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What is Prep for Practice?

BARBRI’s Prep for Practice programme aims to provide trainees with the necessary commercial and business skills required of a competent lawyer. The programme will accelerate trainees beyond graduate level to create practice-ready fee earners equipped to tackle the challenge of a high-pressure working environment. Through Prep for Practice, trainees will acquire the skills and attitudes necessary to contribute and add value to their professional transactions.

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Whatʼs Included?

Flexible Menu of Courses

Delivered predominantly online, the course will adopt an experiential learning model underpinned by BARBRI’s learning methodology and design technology to embed life-long learning. Students can choose from a rich menu of courses.

Highlights:

check_circle 9 weeks duration
check_circle Study up to 6 modules to build legal and professional skills knowledge
check_circle Individual modules can be studied through a part-time 3 week course

Relevant Topics + Support

This programme is designed to reflect firms’ key practice areas and business needs, and emulate the O Shaped Lawyer [link to https://oshaped.com/] competency model. Alongside teaching from experienced practitioner tutors, the course integrates simulated practice-based tasks using client instructions, detailed supporting information, and legal documentation.

Highlights:

check_circle Live, half-day interactive workshops covering core legal and skills content
check_circle Students benefit from Learning Coach support
check_circle Access course materials through BARBRI’s popular Personal Study Plan (PSP)

How it Works

While the course is not formally examined, attendance will be measured and competence assessed. Each module has its own framework against which student performance will be evaluated. The course structure includes the following proven learning activities:

Highlights:

check_circle Engaging, interactive short lectures
check_circle Workbooks
check_circle Individual online practice exercises
check_circle Live group workshops [question for Sophia: are these in-person live or live online?]
check_circle Multiple-choice knowledge-check questions at prescribed intervals
check_circle Assessment exercises [question for Sophia: can we be more specific here? Give an example?]