Tag: Bar professional training course
Exclusive: The Inns of Court are looking for someone to help them design a more affordable BPTC
Anticipated 2020 launch
New two-part BPTC approved by regulator
Spilt vocational offering could reduce risks and costs associated with pursuing a career at the bar
Lincoln’s Inn reveals first images of new advocacy mega-bunker
Multi-million pound redevelopment nears completion
Law grad who hopes to become ‘first Romani female barrister in England’ launches crowdfunding appeal to help cover BPTC fees
Brigitta Balogh is looking to raise £1,800 to cover registration costs
Exclusive: Hundreds of BPTC ethics exam results issued incorrectly following BSB error
And not for the first time
BPTC student calls for the immediate introduction of ‘unlimited’ exam resits
Online petition claims the regulator’s recently-announced assessment tweaks are ‘prejudicial’ towards those currently completing the course
Future pupil barrister launches YouTube channel explaining laws in 60 seconds
His first quick-fire clip is on stop and search
Birmingham Uni law grad becomes first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe Great Britain in 66 years
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers hopes to become a barrister
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
Women dominate BPTC enrolments, but more men score top marks
Even when they have the same undergraduate degree results
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
Aspiring barrister petitions for ‘draconian’ BPTC exams to be open-book
Online appeal also argues assessments shouldn't be so close together
City Law School in BPTC exam row over laptop policy that ‘favours wealthy students’
Exclusive: Computers must meet university's specifications
Number of BPTC students soars unexpectedly
Up by 14% after years of decline
Bar Council backs cheaper, two-part BPTC run by the Inns of Court
Barrister super-exam?
Millions of pounds up for grabs as Inns of Court BPTC scholarship deadline looms
Students have until 3 November to apply
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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