BPP Archives - Legal Cheek

Employment tribunal awards former BPP law lecturer £168k

Elizabeth Aylott found to have been constructively unfairly dismissed

Mar 5 2021 9:06am
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Student anger as BPP shuts Holborn campus for ‘essential maintenance’

Students, who pay a London premium, can access other centres, including one just over mile away in Waterloo, until reopening next month

Mar 2 2021 1:20pm
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BCLP signs SQE training deal with BPP and BARBRI

International firm will enter SQE pathway from 2023; trainee intake to be split across both providers

Feb 18 2021 12:46pm
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BPP Law School to offer module in small talk

University finds a third of students don’t feel comfortable talking in front of a group

Feb 16 2021 10:51am
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Inns of Court student presidents write to BPP over teaching concerns

Group express solidarity with BPP Law School bar and GDL students experiencing ‘systemic deficiencies’ this term

Dec 18 2020 7:40am
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5 reasons law firms want to hire STEM grads

Senior lawyers and lecturers from science, technology, engineering and maths backgrounds discuss why graduates in these fields are in high demand

Dec 14 2020 12:56pm

STEM Future Lawyers and BPP announce 2021 law conversion scholarship

Applications now open for science, technology, engineering and maths students interested in law

Nov 19 2020 4:00pm
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How my STEM degree kickstarted my career as a magic circle lawyer

Catherine Crampton tracks her journey from maths graduate to City associate, and discusses her teaching role at BPP University Law School

Nov 18 2020 12:18pm
Will the SQE kill the GDL?

Legal Cheek talks to the main players to see where they stand on the law conversion course

Oct 9 2020 9:13am
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BPP students’ frustration over exam clash with winter vac scheme dates

Exclusive: Law school says it’s ‘unfortunate’ and they ‘have the opportunity to attend a 2021 scheme’

Oct 2 2020 10:01am
BPP rebuffs claims it prioritised study materials for ‘consortium’ TC holders

Law school giant partly upholds four of 27 complaints made by LPC students

Sep 22 2020 1:36pm
ULaw and BPP prepare to reopen following COVID shutdown

Tutors to wear protective visors

Sep 9 2020 9:16am

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A law student’s guide to overcoming ‘commercial unawareness’

Lawyers provide an overview of how the legal services market functions and explain their roles within it

Sep 2 2020 10:28am
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How aspiring lawyers can better understand the legal market

Lawyer turned BPP University Law School training manager Natasha Saleh shares her advice to students looking to secure a training contract post-COVID

Aug 24 2020 12:49pm
A group of anonymous BPP students have published an open letter complaining about LPC lockdown ‘failures’

‘All concerns raised by students are taken seriously and dealt with using the processes stated in our regulations,’ says law school in response

Jul 22 2020 4:35pm
BPP students aren’t happy about having to do without hard copy course materials

Delay sending out textbooks caused by printer being closed due to COVID-19, says law school, which has moved all materials online

Jul 16 2020 1:13pm
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How to create well-rounded lawyers of the future

Jo-Anne Pugh discusses BPP University Law School’s unique approach to the SQE and how it will prepare students for the assessments — and for practice

May 7 2020 11:48am
BPP students to get taste of ‘real-world practice’ with virtual law firm launch

Law school giant teams up with AI specialist to create new tech learning tools

May 6 2020 9:09am

Trainees should qualify on time as Professional Skills Course moves online, says regulator

Law school giants ULaw, BPP and BARBRI Altior make provisions to deliver large number of modules remotely

Apr 14 2020 9:43am
BPP gives students option to sit LPC exam or delay

Law school’s approach follows advice from Public Health England

Mar 16 2020 1:16pm
KCL biochemistry student and Surrey Uni veterinary medicine grad scoop STEM GDL scholarships

£2,500 each towards BPP course

Feb 5 2020 8:47am