| BPP becomes first private uni in Britain for over 30 years | 02/08/2010 |
| BPP has been awarded university college status with immediate effect, making it the first new private university in Britain for more than three decades. | |
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| Addleshaws trainee quits to become MP | 18/05/2010 |
| An Addleshaw Goddard trainee has left the firm midway through his training contract after winning a seat for Labour in the election. | |
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| BPP scoop 4/5 | 04/05/2010 |
| BVC students at BPP Law School collected four out of five awards at last month's annual International Academy of Dispute Resolution competition, held in Chicago. | |
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| BPP helps sixth-formers reach the Bar | 30/03/2010 |
| BPP Law School recently hosted a careers event for sixth-formers with ambitions of practising at the Bar. | |
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| BPP boosts value of work experience | 16/03/2010 |
| BPP has launched a new scheme designed to multiply the benefits of completing work experience, after a recent report revealed that many students don't get the most out of the placements they undertake because they do not a have a briefing, have set learning objectives or receive feedback. | |
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| Shorter LPC for Links trainees | 23/02/2010 |
| Linklaters' future joiners will undertake a seven-month LPC at the College of Law - shortened from the usual year-long course. | |
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| High-street extra for BPP students | 16/02/2010 |
| From September 2010 LPC students at BPP Law School will be able to take part in a free optional programme covering the areas of law required for high-street practice. | |
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| Barrister beautician offered BPP scholarship | 08/12/2009 |
| Twenty-three year old beautician Georgina Blackwell hit the headlines recently after she successfully argued a case at the High Court, but her chutzpah has earned her more than a short spell in the limelight. | |
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| National Pro Bono Week 2009 | 17/11/2009 |
| A national campaign to recognise the pro bono activities of solicitors, barristers, legal executives and law students took place between 9 and 13 November. | |
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| Gamlen Law Prize | 06/10/2009 |
| A trainee at Covington & Burling has won this year's Gamlen Law Prize. Former BPP Law School student Sarah Cowlishaw will be presented with a prize shield and £250 at the AGM of the Law Society on 13 October. | |
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| BVC students at BPP asked to defer | 06/10/2009 |
| BPP Law School has asked students enrolled on its BVC to consider deferring their place until next year. | |
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| Recession round-up: part five | 22/09/2009 |
| We bring you a fifth, bumper edition of our series of bite-size recession news. | |
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| Mooting victory for Sheffield Hallam | 28/07/2009 |
| Sheffield Hallam University has taken victory in the Oxford University Press and BPP National Mooting Competition 2008/2009. | |
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| BPP and Withers get together | 28/07/2009 |
| BPP has announced an exclusive partnership with Withers LLP that will see trainees study both the GDL and LPC at the institution. | |
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| LawWorks hands out pro bono gongs | 16/06/2009 |
| LawWorks annual pro bono awards took place on 11 June at Inner Temple, recognising excellence in pro bono. | |
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| Masterful SJ Berwin | 02/06/2009 |
| Trainees at SJ Berwin will soon be offered the chance to qualify with a master's in law and business. | |
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| Lord Neuberger honoured at BPP's first graduation ceremony | 07/04/2009 |
| BPP Law School has had its first degree ceremony, after being granted the power to award the qualification by the Privy Council in September 2007. | |
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| BPP launches speed networking event | 07/04/2009 |
| BPP Law School in Leeds has introduced a speed networking event for its students and university undergraduates from Bradford, Huddersfield, Leeds, Sheffield and York. | |
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| Cohen Scholarship on offer at BPP | 31/03/2009 |
| BPP is offering the chance to win a scholarship to students studying the GDL at its Leeds or Manchester sites. | |
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| BPP launches revision course | 31/03/2009 |
| BPP Law School has launched a revision programme aimed at helping law and GDL students "fulfil their potential for examination success". And the course isn't restricted to BPP's existing students - it's open to all! | |
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| BPP is centre of excellence | 10/03/2009 |
| BPP Law School is the first higher education institution to be designated by the Securities and Investment Institute (SII) as a centre of excellence in the field of investment regulation and compliance. | |
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| Providers are moving and shaking | 03/03/2009 |
| In recent weeks, course providers up and down the country have been busy striking deals and looking at their fees. | |
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| All tied up | 27/01/2009 |
| Pinsent Masons recently announced it has signed an exclusive five-year deal with The College of Law which will see the firm’s trainee intake start the LPC at the college from September 2009. It is the latest firm to join the flock rushing to pal-up with an institution to provide a tailor-made LPC. | |
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| Students fear for the coming year | 13/01/2009 |
| The result of a survey conducted at the end of 2008 shows that 70% of law students are anxious about their career prospects in the legal profession. | |
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| New year, new-look LPC | 13/01/2009 |
| 2009 will see a shake-up to the way the LPC is run as institutions across the land revamp the courses they offer. | |
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| Bankers' bust is lawyers' boom | 28/10/2008 |
| A recruitment boom is predicted by law schools as students increasingly view the legal profession as a safe area to be in these troubling economic times. | |
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| Consortium signs up for BPP's GDL | 07/10/2008 |
| From September 2009 a consortium of five City firms will be sending their trainees-in-waiting to BPP to do the GDL, in an agreement that is set to last until at least 2012. | |
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| Pro bono conference open to all | 30/09/2008 |
