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Unlock your legal career and take the next step on your path to becoming a solicitor with our LLM in Solicitors' Practice, meticulously crafted to prepare you for the Solicitors’ Qualifying Examinations (SQE).

This course in Law (Solicitors' Practice) combines hands-on training with real courtroom experience, guiding you through the essentials of Functioning Legal Knowledge, including ethics, to build on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge gained in your undergraduate studies.

Through a balanced approach of lectures, interactive workshops, and independent study, you’ll enhance your problem-solving abilities and engage in reflective discussions to prepare for a career in legal practice. Our curriculum emphasises the practical procedures of law, alongside key areas of Functioning Legal Knowledge, promoting a reflective, nuanced understanding of both substantive legal rights and broader themes.

Benefit from Kent Law School’s strong connections with local employers, providing valuable opportunities for paid Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) placements. As one of the UK’s leading law schools and ranked 2nd in research in the Complete University Guide, Kent offers the advantage of learning from award-winning academics with practitioner experience. Our distinctive critical approach situates the law within wider social, political, and economic contexts, encouraging you to think critically about the diverse challenges and impacts of the legal field.

Your future:

The taught modules of this course focus on employability skills to help you thrive as a solicitor. You will tackle practical exercises based on real-life scenarios, similar to those in the SQE2 exams. We encourage use of the latest legal software and online practitioner texts. We collaborate with local lawyers to ensure our teaching methods and content are informed by current practice. Our 'Practical Approach' Series features talking heads videos with practitioners that bring law to life and align your learning with what future employers want. 

Outside the classroom, you can build an employability portfolio through various activities like the law clinic, the lawyering skills programme and the student outdoor clerk scheme. These experiences will enrich your learning and also align with values like sustainability and ethical practice.

Our MLaw Paralegal (QWE) Scheme lets you work up to three days a week at partner firms, fitting perfectly with our block timetable where you attend university for two days. Applicants for the standalone MLaw LLM (Solicitors’ Practice) must apply to the course in good time and pay a non-refundable deposit to be considered for the QWE Scheme. 

Our approach comprehensively integrates employability skills into your studies and offers diverse co-curricular activities. We align with the university's Careers and Employability Strategy, equipping you with the skills and experiences to succeed in the legal field, locally, or further afield.