Law Training for the Brightest Legal Talent

Law training for the brightest legal talent.

Postgraduate courses 2020

01 Proud to be one of the UK’s leading Modern methods. Innovative learning law schools Our cutting-edge courses are designed Welcome to With over 25 years’ experience in in collaboration with employers, to delivering professional legal education, equip you with the latest skills most in we’ve built and shaped thousands of demand by the profession. BPP University legal careers. Several options to fund your Excellent employability outcomes legal training Law School. Our alumni have gone on to work at Study part-time, gain Government global law firms, major companies and postgraduate funding with our eligible top ranked chambers. courses, or explore alternatives like We don’t just share your ambition, we Future Finance loans. Learn from experienced solicitors pursue it with you. So you can become and barristers Over £1 million available in law the lawyer you want to be. You will be taught and supported by scholarships and bursaries qualified legal professionals, who We support the brightest future legal understand the road that lies ahead. talent, from all backgrounds. Want to become a solicitor That’s why our courses or barrister? Then you know focus on your employability. Seven centres in six cities Award-winning pro bono you’ll need to demonstrate Developing your skills as a You’ll study in the centre of major UK opportunities an edge before you even step lawyer and giving you the legal communities, with leading firms Volunteer for our wide range of projects into practice. best possible chance of and chambers on your doorstep. and gain practical legal experience to securing a training contract You need to be driven and make your CV stand out. or pupillage. focused. To make the best Unparalleled connections to the choices for your future. To So you’re ready to embrace legal profession ensure you stand out in a the demands of practice. highly competitive profession. From day one. 60 leading law firms exclusively send their trainee solicitors to study with us. These include 4 out of 5 Magic Circle firms and the City Consortium - a group of highly prestigious law firms.*

of our graduates secured employment or further study.**

*As at September 2019. **Of surveyed students graduating from BPP University Law School postgraduate programmes in 2017.

02 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 03 Whilst other universities focus more on Follow in the academia, I’d say BPP University Law School is more tailored to students actually getting into footsteps of the practice of Law. Because of the experience of the tutors and the structure of the classes, I felt more excited to the brightest pursue my training contract. legal talent. Olivia Flasch Trainee Solicitor

You’ll ﬁnd BPP University Law School alumni across the legal profession, in a wide range of practice areas. They started their journey with us. But their achievements speak for themselves.

Our alumni work at 19 of the top 20 global law ﬁrms.*

*Since 2016. Source: Global 200, ranked by revenue, The American Lawyer, 2018.

04 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 05 Courses to accelerate your legal career.

Converting to law Becoming a solicitor The route to becoming a solicitor If you’re a non-law graduate, our law Once you’ve completed your law conversion courses are your first step degree or conversion course, we’ll is changing. to becoming a solicitor or barrister. provide you with the preparation to secure a training contract and start You’ll gain the fundamental legal your career in professional practice. knowledge and professional skills you We’re introducing new Our new Law Conversion need to progress onto further training. Taught through simulated client courses to prepare students Course (PGDL) has been portfolios, you’ll develop in-depth legal for the Solicitors Qualifying designed following extensive Examination (SQE), an research with law firms and New from September 2020: knowledge, commercial awareness and practical skills. assessment that all aspiring aspiring law students. Upon Law Conversion Course (PGDL) solicitors will soon be required completion, you’ll have the LLM Law and Legal Practice Legal Practice Course (LPC) to pass. The changes are option to progress onto the being implemented by the LPC, or undertake one of our LLM Legal Practice (Solicitors) Solicitors Regulation Authority SQE preparation courses.* Becoming a barrister (SRA), with the first SQE However, in the meantime, the If you’ve completed your law degree assessment scheduled to be Developing specialist legal knowledge GDL and LPC route remains or conversion course, we’ll help you available from Autumn 2021 Enhance your legal CV at any point valid and highly regarded by gain the competitive edge you need to at the earliest. in your career through our academic legal employers. secure pupillage and prepare for life as Master’s degree. a barrister. To find out what the SQE means You’ll develop advanced knowledge for you, visit bpp.com/SQE Learn from experienced practitioners in a specialised area of law, choosing with extensive links to chambers, from a wide range of electives to build including trainers used by the Inns an LLM aligned to your ambitions. of Court. Master of Laws (LLM) New from September 2020: Barrister Training Course (BTC) LLM Legal Practice (Bar) Solicitor and Paralegal Apprenticeships An alternative, work-based study route to your legal career.

