PgDip Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

The Diploma provides you with the necessary qualification to pursue a legal traineeship. Undertaken after obtaining your LLB, it is the next step towards a career as a solicitor or advocate in Scotland.

Duration: 1 academic session full-time; 2 academic sessions part-time | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take five core courses required by the Law Society of Scotland (Civil Litigation, Commercial Awareness, Conveyancing, Criminal Litigation, Private Client) and three optional courses such as Employment Law, Family Law, Corporate or Human Rights Law. Delivery combines online resources, lectures and small-group tutorials.

Career pathways

Successful completion makes graduates eligible to progress through a traineeship to qualify as a solicitor or advocate in Scotland, and supports employment in related legal disciplines.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a law degree from a Scottish university (or a qualification accepted by the Senatus as equivalent), or have passed or been exempted from the Law Society of Scotland professional examinations in all subjects required under the Admission as Solicitor (Scotland) Regulations 2011. A Diploma application form is submitted with the online application; applicants may apply to up to two of six Diploma providers. For 2026 the application window ran 20 March to 8 May 2026 (12:00); UK applicants deadline 24 August 2027 for September 2027 entry.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,063 for the whole programme (2027-28). Full-time (Home & RUK) Source

International applicants: GBP 12,063 for the whole programme (2027-28). Full-time (International & EU) Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 academic session full-time; 2 academic sessions part-time

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