Is this a bad idea?

d-van

They conditioned me to do the LPC at The College of Law, certain firms prefer this institution. I was looking into OXILP as well but they obviously aren't happy with that.

RAS

Have you checked out all the grant funding organisations? Some of them might provide you with money. It can be a daft as a trust set up to provide for young people who were educated or born in a particular area or whose parents worked in a particular occupation.