Programme content

If you study the LPC full-time, stages 1 and 2 will be combined and covered in a year (September to June). If you do the part-time programme, stage 1 will be covered in the first year (September to June) and stage 2 can be completed the following year or at a time convenient for you.

Don't worry if you need to work full-time whilst studying part-time and don't want your LPC to drag on too long. You can complete stage 2 of the part-time LPC between September and December of the second year, meaning you can graduate in as little as 16 months (without missing a pay check!). Equally, if you would prefer a slower pace stage 2 can be spread over more months or even years. You could opt, if preferable for you, to complete the second stage a year or two later. The choice is yours!

Stage 1 modules use specifically designed client portfolios and simulated transactions to reflect the realities of practice and essential legal skills are practised in the context of relevant subjects.

We offer a wide range of stage 2 electives so that you can specialise in your chosen area of practice, whether you intend to work in a commercial or City firm, in-house, with a high street practice or for the not-for-profit sector.

If you have already done all or part of the LPC at BPP or elsewhere or you don't wish to do the whole programme but you have completed the academic stage of training and you are a student member of the SRA, you can study our electives as stand alone subjects. This could be an advantage to you if you wish to brush up on what you learnt all those years ago, change practice area or simply add an extra string to your bow. You can begin an elective in March or September.

* All electives run subject to minimum student numbers.