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LLM - Master of Laws
Northampton Square
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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LLM - Master of Laws
City, University of London
Full Time
SEP-25
1 Year
LLM - Master of Laws
Northampton Square
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
LLM - Master of Laws
Northampton Square
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
LLM - Master of Laws
City, University of London
Part Time
SEP-25
2 Years
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The City Law Schools Bar training programme provides first-rate, tailored vocational training for aspiring barristers. Our structured route to qualification prepares you for a career at the Bar, enhances employability through specialisms and offers practical, hands-on experience. This comprehensive programme is taught by experienced barristers who are trained to teach.
This Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) is primarily designed for those who want to qualify as a barrister. It includes the vocational stage of training for the Bar of England and Wales.
It will enable you to develop in depth legal knowledge and a wide range of legal skills, which could also be beneficial in a number of other professional careers.
Choosing to take the Postgraduate Diploma with specialism or LLM routes will give you the opportunity to further develop your CV and knowledge of specialist areas of law.
This is a blended learning programme, focussing on face-to-face teaching in small groups supported by extensive online materials to enhance classroom learning.
Our BVS programme is delivered by staff with extensive experience of practice, teaching and designing training for the Bar.
For all routes (LLM/PGDip/PGDip with Specialism), you will be assessed by 10 summative final assessments addressing specific skills or subjects, these make up the vocational component of training for the Bar of England and Wales.
For the PG Diploma with specialism and LLM routes there are two additional electives and for the LLM you are also required to complete a dissertation or (for full-time students only) a clinical legal education project.
The minimum entry requirement is an undergraduate degree normally classified as upper-second class honours (2:1) or above. This can be either a law degree (usually from a university in the UK) or a non-law degree plus further graduate/postgraduate study in Law (such as the Graduate Diploma in Law) and in either case must cover the seven foundations of legal knowledge and satisfy the Professional Statement competence.
Students living in
Domestic
£20,220 per year
Students from Domestic
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £20220. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
£20,220 per year
Students from EU
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £20220. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
£20,220 per year
Students from International
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £20220. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
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