The Central Applications Board provides a single point of application for those wishing to undertake the Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in Law,

Legal Practice Course The Legal Practice Course (LPC)also known as the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practiceis a postgraduate course and the final educational stage for becoming a solicitor in England, Wales and Australia (where it is commonly known as "practical l ...

and courses preparing candidates for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) in England and Wales. Applicants are allowed to select up to three institutions (and up to three campuses within each institution) based on order of preference. Once an application has been received it is then sent to the prospective institutions who judge each student by their own criteria and respond individually (rather than through the Board). Applications for Barrister and Legal Executive education/training are handled separately as they are the responsibility of the

Bar Council {{see also, Bar association A bar council ( ga, Comhairle an Bharra) or bar association, in a common law jurisdiction with a legal profession split between solicitors and barristers or advocates, is a professional body that regulates the profes ...

and

Chartered Institute of Legal Executives The CILEX (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) is the professional body for over 20,000 paralegals, CILEX Lawyers and other legal professionals in England and Wales. It provides a cost-effective vocational route to qualification via the CI ...

External links

Central Application Board
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