Training to become a barrister

The qualification all barristers need: the Bar professional training course (BPTC)

Find out about the Bar professional training course (BPTC), the vocational qualification for all graduates who want to become barristers.

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Funding your BPTC and conversion course

It's expensive to train as a barrister but graduates have access to a range of funding options, so make sure you do a thorough job of researching them.

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Which Bar professional training course? Graduates explain their choice

How do you choose the right provider for your Bar professional training course? Former students set out their criteria.

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What is the Bar professional training course like? Graduates share their experiences

Former students tell all about the vocational stage of a barrister’s training.

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Study and train for a career as a barrister with funding from the Inns of Court

The Inns of Court are institutions that offer scholarships and awards to graduates training for a career as a barrister. Make sure you know how to apply.

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Studying for my full-time BVC in London

Leon Pickering explains why he chose to take the BVC (now known as the BPTC) in the heart of the City and outlines how his study helped him succeed when he came to apply for pupillage with a big civil barristers’ chambers.

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Studying for my BVC on a part-time basis

BVC student Siobhan Doyle opted for a part-time weekend course so she could work alongside her studies and avoid getting into debt. Here she shares her experience of vocational barristers' training.

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Study and training overview for all graduates seeking legal careers

Find out about the range of postgraduate study choices for both law graduates and non-law graduates, and the training routes for becoming a barrister or a solicitor.

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All degrees welcome: why non-law graduates are in demand for barristers' jobs

Chambers love non-law graduates because of the different perspectives they bring. Seal the deal by demonstrating commercial awareness and doing some legal work experience.

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Law conversion courses

Non-law graduates who want jobs as barristers need to take a conversion course such as the graduate diploma in law or common professional examination before moving on to the next stage of legal training.

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Converting to law the MA way

A graduate who chose a two-year MA in law rather than a traditional law conversion course explains why.

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Considering postgraduate legal study before applying to the Bar

Thinking about a masters, LLM or PhD in law? Whether you're tempted by a life of academia or you're keen to know how a further qualification can help your job-hunt, weigh up your options carefully before taking the plunge.

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Financing your LLM or MA in law

Funding options for postgraduate legal study include grants, awards and bank loans. This handy overview explains where to go for more information.

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The academic approach: studying towards an MA in human rights

Having already completed an LLB, Lauren Fuzi embarked upon a masters in human rights, globalisation and justice. With a view to doing a PhD, she explains what her MA involved and why a life of academic legal study appeals to her.

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The academic approach: how my LLM led to a career as a media law lecturer

Mature postgrad student Tony Delahunty summarises his varied career path and reveals how studying his LLM in information, arts and media law inspired him to teach law for a living.

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