12 monthsProgramme duration
25,450 GBPTuition Fee/year
31 Mar, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Our LLM Bar Training Course offers intensive, postgraduate-level studies to those who wish to qualify as a barrister but who also wish to undertake research at Master’s level. This course is taken after undergraduate study and before the period of work-based learning, known as pupillage.
This programme enables you to acquire the skills, knowledge of procedure and evidence for you to meet the Bar Standards Board (BSB) criteria, as set out in their Professional Statement for Barristers.
Our programme aims to foster a professional and ethical approach to practice as a barrister, whilst giving you an informed view of a barrister’s working life and the opportunity to reflect on the challenges facing the legal profession in today’s world.
The teaching is generally timetabled between Monday and Thursday (i.e. no more than four days), to provide time for personal study. Advocacy and conferencing will be taught intensively in two-hour sessions to no more than six students. You will also be able to undertake a specialist advocacy option.
You’ll also have the opportunity to undertake the BSB centrally set assessments in December, April and August during the academic year you are enrolled as a student.
On successful completion, you will be eligible to be called to the Bar of England and Wales (subject to meeting the qualifying session requirement of your Inn of Court).
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Our LLM Bar Training Course offers intensive, postgraduate-level studies to those who wish to qualify as a barrister but who also wish to undertake research at Master’s level. This course is taken after undergraduate study and before the period of work-based learning, known as pupillage.
This programme enables you to acquire the skills, knowledge of procedure and evidence for you to meet the Bar Standards Board (BSB) criteria, as set out in their Professional Statement for Barristers.
Our programme aims to foster a professional and ethical approach to practice as a barrister, whilst giving you an informed view of a barrister’s working life and the opportunity to reflect on the challenges facing the legal profession in today’s world.
The teaching is generally timetabled between Monday and Thursday (i.e. no more than four days), to provide time for personal study. Advocacy and conferencing will be taught intensively in two-hour sessions to no more than six students. You will also be able to undertake a specialist advocacy option.
You’ll also have the opportunity to undertake the BSB centrally set assessments in December, April and August during the academic year you are enrolled as a student.
On successful completion, you will be eligible to be called to the Bar of England and Wales (subject to meeting the qualifying session requirement of your Inn of Court).
Admission Requirements
- A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:1 honours degree in law, or an equivalent international degree. Or, a copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:1 honours degree in any subject and have achieved a Common Professional Examination (CPE) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL). If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates. Your transcript will also need to evidence that your degree covers the seven law foundation subjects. If your transcript lists any of the seven foundation subjects under a different name, or combines them with another subject, you will need to obtain confirmation from your university that you completed and passed all seven foundation subjects. This is a Bar Standards Board requirement under Part 2A of the Bar Qualification Manual.
- Evidence you meet the English Language requirements outlined below. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
- Evidence of your commitment to the legal profession, specifically practice at the Bar (e.g. via placements, mooting competitions, public speaking).
- An academic reference which demonstrates your suitability for the programme and includes details of results received to date. References should be signed, dated and less than six months old at the time you submit your application.
If you have a 2:2 honours degree you may still apply and we will consider this alongside your application form as a whole. Decisions on applicants with, or on track to achieve, a 2:2 will be made towards the end of the admissions cycle.
Please note that prior to enrolling on the programme you will need to provide evidence that you have been admitted as a student member of one of the four Inns of Court.
English language requirements
In order to meet regulatory body requirements, this programme has specific English language requirements. You must complete either IELTS or Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic or meet the exemption criteria. No other tests or evidence can be accepted.
- IELTS with an overall score of 7.5 with at least 7.5 in all subskills
- Or, Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic with an overall score of 80 with no less than 80 in all communicative skills.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
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