BPTC & Inn of Court Scholarships Information Session 25th October 5-7pm View upcoming E&SI events on the Law Student Community website: www.sheffieldlawstudents.co.uk

Bar Professional Training Course

Programme Outline September 2019 – June 2020 Full-Time – one year September 2019 – June 2020 Induction programme (1 week) Compulsory stage (21 teaching weeks) Options stage (7 teaching weeks) 2 reading weeks Part-time – two years September 2019 to June 2021 Monthly – Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am - 6:00pm Same materials - same overall programme Same qualification

Modules Compulsory Optional (Choose two) Advanced Criminal Litigation Skills Advocacy Conference Drafting Opinion Writing Knowledge Civil Litigation, Evidence & Remedies Criminal Litigation. Evidence & Sentencing Professional Ethics Resolution of Disputes out of Court Optional (Choose two) Advanced Criminal Litigation Asylum, Detention, Deportation & Extradition Commercial Dispute Resolution Company Law Employment Law Family Law Judicial Review Intellectual Property Law International Criminal Practice Law of International Trade Property and Chancery Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Law Professional Discipline

BPP’s BPTC Advocacy classes in groups of 4 LLM Legal Practice (Barristers) → SLC funding Or top up to LLM Professional Legal Practice at no extra cost Up to 13 Term 3 options on offer Type your written assessments Practitioner texts and in-house materials ‘Practice Ready’

Application process Apply for Inn’s Scholarships: the Inns’ BPTC Scholarships deadline is first Friday in November in the year before starting the BPTC. Apply for BPTC through the Central Applications system at www.barsas.com Join an Inn of Court (compulsory to join by 31 May before starting BPTC) Undertake the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) usually opens in January for that year. Attend Pupillage Fairs.

BarSaS Usually opens for applications mid-December. Usually closes for first round applications a month later around mid-January. Applicants can apply to 6 providers and must state order of preference. Providers review applications and make offers around early March. Deadline to accept offers around early April. Clearing opens a few weeks later and usually closes around early September. Term begins early/mid September.

Health Warning – see also BSB website Students who wish to practise at the independent Bar must complete a 12 month pupillage (2 x 6 months) Less than 500 pupillages (350-400 tenancies) Competition for places is intense Think now about how you can make yourself stand out!

Pro Bono BPP University Legal Advice Clinic (BLAC) Research Initiatives Intern Placements Human Rights Unit Law Firm Pro Bono Shadowing Project Mediation Friends Project

Thank you Any questions? http://www.bpp.com/events http://www.bpp.com/events For UK admissions Telephone: +44 (0)33 0060 3100 Fax: 020 7404 1389 Email: admissions@bpp.com bpp.com/courses/law For International admissions Telephone: +44 (0)20 7430 7065 Email: internationaladmissions@bpp.com