Hi Keimieko,

Are you opting for a UK Law Degree or otherwise and upon completion of a Law Degree, will you be pursuing CLP or BPTC?

BPTC stands for Bar Professional Training Course which is UK's version of CLP. However, it is completely different from CLP. CLP is 100% theory exam based whereas BPTC is both theory and practical based. BPTC is a training programme to ensure that Bar students acquired the skills of a Barrister.

Correct me if I am wrong;

You wanted to finish your Law degree in Malaysia. These are the few possibilities that I could think of;
a. You will be studying in a public university for a law degree (Malaysian Law)
b. You will be taking CLP exempting course in MMU (Malaysian Law)
c. You will be taking External UOL (UK Law, but you can complete it Full Time in Malaysia)

For the first two, CLP is incorporated into the Law Degree. Hence, you will not need to apply for CLP externally. As for c. , you will need to make sure that you are qualified as a candidate for the CLP examination before applying to sit for the exam. This is as follows;

FOR U.K. LAW DEGREE HOLDERS:

A. A minimum of 3 credits at SPM level or its equivalent obtained in one and the same examination .

The qualifications which are accepted as equivalent to SPM are as follows:
1. GCE ‘O' level examinations by the U.K. Boards;
2. the Singapore Cambridge GCE ‘O' level; OR
3. the Unified Examination Certificate (‘UEC')*.

AND 

B. A minimum of 2 principal passes at STPM level or its equivalent obtained in one and the same examination . The duration of the STPM course or its equivalent shall be a minimum of 1 academic year .

The qualifications which are accepted as equivalent to STPM are as follows;
1. ‘A' level (passes at Advanced Level) by the U.K. Boards;
2. the Singapore Cambridge GCE ‘A' level; OR
3. the UEC*.

AND 

C. A recognised law degree (see "WHO HAS TO SIT FOR, & PASS, THE CLP EXAMINATION?") which was studied for a minimum of 3 academic years and contain a minimum of 12 law subjects out of which you must have passed 6 core subjects (i.e. Law of Contract; Law of Torts; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; Land Law; and Equity & Trusts which each was studied for the duration of 1 academic year). The law degree must have been obtained within 6 years of initial registration with the university (EXCEPT for the LL.B from the University of London (External) which must be completed within 7 years upon successful completion of the Intermediate Examination or a referral thereof AND you must have obtained at least a Second Class Lower law degree).

That is for CLP. Hence, to be on the safe side, it's better if you go for STPM or A-level. You would not want to waste your time studying something which is not recognised by the Malaysian bar later on.

I just recently completed and graduated from BPTC few days ago. This is my route so far.

I started off in Foundation in Arts in HELP University College and later on enrolled into UK Degree Transfer Programme in HELP as well. Then, I transferred to the UK, graduated and applied into BPTC.

Unlike CLP, BPTC only look at my Degree’s results and my English proficiency. There is no other ‘past education’ restrictions imposed when they considered my application. Hence, I took Foundation instead to save time. I only spent a total of 4 ½ year to graduate as a Barrister. This is inclusive of my Pre-university. 

In regards to Public Defender, we do have it in Malaysia. It’s not called public defender; it’s called Legal Aid in Malaysia. In order to qualify as one, you will still need to graduate from a Law degree, completed a practicing certificate and called to the Malaysian Bar (every lawyer's route) .

Everything above is purely based on my assumptions. Feel free to give me more information so that I could access your situation easier. If there's any doubts, just ask away.

Regards

BEWARE!

I don't think PTPTN covers overseas fees tho. You should find it out yourself.

Student accommodation in the UK is provided by the University in UK, not by HELP. For instance, Northumbria University's website for accommodation is this ; http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/brochure/faci.../?view=Standard . You'll need to apply through the university.

I'm staying in student Accommodation which cost about £118 per week (en suite room with own bathroom, but with shared kitchen) I think student accommodation is more convenient because most of it is really near to the university and the price includes bills, internet and council tax. You'll just need to move in, that's it. If anything's broken, the management team will repair it for free, unless it's your own fault.
The single en suite rooms are not that small. You have your own space, a queen size bed and your very own toilet. Speaking about blissfulness
Have a look at this. It's soooo catchy hahahah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mTbofSUBso

PTPTN does not cover oversea courses, yea.

You can get loan during the duration you are in Malaysia, but nothing more.

And if you are serious to be a lawyer, consider UOL external paper before thinking to go for twinning in the UK. It's cheaper and you don't really have to cough up a lot to study for a law degree.

And if you are few of the top student in the program, they might even ship you to King's College and let you rot there till you complete LLB

UOL external would be as good as twinning or UKT ( UK Transfer Programs ) if you are short on cash. 118 pounds per week sounds like a luxury, when all you want to do is just to get a degree.

It't all depending on you whether you are good or not.

I use the word "Rot" sarcastically, as some people may not be able to adapt themselves to the life of a London-er.