To learn more, visit: bpp.com/courses/law/ apprenticeships

*Subject to the SRA’s transitional rules on the SQE. Progression options are dependent on your completion date and course availability. For more, visit www.sra.org.uk/sra/ policy/sqe/transitional-arrangements

06 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 07 Your pathways to practice.

A-Levels

Non-law degree Barrister Training Course To become a Call to (BTC) Pupillage Barrister Barrister the Bar LLM Legal Practice (Bar)

Legal Practice Course Training Contract Law Conversion Course (LPC) (Period of Recognised Solicitor (PGDL) Choose your LLM Legal Practice Training) LLM Law and Legal career path (Solicitors) Practice

(Coming soon) Solicitors Qualifying Our new SQE preparation Examination (SQE) To become a courses Law degree and Solicitor* Find out what the Qualifying Work SQE means for you: Experience (QWE) bpp.com/SQE

Solicitors Qualifying Solicitor Apprenticeship Examination (SQE)

Flexible study options to work around your commitments Your legal training should work around you. Study full-time or part-time at one of our UK study centres or online. Begin at a time that suits you, with multiple start dates throughout the year.**

08 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 09 Enhancing your CV with a Mentoring from legal professionals Your legal career. Master’s degree You’ll be supported by a dedicated In a competitive field, a legal Master’s personal tutor throughout your course. degree (LLM) can set you apart from Our Access to Practice mentoring Guaranteed by other candidates. We offer pathways scheme with leading employers can to complete your studies with a full also connect you to a legal professional, Master’s degree at all stages of your who can provide a support network and the experts. postgraduate legal training, and a key contact for advice. our LLM courses also qualify for If you’re a member of Aspiring postgraduate loan funding. On our Solicitors, you also can access LPC, you can top up to an LLM at no exclusive coaching, mentoring and Everything we do is designed to ensure extra cost.** placement opportunities with leading your success. legal employers. Connecting you to the right people From your first day, you’ll become Our Career Guarantee Committed to your career from day one Tailoring your legal training a member of the legal community. We’re so confident in our training that we We provide frequent opportunities to From the moment you accept your At BPP, you’ll have plenty of offer our LPC Career Guarantee. Gain expand your legal contacts through our place, we’ll be there to help. You’ll opportunities to explore the practice a training contract within six months of Legal Career Fairs, employer-led skills get instant access to our Careers areas that align to your career goals. graduation, or we’ll let you study another sessions and networking events with Service, invitations to our Law Careers Select from our wide range of LPC qualification, for free, to help you top firms. And you can join our global Workshops and the opportunity to electives, choose between commercial strengthen your CV and applications.** apply for our scholarships. or common law routes on our BTC, alumni network, BPP Community. or conduct an independent research project into a legal issue of your choice. Developing the skills employers want Success in law requires more than just understanding the law itself. Designed Making your applications stand out in close collaboration with legal Through the Law School and our employers, our courses focus on the Careers Service, we’ll prepare you technical, professional and personal to secure that all-important training skills that recruiters are seeking. contract or pupillage. You can access expert applications support, intensive BPP University Law School Gain practical work experience interview coaching and CV advice from prepares you for the intensity through a pro bono project, enhance the moment you accept your place your commercial awareness with our of not only the exam period, but with us. Employability Week workshops, or get application season as well. one step ahead of the competition with legal technology and innovation training. Sidney Thomas BPP University Law School student

secured employment or further study.* *Of surveyed students graduating from BPP University Law School postgraduate programmes in 2017. **T&Cs apply.

10 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 11 BPP’s Careers Service has been brilliant with my pupillage applications and has deﬁnitely helped me get to where I am now. At the careers events you can speak to different ﬁrms and chambers. You’re making those networking connections that are so important when you later go for interviews.

Niamh Ingham Pupil Barrister

Our graduates have secured more pupillages in barristers’ chambers than any other provider.+

+BPTC graduates commencing pupillage between 2013-2017, aggregated. Source: BPTC Key Statistics, Bar Standards Board, 2019.

