Barrister Training Course (BTC)

Our Barrister Training Course (BTC) covers the integrated knowledge and skills necessary to pass your relevant assessments, including centralised assessments set by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), and commence pupillage.

You will complete Preparing for Pupillage 1 and 2, which are designed to reflect the level and standard of work you can expect to encounter during your first and second six of pupillage. You will learn in the context of realistic case studies, many of which are based on real cases that our experienced tutors have dealt with in practice.

Your BTC Career Guarantee

If you don’t secure pupillage within six months of passing the BTC, our Career Guarantee means you’ll be able to study our SQE1 Preparation course or Career Boost package, free of charge.

Why choose our BTC?

· Advocacy is taught throughout our course, in small groups of max. five students, allowing you more time for feedback and for you to refine your courtroom skills

· Centralised BSB assessments are split out over the course of the programme so you can focus on one set of assessments at a time

· Hard copies of the White Book and Blackstone’s Criminal Practice (worth over £1,200) are included in your fee

· Written skills taught in both common law and commercial practice contexts, which ensures that you experience a wide variety of practice areas

· Once you secure your place, you’ll get instant access to our Bridge to the Bar programme. With up to 40 additional hours of study, it’s designed to help you transition from your degree towards the next stage of your legal training, while delivering knowledge on Preparing for the BTC, Legal Technology and Virtual Mini Pupillage

· Integration of knowledge and barrister skills to replicate real life practice and to aid better recall of knowledge in the centralised assessments and skills development

· Receive support and regular feedback from our expert tutors, replicating the relationship between pupil barrister and pupil supervisor

Need postgraduate funding? Upgrade to our Barrister Training Course (Master’s)

If you opt for our Master’s option, you’ll study all the modules of the BTC plus an additional Professional Project module. This course qualifies for postgraduate loan funding.

Entry Requirements

The entry requirements to study the Barrister Training Course (BTC) and Barrister Training Course (Master’s) at BPP University Law School are as follows:

· Qualifying law degree or non-law degree plus a law conversion course such as a CPE/GDL/PGDL (minimum 2:1)

· Fluency in English

· Membership of an Inn of Court

· Receipt of a satisfactory reference

If you do not think you meet the entry requirements, but have other qualifications, strong references or relevant work experience, please contact us and we can review your options.