Graduate Diploma in Law Archives - Legal Cheek

7 things I wish I’d known before I started my GDL

Top tips for conversion course newcomers, courtesy of Durham Uni grad Sky Martle

Aug 16 2021 11:30am
GDL student numbers jumped by over a fifth during the pandemic

Covid disruption and SQE replacement contributing factors, report finds

Jun 3 2021 11:06am
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LPC provider pass rates vary from 100% to just 23%, latest figures show

SRA annual report reveals ‘significant differences’ among anonymised law schools

Mar 30 2021 9:28am
ULaw strikes training deal with Newcastle Law School

Will deliver range of courses, including SQE prep, from Russell Group uni’s campus

Mar 24 2021 11:01am
Inns of Court student presidents write to BPP over teaching concerns

Group express solidarity with BPP Law School bar and GDL students experiencing ‘systemic deficiencies’ this term

Dec 18 2020 7:40am
Will the SQE kill the GDL?

Legal Cheek talks to the main players to see where they stand on the law conversion course

Oct 9 2020 9:13am

Crowdfunding wannabe barrister pledges free careers advice in return for donations

Mohamed Hussein Iman needs £15k to start GDL

Sep 16 2020 9:23am
‘I got 50% on the GDL — should I resit exams or move onto the LPC?’

I already have a 2:1 Scottish law degree

Aug 28 2020 10:28am
ULaw confirms SQE training deal with Sheffield University

Tie-up will see the University of Law also deliver LPC and GDL

Jul 30 2020 2:07pm
LPC pass rates nosedive as report reveals one law school where just 29% of students made the grade

While achievement gap between white and ethnic minority students remains large

Feb 17 2020 11:39am
Herbert Smith Freehills offers £10,000 London GDL maintenance grant

£9,000 in the regions

Sep 18 2019 10:48am
ULaw secures GDL and LPC training deal with national law firm TLT

Outfit takes on around 15 trainees each year

Sep 12 2019 8:53am

BPP Law School launches new SQE-slanted GDL

Course aims to prepare non-law students for super-exam

Sep 2 2019 2:13pm
Linklaters increases London GDL maintenance grant to £10,000

Matching moves by three out of five magic circle members

Jul 25 2019 10:55am
Slaughter and May keeps 37 out of 40 newly qualifying trainee solicitors

Strong 93% retention result comes as magic circle firm ups GDL maintenance grant to £10,000

Jul 10 2019 3:50pm
Anglia Ruskin business grad who studied GDL and LPC to pursue ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree claim receives £61,000 payout

Pok Wong sued uni for false advertising and disputed ‘high-quality’ teaching

Jun 3 2019 11:12am
Freshfields becomes second magic circle firm to bump GDL maintenance grant to £10,000

Just weeks after boosting NQ pay to £100,000

May 28 2019 8:56am
ULaw strikes LPC deal with University of East Anglia

Exclusive: Tie-up comes despite plans replace course with SQE in 2021

May 16 2019 8:37am

Clifford Chance increases GDL maintenance grant to £10,000

Exclusive: First magic circle firm to award five-figure sum

May 13 2019 9:03am
ULaw students hit out after they’re told to defer to get cheaper GDL and LPC fees

Exclusive: Law school giant slashes cost of online courses by up to £3,000 for 2019 academic year, leaving some current students unhappy

Nov 29 2018 4:16pm
I want to become a City lawyer — where should I do my GDL?

Which factors matter most?

Aug 17 2018 12:00pm