Legal education for in-house legal teams

At BARBRI we support various organisations, public bodies and legal service providers with their legal training and SQE qualification needs. See how we can help you.

How we support corporate, ALSP and public sector clients

Budgets and headcount present an ongoing challenge for in-house legal teams looking to grow and nurture talent. Enter SQE. For a relatively low cost – particularly if undertaking training through the apprenticeship route – in-house teams can implement programmes to attract new talent, upskill existing talent, and retain that talent after qualification and beyond. We support in-house teams to develop strategic programmes that embed training at a time and pace suitable for your organisation. 

Our clients have been surprised at how little work it takes for them to support a trainee or paralegal in-house and support them through Qualifying Work Experience, and we can support and advise on the implementation and ongoing administration of training programmes. 

The SQE addresses a base level of competency to practice, but currently offers no regulated replacement for LPC electives and the Professional Skills Course. At BARBRI we can support with a training needs analysis to identify any gaps in practice-specific legal knowledge and/or business skills, and we offer a range of supplemental skills courses to address this requirement. 

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Our in-house legal partners

BARBRI SQE pass rates

We're pushing the boundary on legal education and the results are real. Our SQE1 pass rate of 79% significantly exceeds the industry average pass rate of 53% and our SQE2 pass rate of 85% exceeds the industry average pass rate of 64%.

And our sponsored students perform even better. Here are the results...

SQE1

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Pass rate with 90% (or more) of PSP complete
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Average pass rate for BARBRI sponsored students
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Industry average pass rate, SRA (Jan 2024)

SQE2

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Pass for BARBRI Alumni
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Average pass rate for BARBRI sponsored students
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Industry average pass rate, SRA (Jan 2024)

PSP = Personal Study Plan. These results are based on BARBRI students reporting their pass rates across all sittings. Updated on 9 April 2024.

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How Factor is nurturing talent and boosting retention with the SQE

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The introduction of the new Professional SQE training path is a significant step forward for our future trainees and the firm. We are very pleased to be able to offer an innovative new route that will enable our trainees to earn as they learn, which ensures we can attract a wider pool of talent to the firm.…We are strong supporters of the O Shaped Lawyer initiative; and its focus on preparing solicitors to be an effective business partner has been key in our choice of model. Our clients are regularly asking for lawyers with commercial skillsand this ensures that our trainees will start their careers one step ahead.”

Matthew Powell, CEO and founder of Breaking Barriers

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Our Business Development team

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Victoria Fearne (Cromwell)

Head of New Business and Account Management

Victoria is an English qualified solicitor with over 12 years’ experience in practice at Addleshaw Goddard and Linklaters, and as a professional support lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Victoria leads on the strategy creation and execution of BARBRI UK’s B2B contractual relationships.

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Matthew Skelding

Business Development Manager

Matthew has worked at BARBRI for 2 years, since graduating with a LLB in Law. Since joining BARBRI Matt has worked in both the Operations and Account Management team. Matt currently looks after the corporate in-house/ALSP/Gov & Public sector part of the business.

What our partners say

"We were very struck by BARBRI's overall offering for SQE provision, in particular, its ambition, dynamism and superlative use of technology, which aligns closely with our own ethos. Their pitch went above and beyond our expectations. But it was their position on, and commitment to, inclusion and diversity which really chimed with us. As a core pillar of the Firm's strategy, we know we want to go further, do better in this area - and BARBRI are going to help us to get where we want to be."

Stephen Ratcliffe, Baker McKenzie's Training Principal

“We aim to create a supportive environment that will help to guide students through their studies and careers. This collaboration with BARBRI will mean that our students can prepare for the new SQE with tried and tested preparation methods and access mentor support from industry experts.”

Dr Catherine Easton, Head of Lancaster University Law School

“There is no national strategy to support refugees in the UK to take their first steps into work. This leads to unemployment, exclusion and untapped potential. With support from partners such as BARBRI, we can help people from a refugee background access the legal profession and acquire the knowledge, confidence, experience and qualifications they need to gain stable, fulfilling employment matching their skills and aspirations.”

Matthew Powell, CEO and founder of Breaking Barriers

“BARBRI really is being brilliantly visionary, innovative and proactive in creating and delivering opportunities to those seeking to enter the profession, in particular, those where obstacles might appear insurmountable. Linklaters is delighted to work with BARBRI and Breaking Barriers in relation to its support of refugee lawyers and anticipates working on other important projects going forward. Watch this space.”

Patrick McCann, Director Learning for Linklaters LLP

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