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Legal Practice Course (LPC) Syllabus
Vocational postgraduate course (legacy route, being phased out by SQE) preparing graduates for solicitor training.. The complete Legal Practice Course (LPC) outline — 8 subjects, 38 chapters and 168 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Legal Practice Course (LPC) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
6 chapters · 30 topics · 21 sub-topics
Property Law and Practice (Conveyancing)6 chapters · 29 topics · 12 sub-topics
Litigation and Dispute Resolution7 chapters · 31 topics · 15 sub-topics
Professional Conduct and Regulation4 chapters · 16 topics · 6 sub-topics
Solicitors' Accounts3 chapters · 13 topics · 2 sub-topics
Wills, Probate and Administration of Estates4 chapters · 18 topics · 6 sub-topics
Course Skills4 chapters · 16 topics · 6 sub-topics
Vocational Electives (Stage 2)4 chapters · 15 topics · 6 sub-topics
Legal Practice Course (LPC) flashcard decks
475 question-and-answer cards across 8 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Business Law and Practice — 64 cards
- Property Law and Practice (Conveyancing) — 73 cards
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution — 73 cards
- Professional Conduct and Regulation — 51 cards
- Solicitors' Accounts — 50 cards
- Wills, Probate and Administration of Estates — 63 cards
- Course Skills — 50 cards
- Vocational Electives (Stage 2) — 51 cards
How to work through the Legal Practice Course (LPC) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Litigation and Dispute Resolution carries 31 topics while Solicitors' Accounts carries 13. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Legal Practice Course (LPC).
The ~140 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Legal Practice Course (LPC) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Legal Practice Course (LPC) syllabus?
Legal Practice Course (LPC) covers 8 subjects: Business Law and Practice, Property Law and Practice (Conveyancing), Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Professional Conduct and Regulation, Solicitors' Accounts, Wills, Probate and Administration of Estates, Course Skills and Vocational Electives (Stage 2). Together they contain 38 chapters and 168 named topics.
How much do you have to study for Legal Practice Course (LPC)?
The full Legal Practice Course (LPC) outline breaks down into 38 chapters, 168 topics and 74 sub-topics. Litigation and Dispute Resolution is the largest single subject with 31 topics across 7 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Legal Practice Course (LPC) syllabus?
Roughly 140 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 7 weeks.
Are there Legal Practice Course (LPC) flashcards?
Yes — 475 question-and-answer flashcards across 8 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Legal Practice Course (LPC) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Legal Practice Course (LPC) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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