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Your legal career starts here. Postgraduate Courses 2019 The forward thinking law school for future legal professionals. Our courses Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) Bar Professional Training Welcome to or LLM [Law Conversion] Course (BPTC) or LLM Legal For non-law graduates who want to Practice (Barristers) become a solicitor or barrister. Gain Prepare for the demands of pupillage BPP University the fundamental legal knowledge and and life as a barrister. Develop your professional skills you need to progress advocacy skills with training from Law School. onto further training. experienced practitioners. Create your own competitive niche with our BPTC optional modules – the widest range Legal Practice Course (LPC) or of electives offered by any provider. We build and shape legal careers. LLM Legal Practice (Solicitors) With over 25 years’ experience, we are proud The best possible preparation to secure a training contact and start your Master of Laws (LLM) to be one of the UK’s leading law schools. career as a solicitor. Taught through Develop advanced knowledge in an Trusted by some of the most influential law simulated client portfolios, develop the area of law that interests you. Select firms. Driving innovation in legal training. in-depth legal knowledge, commercial from our specialist legal electives to awareness and practical skills needed build your own LLM. to succeed in professional practice. Our courses focus on your employability. Our September 2019 LLM courses Developing your skills as a lawyer. Giving qualify for postgraduate funding up you the edge to secure a training contract to £10,906. or pupillage. So you’re ready to embrace the demands Expert tutors with invaluable Flexible ways to study of practice. From day one. professional experience Your career starts with you. So it should Our courses are taught in small groups work around you. Fit your course and delivered by our 250 highly skilled around your commitments with our tutors. That includes qualified solicitors, flexible study options. Study full-time or barristers and judges who can help part-time, online or face-to-face in one develop your legal career. of our UK study centres. Begin at a time that suits you, with multiple start dates Many still practice and have extensive throughout the year.* links to law firms, chambers and in- house teams at every level. They bring their professional experience to the classroom, using realistic case studies to thoroughly prepare you for your career in law. Visit bpp.com/law-bpp * Available study modes and start dates depend on your course of choice. A choice of study routes to work Foundation A-Level or around you. equivalent qualifications Undergraduate Non-law Qualifying Law undergraduate Degree (QLD) degree The route to becoming Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) or LLM [Law Conversion] a solicitor is changing. Modern methods. Innovative learning. Join a Law School that sets the pace. Postgraduate Postgraduate Bar Professional Postgraduate In a few years’ time, the GDL and LPC In the meantime, the GDL and Legal Practice Training Course Course (LPC) or LLM Master of Laws will no longer be compulsory. They will LPC route remains highly regarded (BPTC) or LLM Legal Practice (LLM) be gradually replaced with a range of by legal employers. Legal Practice (Solicitors) courses that prepare students for the (Barristers) We work closely with law firms, Solicitors Qualifying Examination regulators and professional bodies (SQE). This is a new assessment that to provide you with the most up-to- all aspiring solicitors will be required date advice. Training contract Pupillage to pass. To find out what the SQE means for The changes are being implemented you, visit bpp.com/SQE by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), with the first SQE assessment Practice Practice scheduled to be available from Solicitor Barrister September 2021 at the earliest.* * All information and timings are subject to change, based on the first SQE assessment being available in September 2021. Visit bpp.com/law-bpp Your legal career. Guaranteed by the experts. We don’t just share your ambition. We pursue it with you. So you can become the lawyer you want to be. Committed to your career from Developing the skills employers want Making your applications stand out Mentoring from legal professionals day one Success in law requires more than just Through the Law School and our You will be supported by your From the moment you accept your understanding the law itself. Designed Careers Service, we’ll prepare you dedicated personal tutor throughout place, we’ll be there to help. You’ll get in close collaboration with legal to secure that all-important training your course. Our Access to Practice instant access to our Careers Service, employers, our courses focus on the contract or pupillage. Access expert mentoring scheme can also connect invitations to our Legal Careers technical, professional and personal applications support, intensive interview you to a legal professional, who can Workshops and the opportunity to apply skills that recruiters are seeking. coaching and CV advice from the provide a support network and a key for our law scholarships. moment you accept your place with us. contact for advice. Enhance your commercial awareness with our Employability Week workshops, Tailoring your legal training gain practical experience through a pro Connecting you to the right people Our Career Guarantee Explore the practice areas that align to bono project, or get one step ahead of You’ll become a member of the legal We are so confident in our training that your career goals, with our wide range the competition with legal technology community from your first day. We we offer our Career Guarantee. Gain of LPC elective modules and BPTC and innovation training. provide frequent opportunities to a training contract or pupillage within options. You can also top up your LPC expand your legal contacts through six months of completing your LPC or or BPTC to a full Masters’ degree, at no our Legal Career Fairs, BPTC BPTC, or we’ll let you study another extra cost. internships, employer-led skills sessions qualification, for free, to help you and networking with top firms. strengthen your applications.** 96.5% BPP University Law School prepare you for the of our postgraduate law students intensity of not only the exam period, but application * season as well. They support you thoroughly through secured employment or further study the whole thing. Having tutors that have practiced law themselves is incredibly beneficial, because it helps us to relate the skills that we’re learning to the career itself. *Of surveyed students graduating from BPP University Law School postgraduate programmes in 2017. Sidney Thomas ** Terms and conditions apply. Also applies following completion of LLM Legal Practice (Solicitors) and GDL graduate and BPTC student LLM Legal Practice (Barristers). Visit bpp.com/law-bpp What I really liked about BPP University Law School was the careers-focused, driven element of the courses there. Through the LPC I learned how to put law into practice. We were very much asked to put ourselves in the minds of clients. Jonathan Andrews Trainee Solicitor, Reed Smith GDL and LPC graduate Visit bpp.com/law-bpp Careers Service. Whatever your ambitions. Whatever your goals. Our careers team are here to help and support you on your journey. Our services are tailored to your needs. Whether it’s one-to-one guidance, a quick email advice service or online resources at your fingertips. You will never leave an advice session empty handed. Together, we’ll draw up a career action plan, detailing the steps you should take to achieve your goals. You can access the Careers Service up until 12 months after you complete your studies with us. What we provide • Careers appointments • Mock interviews and assessment centres • CV and application clinics • Careers workshops The Careers Service have been brilliant • CareerHub (job opportunities database, with my pupillage applications and they’ve exclusive to our students and alumni) definitely helped me get to where I am now. • Networking events There’s been various careers events within the GDL Find out more: and BPTC. You can speak to different firms, you bpp.com/study/support/careers can speak to different chambers – and that really helped inform my decision that the Bar was the right decision for me. [You are] making those networking connections that are so important when you later go for interviews. BPP University Law School has been great in providing those opportunities. Niamh Ingham GDL and BPTC graduate Visit bpp.com/law-bpp The firm favourite Firms including... for law. At the heart of the legal profession. 60 leading law firms exclusively send their trainees to study with us.* 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 stellar our events, supporting pro bono generations of legal talent. projects and keeping us informed on the latest developments in the legal Through our Law School, Careers recruitment process. Service and Pro Bono Centre, we work with a vast range of organisations that So whatever your legal career deliver legal services. These include ambitions, you can be sure that chambers, local councils and in-house we can connect you with the teams, and law firms from the Magic right people. Circle to the high street, commercial giants to niche practices. *As of September 2018. Visit bpp.com/law-bpp A new generation of legal practice. Legal Technology Innovation and Design. Optional module for LPC and LLM • Adopt new ways of thinking Legal Practice (Solicitors)* and working in order to identify opportunities for innovation Legal technology is disrupting the delivery of legal services.