Advanced Legal Practice

Develop your understanding of core areas of functioning legal knowledge to prepare you for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE1) and (SQE2). Develop your practical legal skills in each of the necessary legal contexts to become a solicitor, by joining the Advanced Legal Practice program atUniversity of Sunderland.

As part of thisAdvanced Legal Practice program atUniversity of Sunderlandyou’ll undertake core modules designed to advance your skills in Client Interviewing, Property Law and Practice, Wills and Administration of Estates Dispute Resolution, Criminal Litigation, Business Law & Practice and Advocacy. To complete the course you will undertake a Legal Practice Project.

Course structure

A typical week for you will include weekly two-hour workshops across a variety of SQ1 and SQE 2 subjects. These are interactive and require a high level of preparation; in these workshops, you will develop your written and oral skills. The research project and dissertation are supervised by your tutor.

Compared to an undergraduate course, you will find that this master's requires a higher level of independent work. You will encounter a range of practical supervised and portfolio assessments across the course followed by an extended piece of researched coursework for your Practice Project.

Courses include:

• Advanced Skills in Client Interviewing

• Advanced Skills in Property Law and Practice

• Advanced Skills in Wills and Administration of Estates

• Advanced Skills in Dispute Resolution in Contract and Tort

• Advanced Skills in Criminal Litigation

• Advanced Skills in Business Law and Practice