Central Applications Board
Encyclopedia
The Central Applications Board provides a single point of registry for those wishing to undertake the Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in Law
and Legal Practice Course
in England & Wales. It is administered by the Law Society of 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. The Board also maintains a list of the number of positions available at each institution for the year (allowing students to see the size of each prospective programme and provider). 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
and Institute of Legal Executives
, not the Law Society.
Common Professional Examination
The Common Professional Examination is a postgraduate law course in England and Wales that is taken by non-law graduates wishing to become either a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales...
and Legal Practice Course
Legal Practice Course
The Legal Practice Course also known as the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practiceis the vocational stage for becoming a solicitor in England and Wales. The course is the successor to Law Society Finals and is more vocational in its syllabus. The LPC can be taken in many different formats including...
in England & Wales. It is administered by the Law Society of England and Wales
Law Society of England and Wales
The Law Society is the professional association that represents the solicitors' profession in England and Wales. It provides services and support to practising and training solicitors as well as serving as a sounding board for law reform. Members of the Society are often consulted when important...
. Applicants are allowed to select up to three institutions (and up to three campuses within each institution) based on order of preference. The Board also maintains a list of the number of positions available at each institution for the year (allowing students to see the size of each prospective programme and provider). 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
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and Legal Executive
Legal Executive
Legal executives are trained legal professionals in England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong who often specialise in a particular area of law. There is, however, no direct equivalent to a legal executive in Scotland...
education/training are handled separately as they are the responsibility of the Bar Council
Bar council
A bar council , in a Commonwealth country and in the Republic of Ireland, the Bar Council of Ireland is a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the King's Inns. Solicitors are generally regulated by the Law society....
and Institute of Legal Executives
Institute of Legal Executives
The Institute of Legal Executives is the professional body for legal executives in England and Wales and an examination board providing qualifications for legal executives, paralegals and legal secretaries.-History:...
, not the Law Society.