Supporting Law Firms + Your Legal Talent
At BARBRI we recognise that every law firm has different needs and approaches when it comes to supporting early careers talent through SQE and beyond — see how we can help you
How We Support Law Firms
Utilising our team’s deep experience with SQE and professional education, we take the time to understand your firm and your priorities in order to support your future success — and we are by your side every step of the way.
BARBRI supports over 250 law firms from the Magic Circle to mid-tier, as well as small and medium-sized firms right across the UK and further afield. We use this experience to share insights, ideas and qualification pathways that will work for your organisation. Our flexible, accessible and dynamic approach to learning, and our market-leading pass rates, make BARBRI your partner of choice for legal education — be that for trainees, paralegals, lawyers qualified in other jurisdictions — or any other legal professional.
We offer the highest level of support to our law firm partners, including monthly student progress reports, immediate access to live courses, exam vouchers and a hands-on client services team. We pride ourselves on being responsive, client-oriented and focused on you and your learners’ success.
Our Law Firm 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.
SQE1
- 72%
- 56%
SQE2
- 83%
- 81%
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Our UK 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.
Jonathan Worrell
Business Development Director
Jon has been championing innovative learning practices in the professional education space for over 20 years. He’s worked with Herbert Smith, Allen & Overy and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and assists firms as they navigate the transition to the SQE to help attract and develop the best talent and support the next generation of legal professionals.
Mayumi Brown
Business Development Manager Global-East
Mayumi is an experienced Global business development manager in the education industry. With a 17-year track record in various international sales roles, she frames tailored solutions for each partnership and deliver high ROI and outstanding result for clients.
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.