BPTC All students must apply online at: www.barprofessionaltraining.org.uk. Applications open in November 2013 for entry in September 2014. If you wish to be considered in the first round, your application must be submitted online in early January 2014. Late applicants run the risk that the course may be full after the initial offers have been made. In assessing your application, we will take into consideration your: • Degree performance (actual or predicted) and other academic qualifications • Evidence of intellectual ability • Interpersonal skills • Advocacy and public speaking • Personal organisational skills • References. LLM in Professional Legal Skills Applications for this LLM conversion course may only be made by students who have registered to take the BPTC with The City Law School or have completed it within the last five years. It is not possible to apply for the LLM conversion before registering for your BPTC, but we provide places for all students who put forward dissertation proposals of a sufficient quality. If you are a current student on our BPTC, you can make an application while studying the BPTC with a view to working on your dissertation immediately after your BPTC.
If you completed your BVC or BPTC in the past five years at The City Law School you are eligible to apply for this course. There are two application deadlines in November 2013 and April 2014. For more information and to apply please visit: www.city.ac.uk/law/llm-bptc. The course commences in June each year. LLM in Legal Practice Applications for this LLM conversion course may only be made by students who have registered to take their full LPC with The City Law School within the last five years. It is not possible to apply for the LLM conversion before registering for your LPC but we provide places for all students who put forward dissertation proposals of a sufficient quality. There are two application rounds each year. For more information and to apply, please visit: www.city.ac.uk/law/llm-lpc. Taught LLM degrees
Applications for The City Law School’s taught LLM degrees open in September each year for enrolment in the following September. Late applicants run the risk that the course may be full after the initial offers have been made. You can apply online at www.city.ac.uk/law/llm. Research Degrees
Please contact the School before making an application to find out if we are able to support your proposed research project. If we are able to support your proposal, we will then ask you to complete a formal application form. For further information about applying for this course, please email legalresearch@city.ac.uk or visit www.city.ac.uk/law/research.
If you have any questions about applying to The City Law School, please contact the School Office: T: +44 (0)20 7404 5787 E: law@city.ac.uk
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Before enrolling on the LPC, all students must meet the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for evidence of completion of the academic stage of legal training and become SRA student members. In assessing your application, we will take into consideration: • Your academic profile and achievement • The strength of your personal reasons for wishing to take the course • Evidence of your motivation to become a solicitor (work experience, training contract applications).