Higher Education Partnerships
We support university faculties in the UK and beyond with SQE and U.S. Bar preparation, as well as legal skills development for their students. See how we can help your law school.
The SQE for Universities
The University Partnerships team at BARBRI Global provide SQE and U.S. Bar solutions for Higher Education partners across the UK. Through discounts for our university partners' alumni and course licensing arrangements, we provide SQE and US Bar content for LLB, LLM and apprenticeship programmes for students in all circumstances.
We also provide strategic consultancy on course development and a range of employability lectures and workshops for students on subjects from the SQE to legal technology. We also have a range of new content on wider professional education and development themes to offer our university partners.
We look forward to supporting you and your team to embrace the challenges and opportunities for legal education in the 21st century.
Our University Partners
We are proud to support law schools throughout the UK, Ireland and as far afield as Paris, Spain, Dubai and Singapore in offering discounts on BARBRI SQE Prep, US Bar Prep, and Professional Skills courses for their students.
Our Masters Degree Partners
These Legal Practice LLM and MSc courses all include the BARBRI SQE Prep software, digital workbooks, video lectures, 3,000+ multiple-choice questions with detailed explanatory answers, and mock exams to help your students prepare for their SQE1 examination. Some also incorporate legal skills and preparation for the SQE2 assessments.
If you’re from a law faculty and you’d like to partner with BARBRI to embed the SQE in your degree programme, please reach out to Chris.Howard@barbri.com.
Exceptional Pass Rates
We have been preparing students for the SQE since the very first exam in 2021. And our high pass rates prove that you can trust BARBRI.
- BARBRI pass rate
- SRA 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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*of students who completed 90%+ of their Personal Study Plan (PSP), across all sittings
Our University Partnership Team
Chris Howard
University Partnership Director
Chris qualified as a solicitor with Trowers & Hamlinsʼs award-winning Projects & Construction Team. In 2006 he began his career in academia and has held Senior Lectureships and Programme Leadership roles in several HE institutions, including four years as Director of Professional Education at Kingʼs College London. He joined BARBRI Global in 2023 and also serves as Co-Vice Chair of the IBAʼs Future of Legal Services Commission.
Shashagay Mcintosh
University Partnerships Account Manager
Shashagay has worked at BARBRI for 2 years after completing her master’s in legal practice. She has over 7 years’ experience in customer services and has worked to educate aspiring solicitors about their legal qualification pathway in her previous role as a Sales Executive/Legal Education Sales Consultant. Shashagay now supports our university partners across the UK to drive awareness.
Mayumi Brown
International Business Development Manager
Mayumi is an experienced global business development manager in the education industry. With an 18-year track record in various international sales roles, she frames tailored solutions for each partnership and delivers high ROI and outstanding results for clients.
See Who We Partner With
Law Firms
Utilising our team’s deep experience with SQE and professional education, we take the time to understand your firm and priorities to support your future success. See how we can help you.
In-House Legal Teams
Our team supports corporate teams, ALSPs and public sector clients to address talent recruitment, development and retention by transitioning to the SQE and professional skills.
When choosing an SQE partner, we sought out expertise and reputation in the industry. BARBRI has a strong track record in legal education and offered easy-to-use, user-friendly study materials that aligned with our goals for the LLM programme. The process was smooth and efficient and we would fully recommend BARBRI as a partner.