We’ve changed our PSC programme to make better modern lawyers
Our value for money, tailor-made courses are now built around four core competencies that are crucial in the business of law. This produces qualified lawyers who:
- Hit the ground running with valuable practical skills
- Are a safe pair of hands you can trust to get on with the job
- Have a great body of legal knowledge
- Combine a good business head with great communication skills
The Business of Law
More and more, employers use competency frameworks to assist them in making recruitment and career advancement decisions. A competency framework sets out the expected types of capability for an employee at a certain level.
For trainees, the training contract period is a vital stage of preparation for a career in law. The College's refreshed PSC identifies four key competencies - Business, Law, Self and Working with others - that are developed during the programme and matches them with the core modules and electives, enabling trainees to build both confidence and self-awareness. Find out more
Key benefits
- Makes a trainee perfect for practice by relating what they have learnt in the classroom to key competencies expected of them in the real world.
- Not just teaching the law, but helping their personal/career development as a self-reliant and client focused modern lawyer.
- Helps the trainee identify and evidence skills and competencies they’re using in their training contract and throughout their career.
- Helps develop and focus on the skills leading law firms tell us they are looking for.