Bar professional training course Archives - Legal Cheek

From BPTC to lawtech — the upsides of having a ‘Plan B’

Nicola Jane Smith reflects on life after law school and the seemingly never-ending hunt for pupillage

Jul 11 2018 8:53am
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Women dominate BPTC enrolments, but more men score top marks

Even when they have the same undergraduate degree results

May 11 2018 10:20am
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Incredible BPTC handbook advises students to wear ‘double breasted’ jackets in their advocacy exam — and says they’ll be marked down for wearing ‘kinky boots’

Points also deducted for drinking from water bottles

Apr 16 2018 9:06am
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Aspiring barrister petitions for ‘draconian’ BPTC exams to be open-book

Online appeal also argues assessments shouldn’t be so close together

Apr 9 2018 12:32pm
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‘When it goes to sh*t your law school doesn’t want to know’: Anonymous wannabe barrister reflects on life having failed the BPTC

Not Competent

Mar 13 2018 9:39am
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City Law School in BPTC exam row over laptop policy that ‘favours wealthy students’

Exclusive: Computers must meet university’s specifications

Jan 11 2018 10:14am
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Number of BPTC students soars unexpectedly

Up by 14% after years of decline

Jan 3 2018 2:11pm
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Bar Council backs cheaper, two-part BPTC run by the Inns of Court

Barrister super-exam?

Nov 7 2017 9:22am
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Millions of pounds up for grabs as Inns of Court BPTC scholarship deadline looms

Students have until 3 November to apply

Oct 20 2017 9:05am
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Jul 26 2017 10:24am
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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

Jul 19 2017 9:04am
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BSB balls-up: 26 bar students see marks changed following ethics exam ‘clerical errors’ chaos

Regulator has now told providers to release results

Jul 11 2017 12:53pm
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BSB delays release of BPTC ethics exam results after spotting ‘clerical errors’

Exclusive: All providers impacted as regulator conducts ‘further check on every paper’

Jul 7 2017 1:51pm
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Inner Temple to build ‘education and training centre’ for wannabe barristers

Radical redevelopment includes 120-seat lecture theatre and break out spaces

Jul 5 2017 12:08pm
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Over 60% of BPTC grads don’t have pupillage, new stats show

As enrolments on the vocational course drop by 7%

Jun 20 2017 8:53am
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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?

Jun 5 2017 10:47am
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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

Apr 11 2017 11:00am
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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

Mar 30 2017 9:38am
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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%

Mar 17 2017 1:51pm
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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

Feb 27 2017 9:20am
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The true state of the BPTC, from someone who has recently gone through it

A Legal Cheek commenter shares their story

Feb 9 2017 9:06am
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Criminal Bar Association backs proposals for two-stage BPTC and OPTIONAL attendance at law school

Bar Council’s radical plans gain further support

Feb 7 2017 10:57am
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Over 500 barristers sign open letter to BSB chairman attacking training reform proposals

Regulator’s consultation into future bar training closed yesterday

Feb 1 2017 8:50am
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Bar Council calls for BTPC cost reduction as it slams BSB’s training reform proposals

Representative and regulator clash over barristers’ education

Jan 26 2017 11:18am
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