LQ7003 - SQE Practical Legal Skills Part One (2025/26)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2025/26, but may be subject to modification | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Module title | SQE Practical Legal Skills Part One | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Module level | Masters (07) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Guildhall School of Business and Law | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total study hours | 150 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Running in 2025/26(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
This module is designed to teach the knowledge and skills needed by a law graduate in order to pass the SQE assessments in Oral Legal Skills.
Module aims
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to do the following:
• Use language and behaviour appropriate to a professional advocate in negotiations and in court.
• Adopt a clear and logical structure to oral presentations in negotiations and in court.
• Present a persuasive oral argument.
• Interact appropriately with the court.
• Apply the law correctly and comprehensively to the client’s situation, identifying any ethical and professional conduct issues and exercising judgment to resolve them honestly and with integrity.
• In a client interview, listen to the client and use questioning effectively to enable the client to tell the solicitor what is important to them.
• Provide client focused advice.
• Conduct yourself in a professional manner and treat the client with respect.
• Record relevant information in an attendance note.
Syllabus
• Advocacy (Dispute Resolution)
• Advocacy (Criminal Litigation)
• Interviewing and attendance note/legal analysis (Property Practice)
• Interviewing and attendance note/legal analysis (Wills and Intestacy, Probate Administration and Practice)
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
Overview
You will be taught by a combination of on-campus and online lectures, interactive seminars, one-to-one supervision, and self-study, and will be encouraged to read from specified case law, practitioners’ text books and legal journals. (Evening students will study entirely by distance learning.)
You will be given the opportunity to discuss theoretical issues as well as practical problem solving. You will be supported in undertaking on-line research using electronic law databases and encouraged to use on line legal resources on a regular basis. There is a virtual learning environment containing handbooks, lecture notes, weblinks, discussion groups, study skills materials and assessment criteria.
Experiential Learning
You will be encouraged to respond to realistic case-studies relating to the sector in the style of a professional legal advisor. You will also be able to participate in the extracurricular experiential learning offered within the Law School, including the Pro Bono Clinic and the Mooting Club.
Study Support
You will have regular access to module tutors in person, by email and by one-to-one video conferences to support their studies. You will also engage with one formative assessment for each module, which will be marked promptly with opportunities for feedback either by email or individual discussion.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to do the following:
1. Comprehend and manage a substantial body of legal knowledge focused on the specifics of oral legal skills.
2. Apply fundamental legal principles and rules appropriately and effectively.
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of professional ethics and conduct in relation to the work of solicitors.
4. Demonstrate the competencies required by the SRA of a newly qualified solicitor of England and Wales in relation to oral legal skills.
5. Synthesise relevant case law and statute, understand and resolve conflicting arguments and apply the law to problem scenarios relevant to the subjects prescribed by the SRA in relation to oral legal skills.