The GDL and LPC do not get you a job, they just allow you to practice once you do secure one.
Your title of the thread is “will it get me what I need” - the short answer to that is no (but that’s the case for any GDL or LPC), it just helps to facilitate it.
I'm in the same situation. So what does a GDL do? How do you become a lawyer after studying a different course at University? What do you do? Thanks