International law firm Reed Smith has agreed an exclusive relationship with BPP Law School (a leading provider of professional legal education) to provide its Legal Practice Course (LPC) to all future trainees from September 2009 onwards.

Under the new scheme, each year all of Reed Smith trainees will study the LPC course at the BPP centres in London, Leeds and Manchester.

Terry Green, Reed Smith partner and trainee principal, commented:

“Reed Smith is focused on providing the best environment for the practice of law. By partnering with BPP, we are ensuring that all our future trainees are offered thorough legal training to aid their transition to the firm.

"Our partnership with BPP will not only provide trainees with a good foundation for their careers but it will also be of benefit from a collaborative point of view; enabling our future trainees to network prior to joining the firm and our fee earners to interact more closely with them at the start of their legal careers.”

Peter Crisp, Dean of BPP Law School, added:

“We are looking forward to welcoming all future Reed Smith trainees to BPP Law School. The LPC at BPP provides first-rate training which enables trainees and law firms to maintain their competitive edge and better meet the needs of clients. With our emphasis on business and finance, our focus is to produce trainees who are ready to embrace the demands and challenges of the training contract and practice.”

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About Reed Smith

Reed Smith is one of the 15 largest law firms in the world, with 23 offices and nearly 1700 lawyers in offices across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.

We advise many of the world’s leading organisations on cross-border transactions, complex dispute resolution and regulatory matters.

For further information please visit www.reedsmith.com or contact:
Jeyda Star, senior branding & communications executive, on +44 (0)20 3116 2571

About BPP College of Professional Studies

BPP College of Professional Studies (“BPP College”), which comprises BPP Business School and BPP Law School, is owned by BPP Holdings plc, a FT-SE 250 company.  BPP College is the first private sector, publicly owned organisation to be granted degree awarding powers by the Privy Council. BPP College delivers business and law programmes across five centres, Leeds, Manchester and London (Holborn, Waterloo and the City) and has more than 5,500 students. For more information please visit www.bpplawschool.com

BPP Law School Press Office contact:
Christine O’Grady, +44 (0)20 7633 4418