Tag: Graduate Diploma in Law

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

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 am a US grad relocating to England — should I study the GDL or wait for the super-exam?

I’d really appreciate readers’ advice or suggestions

Aug 3 2018 11:05am

Brunel Law School ditches GDL ahead of SQE roll-out

As it launches new 'fast-track' LLB

Aug 3 2018 9:57am

ULaw strikes LPC and GDL deal with Liverpool University

Despite SRA plans to scrap both courses

Mar 9 2018 12:14pm

University of Law strikes training deal with RPC

International outfit finds new law school to develop its future legal talent

Jul 24 2017 2:45pm

BPP criminal law exam delayed by over an hour due to shortage of question papers

Exclusive: GDL-ers were told to remain in their seats while the problem was resolved

May 24 2017 9:05am

ULaw strikes LPC and GDL deal with the University of Reading

Postgrad courses on offer at Berkshire-based campus from this September

May 22 2017 12:49pm

It’s official: The LPC and GDL are being scrapped

Solicitor super-exam will replace traditional routes to qualification as soon as September 2020

Apr 25 2017 11:30am

SRA moves a step closer to killing off LPC and GDL as super-exam proposals gather pace

But solicitors' regulator performs U-turn on degree requirement

Oct 3 2016 2:50pm

ULaw offers GDL students the chance to upgrade to LLB for free

New "Graduate LLB" will kick off next summer

Jul 14 2016 11:44am

10 secrets to Graduate Diploma in Law success

"It's not a marathon or a sprint, it's the 10,000 metres"

Sep 18 2015 1:52pm

The GDL is for ‘spineless’ losers, says Bristol Uni law student

Graduate Diploma in Law is for those with a half-hearted interest in legal profession, claims LLBer, amid decline in popularity of conversion route

Jul 23 2015 10:08am

‘I Fear That I Was Too Ready To Treat The View Of The Experienced As Gospel’

Ed note: This is the latest post in the ‘If I knew then what I...

Dec 21 2012 11:31am