Program Overview

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Course overview

The course aims to:

Provide you with the knowledge, skills and related professional practice required to undertake the Solicitors’ Qualifying Exam (SQE) Part 1 and/or the CILEX professional stage (CPQ).

Develop your ability to apply legal knowledge and skills, to both the theory and practice of law utilising complex authentic scenarios.

Develop your understanding of the professional ethics requirements of a legal practitioner, based upon the Code of Conduct of the SRA and CILEX.

The course will be of interest to anyone seeking a career in professional legal practice who is a law graduate or has completed Coventry University’s

PGCert in Principles of Law

or a similar course.

The course is designed to prepare students to sit the

Solicitors Qualifying Examination Part 1

– this is not embedded in the course. Students will have to sit the exam independently directly with the SRA.

The course is also designed to prepare students to sit the

CILEX Lawyer professional examinations (CPQ)

– this is not embedded in the course. Students will have to sit the exam independently directly with CILEX.

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Joint Top Modern University for Career Prospects

Guardian University Guide 2021 and 2022

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5 QS Stars for Teaching and Facilities

QS Stars University Ratings

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Top 5 UK Student City (Coventry)

QS Best Student Cities Index 2023

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Why you should study this course

This course aims to provide you with:

Preparation to sit the CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ) and sit the Solicitors’ Qualifying Examination (SQE) part 1

Extensive tutor support throughout the duration of the course, with delivery mainly facilitated through group sessions

Flexible study options for those already working in legal practice and looking to qualify

The opportunity to immerse yourself in legal practice through the exploration of authentic real world case studies (subject to availability)

Access to Coventry Law School’s ‘Raising the Bar’ scheme, that offers you the opportunity to network with members of and gain an honest insight into the legal profession.

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Memberships

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International Association of Law Schools

Coventry Law School is a member of the International Association of Law Schools, an association of around 160 law schools from over 55 countries, representing around 7,500 law faculty members. Having this status allows you to access a variety of international experiences, including with our partner institutions across the world.

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European Law Faculties Association (ELFA)

Coventry Law School is currently a member of the European Law Faculties Association with over 250 members from Europe and beyond.

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British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association

Coventry Law School is currently a member of British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association, one of the largest Technology Law associations in Europe.

These memberships are renewed annually and there is currently no intentions for these memberships to laps. However if our membership is not renewed for any reason, we would notify applicants and students as soon as possible.

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Collaborations

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Central England Law Centre

Coventry Law School collaborates with the Central England Law Centre in order to offer a powerful professional element to your learning, through our Law Employment and Advocacy clinics. Students who participate in the clinics get involved with everything that the solicitors do at the Law Centre with supervisors who are currently working in practice and experts in specific areas of law. They get hands-on-experience doing reserved legal activities, providing supervised advice and assistance to members of the public.

Immersive learning: 3 faculties combine in mock criminal law case