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Northumbria University, Bar Vocational Course, Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)

Northumbria University
 United Kingdom

 

Study mode Start date Duration
Full-time Sep years: 1
Course is the vocational stage of training for students who intend to become barristers; on successful completion of this programme students are required to enter pupillage; course comprises knowledge areas and legal skills; the legal knowledge areas of the programme are criminal litigation, civil litigations and evidence; these areas are taught individually over the year and also on an integrated basis with the legal skills areas; the emphasis of the programme is on developing the five main skills used by the practising barristers: advocacy, drafting, opinion writing, negotiation, and conference skills; these skills are taught within a practical context using simulated briefs to counsel; students will also choose two specialist options which are studied in terms two and three; students are given an opportunity to gain an LLM in advanced legal practice or an MA in legal practice and policy while completing the BVC or LPC at Northumbria University; for both the LLM and MA programmes, students are required to submit a project of between 20,000 and 25,000 words; students can choose their own project title.

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