26 August 2010: College of Law’s New Bristol Centre Unveiled to Students as Enrolments Reach 220
Students due to start at The College of Law’s brand new centre in Bristol in September have been given a sneak preview of its state-of-the-art facilities at a recent open day.
More than 80 students packed into the centre, located in the Temple Circus building in Bristol’s Temple Quarter, for guided tours of the finished product, the result of extensive refurbishment and building works.
The number of students accepting offers to study at the Bristol centre has now reached 220, nearly 10 per cent more than the College’s original target figure, and this could rise even further as places are still available.
This number is split evenly between the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), which gives non-law graduates an entry route into the profession, and the Legal Practice Course (LPC), which all aspiring solicitors must pass before going on to the next stage of training.
For the LPC students, the term will begin on September 1 while the GDL students start their course on September 23. Students can study both full-time and part-time and courses are also on offer for qualified lawyers.
The Bristol centre is The College of Law’s first in the South-West and represents a £1.2m investment. The College is the UK’s leading provider of postgraduate professional legal education and also has centres in Birmingham, Chester, Guildford, London, Manchester and York.
Kerry James, head of the Bristol centre, said: “It’s a really beautiful modern centre with an airy feel to it. The team has gelled very well and we are excited about the students starting. The centre has an atmosphere of both friendliness and professionalism and we think that they will love it. We had great feedback from the students who attended the open day.”
Students about to start their courses at The College of Law’s new Bristol centre get a sneak preview of the brand new facilities and meet the staff. Left to right: Will Jones - GDL student, Kerry James – Centre Head, Matthew Brace – LPC student, Jennifer Nowecki – LPC student.
The centre combines the latest in e-learning technology, such as online tutorials, podcasts and e-forums, with traditional study methods including face to face workshops, lectures, and one to one tutorials. All of its tutors are qualified lawyers and many have very recent practice experience from a mixture of major commercial and high street law firms.
Students will also be able to take part in wide range of pro-bono activities organised by the centre, which give them valuable first-hand experience of legal work while at the same time benefitting local people, who may otherwise not be able to afford legal advice. In addition a well-resourced careers department will give students the best possible start to their legal careers.
The College is an educational charity and is actively promoting access to the legal profession for disadvantaged students from across the South West region. It has formed a partnership with the University of Bristol and the region’s law firms to extend its national Pathways to Law scheme to the area. The scheme, run in partnership with The Sutton Trust, provides support to A-level students at state schools, who are interested in a law career and will be the first generation of their family to attend university.
Further information from Lucy Wray, Press Officer, The College of Law on 01483 216072 (lucy.wray@lawcol.co.uk)
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