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Uncovering the DPLP | S2E13

Aberdeen University Law Society Season 2 Episode 13

Megha is joined by Dr Jean Wilkie who is the DPLP Director and Professor Susan Stokeld who is the Director of Education at the University of Aberdeen. They talk about the structure of the DPLP, the assessment criteria and how admission to the programme works. Dr Wilkie and Professor Stokeld also emphasise that securing a trainee contract is not a prerequisite for getting a place on the DPLP and they discuss the array of alternative paths out there for students to take after finish their LLB.

Find out more about the DPLP here : https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/degree-programmes/256/professional-legal-practice/ and the application process here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/courses/application.php