PGDL or MA law with SQE1 prep

Hi,

Just achieved a 2:1 bachelors of education with a qts and was wondering which course looks better to employers or was better overall. Many thanks.

Reply 1

Stiffy Byng

The two qualifications are much of a muchness. Choose whichever you prefer, or whichever is cheaper.

Reply 2

UniofLaw Student

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Original post by Lou41217

Hi,
Just achieved a 2:1 bachelors of education with a qts and was wondering which course looks better to employers or was better overall. Many thanks.

Hi @Lou41217

As has already been said, there appears to be very little difference from an employer's perspective from my experience. One thing to be mindful of is that the MA Law will allow you to access a student loan whereas the PGDL doesn't.

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Lou41217

Original post by UniofLaw Student

Hi @Lou41217
As has already been said, there appears to be very little difference from an employer's perspective from my experience. One thing to be mindful of is that the MA Law will allow you to access a student loan whereas the PGDL doesn't.

Hi,

Just wondering between the LLM with SQE1 prep (PGDL with sqe1 prep so counts as masters for funding) for BPP or the ma with sqe1 prep from ULAW (same courses different name/ institution) for what would be best with resources/ teaching as I’ll be doing online part time due to having a full time job. Thanks!

Reply 4

17Student17

In theory solicitors do not need an LLB or PGDL now so there is also a third possibility of just an SQE1 and 2 masters course. However law firms prefer the LLB or the PGDL year first before SQE courses. On the 2 courses mentioned (ULaw and BPP) 80% of solicitors use one or the other. I slightly prefer BPP and the City Consortium firms use BPP but both have good lecturers. You may want to apply for training contracts first as a firm might sponsor you and pay the fees for 2 years of PGDL and SQE courses and exams.

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UniofLaw Student

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Original post by Lou41217

Hi,
Just wondering between the LLM with SQE1 prep (PGDL with sqe1 prep so counts as masters for funding) for BPP or the ma with sqe1 prep from ULAW (same courses different name/ institution) for what would be best with resources/ teaching as I’ll be doing online part time due to having a full time job. Thanks!

Hi,

I cannot speak on the BPP course as I only have experienced Ulaw and I studied in person rather than online which does have a slightly different set up. However, having said this, I found that the resources for the course at Ulaw were really accessible and the tutors always set out a clear plan of what you needed to know and for when which I found helpful for structuring my time and balancing the course alongside a part-time job and extra curriculars such as moots and pro bono. I would recommend looking at the student platform 'Unibuddy' and seeing if you can speak to an online student on the courses you are interested in from both BPP and Ulaw so you can see what they have to say from their personal experiences 🙂