LawCAB application fee
1. Apply to up to three institutions at a time
Your LawCAB application fee of £30 enables you to apply to up to three institutions at a time and, where available, to list up to three course preferences for each institution.
2. Support you through the application process
The CAB team will support you through the application process by answering queries and providing guidance about courses, eligibility requirements, qualification routes and the application process. We usually reply to emails within 24 hours (although response times may be slightly longer during busy periods). The CAB office is closed for UK weekends and public holidays.
3. Amend your institution and course choices
The CAB team will amend your institution and course choices for you in the event rejections are received, or if you change your mind about your application, enabling you to apply for different courses that fall within the same academic year.
If you pay your application fee to apply for a September intake, and then wish to apply instead for the following January intake, we can amend your form up until 1 October. Applications made after 1 October will require a new form and new application fee.
Similarly, if you apply for a September course and want to re-apply for the following September, you will need to create a new application form and pay a new fee.
4. Single application fee
GDL, SQE and LPC applications are eligible for a single application fee, which means that if you are not sure which qualification route you want to take, you have the flexibility to apply for different courses under the one application fee. Email applications@lawcabs.ac.uk if you have paid for an application form between 1 Oct 2024-30 Sept 2025 for academic year 2025/26 and wish to submit a new form for a different course type.
5. Request a reference
If a reference is needed, LawCAB sends an email to your nominated referee to request a reference. A reminder email is sent to your referee one week after the initial request if a reference has not been submitted.
6. Amend referee details
If you need to amend your referee after you have submitted your form (i.e if your referee has not responded to a reference request), the CAB team will update your referee details for you and send out a new reference request.
7. Reminder emails
We will send you a reminder email if you have paid your application fee but not submitted your form or if you have submitted your form but your referee has not provided a reference (preventing your application from being released to your chosen institutions).
8. Follow up with individual institutions on your behalf
The CAB team will follow up with individual institutions on your behalf if you do not receive a response to your application. Please note that LawCAB has no role in the actual admissions process and so it is the institutions who will process and make decisions about your application.