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Conversion programmes in Law

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    2025/26
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  • Year of entry
    2025/26
  • Course duration

Want to become a lawyer? If you have completed an undergraduate degree in a non-law field and want to study law at a postgraduate level, get a head start by completing a law conversion course at Reading with The University of Law.

At Reading, you can apply for legal training to become a solicitor or barrister and join the largest community of postgraduate law conversion students (Central Applications Board (LawCAB) 2021). Not only will you learn the academic law necessary for converting to law, but you will also focus on key skills and competences crucial for your development as a lawyer.

Discover more about the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) on the University of Law's website. 

Discover more about MA Law (Conversion) on the University of Law's website. 

Book your place at The University of Law’s conversion course Open Days at Reading.

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: For more information about fees, please visit the University of Law’s conversion course page.

New international students: For more information about fees, please visit the University of Law’s conversion course page.

Tuition fee information

For more information about fees, please visit the University of Law’s conversion course page.

Your PGDL qualification offers basic legal training to prepare you to transition onto further legal training - via the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) - required in order for you to enable you to become a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales.