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Kaplan Law School

Coordinates: 51°30′23″N 0°05′27″W / 51.5065°N 0.0907°W / 51.5065; -0.0907
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Kaplan Law School
Company typePrivate
IndustryEducation, Legal
Founded2007
Headquarters
Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London
Key people
Dr. Giles, Proctor
ParentKaplan, Inc.
Websitekaplan-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 Nottingham Law School's Legal Practice Course (split into standard, commercial and corporate streams), Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Professional Training Course (Bar Vocational Course). In addition, Kaplan allows students to obtain graduate-LL.B. and LL.M. 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. 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 thirteen leading British and international law firms who send all of their future-trainee solicitors to the School for the trainee's legal and professional-legal training:

Location

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


51°30′23″N 0°05′27″W / 51.5065°N 0.0907°W / 51.5065; -0.0907