College of Law launches BPTC scholarships
The College of Law (CoL) has thrown a vital life-line to would-be barristers after launching two new dedicated scholarships.
Nigel Savage
From autumn 2012 the law school giant is offering one full scholarship to cover the entire course fees for the full-time Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), and a runner-up scholarship of £2,000.
Chief executive Nigel Savage said in a statement:“It is in the interests of the legal profession and the application of justice in this country that the Bar is open to all and reflects the diversity of the community that it serves.”
The new award follows the CoL rolling out its first ever scholarship offering for the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and the Legal Practice Course (LPC) (2 November 2011).
The awards will cover the full cost of fees for one student on each course. Undergraduate law students due to enrol on the LPC provider’s two-year LLB in September 2012 also have the chance to secure a scholarship.
To apply for the BPTC scholarship, aspiring lawyers will be required to submit an essay or short video presentation on the subject ‘The modern Bar: diverse and open to all? Discuss’.
The CoL has listed a number of possible issues for discussion that include the 35 per cent decline in the number of pupillage vacancies over the last decade and the proposed aptitude test for the BPTC.
The news follows BPP Law School and Kaplan Law School announcing their tuition fee rises for 2012-13 (30 November 2011) . The CoL is due to announce its course fees this month (January).
Readers' comments (3)
Anonymous | 4-Jan-2012 2:01 pm
As if one schlorship is going to make a big difference to legal profession as a whole.
How about reviewing your fee structure Mr Savage?
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Bashir Rassas | 5-Jan-2012 10:57 pm
Please can you advise me of the submission deadline for this BPTC scholarship.
Thank you.
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Anonymous | 8-Jan-2012 2:02 pm
“It is in the interests of the legal profession and the application of justice in this country that the Bar is open to all and reflects the diversity of the community that it serves.”
It seems as though it will be open to one or maybe two more people....I don't call that diversity.
I agree with the above comment. Increasing the BPTC fees has made many talented students reconsider whether becoming a barrister is worth the possibility of defaulting on a loan in the future.
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