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

2. Bar Professional Training Course

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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’

6. 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
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.

7. 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.

8. 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 ( tenancies)
Competition for places is intense
Think now about how you can make yourself stand out!

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

10. Thank you Any questions?
For UK admissions
Telephone: +44 (0)
Fax:
bpp.com/courses/law
For International admissions
Telephone: +44 (0)