The Legal Cheek View
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)’s law offering is anchored in Preston, with teaching delivered through the School of Law & Policing. For the solicitor route, the headline programme is the MProf Solicitors Legal Practice, a professional master’s that explicitly develops the knowledge and skills tested in SQE1 and SQE2 and runs full- or part-time on campus. The school also leans into work-based pathways via a Level 7 Solicitor (MProf) Degree Apprenticeship and a Level 6 Solicitor (LLB) Degree Apprenticeship, aligning study with the SRA’s central assessments.
For non-law graduates seeking a conversion route, UCLan does not advertise an in-house PGDL at present. Instead, its MProf entry guidance indicates that candidates without sufficient legal foundations may first need to complete a Graduate Diploma in Law (or equivalent) from another provider. University advice pages also discuss conversion courses in general terms (including the GDL) as the standard bridge into professional training.
Bar-facing students complete the academic stage at UCLan and then progress to a BSB-authorised Bar course elsewhere; UCLan provides route guidance but does not list an in-house BPC. The core LLB materials frame study as preparation for either branch of the profession, while the wider advice pages set out the vocational step for aspiring barristers.
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On the practical side, students get courtroom-style experience in the campus moot court room, alongside pro bono activity and clinics. A recent development is the Advice and Resolution Centre, opened with Law Society backing, which connects students with the local community on legal and cyber-related matters—useful context for SQE-style skills and future QWE.
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Overall, UCLan’s profile is a practice-minded pathway for would-be solicitors — centred on the MProf and apprenticeships — while conversion candidates typically look off-site for a PGDL and bar hopefuls move on to external BPC providers after the academic stage.