Knowledge

Diploma in Professional Legal Practice

Source 📝

337: 35: 83:
announced changes to the way in which postgraduate courses would be funded, including the Diploma, which became the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. Since the change students may apply to SAAS for a loan (£3,400 as of 2014) towards the cost of tuition. There was considerable criticism of the
68:
The course is intended to provide students with the more practical skills they will require after academic study, comprising compulsory modules in conveyancing, civil court practice, criminal court practice, private client, financial services and related skills, accountancy and professional
76:(SAAS), set at three hundred. The funding extended to a contribution of around £3,000 towards fees and a means-tested subsistence allowance. Fees for the Diploma range from £6,630 - £7,700. 235: 296: 466: 461: 305: 289: 17: 476: 28: 84:
postgraduate funding, in particular that the changes made did not do enough to widen access to the Scottish legal profession.
399: 243: 106: 39: 377: 282: 96: 405: 111: 101: 73: 388: 144: 197: 411: 179:. Scottish Government, St. Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG Tel: 0131 556 8400. 2011-11-24 336: 72:
Until the start of the 2012/13 academic year, the Diploma attracted a quota of funded places from the
361: 471: 416: 127:
The University of Stirling stopped offering the course from the start of the 2012/13 academic year
116: 321: 427: 422: 121: 65:. It is undertaken after completing undergraduate study and before commencing a traineeship. 172: 326: 8: 80: 69:
responsibility, with a choice of either company and commercial or public administration.
62: 456: 383: 34: 57:
postgraduate qualification required in order to practise law in Scotland, as either a
393: 191: 211: 351: 265: 79:
From 2012/13, as part of a wider review of funding for postgraduate courses, the
356: 212:"University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Law - Postgraduate taught degrees" 274: 58: 450: 145:"GUIDANCE NOTE FOR STUDENTS: THE DIPLOMA IN PROFESSIONAL LEGAL PRACTICE" 54: 263: 236:"Professional Legal Practice - University of Strathclyde" 266:"Stirling abandons Diploma teaching: The Journal Online" 142: 49:(from its introduction in 1980 until 2012/13) or 448: 304: 435:Schools offering the diploma in legal practice 290: 136: 297: 283: 33: 92:As of 2014 the Diploma was offered at: 14: 467:Educational qualifications in Scotland 449: 51:Diploma in Professional Legal Practice 29:Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice 278: 173:"Postgraduate funding access widened" 24: 74:Student Awards Agency for Scotland 25: 488: 462:Professional certification in law 264:www.connectcommunications.co.uk. 335: 477:2013 establishments in Scotland 257: 228: 204: 165: 13: 1: 130: 87: 7: 307:Legal education in Scotland 10: 493: 26: 370: 362:Diploma in Legal Practice 344: 333: 314: 143:Law Society of Scotland. 122:University of Strathclyde 47:Diploma in Legal Practice 38:Old College, home to the 18:Diploma in Legal Practice 196:: CS1 maint: location ( 117:Robert Gordon University 27:Not to be confused with 322:Law Society of Scotland 152:Law Society of Scotland 107:University of Edinburgh 40:Edinburgh School of Law 97:University of Aberdeen 42: 112:University of Glasgow 37: 327:Faculty of Advocates 102:University of Dundee 53:(from 2012/13) is a 177:www.scotland.gov.uk 81:Scottish Government 43: 444: 443: 437: 16:(Redirected from 484: 432: 339: 308: 299: 292: 285: 276: 275: 270: 269: 261: 255: 254: 252: 251: 242:. Archived from 240:www.strath.ac.uk 232: 226: 225: 223: 222: 208: 202: 201: 195: 187: 185: 184: 169: 163: 162: 160: 158: 149: 140: 21: 492: 491: 487: 486: 485: 483: 482: 481: 472:Practice of law 447: 446: 445: 440: 431: 366: 340: 331: 310: 306: 303: 273: 262: 258: 249: 247: 234: 233: 229: 220: 218: 210: 209: 205: 189: 188: 182: 180: 171: 170: 166: 156: 154: 147: 141: 137: 133: 90: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 490: 480: 479: 474: 469: 464: 459: 442: 441: 439: 438: 425: 420: 414: 409: 403: 397: 391: 386: 381: 374: 372: 371:Schools of law 368: 367: 365: 364: 359: 354: 348: 346: 345:Qualifications 342: 341: 334: 332: 330: 329: 324: 318: 316: 312: 311: 302: 301: 294: 287: 279: 272: 271: 256: 227: 203: 164: 134: 132: 129: 125: 124: 119: 114: 109: 104: 99: 89: 86: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 489: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 454: 452: 436: 429: 426: 424: 421: 418: 417:Robert Gordon 415: 413: 410: 407: 404: 401: 398: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 379: 376: 375: 373: 369: 363: 360: 358: 355: 353: 350: 349: 347: 343: 338: 328: 325: 323: 320: 319: 317: 313: 309: 300: 295: 293: 288: 286: 281: 280: 277: 267: 260: 246:on 2015-05-10 245: 241: 237: 231: 217: 216:www.gla.ac.uk 213: 207: 199: 193: 178: 174: 168: 153: 146: 139: 135: 128: 123: 120: 118: 115: 113: 110: 108: 105: 103: 100: 98: 95: 94: 93: 85: 82: 77: 75: 70: 66: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 41: 36: 30: 19: 434: 357:LL.M. degree 352:LL.B. degree 259: 248:. Retrieved 244:the original 239: 230: 219:. Retrieved 215: 206: 181:. Retrieved 176: 167: 155:. Retrieved 151: 138: 126: 91: 78: 71: 67: 50: 46: 44: 428:Strathclyde 451:Categories 389:Caledonian 250:2016-05-23 221:2016-05-23 183:2016-05-23 131:References 457:Scots law 400:Edinburgh 88:Providers 59:solicitor 423:Stirling 378:Aberdeen 192:cite web 157:11 April 63:advocate 55:Scottish 406:Glasgow 384:Abertay 433:(*) = 412:Napier 394:Dundee 315:Bodies 61:or an 148:(PDF) 198:link 159:2017 45:The 453:: 238:. 214:. 194:}} 190:{{ 175:. 150:. 430:* 419:* 408:* 402:* 396:* 380:* 298:e 291:t 284:v 268:. 253:. 224:. 200:) 186:. 161:. 31:. 20:)

Index

Diploma in Legal Practice
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice

Edinburgh School of Law
Scottish
solicitor
advocate
Student Awards Agency for Scotland
Scottish Government
University of Aberdeen
University of Dundee
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
Robert Gordon University
University of Strathclyde
"GUIDANCE NOTE FOR STUDENTS: THE DIPLOMA IN PROFESSIONAL LEGAL PRACTICE"
"Postgraduate funding access widened"
cite web
link
"University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Law - Postgraduate taught degrees"
"Professional Legal Practice - University of Strathclyde"
the original
"Stirling abandons Diploma teaching: The Journal Online"
v
t
e
Legal education in Scotland
Law Society of Scotland
Faculty of Advocates

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.