Awarded to BTC applicants who demonstrate outstanding potential in the core skill of advocacy. Your task will be to submit a video of a plea in mitigation (5 minutes max), for which there is a case study to prepare from.
In addition to the scholarship award, our advocacy scholars:
will also have the opportunity to represent BPP at a prestigious external mooting competition
will form the next committee of the BPP Advocacy & Mooting Society.
will run extra-curricular advocacy and mooting events with the support of BPP's academic staff
To apply, you must meet ALL of the following minimum criteria:
You must have submitted an application to study at BPP University
You must have applied for a scholarship by the relevant deadline stated
You must have achieved a minimum of a 2:1 degree result or equivalent (or 2:2 with evidence of mitigating circumstances, reviewed on a case-by-case basis)
You must not hold full fees sponsorship for the course from elsewhere (e.g. an employer or one of the Inns of Court)
To be eligible for these scholarships, applicants must have applied for a place on (but not yet started) BPP's Barrister Training Course (BTC), Barrister Training Course with Professional Legal Studies or the Master's version of either course.
