The time it takes to study law in the UK typically involves a three-year undergraduate Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, followed by the one-year Legal Practice Course (LPC) for solicitors, or the one-year Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) for barristers. Subsequently, solicitors complete a two-year training contract, while barristers undertake a one-year pupillage. So, becoming a solicitor takes six years, and a barrister takes five years.