Law School Update

[mcgillianaire]

I've been rejected from City University so I'm gonna accept the offer from BPP regardless of whether Kingston accept me or not. So starting September I'll be gracing the halls of Britain's only publicly-listed institution that offers university degrees. The BPP Law School has gained a very good reputation over the last few years and even if it doesn't carry the history or prestige of City, Westminster or the College of Law, it has a very modern and innovative programme. Part of this involves receiving a boxful of DVDs and MP3s on the first day of class containing a video and audio copy of every single lecture during the nine-month programme. Students across the country praise and criticize this spoon-feeding approach adopted by the BPP Law Schools but I think I will find it extremely useful. After all, the exams at the end of the conversion course are common to all diploma students across the country. And given how tough the programme actually is, some amount of spoon-feeding might be necessary to make sure I don't miss out on any crucial details. The other good news is that by securing a spot on the conversion course, my place on BPPs LPC* next year has been guaranteed. At least five of the top City law firms recruit directly from BPPs LPC programme and they even pay the fees for the best and the brightest! The BPP Law School is also ideally located. It is next to Holborn Tube station, the Inns of Court, the Old Bailey and the Royal Courts of Justice among other public legal bodies. The City of London where most of the private law firms are located is less than a mile away. I really couldn't ask for more. The excitement begins but it's gonna be all hard-work from hereon. A toast to the beginning of the rest of my life! Bhooyakasha!

(*) The LPC (Legal Practice Course) is the second-stage to becoming a solicitor in England & Wales. Unlike most other common law jurisdictions, England is (in)famous for its split legal profession. Solicitors and barristers are treated as separate kind of lawyers and there is a standardized format to become one or the other. In general terms, barristers are the chaps representing clients in court while solicitors do all the paper work and don't represent clients in court. In recent years however the lines are becoming blurred and it is possible that eventually the two fields will completely merge, as is the case in Canada, America, India & New Zealand.