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Find out about the Bar professional training course (BPTC), the vocational qualification for all graduates who want to become barristers.
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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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How do you choose the right provider for your Bar professional training course? Former students set out their criteria.
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Former students tell all about the vocational stage of a barrister’s training.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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A graduate who chose a two-year MA in law rather than a traditional law conversion course explains why.
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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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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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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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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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