University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1QY Tel: 0117 328 3333 Email: admissions@uwe.ac.uk Web: www.uwe.ac.uk/professionallawcourses uwebristol uwebristol Bristol Law School
College overview Bristol Law School at UWE Bristol is widely recognised as one of the leading providers of professional legal education in the UK. We have a reputation for excellence and for delivering courses of the very highest quality. UWE Bristol Law School offers the full range of professional law programmes. Our courses are taught by the tutors who design and write them; experienced solicitors or barristers teaching within their own subject areas. From our dedicated law facilities to our events and pro bono activities, we have everything you need to enhance your career prospects and have a very strong track record of assisting students that have not secured training contracts or pupillage. Our benefits: regional law fair and meet the employers fair; networking and careers events (including our distinguished executive address series); dedicated professional law teaching and common rooms; mock courtrooms (used by legal practitioners and students); comprehensive online resources, including recorded lectures; extensive law library; pro bono unit, with a range of award-winning activities. Both the LPC and BPTC are offered as Masters programmes, allowing eligible students to apply for a postgraduate loan to fund their studies. There are different options to complete the Masters programme, and these focus on continuing your professional development, as a reflective practitioner with responsibility for your own development and learning. Graduate Diploma in Law Our GDL enables you as a non-law graduate to progress with confidence to the LPC/BPTC, and is supported by a dedicated team of tutors who understand the demands of the GDL route. Teaching is not shared with undergraduates. The curriculum is divided into two teaching blocks with assessments after each block, which greatly assists our students in managing workload. Tuition will develop you for the demands of the legal profession, equipping you with the necessary legal skills to thoroughly apply the LLM Advanced Legal Practice Whether you are intending to practise in a commercial or high street firm, the practical, wide-ranging Legal Practice Course leading to a Masters qualification will provide the broad and rigorous foundation you need to be ‘practice ready’. Workshop teaching happens in small, interactive groups with an emphasis on intensive, personal tuition. Here, you will learn by doing within a supportive, friendly environment, developing the skills and knowledge to excel in your role as a solicitor. You will benefit from flexible modes of study and a choice of timetabling options. There are strong links to local and regional practice, including a placement scheme run in conjunction with Bristol Law Society. Places offered: 100 (full time) 100 (part time). LLM Bar Professional Training Studies With its reputation for teaching excellence, high levels of student satisfaction and outstanding pastoral care, our BPTC leading to Masters qualification is highly commended by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and will equip you with key skills to excel in practice. There are exceptional links with the local Bar including participation in mock pupillage interviews, chambers sponsored advocacy and mooting competitions annually and an additional Western Circuit sponsored advocacy prize. As part of the programme you have the opportunity to become an accredited civil commercial mediator. Places offered: 120 (full time) 48 (part time). law to a set of facts and the ability to solve legal problems. Places offered: 100 split between full time and part time.
CPE/GDL
100 300 168
LPC BPTC
Apply to GDL Central Applications Board (full time), direct to UWE Bristol (part time) LPC Central Applications Board (full time), direct to UWE Bristol (part time) BPTC Bar Professional Training Online Contact names LPC (full time) Suzaan Rowley suzaan.rowley@uwe.ac.uk LPC (part time) Fiona Davis fiona.davis@uwe.ac.uk BPTC (full time) Karen Thorpe-Williams karen.thorpe-williams@ uwe.ac.uk BPTC (part time) Joanne Stringer joanne.stringer@uwe.ac.uk GDL Dagmar Steffens dagmar.steffens@uwe.ac.uk
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