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ULaw apologises after ‘calculation error’ meant some BPTC students received incorrect mark
EXCLUSIVE: Bar results pulled and subsequently republished following blunder
BSB balls-up: 26 bar students see marks changed following ethics exam ‘clerical errors’ chaos
Regulator has now told providers to release results
BSB delays release of BPTC ethics exam results after spotting ‘clerical errors’
Exclusive: All providers impacted as regulator conducts ‘further check on every paper’
Inner Temple to build ‘education and training centre’ for wannabe barristers
Radical redevelopment includes 120-seat lecture theatre and break out spaces
Over 60% of BPTC grads don’t have pupillage, new stats show
As enrolments on the vocational course drop by 7%
Exclusive: The Inns of Court are preparing to launch a new BPTC
Inns ‘seriously considering’ new course, but will they go it alone or get a university involved?
Aspiring barrister denied an Inner Temple scholarship raises BPTC funds (and more) after ‘mystery person’ donates £12,500
Leila Taleb starred in a new BBC programme about her law school plans
BPP forced to replace this Friday’s BPTC opinion writing exam after students were accidentally sent a video recording of two tutors discussing mark scheme
Exclusive: Students now ‘more anxious’ about the assessment
Average BPTC fee drops by just £72 as law schools release 2017/18 prices
ULaw cuts course cost by 8% but Northumbria and Cardiff increase theirs by 6%
BPTC student who used legal skills to bring judicial review succeeds in having her dad’s benefits reinstated
Solicitors and barristers agreed to help Anita Dowman pro bono after they saw Legal Cheek’s appeal
The true state of the BPTC, from someone who has recently gone through it
A Legal Cheek commenter shares their story
Criminal Bar Association backs proposals for two-stage BPTC and OPTIONAL attendance at law school
Bar Council’s radical plans gain further support
Over 500 barristers sign open letter to BSB chairman attacking training reform proposals
Regulator’s consultation into future bar training closed yesterday
Bar Council calls for BTPC cost reduction as it slams BSB’s training reform proposals
Representative and regulator clash over barristers’ education
BPP’s firefighting BPTC student stars in Boots festive advert
Lucy Masoud is hoping to swap the yellow helmet for a horsehair wig
University of Law unveils BPTC LLM as it slashes cost of standard barrister course
Those taking masters can apply for £10,000 of postgraduate funding
Bar Council wants to split the BPTC in two and make law school attendance OPTIONAL
The Council of the Inns of Court has also thrown its weight behind the radical new plan
Gove: make it harder to get onto the BPTC
Possible pro bono “levy” on City firms also gets a mention
BPTC and pupillage could be rolled into one under new proposals
New route to qualification “needs to be more flexible and affordable”, BSB tells Legal Cheek
BPP launches advocacy competition to give wannabe BPTC students a taste of life at the bar
Those who impress could receive a barrister training scholarship
Bar Council switches pupillage offer day after date clash blunder
Bar hopeful D-day now 3 May 2017
£5 million up for grabs as Inns of Court open BPTC scholarship applications
Bar hopefuls have less than a month to apply
BSB and Bar Council schedule BTPC civil litigation exam on pupillage offer day
“We are now looking into alternative dates and options” say bar big wigs
Over half of ULaw BPTC grads offered pupillage
Successful students are given a barrister’s wig
BSB mulls new ‘super bar exam’ that could allow non-graduates to become barristers
Bar regulator to host debate next month discussing three new proposed routes to qualification
Inns of Court launch new ‘College of Advocacy’
Could an Inn-run BPTC be next?
BPP Law School loses BPTC ethics exam papers during marking process
Exclusive: Wannabe barristers at London’s Holborn branch could have to re-do the exam in August
Research: A third of BPTC graduates secure pupillage
A hazy glimmer of hope for those chasing a career at the bar
Bar Council brands BSB aptitude pass mark rise ‘inadequate’
Bar’s regulator and representative body in stand-off over BPTC entrance exam
Aptitude test pass mark raised to ‘exclude’ weaker wannabe barristers
Much-maligned BPTC entry exam was put on hold pending BSB-led review last year
Wannabe barristers face even more debt as fees are upped across BPTC providers
LPC fees are also up by as much as 6%
Multiple choice questions to be axed from BPTC ethics exam
But that was how students got their marks?!
Students may have to fork out as much as £127k to chase barrister dream
Bar Council chair warns of escalating cost to enter profession
Bar Council confirms Pupillage Gateway date change U-turn with consultation launch
Opinions of law students sought over on/off timetabling switch
ULaw launches new aptitude test BPTC in Leeds
Law school goes head-to-head with rival BPP in Yorkshire
Is Gladbury actually High Wycombe? BPP to reveal identity of fictional law seminar town that has acquired cult following
Mystique around imaginary town that has inspired tribute parties to be shattered
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‘It wasn’t an easy decision’: Student quit law degree to become porn star over concerns about money and graduate job prospects
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Fake Squire Patton Boggs website given court approval in bizarre decision
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Lawyers round on license-stripped Uber’s ‘dishonourable history’ as stricken company calls on Hogan Lovells to fight appeal
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Morning round-up: Monday 25 September
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Chemsex junior barrister opens up about boyfriend’s death and his suspension from legal profession
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