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BPP is one of the leading law schools in the country; it prepares you for the start of your career by successfully combining theoretical law with law in practice. Through various compulsory and elective modules the law school provides you with excellent teaching and resources to achieve an extremely high standard of legal knowledge.

BPP also has an award winning Pro-Bono Centre which not only gives you the opportunity to help others but it also gives you an insight into real workings of law in practice.

The Pro Bono Centre asks willing students to become involved with various initiatives, including: the Legal Advice Clinic; the Environmental Group; the Human Rights Unit; the Law Firm Shadowing Project; the Legal Translation Services; the Mediation Friend Project; and the Streetlaw Group.

The law building is extremely impressive and contemporary, with a practical layout; different floors are dedicated to BVC or LPC students, and teaching staff. There are a number of computer rooms, small and large teaching classrooms, common rooms, and there is a café in the basement.

Every student also has their own locker, which are distributed throughout the various floors of the building: the lockers come in extremely useful for housing the volumes of books each student has!

It must be noted that only the Part-time one 'evening per week' format of the GDL is offered at the Holborn branch of BPP Law School. You will be required to attend the school either on a Monday or Wednesday between 6 and 9:15 pm. Classes focus on small group sessions and recorded lectures can be either downloaded or provided on DVD. A really handy feature from what we gather.

As with all other providers, the BPP GDL focuses on contract, constitutional, criminal, equity & trusts, land, EU and tort law. You are also required to complete an independent extended essay on an areas of law of your choice. BPP also offers what is known as the GDL extra, allowing students to also gather knowledge in subject such as evidence & forensics, law in the city, international law and intellectual property law.

BPP Holborn is in the heart of central London, giving every student the opportunity to be a part of the buzz of City life. It is surrounded by a number of prestigious law firms, the Royal Courts of Justice, the Law Society, as well as Covent Garden, Oxford Street and the Strand. It is safe to say that students are never stuck for things to do if studying gets too much!

Course fees for the BPP GDL are £8,100 for the full-time programme and two seperate instalments totalling £7,800 for the part-time option. In addition to the fees, BPP is obliged to collect Law Society membership fees from each GDL student.

BPP in London does not give you the opportunity of paying fees in monthly instalments. However there is a scholarship scheme at BPP; a Law Society bursary scheme; and various other funding options that students may choose to partake in, including local authority grants and employer sponsorship.

At the start of the GDL there are cohort drinks, which gives students the opportunity to meet and socialise with others in their cohort and tutor groups (breaking the ice at the start of the year and settling some nerves!). Staff also attend the drinks giving everyone the chance to meet and talk with their teachers and lecturers.

In addition, there are end of term and end of exam socials; these tend to be organised by student representatives and take place at some of London’s best nightclubs and bars, with discounted entry fees and cheap drinks all night!

As BPP Holborn is in the heart of the City students are never stuck for places to go to eat, drink and generally socialise. There are some fantastic restaurants, bars and pubs within easy reach of the law school, with the closest pub three doors down!

There are also a number of BPP student led clubs, societies, quizzes, mooting competitions and sports teams (such as Netball, Hockey and Football). Each of these societies holds their own social events, giving students an even better opportunity to meet new people and friends, whilst enjoying London’s nightlife.

The careers centre at BPP is extremely helpful, with support staff on site available to give advice on covering letters, CVs, application forms, interview technique and so on. The careers advisors help with applying for placements and training contracts, although the careers system works a lot more effectively if the students take the time to email or contact the careers staff individually.

There are also weekly emails from the careers centre notifying students of vacancies, whether in training contracts, paralegal work, volunteer work etc. There is an online careers information service and guidance on the student intranet, including feedback from previous interviewees on interviews for training contracts and pupilages.

BPP also run an ‘Access to Practice’ scheme, which links students with local practitioners who offer individual support and advice on careers. The careers centre also holds annual law fairs giving students the opportunity to network with different law firm representatives (for training contracts) and recruitment agencies (for law related work e.g. paralegal positions).