Admission Program

To be called to the BC Bar, applicants are required to complete the 12-month Law Society Admission Program, which includes:

• nine months of articles in a law firm or other legal workplace, or judicial clerkship;
• the 10-week Professional Legal Training Course (PLTC); and
• two qualification examinations based on the PLTC Practice Material and course work.

Changes coming to the Law Society Admission Program

In October 2025, the Law Society announced plans to retire PLTC and adopt the Bar admission training program designed by the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLED).

Current PLTC students and those enrolled in the February and May 2026 sessions will not be impacted by this change. CPLED’s Practice Readiness Education Program (PREP) course is expected to launch in September 2026. By June 2027, all BC students will enroll in PREP.

Learn more about PREP and the upcoming changes. 

Additional information

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