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It’s no secret that law courses are expensive! So how can you finance your journey?
From your undergraduate degree to the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) preparation courses and exams, to Bar courses, there is a lot to consider when it comes to training costs.
LawCareers.Net has put together a guide to law course fees, which outlines the costs of each course and the loans available at the various staged.
There’s also a host of additional useful content online, including:
- The LawCareers.net Oracle on whether the GDL, LPC and SQE are eligible for the postgraduate loan
- SQE-specific funding Oracle
- Law Apprenticeships Guide which outlines a less costly alternative route into the profession
Check LCN’s SQE hub page for regular updates on the new route to qualifying as a solicitor, including the costs of SQE prep courses as they’re announced.
- Allabout LLMs - courses, information and advice about postgraduate study in law
- Chambers Student - how do you become a lawyer?
- How to Become a Criminal Solicitor - an overview by leading defence solicitors; Lawtins
- How to become a family lawyer - all you need to know!
- LawCareers.Net - everything you need to know about legal careers
- LawCareers.Net - how to demonstrate the key skills for law applications
- Law Works - deliver free legal help as a way of developing skills through work experience
- Prospects - overview of the law sector
- TARGETjobs - graduate law careers; training pupillages and training contracts
- The Bar Council's Pupillage Gateway - applying for a pupillage in England and Wales
- Totally Legal - big ideas shaping the legal profession in 2021
- Trainee Solicitor Surgery - information about training contract and vacation schemes
The legal profession hires both law graduates and non-law graduates. Thinking about becoming a barrister or solicitor? Find the advice and work experience opportunities essential for entering a career in law.
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