Kaplan Law School

Kaplan Law School

Type	Private
Industry	Education, Legal
Founded	2007
Headquarters	Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London
Key people	Dr. Giles Proctor, Dr. Philip Roberts
Parent	Kaplan, Inc.
Website	law-school.kaplan.co.uk

Kaplan Law School is a for-profit educational institution offering post-graduate legal training in London for those wishing to become a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales.

History

Kaplan Law School was opened by the British arm of Kaplan Inc. in September 2007. It operates in partnership with Nottingham Law School by providing Nottingham's professional legal courses in Central London.

Courses offered

Kaplan Law School offers the Legal Practice Course, Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Professional Training Course. In addition, Kaplan allows students from a conversion course background to obtain graduate-LL.B. degrees awarded by Nottingham Trent University (of which Nottingham Law School is a constituent part).

Kaplan Law School is the only institution authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to offer the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT). Passing the QLTT allows non-UK-registered lawyers to practice as solicitors in England and Wales.

Clients

Kaplan Law School has an exclusive partnership with sixteen leading British and international law firms who send all of their future-trainee solicitors to the School for their legal and professional-legal training. These include:

• Bates Wells & Braithwaite LLP
• Bird & Bird LLP
• Farrer & Co
• Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
• Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
• Ince & Co
• Manches LLP
• Mayer Brown International LLP
• Mills & Reeve LLP
• Nabarro LLP
• Penningtons Solicitors LLP
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers Legal LLP
• Shearman & Sterling LLP
• Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Location

Kaplan Law School is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, close to Southwark Cathedral, Borough Market and the Tate Modern.

External links

• Kaplan Law School official website
• Kaplan, Inc. official website

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