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Useful links for law teachers

This page includes ‘quick links’ to the key sources on legal education and learning and teaching. For links specific to the devolved nations, see our mini-sites for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. For links to law schools around the UK, see our Directory of legal education.


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Assocations

There are four key associations for law teachers in the UK. Membership is drawn in varying proportions from all sectors, including higher and further education and commercial providers.

  • Association of Law Teachers (ALT) – organises an annual conference and other events, publishes a regular bulletin and a refereed journal, The Law Teacher. LERN, the Legal Education Research Network, supports research into legal education and law teaching.
  • British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association (BILETA) – promotes the use of technology in legal education with members at the institutional level. BILETA’s main activity is its annual conference,, with most conference papers archived on its website.
  • Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) – organises an annual conference and annual seminar, publishes a regular newsletter, The Reporter, and a refereed journal, Legal Studies. Has 28 subject sections including a Legal Education Subject Section.
  • Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) – represents the socio-legal community, bridging the divide between law and social sciences and the humanities. SLSA organises an annual conference, and publishes a regular newsletter and a refereed journal, the Journal of Law and Society.

Other associations

Learning and teaching

For learning and teaching links in the devolved nations see our mini-sites for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Legal profession

For links to professional associations in the devolved nations see our mini-sites for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Networks

Journals

Newsletters

Search tools

Last Modified: 30 June 2010