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Career Guarantee. We’re dedicated to making sure you leave us ready to embark on a successful career. To do this we have developed a 10-point plan to fully prepare you after graduation. It includes networking, commercial awareness and mentoring throughout your programme.
Your career guarantee.
Planning your career and helping you become the lawyer you want to be.
Developing the skills that make you more employable.
We are so confident that you will secure a training contract or pupillage by following this plan and completing your LPC or BPTC with us, that we offer our ‘Career Guarantee’. Our Career Guarantee means that if you don’t secure a training contract or pupillage within six months of completing your LPC or BPTC, we’ll let you study for free* another qualification to further enhance your skills and employability. This will enhance your profile and further increase your chances of securing a training contract or pupilage.
Preparing you for interviews and assessments. Specialising in a professional area.
Committing to your career from the day you accept a place.
Commitment to your career from day one. As soon as you accept your place you’ll receive invites to our Careers Workshops and depending on your choice of programme we’ll also send you helpful guides such as ‘How to Get a Training Contract’. One of the first things you’ll do with us is complete a Career Development Plan and meet the Career team who will help you get started. You will also have the opportunity to apply for one of our Career Guarantee Scholarships, awarded to applicants who can demonstrate strong commitment to the legal profession. Developing the skills that make you more employable with practical opportunities. From award-winning pro bono opportunities, optional GDL Skills in Practice workshops, our LPC free fourth elective and programme materials designed in conjunction with leading law firms, everything we do is designed to give you the skills you need to become a lawyer. Networking and meeting the right people. As a student with us you’ll become an member of the wider legal community from your first day. Throughout your programme you’ll be given opportunities to expand your legal contacts at the firms you are targeting.
Specialising and gaining commercial awareness. Our industry leading programmes offer a wide range of elective and optional modules from all areas of legal practice, allowing you to select from a range of options from your chosen practice area. On the LPC our practice ready portfolio gives you the opportunity to enhance your qualification at no extra cost, through a range of free workshops ran in conjunction with leading law firms and the option to take an additional online fourth elective. This will ensure you graduate with the commercial awareness and specialist expertise sought by firms. Mentoring you throughout your programme. Throughout your programme you’ll be supported by a professional mentor matched to the area of law you’re interested in through our unique Access to Practice Scheme. Preparing you for interviews and assessments. Our focus on your career extends through a timetable of mock interviews and mock assessment centres carried out in conjunction with our Careers Service and tutors matched from the practice area you’re looking at. Assessing your career in progress and planning your next move. After completing your GDL or LLB we’ll encourage you to review your career journey so far. Our careers team and tutors will be on hand to discuss your options and offer key practical advice, interviews skills and practice.
Networking and meeting the right people.
Assessing your career in progress and planning your next move.
Mentoring you throughout your programme.
Experiencing real world legal practice.
Gaining commercial awareness.
* Full terms and conditions apply. LPC Career Guarantee terms and conditions can be found online at: bppuniversity.ac.uk/lpctermsandconditions and BPTC Career Guarantee terms and conditions can be found online at: bppuniversity.ac.uk/bptctermsandconditions
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