12 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 13 Our new Law Conversion Course Supported by our innovative The next generation of (PGDL) and Barrister Training learning platform Course (BTC) BPP Adapt is designed to help you gain Developed following extensive research and retain a deep understanding of with firms, chambers and aspiring legal concepts. Study at a pace that legal training. lawyers, our new courses are designed best suits you, from any device. to prepare you for practice, succeed in your assessments, and gain the skills Prepare and practise for assessments that employers demand. The legal profession is transforming, with the rise Through BPP Adapt, you can track your progress, understand your strengths, of legal technology and introduction of the SQE. Learn like a lawyer and target areas for improvement, Experience how legal issues are ensuring you’re fully prepared to pass That’s why we’re constantly innovating, encountered in practice, while your assessments. developing your problem-solving and professional skills. You’ll tackle challenging convention, and keeping a close eye Flexible pathways to fit you realistic legal scenarios in interactive on how professional requirements are changing. workshops. On our BTC, you’ll work in All of our new courses are structured our Virtual Chambers from the outset, to fit seamlessly together. Build a To make sure your training stays one step ahead. simulating the typical responsibilities study pathway that best suits your of a pupil barrister. needs, whether you want to access postgraduate funding or fit study around your commitments. Study Legal Technology Innovation and Design on our LPC Legal technology is disrupting the delivery of legal services. This optional online module will introduce you to the new skills desired by firms and legal recruiters: • Understand the impact of • Simulate the stages of technical technologies on the legal project management landscape, including Artificial • Take part in an additional project Intelligence and Blockchain, to design and develop a software and the analysis of Big Data solution to a legal problem • Learn how to develop innovation (limited places available) ideas with specialists, colleagues and clients

14 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 15 The ﬁrm favourite for What I really liked about BPP University law. At the heart of the Law School was the careers-focused, driven element of the courses there. legal profession. We were very much asked to put ourselves in the minds of clients. 60 leading law ﬁrms exclusively send their trainee Jonathan Andrews solicitors to study our LPC.* Trainee Solicitor, Reed Smith

These UK and international ﬁrms Many of these employers work with trust us because of the quality us in other ways too. This can involve and professional relevance of our consulting on course design, attending training. Training that has built our events, supporting pro bono stellar generations of legal talent and projects and keeping us informed on continues to do so. the latest developments in the legal recruitment process. Through our Law School, Careers Service and Pro Bono Centre, we work So whatever your legal career with a vast range of organisations that ambitions, you can be sure that we can deliver legal services. These include connect you with the right people. chambers, local councils and in-house teams, and law ﬁrms from the Magic Circle to the high street, commercial giants to niche practices.

We exclusively deliver legal training to the City Consortium - a group of highly prestigious law ﬁrms.

*As at September 2019.

16 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 17 Careers Service.

Whatever your ambitions. Whatever your goals. Our careers team is here to help and support you on your journey.

Our services are tailored to your needs. Services include: We’re proud to work closely • The chance to undertake Whether it’s one-to-one guidance, a • Careers appointments with Aspiring Solicitors, a a legal placement with quick email advice service or online leading legal diversity platform, organisations such as • Mock interviews and resources at your fingertips. with a shared goal to widen American Express, Barclays assessment centres access to the legal profession. and Network Rail You will never leave an advice session • CV and application clinics empty handed. Together, we’ll draw up As part of our partnership, • Ability to apply for • Careers workshops a career action plan, detailing the steps BPP students from exclusive BPP scholarships you should take to achieve your goals. • CareerHub (job opportunities underrepresented backgrounds and bursaries database, exclusive to our can benefit from exclusive You can access the Careers Service To become an Aspiring students and alumni) opportunities, including: from the moment you accept your Solicitors member, visit • Networking events place, and up to 12 months after you • Access to careers coaching aspiringsolicitors.co.uk complete your studies with us. • Access to Practice mentoring scheme from the likes of Barclays with leading legal employers Legal, Bristows, Freshfields, Visit bpp.com/study/support/careers Mayer Brown, Reed Smith and Dentons • Law firm mentoring schemes

18 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 19 Learn from lawyers with We really share our experiences and what invaluable professional we’ve learned - the things that you wish you’d experience. known when you started out. Camilla Brignall LPC Centre Programme Leader and Tutor Our courses are taught in small groups and Previously Associate Director at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP delivered by our 300 highly skilled tutors. That includes qualiﬁed solicitors, barristers and judges who can help develop your legal career.

