Postgraduate Diploma in Law - conversion The University of Law - Guildford

If you’re looking to make the change into legal study and already have an undergraduate degree in another discipline then our PGDL is your pathway into legal practice.

In an increasingly competitive legal job market, many employers value the combination of a non-law undergraduate area of expertise combined with the solid grounding in core legal principles and legal skills. Through studying another degree subject, and building your career in another discipline, you will have gained many transferable skills. By choosing law at a later stage, you are showing motivation and determination to pursue a new career.

Why choose this PGDL conversion course?

Learn to think like a lawyer and develop practical legal skills through practical workshops and problem-based learning.

Be ready to progress your legal training – go on to study the SQE1 Preparation Course and develop the skills required to answer SQE1 style legal knowledge questions or progress onto our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) or Bar Practice Course (BPC).

Stand-alone Skills & Behaviours module – designed to focus on key skills and behaviours necessary for practice as a solicitor or barrister.

Explore an area of law that interests you in our Law of Organisations module.

With one of the largest legal careers services in the UK, ULaw gives you the support and opportunities you need to make the best start in your legal career.

Taught by qualified lawyers, with lectures and practical workshops to develop your legal skills, so you’ll know what to expect in a real-life work environment.

Enjoy flexible study – choose to study full-time or part-time at one of our locations nationwide, or online.

We also work with over 90 of the top 100 law firms.

If you choose to progress onto study one of our SQE courses or BPC, you will also benefit from our excellent employment and pupillage rates:

94% of postgraduate students in employment were in Highly Skilled Occupations 15 months after graduating (2019/20 Graduate Outcomes data). Contains HESA Data © HESA 2022 (www.hesa.ac.uk).

65% of our full-time UK/EEA 2018-19 BPC students graduating in 2019 have successfully secured or completed pupillage (based on student data collated summer 2022).

Guildford is one of the most popular places in the South of England for pubs, restaurants, bars and clubbing. There are two excellent theatres and an Odeon cinema, as well as a large leisure centre and state of the art sports complex, Surrey Sports Park. Guildford is a bustling, student-friendly town with a diverse range of eateries that cater to all tastes. All this is surrounded by Surrey's area of outstanding natural beauty.

Guildford law school is easily accessible by public transport or car, and just a 20 minute walk to Guildford’s train station and the town centre. What sets this campus apart is its history, the green spaces and walking trails that surround it.

Guildford campus library has an extensive collection of legal study books organised by practice area. The spacious environment allows for group work and provides access to all the resources and legal books you’ll need throughout your studies. The campus’ workshop rooms are laid out to facilitate collaborative group learning and smaller classes mean more student-tutor interaction time and opportunities to bounce ideas off your fellow students.

The campus’ café is a nice place to take a break between classes, eat and socialise. Whilst the front lawn, with its stunning views, acts as a relaxing place for you to spend time with friends in warmer weather. You will have the opportunity to get involved in sporting and social activities at our Guildford campus and have the option to start a society yourself.

The campus’ employability team are always on-hand to help you by providing careers advice, interview practice and information on networking events with local firms and businesses that you may be able to get work experience or pro bono opportunities with.

At Guildford, our tutors and staff are dedicated to helping you achieve your education and career ambitions. If you’re studying law with us, you will be able to benefit from our tutors’ experience as over 90% of them are qualified lawyers.

Braboeuf Manor – home to our Guildford Campus

Guildford campus is based at the historical site of Braboeuf Manor which takes its name from the Brébeuf Norman family who came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. Hugue(s) de Brébeuf is mentioned in the commemorative plaque of the Church of Dives which lists the men who fought with William the Conqueror. The Brébeufs owned the Guildford estate from 1231 to 1362. Other notable members of the family include Jean de Brébeuf, a well-known missionary who travelled to Canada in 1625 where he studied the native languages of indigenous people of Northern America.