The Inns of Court School of Law, often abbreviated to ICSL is a professional legal training institution based in London in Gray's Inn. Until 1999 the ICSL had a monopoly on the provision of the Bar Vocational Course (BVC), the obligatory professional training for would-be barristers in England and Wales, before they commence pupillage.
The School now also teaches the Legal Practice Course (LPC) for would-be solicitors. In 2007 it received the highest grading from the Law Society of England and Wales for its provision. The School also provides a range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses and a Master of Laws (LLM) programme.
Students who successfully complete the BVC are awarded a Postgraduate Diploma. The ICSL provides all its bar students with the opportunity of upgrading that diploma to a full LLM through the submission of a dissertation.
It is part of the City Law School, within City University London.
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