Many still practice and have extensive They bring the beneﬁts of their links to law ﬁrms, chambers and professional experience to your legal in-house teams at every level. training, using realistic case studies to thoroughly prepare you for a career in law.

The tutors at BPP helped me to prepare for my next steps. They bring life experience into the classroom. It’s not just academics, they often use real examples from the workplace. Kurt Satney BPP University Law School student

20 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 21 An award-winning Pro Bono Centre.

Pro bono is professional legal work undertaken Our projects. voluntarily and without charge. It’s an invaluable part of the training you’ll receive at BPP University We provide pro bono opportunities at Here are just some of our pro bono all our centres to match your interests projects available: Law School. and the time you have available. • BPP Legal Advice Clinic (BLAC) – All are delivered by BPP University Law interviewing and advising clients on School students, with guidance from a range of legal issues By volunteering for a project with BPP What will you gain from qualified lawyers. • BLAC Enterprise Clinic – providing Pro Bono Centre, you’ll see the impact pro bono work? commercial advice to start-ups Some projects run nationwide, and of law in everyday life while impressing and charities • Help improve access to justice others reflect the needs of local future employers. • Practise vital legal skills like communities. These cover a wide range • Employment Law Telephone Advice Your free time has never been presentation, research techniques of legal areas including employment, Line (ELTAL) – interviewing callers better spent. and working with real clients housing and family law. with employment law issues • Experience different areas of law • Streetlaw – delivering public legal education across schools, prisons, • Enhance your understanding of homeless shelters and more academic theory • Legal Translation Service (LTS) – • Work alongside qualified lawyers providing legal advice centres and not-for-profit organisations with free interpretation and translation Advice Quality Standard • LEASE Case Summaries – Awarded to the BPP Legal Advice Clinic (BLAC) summarising cases from the First-tier Leadership of the Year Since 2016, we’ve provided free Property Tribunal which are then UK Social Mobility Awards 2019 (shortlisted) made available to the public on the legal education to over LEASE website Best New Pro Bono Activity probono.bppuniversity. LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2018 Find a project ac.uk/students Best Pro Bono Contribution The Yorkshire Legal Awards 2018 members of the public through Gold UK Parliament Teacher Ambassador Status our Streetlaw project. UK Parliament Education and Engagement Service

22 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 23 Don’t let ﬁnances stand in your way.

Your studies should be a smart investment. That’s why we offer a range of options to help you fund your legal training.

Postgraduate loans The loan is paid directly to you after Future Finance loans Taught at Master’s degree level, our you have registered onto your course. Funding is also available via Future Finance student loans, where LLM courses will help you to develop You will be paid in three instalments you can borrow between £2,000 and £40,000 to pay tuition fees the advanced legal knowledge and throughout the year. Postgraduate and living expenses for higher education in the UK.* For more professional skills that employers funding can only be used to fund one information, visit bpp.com/study/funding demand. They are also eligible for a course, so if you have any queries postgraduate loan up to £11,222, to about how to fund your studies, please help with course fees and living costs. ask your Admissions Officer.

Which legal training courses are eligible for postgraduate loan funding?

Our Law Conversion Course (PGDL) gives you the option to graduate with Converting an LLM Law and Legal Practice, by completing an additional professional to law research project, Barrister Training Course (Part 1) or our (Coming soon) SQE 1 preparation course. Need advice on funding Our LLM Legal Practice (Solicitors) incorporates our Legal Practice Becoming a Course (LPC), giving you the essential training you need to become a your studies? Speak to an solicitor qualiﬁed solicitor. Admissions Officer. Our Barrister Training Course (BTC) gives you the option to graduate with Becoming a an LLM Legal Practice (Bar), by completing an additional professional +44 (0)3300 603 100 barrister research project or our (Coming soon) SQE 1 preparation course.

*Please note that we do not act as a credit broker to Future Finance and are not responsible for providing the loan or assessing your eligibility for a loan. Further details of eligibility requirements, interest rates and other key terms of the loan are available by visiting the Future Finance website.

