ULaw extends employment promise to GDL students

Oct 09, 2015

Written By Sofia Gymer, Editor, AllAboutLaw.co.uk

In early August the University of Law (ULaw) announced they would reimburse LPC students 50% of their fees if they fail to find gainful employment in the ‘legal or commerce’ sectors within 9 months of finishing the course, evoking a snowstorm of media attention.

It has now extended this ‘employment promise’ to its current GDL students, who may be further reimbursed 50% of their GDL fees, if they go on to complete the LPC at ULaw in 2016.

Depending on location, fees at ULaw can cost up to £10,200 for the GDL up to £14,765 for the LPC. This could mean the university paying up to £12, 600 to unemployed students, who have complete the LPC at the establishment in 2016.

The largest and longest established provider of legal education in the UK, ULaw proudly boasts a 97% employment rate for students who have completed its LPC course.

A spokesperson for ULaw said: “Thanks to the overwhelming response that we received following the announcement of our ’employment promise’, we are delighted to be extending it to include our GDL students who go onto do their LPC with us in 2016.”

The GDL takes place in nine ULaw centres across the UK, including Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter Manchester and two campuses in London (Bloomsbury and Moorgate).

The university defined qualifying employment as “employment in the UK or elsewhere, either a training contract as a trainee solicitor, lawyer or other legal professional, or other employment within law or commerce.”

However, the term ‘commerce’ remains relatively ambiguous and has not been defined by the university as of yet.

To qualify, students must also have attended 80% of their classes and pass all modules first time; deferring or intermitting is not permitted and students must have consistently used ULaw’s careers service to try and find employment for the nine months upon completion of the LPC.

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