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, wherever you are in the world.
How We Support Corporate, ALSP + 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.
Support a Trainee or Paralegal In-House
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.
Our In-House Legal Partners
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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:
- BARBRI pass rate info
- SQE pass rate
SQE1 results from January 2025 exam; BARBRI results from students who completed 90%+ of the course. SQE2 results from October 2024 exam.
SQE
- 72%
- 56%
SQE2
- 83%
- 81%
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News for In-House Legal Teams
What Our Partners Have to Say
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.
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.
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.
Our Business Development Team
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.
Emma Cavendish
Business Development Director
Emma has managed relationships in the legal sector for over 20 years at Practical Law Company, Thomson Reuters and Flex Legal and is passionate about empowering change in the legal profession by creating opportunities for in-house teams to thrive. Emma now leads the Corporate/ALSP/Gov & Public Sector part of the team.
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.