Charity forged by College of Law sale hands out first law grants
The Legal Education Foundation (LEF) - the charitable arm spun out of last year's sale of the College of Law - has formally launched with a series of six grants to initiatives supporting pro bono, social mobility and access to justice. LEF - which has funds of approximately £200m generated by last April's sale of the College of Law's education and training business to Montagu Private Equity - was set up to continue the College's charitable activities in the wake of the takeover.
July 10, 2013 at 07:03 PM
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The Legal Education Foundation (LEF) – the charitable arm spun out of last year's sale of the College of Law – has formally launched with a series of six grants to initiatives supporting pro bono, social mobility and access to justice.
LEF – which has funds of approximately £200m generated by last April's sale of the College of Law's education and training business to Montagu Private Equity – was set up to continue the College's charitable activities in the wake of the takeover.
The foundation aims to support initiatives in the provision of legal education, with a particular focus on innovation, diversity and social mobility.
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