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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 full Legal Practice Course (LPC) syllabus: 8 subjects, 38 chapters, 168 topics and 74 sub-topics, with 475 flashcards written against it.
Legal Practice Course (LPC) subjects
Legal Practice Course (LPC) has 8 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Business Law and Practice
- Business Structures and Formation · 4 topics
- Directors, Shareholders and Company Decision-Making · 6 topics
- Partnership and Limited Liability Partnerships · 5 topics
- Business Finance · 4 topics
- Business Taxation · 5 topics
- Corporate Insolvency and Distressed Businesses · 6 topics
Property Law and Practice (Conveyancing)
- Foundations of Land and Conveyancing · 5 topics
- The Pre-Contract Stage · 5 topics
- Drafting and Exchange of Contracts · 5 topics
- Pre-Completion and Completion · 4 topics
- Post-Completion and Taxation · 4 topics
- Leasehold and Commercial Property · 6 topics
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Civil Litigation: Foundations and Pre-Action · 5 topics
- Commencing and Defending a Claim · 5 topics
- Case Management and Interim Applications · 4 topics
- Evidence and Trial Preparation · 4 topics
- Costs, Judgments and Enforcement · 4 topics
- Criminal Litigation · 5 topics
- Alternative Dispute Resolution · 4 topics
Professional Conduct and Regulation
- The Regulatory Framework · 4 topics
- Core Professional Duties · 4 topics
- Client Relationship and Service · 4 topics
- Compliance and Financial Crime · 4 topics
Solicitors' Accounts
- The SRA Accounts Rules Framework · 4 topics
- Recording Client and Business Transactions · 4 topics
- Specialist Accounting Situations · 5 topics
Wills, Probate and Administration of Estates
- Wills and Succession · 4 topics
- Obtaining the Grant of Representation · 4 topics
- Administration of the Estate · 5 topics
- Inheritance Tax and Post-Death Planning · 5 topics
Course Skills
- Practical Legal Research · 4 topics
- Legal Writing and Drafting · 4 topics
- Interviewing and Advising · 4 topics
- Advocacy · 4 topics
Vocational Electives (Stage 2)
- Corporate and Commercial Electives · 4 topics
- Private Client Electives · 3 topics
- Property and Construction Electives · 4 topics
- Litigation and Other Specialist Electives · 4 topics
Legal Practice Course (LPC) flashcards
475 question-and-answer cards across 8 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- 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
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).
How many chapters and topics are in the Legal Practice Course (LPC) syllabus?
38 chapters and 168 topics, broken down further into 74 sub-topics, across 8 subjects. Litigation and Dispute Resolution is the largest subject, with 31 topics in 7 chapters.
Are there Legal Practice Course (LPC) flashcards?
Yes — 475 question-and-answer flashcards in 8 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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