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Frenchay
Bristol BS16 1QY
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The School is regarded nationally and by the
professional bodies as a high quality provider
of legal education, a view that has been
previously confirmed by the award of
‘excellence' in the Higher Education Funding
Council's subject assessment exercise. The
granting of such status is a major and
relatively rare achievement by a University
Law School, representing as it does the
culmination of substantial efforts and
academic attainment by the School of Law.
The School has also consistently received,
since 1993/94, the grade of ‘excellent' (the
highest rating available) for its Legal Practice
Courses from the Law Society. We remain
the only Law School to have received, or
currently to possess, this dual accolade from
the HEFCE and the Law Society (N.B. under
the new assessment scheme the LPC received
top ratings in all six categories).
The Bristol Institute of Legal Practice, within
the School, offers a wide range of graduate
and postgraduate professional courses. It is
also actively engaged in the presentation of
short courses for the local professional and
commercial community as well as being
designated an approved centre by the Law
Society for Compulsory Continuing
Education of newly qualified solicitors. A
successful range of consortia with law
practices outside of Bristol, as well as bilateral
in-house training agreements and
specialist courses (e.g. Lyons Davidson,
Bond Pearce, Clarke & Wilmott), has further
complemented the provision of Continuing
Professional Development. Indeed, we were
recently awarded a prestigious Regional
Training Award (sponsored by the DfE) for
our in-house diploma arrangement with
Beachcroft LLP. We also became the first
approved university provider in England and
Wales of the Professional Skills Course and
recently validated a postgraduate diploma
programme to underpin our consultancy links
with national and international law firms. In
November 2007 a newly validated Diploma
for Para-legal Workers will commence
(primarily taught by staff from Central Law
Training), with an anticipated intake of
500 students.
The learning experience here is enhanced by
the extensive use of up to the minute
technology including, digital courtrooms and
a range of e-learning resources. Students on
the LPC and BVC are allocated a base
room which contains IT/AV equipment and
a mini-library. Additionally there is a well
stocked “Practitioner Library” complimenting
the extensive Law collection within the
Bolland Library.
Graduate/Postgraduate Professional Courses
Graduate Diploma in Law/CPE (full-time
and distance learning)
This course represents the academic stage of
the training of non-law graduates and is also
of great value to those considering other
careers where an understanding of the legal
system and an appreciation of basic
“lawyerly” skills would be helpful. Class
contact focuses on highly interactive
workshop-style sessions designed to assist
each student with the acquisition of legal
skills, and small group seminars that
consolidate the substantive law and develop
legal research techniques.
This course caters for those wishing to
qualify as a solicitor. Throughout the course
emphasis is placed on skills acquisition and
real practice experience, with professionally
qualified staff conducting workshop
activities within each group's study room. A
full range of commercial and private client
electives are offered (a choice of 3 from the
15 available in 2005/06). The electives are
Charities and Not for Profit Sector;
Corporate Finance; Acquisitions and
Mergers; Banking and Capital Markets;
Commercial; Commercial Property;
Commercial Litigation; Employment; Family
Breakdown; Housing and Public Child Care;
Advanced Criminal Litigation; Media
Entertainment; Private Client Estate
Planning; Local Government Law; Personal
Injury and Clinical Negligence.
Places offered: 320 (full-time) 80 (part-time)
Bar Vocational Course (full-time and parttime
by open learning)
The BVC at UWE provides practical training
in all the skills that students require for entry
to independent practice as a barrister or to
other forms of legal employment. The course
is delivered by practitioners and aims, as far
as possible, to replicate the realities of
practice. As a student you will undertake a
week's placement in Chambers (or a similar
form of legal employment) and a week of
court marshalling, and also have the
opportunity to represent real client's through
the Legal Representation service.
Places offered: 120 (full-time) 40 (part-time
by open learning)
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