After having seen several clients turn to other legal practice course providers, Kaplan Law School has announced that it is set to close at the end of 2016.
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University of Law brings in Lord Grabiner as president following chief exec’s departure
In its reshuffle of senior management, The University of Law (ULaw) has appointed Lord Grabiner QC (pictured) as president after the departure of the incumbent-holder and chief executive, John Latham, by ‘mutual consent’.
ULaw’s chief exec departs as university woos students with job guarantee
The University of Law’s (ULaw) chief executive John Latham has left the institution by ‘mutual consent’ after having lost several key clients to rival BPP and as the university seeks to win more business from students without training contracts by offering a money-back guarantee.
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University of Law loses another client as Bakers opts for arch-rival BPP
The University of Law (ULaw) has lost another law firm’s business to rival BPP with Baker & McKenzie becoming the latest to switch its training provider.
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Having lost two Magic Circle clients, University of Law sold to GUS less than three years after purchase
Europe’s largest law school The University of Law (ULaw) has been sold by Montagu Private Equity to Global University Systems (GUS), less than three years after the private equity house acquired it and after losing two Magic Circle clients to rival BPP last year.
Mayer Brown teams up with ULaw to launch first ‘direct to solicitor’ apprenticeship
Mayer Brown has announced that it will be the first City law firm to offer the University of Law’s (ULaw) Articled Apprenticeship scheme, which enables candidates to obtain a degree, postgraduate qualification and the recognised training required for full solicitor status.
Deregulating education: BSB proposes to put barristers in charge of pupillage
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today (20 February) announced in a new report that chambers and employers are best placed to decide how to plan and provide pupillages and should be put in back in charge of designing the experience for aspiring barristers.
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A broad education: Linklaters renews ULaw partnership with increased focus on business
After losing two Magic Circle firms as clients, the University of Law has managed to retain Linklaters with the duo announcing a five-year partnership which continues the trend of further integrating business and management modules in courses taken by trainees.
Routes into law: Queen Mary teams up with Reed Smith on ‘degree with apprenticeship in law’
US law firm Reed Smith and Queen Mary University in London have created the first degree with an apprenticeship in law offered at an elite UK university.
Clifford Chance drops University of Law for arch-rival BPP
Clifford Chance (CC) has turned to BPP Law School as its new training provider in a blow to the University of Law which had worked with the Magic Circle firm for eight years.
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