Bar Course LLM at Northumbria University

Programme overview

The Bar Course LLM at Northumbria gives you intensive, practice-led training that bridges the gap between law school and the courtroom. Learn from professionally qualified barristers and solicitors, many of whom remain active in practice. Benefit from small group workshops, individual feedback, and dedicated courtroom facilities to help you develop the advocacy, drafting, conferencing and legal research skills demanded by the modern Bar.

Faculty: Northumbria School of Law | Duration: 1 year Full Time; 2 years Part Time | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Criminal Litigation, Civil Litigation, - The Overriding Objective of the CPR;, Professional Practice and Ethics, The module seeks to:, Criminal Professional Practice, Family Professional Practice. Optional modules include LLM Bar Project, LLM SLO Bar Project.

Career pathways

On successful completion, you may be eligible for Call to the Bar of England and Wales (subject to meeting your Inn of Court's qualifying requirements). You could also develop transferable skills valued across the legal profession, business, and politics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally have: A minimum of a 2:1 honours degree in Law, or a minimum of a Commendation in the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) – or to be on course to achieve this. Applicants with a 2:2 honours degree or a Pass in the GDL will be considered exceptionally on an individual basis, and with appropriate evidence. Please note academic qualifications must satisfy the requirements outlined by the Bar Standards Board. Applicants that hold, or are completing a non-UK/ROI degree or conversion course, must apply to the Bar Standards Boards for a Certificate of Academic Standing and be studying or have studied a Conversion Course such as the GDL. Further information can be found on the Bar Standards Board Website. All applicants are required to join one of the four Inns of Court before commencing the course. Applicants must have achieved a minimum standard as specified by the BSB within the past five years. For more information, please visit. Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT): The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has decided to discontinue the BCAT as an entry requirement for the vocational component of Bar Training with effect from 31 July 2022.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year Full Time; 2 years Part Time

Apply through the official page: https://sits.northumbria.ac.uk/live/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=DTFBTE6&code2=0009

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