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LPC and GDL provider is using gushing testimonials from imaginary students to flog its pricey courses

Maria thinks the course is ‘innovative’ and Zara says it works ‘really well’ for her

Mar 24 2017 12:19pm
Lord Sumption tells aspiring lawyers not to do a law degree

Do a history degree instead, says the history graduate

Oct 11 2016 8:55am
Revealed: 78% of Legal Cheek readers think law degrees are better than GDLs

An overwhelming win for LLBers as number of students enrolling nears 24,000 a year

Sep 29 2016 9:10am
LLB v GDL: Which one is REALLY the best?

A law degree lover and loather pitch for their course — Dragon’s Den style

Sep 21 2016 9:17am
Here’s my CV — will I get a training contract?

I’m desperate to stand out but I just don’t know how

Aug 4 2016 11:01am
GDL satisfaction survey results: Nottingham and City beat ULaw and BPP

Graduate Diploma in Law students are actually reasonably happy

May 10 2016 9:28am

Law school satisfaction survey — rate your GDL/LPC/BPTC

How good is your postgraduate legal training?

Apr 27 2016 9:05am
The Judge Rules: Bye-bye LPC and training contract, hello unified bar exam

Kaplan’s demise triggers speculation that a streamlined qualification process will arrive sooner than many anticipated

Aug 28 2015 10:30am
White & Case defects from University of Law to BPP

New Yorkers’ London office cuts GDL and LPC deal with ULaw’s arch-rival

Aug 26 2015 9:17am
Kaplan Law School to close

Third largest player in England and Wales legal education market takes a nosedive after eight years in business

Aug 25 2015 11:35am
University of Law extends money back guarantee to out-of-work GDL students

Fee rebate scheme could see ULaw paying out more to students who fail to bag jobs after graduating

Aug 19 2015 9:25am
The Judge Rules: career-focused millennials spell doom for the GDL

Like James Blunt, the law conversion course is just so 2005

Aug 7 2015 12:34pm

Two universities bin law conversion course as market tightens

Keele and Hertfordshire law schools announced today that it’s all over for their Graduate Diploma in Law courses

Aug 3 2015 4:25pm
11 weirdly passive aggressive things law students say to non-law students

What is it about non-law students that bring out law students’ inner Katie Hopkins?

May 28 2015 9:47am
Too much education: why BPP is wrong to damn its graduates to perennial studentdom

A turning point in my life was when I ran out of excuses to do…

May 8 2013 11:14am
You Have To Go All The Way With The GDL – But An LLB Gives You Options

When I was 16, I received my GCSE results and discovered that I had got…

Apr 17 2013 1:47pm
There Has Always Been A Bar Aptitude Test – And Training To Be A Barrister Is Free For Those Who Pass It

Amid all the debate about rising Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) fees and the new…

Mar 13 2013 1:59pm
Is The Criminal Bar Finally Eating Itself?

Forget the rights and wrongs of the decision by two Tooks’ barristers to start a…

Feb 28 2013 10:08am

Forget Extracurricular Activities And ‘Gap Yahs’, How Can Wannabe Lawyers REALLY Stand Out From The Crowd?

College of Law GDL student Simeon Klein is tempted to take a risk and be…

Nov 14 2012 11:24am
Please, No More ‘Nietzsche And The Law’! Why Americans Are Looking Enviously At The GDL Route To Legal Qualification

In comparison to our odd system of legal education – which sprawls haphazardly from the…

Oct 23 2012 12:50pm
The Graduate Diploma in Law: At First It Makes You Happy…

Assorted scenes from week one, term one, of the GDL And a taster of week…

Sep 25 2012 1:06pm