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The Solicitors’ Practice Programme (SPP) explained

The Solicitors’ Practice Programme (SPP) is designed for anyone who is preparing for the new route to qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales.

Over two 10-week terms, you will study the requisite material to successfully pass the SQE 1 and SQE 2 respectively.

This Master of Laws (LLM) is a blended learning programme that is taught through face to face tutorials supported by a range of online resources.

Hear from our students on the Solicitors' Practice Programme at The City Law School

Why do your SQE training with us

  • Graduate student

    Rigorous preparation for the SQE1 and SQE2 exams

  • Student studying featuring book on a desk

    Delivered within a realistic, practical and commercially aware context

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    Programme designed in collaboration with leading law firms

The SPP in practice

Preparation for the SQE1 and SQE2 examinations

If you are on the PGDip route, you will study SQE1 subjects in term one (10 weeks) and SQE2 subjects in term 2 (10 weeks).

Term One

  • Professional Legal Knowledge 1: Business Law and Practice; Dispute Resolution; Contract; Tort, Legal System of England and Wales; Legal Services.
  • Professional Legal Knowledge 2: Property Practice; Wills and the Administration of Estates;
    Land Law; Trusts; Solicitors Accounts; Criminal Law and Practice.

Term Two

  • Interpersonal Professional Skills: Advocacy & Client Interviewing
  • Analytical Professional Skills: Case Analysis, Legal Analysis & Research
  • Written Professional Skills: Legal Writing & Drafting
  • Preparation for Practice: Professional competence, Professional Conduct and Ethics, Financial services and money laundering

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Term 3 (for those on the LLM pathway) - in addition to the above modules you will:

Study two elective modules and complete a legal practice research project

Electives:

  • Advanced Litigation
  • Advanced Commercial Property
  • Commercial Law & Intellectual Property
  • Employment Law
  • Family Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Preparation for legal practice

The Solicitors’ Practice Programme (SPP) also aims to support your employability by developing your legal skills and increasing your awareness of contemporary legal practice, including development of your digital skills and introducing you to legal technology.

Students have access to our Future Solicitors Careers Advice (FSCA)  Service which provides support and guidance in relation to your search and applications for a training contract/ qualifying work experience. You can access this service as soon as you accept an offer.

Excellence in solicitor training

The City Law School has a long history of training solicitors, many of whom have gone onto obtain prized job roles in the legal world.

This course has been designed with the benefit of advice from a range of solicitors’ firms and is tailored to equip you with the knowledge and skills that firms seek, especially commercial acumen often cited as an essential skill by employers.

Supporting you through Solicitor training

The City Law School Solicitor’s Practice Programme Scholarship

A £2,000 scholarship is available to outstanding applicants for the Solicitor’s Practice Programme (SPP), offered by The City Law School to student who have a first class undergraduate degree (in law or another discipline) or international equivalent.

Alumni discount 

We are offering a Graduate Loyalty Discount of 20% on tuition fees to all our alumni when applying to any of our degree courses.

To be eligible for the discount you must have successfully completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at legacy City, University of London or legacy St George's, University of London, as well as being self-funded.

Study and personal support  

At The City Law School we pride ourselves on the quality of the support we provide all our students. Our purpose-built Law building has state of the art facilities such as a Law Library, Moot Course and Legal Advice Clinic and teaching space dedicated to and designed for professional skills training.

Applying to the course

Applications can be made via the Central Applications Board - LawCabs: www.lawcabs.ac.uk/sqe

Postgraduate Open Evenings at City St George's

Whether hosted in person or online, our Postgraduate Open Events are a great way to find out if City St George's the right place for you. You will meet our academics, staff and students, explore our facilities and get advice on our courses and other important aspects of university life.

Q&A session with Course Director

Put your queries directly to the SPP Couse Director and supporting staff. Meet other applicants on the course.