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Postgraduate Diploma
Northampton Square
Full Time
SEP-25
8 months
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Postgraduate Diploma
City, University of London
Full Time
SEP-25
8 Months
Postgraduate Diploma
Northampton Square
Full Time
SEP-25
8 months
Postgraduate Diploma
Northampton Square
Full Time
SEP-25
10 months
Postgraduate Diploma
Northampton Square
Part Time
SEP-25
20 months
Postgraduate Diploma
City, University of London
Part Time
SEP-25
20 Years
Postgraduate Diploma
Northampton Square
Part Time
SEP-25
22 months
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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.
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
£17,090 per year
Students from Domestic
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £17090. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
£17,090 per year
Students from EU
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £17090. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
£17,090 per year
Students from International
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £17090. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
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