How long is the Advanced Diploma in Contract Law at LSLPE?

The Advanced Diploma in Contract Law runs 12 to 15 months across on-campus, online and distance routes. All three modes complete the same drafting portfolio for the Advanced Diploma in Contract Law.

How is the Advanced Diploma in Contract Law delivered?

The Advanced Diploma in Contract Law is delivered on-campus in London, online and by distance learning. Every mode uses weekly case-room seminars, drafting workshops and advocacy sessions.

Is the Advanced Diploma in Contract Law UK-recognised?

Yes, the Advanced Diploma in Contract Law is a UK Level 5 award aligned with SRA contract competencies, BSB foundation legal knowledge, CILEX graduate benchmarks and CIArb dispute resolution standards.

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

The Advanced Diploma in Contract Law expects a relevant Level 4 Diploma, Foundation Year, or two years of commercial or contract experience. Drafting portfolios strengthen an application.

What does the Advanced Diploma in Contract Law cost and is funding available?

The Advanced Diploma in Contract Law is quoted on the LSLPE fees page with staged payment plans and employer sponsorship documentation. Admissions issues a personalised funding letter on request.

Advanced Diploma in Contract Law | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Advanced Diploma in Contract Law at LSLPE is a UK Level 5 senior-track qualification running 12 to 15 months across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes. The programme is aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority contract law competencies, Bar Standards Board foundation legal knowledge, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives graduate benchmarks and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators standards on contract dispute resolution. It carries credit transfer into UK Bachelor's top-up programmes.

By graduation you will have drafted a suite of commercial contracts, produced a counsel opinion on a rectification claim, argued a mock breach case and completed a portfolio of drafting and analysis exercises.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with SRA contract competencies, BSB foundation knowledge, CILEX graduate benchmarks and CIArb dispute resolution standards.
Case-room seminars using Supreme Court and Court of Appeal contract judgments.
Drafting workshops covering supply, distribution, services and NDA agreements.
Advocacy sessions on contract disputes in the Commercial Court format.
Named programme-tutor support across all three study modes.
Credit transfer into UK Bachelor's top-up programmes confirmed in writing at enrolment.

What You Will Learn

Contract formation including offer, acceptance and consideration.
Contents of the contract including express, implied and boilerplate terms.
Rectification, mistake and misrepresentation.
Breach and remedies including damages, specific performance and injunctions.
Frustration, force majeure and Hadley v Baxendale remoteness.
Unfair contract terms including the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and UCTA 1977.
Third party rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
International contract issues including choice of law and Rome I.

Who This Course Is For

Paralegals and legal executives moving into complex contract work.
Contract managers and procurement leads producing large-value agreements.
Aspiring solicitors preparing for the SQE contract law assessment.
Aspiring pupil barristers targeting commercial chambers.
International practitioners advising on English-law contracts.

Career Pathways

Contract Lawyer
Commercial Legal Executive
In-house Counsel
Corporate Counsel
Legal Adviser in a commercial firm
Compliance Officer with contract remit
Legal Analyst on litigation portfolios
Legal Researcher on contract reform

The LSLPE careers service holds at least one careers day each academic year connecting Advanced Diploma in Contract Law students with commercial chambers, City law firms and in-house legal teams.

Entry Requirements

A relevant Diploma (Level 4), Foundation Year, or at least two years of relevant professional experience in commercial or contract work.
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.
Applicants with contract drafting portfolios are encouraged to include them.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE is the specialist law, politics and economics division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts within a short tube ride of the Royal Courts of Justice, the Rolls Building and the commercial chambers of Temple. The Advanced Diploma in Contract Law reads its subject through appellate judgments and the drafting conventions of English commercial practice.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working practitioners and portfolio-route applicants complete the Advanced Diploma without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum annually against SRA and Bar Standards Board guidance. The programme is a strong foundation for the SQE contract assessment and pupillage at commercial chambers.

Apply for Advanced Diploma in Contract Law

Applications for the Advanced Diploma in Contract Law open with rolling intakes and admissions responds within one working day. Enrol on a UK Level 5 Advanced Diploma at LSLPE with credit transfer into Bachelor top-ups confirmed in writing at enrolment, and take a credentialed UK step into senior contract practice. Enrol Now