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An LPC Criminal Litigation Snippet: Attending the Police Station

Criminal litigation on the LPC is one of the more fun modules. It is one of the few that actually seem like what you would expect, and it isn’t completely removed from what you will have studied as an...

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Employment Law Elective on the LPC

Employment law is taught as one of the many elective courses in the second half of the LPC year. At most law schools you will be required to pick three electives, and only a few firms make employment...

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LPC Elective – Commercial Leases Part 1

Commercial Leases is an elective about leases relating to commercial property. You may have covered a little about leases in Property Law and Practice, but this elective goes into much more detail and...

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LPC Elective – Commercial Leases Part 2

Read Part 1. Rent There are several types of rent for commercial leases: Market rent = actual value Peppercorn rent = nominal yearly amount Ground Rent = a low or nominal amount of rent Headline rent =...

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Coping With Open Book Exams on the LPC

Depending on your institution, your exams will either be open book or closed book. Open-book exams allow you to take certain materials into the exam with you from a prescribed list. This usually...

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Electives: Commercial Part 1 – Competition

Commercial Law in practice covers a wide area of matters, all with a central basis in contract law. As pretty much any transaction will involve a contract of some sort, the kinds of law that a...

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Commercial 2 – Intellectual Property

Some commercial electives will cover Intellectual Property, other providers will have a dedicated elective for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The commercial electives only touch on IPR briefly,...

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Work Experience on the LPC

Once the initial shock of the level of work and subsequent stress of exams is out of the way, the need to get a job springs to mind. Now that you have finished the core modules, you may have more time...

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Advanced Commercial Property

Advanced Commercial Property is an elective on the LPC. With most firms having Commercial Property departments, this is a popular elective – especially for those who are heading to a big firm but not...

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Commercial vs High Street

Many providers offer two routes through the LPC: the Commercial route and the High Street route. The two options are intended to allow students to study the core practice areas with more specific areas...

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