How long is the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law?

The Advanced Diploma in Civil Law runs for twelve to fifteen months across all study modes. On-campus students typically finish the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law slightly faster than online and distance progressors.

In what modes can I study the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law?

The Advanced Diploma in Civil Law is delivered on-campus in central London, live online, and by distance learning. All three modes of the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law share the same seminar and capstone structure.

Is the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law UK-recognised?

Yes. The Advanced Diploma in Civil Law is a UK Level 5 senior-track qualification aligned with SRA, Bar Standards Board and CILEX-informed themes. It is a strong foundation for later SQE study but not itself a solicitor or barrister route.

What are the entry requirements for the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law?

Applicants to the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law need a relevant Diploma, Foundation Year or two years of relevant experience, plus GCSE English and Maths at grade 4/C, IELTS 6.0 for non-native speakers, and one reference.

How much does the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law cost and is funding available?

Tuition for the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law is confirmed in your written offer. Fee-in-instalment plans and employer-sponsorship letters are supported across all three study modes.

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Course Overview

The Advanced Diploma in Civil Law is a UK Level 5 senior-track qualification running twelve to fifteen months, calibrated for progressors moving into supervised civil-litigation work across chambers, City firms and in-house teams. Delivered on-campus, online and by distance learning, the course reads civil law as a working practitioner discipline built around the Civil Procedure Rules, contract-and-tort case work, and applied drafting.

By capstone stage you will be running case bundles, drafting particulars of claim and defence statements, and defending a substantial civil-law analysis in front of a panel drawn from practising barristers and civil-litigation solicitors.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Standards Board (BSB) and CILEX-informed themes.
Applied drafting exercises modelled on Chancery and Queen's Bench Division practice.
Case discussion drawn from Royal Courts of Justice reporting.
Weekly seminars in the case-room tradition with named programme-tutor support.
Capstone project supervised by a practising civil-litigation barrister or solicitor.
Credit transfer into UK Bachelor's top-up programmes confirmed in writing at enrolment.

What You Will Learn

Contract law at applied depth including formation, breach and remedies.
The law of tort including negligence, nuisance, defamation and economic torts.
The Civil Procedure Rules including pre-action protocols and case management.
Applied drafting of particulars of claim, defences, witness statements and skeleton arguments.
Costs, funding and the mechanics of civil litigation from Part 36 offers through to enforcement.
Applied damages assessment including expectation, reliance and restitution measures.
Alternative dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration and expert determination.
How to structure a civil-law opinion for a lay client, a solicitor or a chambers head.

Who This Course Is For

Diploma-holders in law progressing toward a UK Bachelor's top-up.
Paralegals in civil-litigation teams moving into senior-track work.
Working professionals in in-house or insurance teams broadening a formal civil-law base.
International applicants planning UK LLB and SQE progression.
Compliance and dispute-resolution staff building a formal civil-law grounding.

Career Pathways

Paralegal in a civil-litigation team
Legal Executive progressing toward CILEX qualification
Legal Adviser in a claimant or defendant firm
In-house Counsel trainee in a corporate dispute team
Compliance Officer in a regulated business
Legal Researcher in a chambers or litigation team
Contract Lawyer trainee in a commercial team

The LSLPE careers service supports Advanced Diploma students with vacation-scheme application coaching and warm introductions to chambers and City-firm recruiters. The Advanced Diploma is a strong foundation for later SQE preparation but is not itself a route to solicitor or barrister qualification.

Entry Requirements

A relevant Diploma (Level 4), Foundation Year, or at least two years of relevant professional experience in law or public policy.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C or equivalent.
IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
One academic or professional reference, ideally from a legal context.
Applicants with case-work, drafting or paralegal portfolios are encouraged to include them.

Why Study at LSLPE

The London School of Law, Politics and Economics teaches civil law from a central London base a short tube ride from the Royal Courts of Justice and the Inns of Court. Seminars are run in the case-room and select-committee tradition, and every intake shares the same weekly seminar structure across on-campus, online and distance modes.

The LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum alignment each year against SRA, Bar Standards Board and CILEX-informed guidance, and admissions responds to Advanced Diploma applications within one working day.

Apply for Advanced Diploma in Civil Law

Applications for the Advanced Diploma in Civil Law are reviewed on a rolling basis. Enrol on a UK Level 5 Advanced Diploma at LSLPE and secure credit transfer into a Bachelor's top-up confirmed in writing at enrolment. Enrol Now