Legal Practice Course (LPC)
Until recently the LPC was the established training route to becoming a solicitor. This has now been replaced by the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE).
About the LPC and the LLM LPC
The Legal Practice Course, also known as the LPC, was typically studied by aspiring solicitors after an undergraduate law degree or law conversion course. Under the LPC route, students were required to pass the LPC, complete a short Professional Skills Course (PSC), and then complete a two-year training contract with an employer. The LLM Legal Practice Course (LLM LPC) was an LPC masters version, available for postgraduate loan funding.
The SQE was established in 2021 to replace the LPC which will be fully abolished in 2032. BPP, like most LPC providers, are no longer offering the LPC course.
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Frequently asked questions
Learn more about the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and how it compares to the SQE.
The LPC is a postgraduate course that gave aspiring solicitors the skills, knowledge and behaviours they needed for practice. During the LPC, you would study the key practice areas essential for a legal career, such as employment law, commercial litigation, and criminal. As a vocational course, the LPC is designed to prepare you for your training contract, a typically two-year recognised training period within a legal employer.