Diploma in Professional Legal Practice

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Diploma in Professional Legal Practice

The DPLP is a practical transaction-based learning programme that aims to prepare suitably qualified graduates for legal practice in Scotland. Building on our strong links with the legal profession, we see the Diploma as the crucial bridge from your law degree to the world of practice. Look forward to working in a close collegiate learning environment and develop lasting professional networks.

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How to Apply:

Applications for the DPLP will open on 3rd March 2023 with a closing date of 5th May 2023. .
Students may apply to two of the six institutions but may only accept an offer from one. Any student who accepts more than one offer will have all offers withdrawn.
Aberdeen will offer 84 places on the DPLP in 2023/2024.
Download the DPLP application form and accompanying FAQs - please send the completed form to dplp-enquiries@abdn.ac.uk
Email this completed form to dplp-enquiries@abdn.ac.uk. Please name your document using the format: “DPLP 22-23 Last Name, First Name”.
Complete an online application and upload your transcript. (Please note we will not require a personal statement, CV, work experience, or references. Please upload a blank page in place of a personal statement)

Entry Requirements:*

*Please note the the information below is provided as a guide only and does not guarantee entry to the University of Aberdeen.

Aberdeen University graduates must have passes in the following:

Legal System
Criminal Law
Foundations of Private Law
Contract
UK Constitutional Law
Delict and Unjustified Enrichment
EU Institutions & Law
The Law of Property
Family Law
Commercial Organisations & Insolvency
Succession and Trusts
Administrative Law and Civil Liberties
Introduction to Legal Theory
Evidence
Commercial and Consumer Contracts

Less recent graduates of the University of Aberdeen, graduates of other institutions and those who have taken the Law Society of Scotland Exams as a pre-Diploma trainee, should produce evidence of passes in equivalent areas.

Admission will be based on and take consideration of:

Overall class of undergraduate degree
Marks obtained in the Law Society’s professional subjects at first sitting
Overall number of subjects not achieved at undergraduate level
Any other qualifications (undergraduate and/or postgraduate)
Special circumstances
Possession of a traineeship

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