| LawWorks is holding a student conference on 1 November 2008 at Nottingham Law School. | |
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| Cleary and College team up | 04/09/2008 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has confirmed it will be entering into an exclusive partnership with The College of Law for it to provide the GDL, LPC and Professional Skills Course to the firm's trainees. | |
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| Jones Day ties up with BPP | 08/07/2008 |
| US firm Jones Day has elected to send its future trainees to BPP Law School, starting in September 2008. | |
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| Cambridge wins mooting competition | 08/07/2008 |
| A mooting team from the University of Cambridge has won the OUP and BPP National Mooting Competition 2007/2008. | |
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| New bosses for law schools | 24/06/2008 |
| City Law School and BPP Law School have appointed new senior staff members. | |
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| Mooting final set to be a battle | 17/06/2008 |
| The BPP National Mooting Competition will take place at BPP Holborn on 30 June 2008. | |
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| BPP Leeds scores high | 03/06/2008 |
| The LPC at BPP Law School in Leeds has been given full marks by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. | |
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| Attend an evening with Lord Bingham | 27/05/2008 |
| The Junior Lawyers Division has teamed up with BPP Law School to host an evening with Lord Bingham, the former lord chief justice and one of the country's most distinguished judges. | |
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| Former death row inmate entertains BPP crowd | 06/05/2008 |
| A former death row prisoner has delivered a speech at BPP Law School outlining his views on the death penalty, murder and how lawyers can make a difference. | |
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| Pupillages plummet by 20% | 08/04/2008 |
| The number of BVC graduates securing pupillage has dropped by 20% in the past eight years. | |
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| BPP appoints new LLM director | 18/03/2008 |
| BPP Law School has created a new role to oversee LLM programmes, and named Professor Barry Rider as the first holder of the post. | |
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| LPC fees on the rise | 11/03/2008 |
| The country's major law schools - many of which have been speaking at the LawCareers.Net Basic Training events held across the country - have set new fees for the legal practice course (LPC) from September 2008. | |
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| BPP student solves Dechert's problem | 11/03/2008 |
| Dechert has announced the winner of its problem solving competition for law students. | |
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| BPP launches paralegal qualification | 11/03/2008 |
| BPP Law School has teamed up with the Institute of Paralegals to create a new qualification designed to encourage law graduates who don't progress to the LPC to stay in the profession as paralegals. | |
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| BPP student wins Times essay prize | 04/03/2008 |
| A BPP student has taken home a £3,500 prize for penning the winning entry in the Times Law Awards/One Essex Court essay competition. | |
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| LawWorks opens new law clinics | 12/02/2008 |
| LawWorks, the charity that provides free legal advice to members of the public across the country, is planning to open 15 new clinics in the north. | |
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| Bespoke LPC for Wragges trainees | 13/11/2007 |
| The College of Law has launched a bespoke LPC for Birmingham stalwart Wragge & Co. | |
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| Join the degree debate! | 09/10/2007 |
| Members of the legal world have recently been debating BPP's new power to award degrees since the law school made the announcement in September 2007. | |
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| SJ Berwin trainees head for BPP | 02/10/2007 |
| All future trainees at SJ Berwin are to study the LPC at BPP Law School. | |
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| BPP gets degree powers | 25/09/2007 |
| The Privy Council has approved the right of BPP College of Professional Studies (which comprises BPP Law School and BPP Business School) to award degrees. | |
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| BPP Retains City LPC | 23/08/2007 |
| BPP Law School has retained its mandate for providing the City LPC. | |
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| Pro Bono Debate Open to All | 29/05/2007 |
| BPP Law School in London is holding an evening of debate entitled "Pro Bono - the British Legal System in Practice". | |
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| Bristol Law School Aims High | 29/05/2007 |
| The Bristol Institute of Legal Practice last week launched a bid to be the provider of the City legal practice course. | |
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| City Five React to LPC Changes | 06/03/2007 |
| Five top City firms are preparing for changes to the LPC after the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last week issued a consultation paper on the content and structure of the course. | |
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| BPP Launches Access Scheme | 30/01/2007 |
| BPP Law School has launched its 2007 Access to Practice scheme. | |
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| Diversity Scheme Launched | 23/01/2007 |
| An initiative to recruit legal talent from non-traditional backgrounds has been launched by Addleshaw Goddard and BPP Law School, The Lawyer reports. | |
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| Macfarlanes Signs Up with BPP | 21/11/2006 |
| Macfarlanes has announced that all its future trainees will study the LPC at BPP's Law School in London from September 2007. | |
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| Law Schools Reveal LPC Review Concerns | 21/11/2006 |
| The heads of two major LPC providers have warned that a Law Society review of course regulations could lead to a drop in standards. | |
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| City Lawyers Back Client Service Training | 14/11/2006 |
| A survey conducted by Legal Week indicates that City lawyers overwhelmingly support mandatory client service training for lawyers. | |
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| Legal Leaders at BPP Leeds Fair | 07/11/2006 |
| Professional education provider BPP says it is delighted by the support its latest law fair in Leeds received. | |
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| Camerons: LPC Should Teach Client Service Skills | 31/10/2006 |
| A leading law firm has challenged the legal profession to improve its client service skills. | |
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