24 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 25 Law scholarships. We hope that these awards will help those with the ability, potential and drive to achieve their We’re committed to supporting the brightest ambitions, regardless of their background. future legal talent, from all backgrounds. Andrew Chadwick Dean of BPP University Law School If you have the ambition and drive, What do we look for in your you could be eligible for one of our scholarship application? postgraduate law scholarships. We • Legal aptitude – including strong offer a range of full and partial fee communication, leadership, awards to help make your legal innovation or entrepreneurship skills ambitions a reality. • Strong work ethic – examples of your If you meet the basic eligibility criteria, exceptional discipline and drive we’ll also ask you to demonstrate • Commitment to the legal profession – evidence of your suitability. this can include work experience Check if you are eligible: bpp.com/ (legal or otherwise), pro bono or study/funding/scholarships voluntary work • Academic excellence – any relevant achievements in addition to grades • Personal background – we welcome candidates from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in law, ﬁrst generation students, or those who have experienced hardship

Over £1 million is available across our law scholarships and bursaries fund each year.

26 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 27 International students.

Study at one of the UK’s leading Virtual Open Evenings law schools, with a global reputation Find out why so many students and law ﬁrms trust BPP. Chat with expert tutors and International Admissions experts. for excellence. To book your place, visit bpp.com/events

We welcome aspiring law Our International Student students from around the Advisers can give advice world. You can study with and information on: BPP online or at one of our UK • Choosing a course study centres. • Choosing your study location Supporting you every step • Applying for Conﬁrmation of the way of Acceptance of Studies We know that living and (CAS) studying in another country • Securing your study visa can be daunting. That’s why • Your ﬁnance options we offer dedicated support and advice, throughout the • Finding accommodation application process and your To speak to an International studies, to make sure you have Student Adviser, contact help and someone to turn to [email protected] when you need it.

28 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 29 Our locations.

Learn in the heart of thriving legal communities at our UK study centres, or online. What you need to do next...

Locations: 1. Secure your place at one 4. Apply for a scholarship • Birmingham of our law events As soon you’ve received • Bristol Get all the guidance you need your offer, you can apply to start your legal career for our law scholarships. To • Cambridge journey. To register, head to check if you are eligible, visit • Leeds bpp.com/events bpp.com/study/funding/ • Manchester scholarships • London Holborn 2. Still have questions • London Waterloo about your course or 5. Book your Personal funding options? Open Day Speak to an Admissions A guided experience at one of Officer, who can advise you our study centres, led by one on term dates, course content, of our senior tutors. See where postgraduate loan funding you’ll be studying and meet the and more. They can also put team who are here to support you in touch with one of our you. Ask your Admissions experienced tutors for a Officer for more details. one-to-one call. To contact us, email 6. Accept your place [email protected] or call To take immediate advantage +44 (0)3300 603 100 of our Careers Service and plan your legal future. 3. Apply early and make us Come and meet us, at a time and place that suits you your first choice Find out what it’s like to study with BPP If you’re at university, find us at a Law We recommend you apply as at one of our year-round events. Fair, or join us at one of our many soon as you are ready. As one workshops on campus. Look out for Practise your legal skills or get careers of the UK’s biggest providers of updates from your law society or advice from lawyers at our Law legal education, places on our BPP Campus Ambassador. Careers Workshops, Assessment courses are limited. Priority is Centre Experiences and i-Opening Want to learn more about your course given to applicants who have webinars. of choice? Join a Personal Open Day placed BPP University Law or a Virtual Open Evening. School as their first choice.

30 Visit bpp.com/courses/law 31 Make BPP University Law School your ﬁrst choice. Speak to our Admissions Team +44 (0)3300 603 100 [email protected]

Disclaimer: This information is accurate as at the date of publication, June 2020. However, some information in it may change without notice. We reserve the right to withdraw or change any of the courses, locations, modes and/or alter entry requirements or tuition fees. All modules are run subject to demand and may differ across locations. This document is for guidance only and does not form part of any contract. For more information about courses, please refer to bpp.com. Before accepting any offer for a place at BPP, applicants should read the applicable terms and conditions available at bpp.com/terms-and-conditions ©BPP University Limited 2020. 06252 3rd Edition.

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