Under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 as amended the Law Society now Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Council are responsible for laying down the qualification regulations in respect of those seeking to qualify as solicitors and barristers The Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Council have agreed to act jointly in respect of the first or academic stage of training where that stage is satisfied by the completion of a qualifying law degree or approved Common Professional Examination course The conditions are set out within the amended 1995 Joint Announcement issued by the Law Society and the Council of Legal Education relating to Qualifying Law Degree and Common Professional Examinations and require requisite understanding of the Foundations of Legal Knowledge

No student will be admitted to the Legal Practice Course unless the University is satisfied that he or she has satisfied the academic stage of training

International students will need IELTS 6.5 with a minimum score of 6.0 in every element or equivalent.
TOEFL IBT - Overall Score of 79 with no component score less than 21.