Barrister Training Course with Professional Legal Studies
Our Barrister Training Course with Professional Legal Studies covers the integrated knowledge and skills necessary to pass your relevant assessments, including centralised assessments set by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), and commence pupillage.
You will firstly study a preparatory term, the Fundamentals of Litigation and Skills, before completing Preparing for Pupillage 1 and 2. These modules are designed to reflect the level and standard of work you can expect to encounter during your first and second six of pupillage. You will learn in the context of realistic case studies, many of which are based on real cases that our experienced tutors have dealt with in practice.
Your BTC Career Guarantee
If you don’t secure pupillage within six months of passing the BTC, our Career Guarantee means you’ll be able to study our SQE1 Preparation course or Career Boost package, free of charge.
Why choose our BTC with Professional Legal Studies?
· A whole term dedicated to getting you prepared with core litigation skills and knowledge before embarking on the high stakes BTC and centralised BSB assessments in Term 2
· Advocacy is taught throughout our course, in small groups of max. five students, allowing you more time for feedback and for you to refine your courtroom skills
· Hard copies of the White Book and Blackstone’s Criminal Practice (worth over £1,200) are included in your fee
· Written skills taught in both common law and commercial practice contexts, which ensures that you experience a wide variety of practice areas
· Once you secure your place, you’ll get instant access to our Bridge to the Bar programme. With up to 40 additional hours of study, it’s designed to help you transition from your degree towards the next stage of your legal training, while delivering knowledge on Preparing for the BTC, Legal Technology and Virtual Mini Pupillage
· Integration of knowledge and barrister skills to replicate real life practice and to aid better recall of knowledge in the centralised assessments and skills development
· Receive support and regular feedback from our expert tutors, replicating the relationship between pupil barrister and pupil supervisor
Need postgraduate funding? Upgrade to our Barrister Training Course with Professional Legal Studies (Master’s)
If you opt for our Master’s option, you’ll study all the modules of the BTC with Professional Legal Studies plus an additional Professional Project module. This course qualifies for postgraduate loan funding.
Entry Requirements
The entry requirements to study the Barrister Training Course with Professional Legal Studies and Barrister Training Course with Professional Legal Studies (Master’s) at BPP University Law School are as follows:
· Qualifying law degree or non-law degree plus our Law Foundations Course, or a CPE/GDL/PGDL (minimum 2:2)
· Submission of satisfactory video evidence
· Fluency in English
· Membership of an Inn of Court
· Receipt of a satisfactory reference
If you do not think you meet the entry requirements, but have other qualifications, strong references or relevant work experience, please contact us and we can review your options.
Fees
See website for fees.
Postgraduate loan funding
Our Barrister Training Course with Professional Legal Studies (Master’s) is eligible for government postgraduate funding of up to £12,167.
Scholarships
We are passionate about increasing diversity and encouraging access to the legal profession. So, we offer an extensive range of funding options and scholarships to ensure finance isn’t a barrier to a promising legal career, with all our full fee scholarships being awarded on widening participation grounds.
Interest free payment plans
These are available and help to spread the cost of your course through instalments.
Locations
- London Central (Holborn)
- Bristol
- Birmingham
- Manchester
- Leeds
Study options
- Full-time