Brightlink Learning: Enlightened educational law and lifelong learning through technology and community

 “Brightlink Learning by Lorna Baldry is an affordable, technology-enabled education that empowers the legal professionals with the requisite training, coupled with supportive communities. Accredited and value-driven, Brightlink Learning helps its learners to advance their careers in law by structured programs, mentorship, and lifelong learning opportunities.”

Founded by Lorna Baldry, Brightlink Learning is an education community that transforms the way lawyers and future legal professionals, educators, and teams of support access and learn with high-quality, lifelong education for all, made affordable, accessible, and enjoyable for all. By working with a myriad of organizations, from law firms and in-house legal teams to educational establishments, and social enterprises, Brightlink transforms legal education and professional development through human touch, combining it with technology. 

A Restorative Approach to Legal Education 

Brightlink is based on a restorative approach: the power of technology and personal connection. Knowing that to one person, this kind of learning environment is worth much, Brightlink offers values with respect to mental wellbeing and community experience-an opportunity whereby an individual is enabled to be completely empowered in their career and confident with the skills. In recognition of this commitment to holistic support, they have won awards as a finalist in categories such as Veteran-Run Business, Armed Forces Leaver to Leader, and Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace. 

Building a Legacy in Legal Training and Qualifications

The Brightlink team of excellent professionals has been at the forefront of innovative developments in legal education. They pioneered many successful programmes-innovative learning designs that left their mark. They, for instance, designed and launched the first CILEx eLearning courses and developed an innovative, free legal advice clinic-a head-turner service that remains unique in the world. They participated in designing some of the first legal qualifications accepted in the UK Qualifications and Credit Framework, so learners can now gain degrees recognized both internationally and nationally. 

Brightlink’s programs are also noted by the various governing bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, and its programs are in fact listed by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority as approved providers for preparing Solicitors Qualifying Examination. Brightlink is also a preferred provider by the UK’s Department for Education for the vocational legal qualifications, which affirms its commitment to excellence in training. 

Driving Cost-Efficient, Career-Advancing Education

Central among these aims is the desire for legal education to be financially accessible and of equal quality. Its structured, technology-enabling routes mean that students can also bank up to £37,000 in savings as compared with following a standard university-based law program. In addition, learners following the Brightlink routes become able to take up fee-earning roles 1 to 4 years sooner than their counterparts pursuing a traditional route into university, reducing the time taken to gain entry into their chosen profession and enhancing earlier financial independence.

Brightlink has been supporting nearly 2,000 learners to gain professional qualifications in the last five years. The college has sent a number of its graduates into future bright promises-fee-earning lawyers, partners in big law firms, judges, and even founders of their own practice. It provides real-world skills and job-ready knowledge to prepare learners to thrive, not just pass an examination, in high-demand legal careers.

He had some great learner support, excellent materials, and a value base with robust values systems. The heart of the commitment is the fact that education is not about knowledge-it’s building a community of people who feel empowered to define and achieve their version of success. Results are always very high in terms of student satisfaction, but all participants who had attended Brightlink’s Continuing Professional Development programs said that they learned something new and would recommend attending Brightlink to somebody else.