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Legal Life Skills Development

Power your career with our range of short courses and masterclasses that help you develop the skills needed to be effective and successful in legal life. 

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Welcome to BARBRI, the trusted global leader in legal education. Continue to access the same expert-led Strafford CLE and CPE webinars you know and value. Plus, explore professional skills courses and more.

Professional Development Skills Courses

Legal professionals of all kinds need soft skills that complement their technical knowledge. Our range of short courses and masterclasses for early legal professionals are packed with essential skills to help you excel both personally and professionally. From mastering client communication to collaborating effortlessly with colleagues and sharpening your business development strategies, these online, on-demand courses ensure you are equipped with the softer skills needed to be an effective legal professional from day one.

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Essential Skills for Success

Aim higher with courses and masterclasses for the legal professional, whether you're a junior or mid-level solicitor, paralegal, trainee, or aspiring solicitor. 

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Flexible Study for Busy Professionals

Our online courses are available on demand and take only a few hours to complete. The live masterclasses follow a 90-minute format. 

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Quality Course Materials

Course resources include video lectures, online workbooks, and interactive exercises created by our expert faculty with decades of legal education experience.

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Advocacy Skills

from £89

Course: Settling a Dispute

Course: Trial Strategy

Masterclass: Keeping Disputes Out of Court

Masterclass: Handling Expert Witnesses

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Business Skills

from £89

Course: Business Development

Masterclass: Commercial Savviness

Course: Drafting: Effective Commercial Contracts

Masterclass: Drafting Tips for Tomorrow's Lawyers

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Communication Skills

from £89

Course: What You Say and How You Say It

Masterclass: Presenting

Course: Business Writing: Engaging the Reader

Masterclass: Report Writing

Course: Negotiation: Approach and Style

Masterclass: Reading the Room

Course: Negotiation: Closing the Deal

Masterclass: Confidence through Self-Awareness

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Management Skills

from £89

Course: Time, Stress and Teamwork

Course: Project Management

Masterclass: Beating Imposter Syndrome

Masterclass: Embracing Innovation in Project Management

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The program has a very good theoretical foundation but with more emphasis on practical application. As a full-time lawyer with multiple commitments, I appreciated how digestible, yet very substantial, the modules were. And they were fun to do! Aside from the program’s practical and professional value, it was a journey of self-discovery where I recognized and acknowledged certain personality traits, and even biases, that form part of my negotiation style and tactic. I have recalibrated and enhanced my negotiation skills and, I have heightened my understanding of other people, especially in negotiation settings.

— Lloyd Nicholas Vergara | Negotiation Skills in association with the IBA

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Download our brochure to see how this series of courses and masterclasses can help you get practice-ready and succeed in your role.

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Endorsed by NALP

The National Association for Licensed Paralegals (NALP) has reviewed and endorsed our Legal Life Skills courses and masterclasses. The endorsement is a testament to the high quality of our courses and the value they bring to the careers and professional development of paralegals and other legal professionals. 

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Why Choose BARBRI for Legal Life Skills?

We support over 250 law firms, from the Magic Circle to small and medium-sized law firms, across the UK and further afield, with tailored legal education. We use this experience to share insights and ideas with our clients, and to stay up to date with the skills teams like yours require to stay ahead in today's landscape. Our flexible, accessible and dynamic approach to learning, along with 50 years of experience, make BARBRI your partner of choice for legal education.

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