Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)

Postgraduate

In City of London

£ 500 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

If your goal is to become a barrister, BPP University's Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) provides the best possible training. We offer advocacy and conference sessions taught in groups of four, true-to-life mock trials and assessments and the widest range of electives of any provider. In addition, our Careers Service pulls out all the stops to help you secure pupillage.On successfully completing our BPTC, you will be fully prepared for the demands of life as a barrister – and will be eligible to be called to the Bar of England and Wales (subject to meeting the qualifying session requirement of your Inn of Court).The legal profession can be demanding and being a barrister is not for everyone. It is recommended that you read this important information issued by the Bar Standards Board if you wish to study for the Bar of England and Wales.

The Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) is awarded by BPP University.

Facilities

Location

Start date

City of London (London)
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2 St Mary Axe, EC3A 8BF

Start date

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Subjects

  • University
  • Law
  • International
  • IT Law

Course programme

The BPTC comprises an induction and a series of compulsory modules. You must also choose two of the optional modules – depending on the area you wish to specialise in. Our tutors and careers service can provide guidance if required.

The introductory lecture for each compulsory module includes an overview of the programme, details of the method of assessment and an introduction to key concepts.

Compulsory
  • Professional Ethics
  • Civil Litigation, Evidence and Remedies
  • Advocacy
  • Criminal Litigation, Evidence and Sentencing
  • Drafting
  • Opinion Writing
  • Resolution of Disputes out of Court
  • Conference Skills
Optional (choose two)
  • Commercial Dispute Resolution
  • Advanced Criminal Litigation
  • Employment
  • Judicial Review
  • International Trade
  • Intellectual Property
  • Public International Criminal Law
  • Property and Chancery
  • Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
  • Company Law
  • Family Law
  • Professional Discipline
  • Asylum, Detention, Deportation & Extradition

Please note that optional modules run subject to demand, therefore all modules may not run in all locations. International Trade and Public International Criminal Law will only run on the full-time London Holborn programme and numbers will be limited.

Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)

£ 500 VAT inc.