Bar Training Course (Taught)

Entry requirements
As stipulated by the BSB you will need:

To hold a law degree/conversion course, which meets the requirements for study of the foundations of legal knowledge subjects
A degree classification (minimum 2:2)
Membership of an Inn of Court
English language ability (see below).

All students who apply for a place on the UWE BTC course will be considered for the offer of a place by reference to the extent their application form demonstrates:

The potential to fulfil the BSB Professional Statement Competences
A commitment to a career at the Bar/in law
A record of legal work experience or other law related activity during their studies.

These criteria will be assessed by reference to a prospective student's answers on the online application form.

English Language Requirement

All prospective barristers must be able to demonstrate that their English language ability is at least equivalent to:

7.5 in the IELTS academic test (all sections)
76 in each part of the Pearson test of English (academic)
7.5 in the UWE Bristol English Placement Test (all sections)

All applicants should have an effective command of the language and be able to use it appropriately, accurately and fluently so as to handle complex and detailed argumentation. International students will be required to produce a certificate evidencing the necessary IELTS or Pearson test scores.

Barristers should:

Use correct and appropriate vocabulary, English grammar, spelling and punctuation in all communications
Speak fluent English.

The method for verifying that a prospective barrister has met this requirement will be determined by UWE, Bristol.

Potential exemptions

International students will be required to produce a certificate evidencing the necessary IELTS or Pearson scores unless they are a current UWE student and have:

achieve an actual 2.1 LLB from a university in England or Wales, having studied in England or Wales* or,
are predicted 2.1 overall in their LLB from a university in England or Wales, whilst studying in England or Wales. Applicants would be required to submit interim transcripts from their second year including an academic reference stating the prediction of a 2.1 or,
an actual LLM with merit or above from UWE* at the point of application for a place on the BTC.

*Qualifications only eligible up to three years from date of completion.

UWE Bristol reserves the right to require any candidates who successfully self-certify to undertake the IELTS academic test or Pearson test if they do not subsequently demonstrate the English language requirement set out above.

Deferred entry

We do not accept deferred entry applications for this course.