Partnerships in Bristol Law School

For today's graduates it is essential to possess inter-cultural competencies and the ability to work across cultures and societies. Bristol Law School provides a diverse and inclusive learning environment that enables all of our students to learn with, and from, those from different backgrounds and cultures.

We work with a range of international partners to provide opportunities for their students to study with us in Bristol and/or for UK-based students to study abroad. We are also proud of the work that we do with strategic international partners to promote high quality education in a range of countries.

Key strategic international partners we work with include:

• Advanced Tertiary College, Malaysia
• Bhuiyan Academy, Bangladesh
• Brickfields Asia College, Malaysia
• Bristol Institute of Business Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• British School of Law, Bangladesh
• Cambridge Business and Law Academy, Bangladesh
• Denning Law School, Pakistan
• Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam
• HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• INTI International University, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
• London College of Legal Studies South, Bangladesh
• London College of Legal Studies North, Bangladesh
• Newcastle Law Academy, Bangladesh
• Taylors University, Malaysia
• University of Alabama, USA
• University of Freiburg, Germany
• University of Münster, Germany
• University of Padua, Italy
• Vesalius College, Brussels, Belgium
• Villa College, The Maldives

The Law profession's education and training is regulated by a number of bodies and as a result we have close working relationships with the following:

• Solicitors Regulation Authority – is the independent regulatory body of the Law Society in England and Wales.
• Bar Standards Board – responsible for regulating barristers called to the bar in England and Wales and the education and training requirements for becoming a barrister.

We have strong links with a wide range of organisations including:

• Bristol Law Society – work together on a student placement scheme for trainee solicitors at local law firms.
• ADR Group – we work in collaboration with the ADR Group through the pro bono unit to provide opportunity for resolution of problems by mediation.
• Chambers, who sponsor our mooting/advocacy competitions.