As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2012

Securities Act File No. 33-43446

Investment Company Act File No. 811-06444

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 248	x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	x
Amendment No. 248

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

55 Water Street, New York, New York	10041
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (877) 721-1926

Robert I. Frenkel

Legg Mason Partners Equity Trust

100 First Stamford Place

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

COPY TO:

Benjamin J. Haskin, Esq.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

1875 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Continuous

(Approximate Date of Proposed Offering)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ on                     pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ on                     pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

¨ on                     pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to Legg Mason Esemplia Emerging Markets Long-Short Fund.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant, LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST, hereby certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on this 4^th day of October 2012.

LEGG MASON PARTNERS EQUITY TRUST, on behalf of Legg Mason Esemplia Emerging Markets Long-Short Fund.

By:	/s/ R. Jay Gerken
	R. Jay Gerken
	President and Chief Executive Officer

WITNESS our hands on the date set forth below.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on October 4, 2012.

Signature	Title
/s/ R. Jay Gerken	President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
R. Jay Gerken
/s/ Richard F. Sennett	Principal Financial Officer
Richard F. Sennett
Paul R. Ades*	Trustee
Paul R. Ades
Andrew L. Breech*	Trustee
Andrew L. Breech
Dwight B. Crane*	Trustee
Dwight B. Crane
Frank G. Hubbard*	Trustee
Frank G. Hubbard
Howard J. Johnson*	Trustee
Howard J. Johnson
Jerome H. Miller*	Trustee
Jerome H. Miller
Ken Miller*	Trustee
Ken Miller
John J. Murphy*	Trustee
John J. Murphy

Thomas F. Schlafly*	Trustee
Thomas F. Schlafly
Jerry A. Viscione*	Trustee
Jerry A. Viscione

*By:	/s/ R. Jay Gerken
	R. Jay Gerken, as Agent

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.	Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase