BARBRI Bites: July 2024
BARBRI SQE Prep
Prepare for qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales with BARBRI's innovative SQE Prep courses.
Grab a cup of coffee and dive in!
Fund your SQE Prep with our essay competition
Apply now to be among our 12 winners!
Got your sights set on qualifying via the SQE? Our Essay Competition is here to help manage the cost of SQE1 prep for 12 students.
This scholarship is open to students prepping for the Jan 2025 and July 2025 exams. Students should submit an essay of under 1,000 words on our selected topic (see full details and check your eligibility on our Essay Competition page).
Price increase notification: SQE1 40-Week course
For the first time since launching our SQE prep courses in 2021, the price of our SQE1 40-Week Prep course will increase from £2,999 to £3,299 on 1 August 2024.
So far we've absorbed the rising costs, but to continue to provide the level of support and service essential to our students' success, we now need to make the price adjustment.
We will continue to:
For students who are ready to enrol now, we are offering an early bird discount: Enrol now for only £2,699 using the link below before 31 July 2024.
Remember, we offer flexible funding including payment plans, starting from a £199 course deposit.
Read: Clementine's SQE journey with BARBRI's Personalised Study Plan 💻✨
Balancing a full-time job and studying for the SQE? Clementine Raimbaud, a French lawyer in Dubai, took on just that with BARBRI.
Clementine turned to her BARBRI Personalised Study Plan (PSP), which helped her focus on key areas while balancing her busy schedule. “I had time to study and still took a day off each week to stay sane,” she shares.
Want to know how she passed on her first attempt? She shared her full experience with us, including exam prep, SQE exam itself,a nd everything in between.
Get ahead in law: Essential life skills for legal professionals 🛠️
In a post-pandemic world and with the adoption of the SQE route, the legal industry is changing. And that change requires new skills to successfully navigate the modern legal world.
Our series of Legal Life Skills courses and masterclasses have been specifically designed to help overcome some of the challenges faced by legal professionals early on in their careers.
✅ Receive a Credly certificate and digital badge upon completion of each course and masterclass – great to add to your CV and LinkedIn, and eligible to use for continuing competence requirements for the SRA.
Masterclasses: 90 minutes, live online
🕛 TODAY! Beating Imposter Syndrome: 17 July, 12:00pm (BST) - £89
Commercial Savviness: 23 July, 12:00pm (BST) - £89
Report Writing: 30 July, 12:00pm (BST) - £89
Embracing Innovation: 19 August, 12:00pm (BST) - £89
Courses: 5 hours, on-demand
Managing Time, Stress & Teamwork - £199
Project Management - £199
Meetings: What You Say and How You Say It - £199
Business Writing: Engaging the Reader - £199
Business Development - £199
Upcoming events
📅 Legal jobs market with Taylor Root
Join our live webinar with top legal recruitment agency Taylor Root to discuss top tips for the current legal job market and the various roles and opportunities available to aspiring solicitors.
Date: 17 July 2024 at 14:00 BST
Location: Virtual on Zoom
📲 SQE Q&A with Holly Moore
Join our BARBRI grad & ITV in-house solicitor, Holly Moore, for a session of community Q&A for SQE Prep students.
Date: 29 July 2024
Location: @Barbri_sqe on Instagram
📅 Legal Life Skills webinar
This webinar is hosted by Rob Dudley and author of Get Into Law, Meera Patel, as part of the BARBRI Industry Insight Series. The session is designed to help aspiring solicitors with top tips in personal development and wellbeing for the legal profession.
Date: 19 Aug 2024 at 13:00 BST
Location: Virtual on Zoom
📅 Navigate the U.S. Bar Exam and qualify into England & Wales
Join BARBRI for an exclusive webinar designed to help international legal professionals navigate the complexities of qualifying for both the U.S. Bar Exam and qualification into England & Wales.
Date: 7 Aug 2024 at 14:00 BST
Location: Virtual on Zoom
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New blog
5 Business Development Tips for Lawyers
Your learning and development don't stop after passing the bar exam or qualifying through the SQE. Building a successful legal career requires a new set of skills, including business development (BD) which is often overlooked in legal education.
Find out more about the prospecting skills needed to win new clients.
Upcoming SQE1 Prep courses
🔵 Focused SQE1 20-Week Prep Course
Starts: 26 August 2024
Exam session: January 2025
Who's it for?: Recent law graduates (within the last 3 years) from a UK university, who are working part-time or able to manage around 20+ hours of SQE preparation per week.
🔵Flexible SQE1 40-Week Prep Course
🐥 Early bird discount available - Get £300 off - Code: EB25300
Starts: 30 September 2024
Exam session: July 2025
Who's it for?: Graduates (both law and non-law) and those already practising who are looking to dual qualify into England and Wales. This part-time course requires just 10 hours per week study time so it is ideally suited to those employed full time or needing extra time and flexibility.
🔵 Accelerated SQE1 10-Week Prep Course
Starts: 21 October 2024
Exam session: January 2025
Who's it for?: Recent law graduates from a UK university who are looking for the quickest, most efficient course to pass the SQE and who are able to dedicate themselves to studying full time.
(Or try our SQE1 Prep taster material)
Upcoming SQE2 Prep courses
🔵 Accelerated SQE2 Prep (10 weeks) for October 2024
Starts: 12 August 2024
Exam session: October 2024
Who's it for? Candidates looking for the fastest possible option to prepare for the SQE2, and who have sat and passed SQE1 and can commit to 15-20 hours per week of study.
🔵 Focused SQE2 Prep (20 weeks) for January 2025
Starts: 9 September 2024
Exam session: January 2025
Who's it for?: Candidates who are looking for the most flexible option to study for the SQE2, who have sat and passed SQE1 or LPC graduates who are exempt from SQE1.
🔵 Focused SQE2 Prep (20 weeks) for April 2025 exam
Starts: 11 November 2025
Exam session: April 2025
Who's it for?: Candidates who are looking for the most flexible option to study for the SQE2, who have sat and passed SQE1 or LPC graduates who are exempt from SQE1.
(Or access our SQE2 sample material)
Upcoming Extended Bar Prep courses
🔵 6-month online EBAR Prep
Starts: 1 Sept 2024
Exam session: Feburary 2025
Who's it for? Candidates looking for part-time bar prep over 6-months with a 1:1 mentor
(Or try our Bar Prep Preview Taster)
Professional Development courses
Trainee Litigation Programme (also for SQE trainees)
Starts: 💥 22-25 July 2024 and 15-18 October 2024
Duration: 4 days
Higher Rights of Audience
Starts: 💥 September, October and Novemeber
Duration: Several days spread out over a month
Need some help?
If you'd like to find out more, simply book a meeting with one of our Legal Education Consultants at a time that's convenient for you.