* the Bar Course Aptitude test,
In a demanding and rapidly changing legal landscape, the highest quality training is required to succeed as a barrister. Northumbria University’s Bar Course will support you in acquiring the necessary knowledge and practical skills crucial to practice at the modern Bar.
The new Bar Courses will be available from September 2020 and will replace the existing Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). Teaching on Northumbria’s Bar Course will be led by a team of highly experienced barristers and supported by a well-established network of members of the Bar, Judges and other relevant practitioners.
You will study:
You will develop the knowledge and skills to practice in a broad range of briefs focused on foundational areas of pupillage and early practice. From the outset you will be taught to think and behave like a barrister. You will be instructed in cases conducted as in practice – incorporating conferences, advocacy, drafting and opinion writing alongside both the knowledge you have developed and a sound understanding of your professional ethical obligations. This invaluable, practical experience will equip you to be immediately effective in pupillage.
You will benefit from generous contact hours throughout the course – including dedicated exam-focused teaching sessions - in which the teaching team will share their expertise to support you in preparing for the Bar Standards Board (BSB) centralised assessments. Alongside practice-focused teaching, students will also benefit from a year-long series of workshops designed to support knowledge, understanding and exam techniques and preparation for these assessments. You may also gain, at no further cost, an additional qualification in Mediation.
Northumbria delivers opportunities to develop distinctive and unique knowledge and skills with opportunities to undertake:
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Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
Year 1
LW7118 -
Criminal Litigation (20 Credits)
LW7119 -
Civil Litigation (20 Credits)
LW7120 -
Professional Practice and Ethics (20 Credits)
LW7121 -
Criminal Professional Practice (20 Credits)
LW7122 -
Family Professional Practice (20 Credits)
LW7123 -
Civil Professional Practice (20 Credits)
Insurance-Single: 300 GBP/year