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For a student in 1990s Prague Law Faculty, bored stiff by tedious ex-cathedra lectures, presenting law dogmatically as a body or rules to be memorized, the Diploma in English and EU Law offered an exciting and refreshing window into a very different legal world, way of thinking, and understanding the law. For me personally, that was the moment when law started being fun. Add to that the opportunity to learn and perfect your legal English, a must in any international legal work done today. and you have the recipe for a successful career in law, in your home country or beyond.

The British Law Centre Diploma equips students with all of the skills one would expect from those graduating the best English universities. The skills acquired during the BLC Diploma are well recognised in the legal and academic worlds and it is no surprise that numerous BLC graduates have achieved great success in a wide variety of academic and professional environments.

I have had the pleasure of lecturing on the BLC course since it was first created in 1992 and I look forward to many more years of doing so. Many things have changed in Central and Eastern Europe since the BLC was first created but one thing remains unchanged – the high standards and commitment of the BLC, its staff and its students.

As a former tutor at the British Law Centres (1998-2000), I have personal experience of the professionalism of the course, the commitment of the BLC staff and the development that is visible in those who graduate from the BLC Diploma course. I am most pleased to still be involved in the organisation of the course and in providing lectures to the BLC’s students

Attending the BLC course as a student provided me with a unique opportunity to imbibe the specialties of the English legal system and the chance to perceive EU Law through the very different prism of the English legal system. It also greatly enriched my own personal development, both in my position as a University law professor and as a practising lawyer.  (Maria Patakyova: Vice Rector, Comenius University, Bratislava and BLC student 2008-2010)

“With increasing numbers of law graduates on the employment market, graduates need to ensure that they stand out from the rest of the pack. The BLC Diploma is a great way for candidates to distinguish themselves.”

“Studying at the British Law Centre alongside my traditional Polish legal studies gave me a unique skill that I frequently use in my everyday work for the Polish government. It enabled me to understand different (British) legal concepts, which is invaluable when trying to build common European solutions to legal problems, using law as an instrument to describe and create new European legal realities and simply .to have fun as a lawyer participating in never-ending disputes on the substance of European law! Would I recommend BLC? The answer is obvious – the BLC provides an incomparable advantage and you should take this opportunity if you want to be a better lawyer!

Juris Angliae Scientia and its British Law Centres based throughout Central and Eastern Europe have made a magnificent contribution to legal education throughout the region.

“Working within any legal system requires both linguistic precision and deep immersion in that system’s legal culture.

Young lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe who have studied with the British Law Centres of JAS therefore have an immense advantage when it comes to dealing with English-speaking colleagues from common law systems.”

Juris Angliae Scientia is a truly unique institution. I have been involved in legal education and training and the development for new markets for legal services all over the world, and have never encountered anything to compare with it. It has made a unique contribution to the development of many of the most talented lawyers from across Central Europe.

Having been involved with it for the last 20 years, I look forward to many further years of successful partnership. ”

“Over the twenty years of its life the British Law Centre has transformed the approach to teaching law in Central Europe, and so played an important part in helping to strengthen the rule of law in those countries. A generation of some of the brightest students have learnt to see legal issues in a new and different way through their experience of the common law and of European law taught in English.  Graduates have been enabled to find challenging careers in the public and private sectors that might otherwise have been closed to them.

I have been proud to be associated with the Charity for many years, and look forward to working with its friends and supporters to build on that successful record.  (Lord Robert Carnwath- UK Supreme Court and Chairman of Members of JAS Ltd)