Academic calendar
The Costs Lawyer Professional Qualification covers a two year period. Students may start in September or February at Year 1 or Year 2, depending on previous academic qualifications.
The following academic calendar provides an outline for the September and February terms.
This should give you a good idea of the time required to complete the CLPQ.
Exact dates will be confirmed to students prior to the start of the term.
Each module includes one one-hour online weekly tutorial session.
Autumn term
| Online Induction Session - 1.5 hours | August 2024 |
| Online CLSB Session - An introduction to the Costs Lawyer Standards Board - 1 hour | August 2024 |
| YEAR 1:1 | |
| Contract law & Tort - 12 weeks |
September 2024 |
| Online Revision Day |
December 2024 |
| Online Exam |
January 2025 |
| YEAR 1:2 | |
| Civil Litigation - 8 weeks |
September 2024 |
| Professional Standards and Ethics - 4 weeks |
October 2024 |
| Online Seminar Day | November 2024 |
| Both Year 1:2 Assignments Due | January 2025 |
| YEAR 2:1 | |
| Costs Pleadings and Process - 12 weeks |
September 2024 |
| Legal Aid - 4 weeks |
November 2024 |
| Costs Advocacy - 4 weeks | November 2024 |
| Online Advocacy Seminar | December 2024 |
| In-Person Advocacy Seminar | January 2025 |
| Year 2:1 Assignments Due | January 2025 |
| YEAR 2:2 | |
| Practice & Procedure in Specialist Forums - 12 weeks |
September 2024 |
| The lawyer-client relationship and funding arrangements - 12 weeks |
September 2024 |
| Online CLSB session - Becoming a regulated Costs Lawyer | February 2025 |
| Year 2:2 Online Exams | January 2025 |
Spring term
| Online Induction - 1.5 hours | February 2025 |
| Online CLSB Session - An introduction to the Costs Lawyer Standards Board - 1 hour | February 2025 |
| YEAR 1:1 | |
| Contract Law & Tort - 12 weeks | February 2025 |
| Online Revision Day | May 2025 |
| Online Exam | June 2025 |
| YEAR 1:2 | |
| Civil Litigation - 8 weeks | February 2025 |
| Professional Standards & Ethics - 4 weeks | April 2025 |
| Online Seminar | April 2025 |
| Year 1:2 Assignments due | June 2025 |
| YEAR 2:1 | |
| Costs Pleadings and Process - 12 weeks | February 2025 |
| Legal Aid - 4 weeks | May 2025 |
| Costs Advocacy - 4 weeks | May 2025 |
| Online Advocacy Seminar | June 2025 |
| In-Person Advocacy Seminar | June 2025 |
| Year 2:1 Assignments due | June 2025 |
| YEAR 2:2 | |
| Practice and Procedure in Specialist Forums - 12 weeks | February 2025 |
| The lawyer-client relationship and funding arrangements - 12 weeks | February 2025 |
| Online CLSB Session - Becoming a regulated Costs Lawyer | May 2025 |
| Online Revision Day | May 2025 |
| Both Year 2:2 Online Exams | June 2025 |