What is the process to become a Barrister and a Solicitor UK?

To be a lawyer in the UK, you could become a general solicitor, who advises on legal issues, or a fully qualified barrister, who represents people in a courtroom. It is possible to become a solicitor without a law degree but most students qualify by the law graduate route:
1. Obtain a three-year undergraduate degree in law (LLB) in the UK or an undergraduate degree in any other subject followed by a legal conversion course.
2. Take the one-year Legal Practice Course (LPC)
3. Gain practice-based training (training contract) incorporating the Professional Skills Course – two years full-time
4. Admission to the roll of solicitors.

Unlike solicitors, barristers are able to provide specialist legal representation in a court, There are four main steps to becoming a barrister in the UK:
1. Obtain a three-year undergraduate degree in law (LLB) in the UK or an undergraduate degree in any other subject followed by a legal conversion course.
2. Take the one-year Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).
3. Pupillage - spend one year as a pupil in barristers’ chambers or in another organisation approved by the Bar Standards Board as a Pupillage Training Organisation (PTO).
4. Obtain tenancy in a barristers’ chambers or go into practice as an employed barrister.