue my postgraduate studies. No other provider offered the same combination of SQE preparation alongside the practical skills essential for real-life practice.”
Discounts for our students
Receive a 20% discount on your tuition fees, with guaranteed accommodation, if you stay at Surrey.
Next steps
Explore our course
By taking this course you will gain real-world experience and a masters in law.
Get in touch with us
If you have any questions, then please email our programme leads Dr Katy Peters and Dr Claire Lillywhite at LegalPracticeLLM@surrey.ac.uk.
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