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MALegal Practice Course

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sheffield.ac.uk/..-practice-course-diploma 

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Stage One (compulsory)

Business Law and Practice
Property Law and Practice
Litigation and Advocacy
Drafting
Writing
Practical Legal Research
Interviewing and Advising
Advocacy
Professional Conduct
Solicitors’ Accounts
Wills and Administration of Estates

Stage Two (optional, choose three)

Acquisitions and Mergers
Advanced Commercial Litigation
Corporate Finance
Commercial Property
Commercial Law
Family Law
Employment Law
Advanced Criminal Litigation
Private Client
Personal Injury Litigation

Dissertation (submitted in August)

Your dissertation can be up to 12,000 words. You can pick any topic that interests you as long as it is related to an aspect of legal practice. Further guidance will be given in the research methods seminars.

The tutor who teaches the research methods seminars will also be your dissertation supervisor. Your dissertation supervisor will be able to answer queries by email and meet you on three occasions.

Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you
Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you