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Full time & Part time September PGDip, LLM 1 year full-time
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The Bar Training Course (BTC) at UWE Bristol is designed to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to become a barrister. With flexible study options, including full-time and part-time courses, you can tailor your learning to suit your needs. Taught by experienced tutors who are qualified barristers or solicitors, you will receive face-to-face teaching and feedback to ensure a strong foundation for your legal career. The programme covers essential subjects such as criminal and civil litigation, advocacy, drafting, and ethics. To be eligible, you will need a law degree or conversion course, a minimum 2:2 degree classification, and membership of an Inn of Court.

About the course

By undertaking and successfully completing the UWE Bristol Bar Training Course (BTC), you will develop, and be able to demonstrate, the competencies required to be called to the Bar, as set out by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).

On the BTC course, you will build your legal knowledge and skills side by side, to embed your learning and maximise your chances of doing well on the course, and securing pupillage.

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Entry Requirements

As stipulated by the BSB, you will need:

To hold a law degree/conversion course, which meets the requirements for study of the foundations of legal knowledge subjects
A degree classification (minimum 2:2)
A pass in the Bar Course Aptitude Test
Membership of an Inn of Court
English language ability (see below).



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Where will I study?

Where is University of the West of England, Bristol

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Student Profile

James

‘During the course I undertook 2 mini pupillages and participated in the civil advocacy competition and reached the final, making submissions to a High Court judge, which was an amazing experience. These experiences benefitted me hugely, as they gave me a real-life flavour of life at the Bar.’

Scholarships

Our Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship is available to UWE Bristol alumni and provides a tuition fee discount of 50% on full-time and part-time postgraduate courses.


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