Kaplan Law School signs exclusive partnership deal with Penningtons

Jan. 30, 2012 - PRLog -- Top London City law firm Penningtons Solicitors LLP and London-based Kaplan Law School today announced an exclusive training deal for Penningtons’ trainees who wish to study in London to receive their Legal Practice Course (LPC) at Kaplan Law School starting in Autumn 2009.

Kaplan Law School teaches Nottingham Law School’s market leading LPC and has the top quality rating for its LPC from the Solicitors Regulatory Authority.

Andrea Law, Training and Graduate Recruitment Manager at Penningtons, said:
“Kaplan impressed us with their proactive approach to student and client care. Their growing reputation for excellence in instruction, academic rigour and for turning out enthusiastic trainees will support our broad-based approach to training.”

Giles Proctor, Head of Kaplan Law School, said:
“Kaplan Law School is thrilled to be able to contribute to Penningtons’ success with our student-centred instruction and support by expert tutors. Penningtons are well-known for giving their trainees meaningful responsibility, involvement in business development and direct contact with clients.  They also have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel practice management standard for solicitors who meet the highest management and customer care standards.  We look forward to meeting their high standards."

Penningtons trainees will participate in Kaplan Law School’s “Bridge to Practice” Programme which delivers high impact, practical modules that simulate typical scenarios they will encounter at the firm, allowing the trainees to hit the ground running.

About Penningtons
Penningtons Solicitors LLP is a top 100 UK law firm which offers a broad range of legal services tailored to the needs of businesses and individuals from offices in London, Basingstoke and Godalming.

The main areas of practice are dispute resolution, corporate and commercial, property and private client, provided through its Business Services, Commercial Property and Private Individuals Divisions. The firm also has several cross divisional teams concentrating on a variety of industry sectors. Its commitment to high quality legal advice is backed by a track record which dates back over 200 years.
As a member of Multilaw and the European Law Group, Penningtons has close links with law firms throughout the world.

About Kaplan Law School
Kaplan Law School delivers Nottingham Law School’s market-leading Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course in London for university graduates seeking to qualify as solicitors. The Nottingham LPC is the only course to have received the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s highest rating every year since its inception.  London trainees can participate in Nottingham’s award-winning pro bono scheme and innovative Bridge to Practice programme, designed to ease the transition from the LPC into a firm by allowing students to work in small law firm groups on tasks set by the firms or by the law school.  

For more information, please visit:
http://kaplan-law-school.kaplan.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx
http://kaplan-law-school.kaplan.co.uk/lpc/pages/default.aspx