Barrister Training Course (BTC)
BPP University
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Bar Professional Training Course

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BPP London Holborn

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Tried and tested training to secure your barrister career. Our barrister training courses support you from the exam room to the courtroom. Learn specialist knowledge and skills in the context of realistic legal scenarios, giving you the edge to secure pupillage.Learning that feels like practiceOur BTC is taught through an integration of knowledge and barrister skills which replicates real-life practice, while receiving support and regular feedback from our expert tutors.Learn from experienced ...Read more

Tried and tested training to secure your barrister career.

Our barrister training courses support you from the exam room to the courtroom. Learn specialist knowledge and skills in the context of realistic legal scenarios, giving you the edge to secure pupillage.

Learning that feels like practice

Our BTC is taught through an integration of knowledge and barrister skills which replicates real-life practice, while receiving support and regular feedback from our expert tutors.

  • Learn from experienced barristers
  • Advocacy taught in groups of max. five students
  • Practice in a courtroom environment
  • Includes hard copies of the White Book and Blackstones Criminal Practice (worth over £1,200)
  • Written skills are taught in both common law and commercial practice contexts
  • Centralised BSB assessments are split out over the course of the programme

Employability support

  • Bridge to the Bar: 40 hours of preparatory content, including legal tech and employability resources
  • Career Guarantee: Free employability courses if you dont secure pupillage within six months of passing the BTC
  • Innovative learning methods with proven results
  • Virtual Practice Environment: Experience realistic briefs and case handling in a way that mirrors a legal practice intranet in a Barristers chambers.
  • Adapt: Our unique platform embeds your course learning in AI that tracks your progress, measures your strengths, and develops your target areas for improvement.
  • Assessment method
  • Bar Standards Board (BSB) centralised assessments
  • Coursework (to test written and oral skills)
  • Examinations (including multiple choice and problem-based questions)

Modules

Modules (Year 1)
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Entry requirements

The entry requirements for our Barrister Training Course (BTC) are as follows: 

Qualifying law degree or non-law degree plus our Law Conversion Course, or a CPE/GDL/PGDL (minimum 2:1) 

Tuition fees

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£1,967 month

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£2,111 month

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Students from EU

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£2,111 month

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Uni info

BPP University
68-70 Red Lion Street London Greater London WC1R 4NY United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Chancery Lane  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Farringdon  0.3 miles away
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