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Project Internationalisation
Internationalisation has been steadily moving up the political agenda for higher education. In this article from the Spring 2009 issue of Directions Andrea Nollent and Iain Garner (Sheffield Hallam University) explain how one university faculty is seeking to respond to the chall…
The internationalisation of law degrees and enhancement of graduate employability
law schools offering some element of ‘internationalisation’ – ie dual qualification or similar degrees in law. Interviews with employers in both the UK and Europe, aimed at establishing how the ‘international’ element within applicants’ degrees is a…
Teaching through proxy as a response to the internationalisation of legal education
paper.) Globalisation is impelling the internationalisation of legal education. Over recent years the growth in the number of students from various Asian countries, such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia, undertaking legal studies outside their home country …
Dual legal education: teaching and learning in law with French law degrees
potentially useful in helping the further internationalisation of European higher education and making the European Higher Education Area a reality. A range of policy initiatives taken by EU institutions and other actors, most notably in the Lisbon Strategy (March 2000), show …
The culture of legal education in France from a comparative viewpoint: perspectives for a legal education in the EU
In her paper Ruth Sefton-Green (Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne) presented a comparative view of French legal education, taking account of perspectives for a legal education in the EU. Coincidentally, a total of four papers at the Learning in Law Annual Conference 20…
Tuning legal studies: can we find 'commonality'?
In this article from the Autumn 2005 issue of Directions Julian Lonbay (University of Birmingham) reviews progress towards an overall qualifications framework for legal training in Europe. Julian is chair of the Training Committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Euro…
A European qualification framework for social sciences: how does law fit in?
In this article from the Autumn 2009 issue of Directions Julian Lonbay (University of Birmingham) discusses progress made in developing an overall qualifications framework for legal education in Europe. Currently a small working group is discussing how to develop law indicator…
Papers presented at 2007 Conference
University) Teaching through proxy as a response to the internationalisation of legal education – Grace Li (University of Technology, Sydney) Telling it like it is: giving feedback in difficult circumstances – Caroline Maughan, Jonathan Tecks and Tim Felton (Univ…
Learning in Law Annual Conference 2007
University) Teaching through proxy as a response to the internationalisation of legal education – Grace Li (University of Technology, Sydney) Telling it like it is: giving feedback in difficult circumstances – Caroline Maughan, Jonathan Tecks and Tim Felton (Univ…
Teaching French law in England: from cultural clashes to inventive integration
In her paper Audrey Guinchard (University of Essex) presented her experiences teaching on a double degree. Find out more in her 2007 article, ‘The double degree experience between England and France: a contribution to an integrated European legal education’ (Europ…
Keynote speakers at 2007 Conference
Keynote speakers at Learning in Law Annual Conference 2007 were Harry Arthurs, Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada, and Peter Williams, Quality Assurance Agency. Harry Arthurs The title of Harry’s address was Learning law in a global era. It explored the impact of globali…
Papers presented at 2009 Conference
Five papers from the conference, including Ian Ward’s keynote address, appeared in a legal education special issue of the Web Journal of Current Legal Issues published in June 2009. Parallel session 1 From Foucaultian bio-power to Confucian respect: Bio-power…
Good people speaking well: legal education through modern languages
In her paper Chloë Wallace (University of Leeds) explored the added value offered to a law student by the study of modern languages, comparing French and law as academic subjects. Chloë‘s slides are embedded below, and her full paper is available to downlaod at the …
2009 conference: Enhancing legal education in Scotland
experience, focusing on work-based learning, internationalisation and new technologies – view Michael’s slides. …
A world class legal education?
part time studies and Sir Drummond Bone on internationalisation, raise issues of very direct relevance to the development of the law school experience. The challenge for higher and legal education, I suggest, is essentially the same – to develop graduates who don’t…
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The UK Centre for Legal Education (UKCLE) was established in January 2000 with the aim of promoting the development of learning and teaching in law at both the academic and vocational stages. We work with the legal education community with the aim of improving the student lear…
UKCLE Advisory Board
The UKCLE Advisory Board is made up of nominated representatives from legal education organisations and interest groups and our host institution, plus a number of co-opted members invited to join because of their particular expertise in legal education. The main function of th…
UKCLE vision
Vision, Mission and Values Vision Our vision is to support UK law schools in providing all students with the opportunity to experience a world class legal education. Mission The UK Centre for Legal Education promotes a scholarly and discipline specific approach to the i…
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UKCLE monitoring and evaluation
UKCLE evaluation 2009-10 The UKCLE evaluation strategy aims to reveal the extent to which UKCLE has been successful in enhancing learning and teaching in law. Qualitative and quantative data is collected against the Higher Education Academy evidence of success framework on an …
UKCLE strategy for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
UKCLE’s strategy for supporting legal education in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland includes a Nations Fund dedicated to supporting activities of a country specific character. We are developing areas of our website to showcase developments in Scotland, Wales and Northe…
UKCLE networking
UKCLE works with a number of associations, networks and interest groups. Our targets for networking include: development of links within the UK and internationally development of expertise/groups around priority areas support for cognate organisations and networks De…
UKCLE reports
UKCLE produces a range of reports as part of the reporting requirements of the Higher Education Academy and UKCLE’s Advisory Board. These include: Annual report Annual operational plan and budget 5 year strategic plan, the current one running from 2008-13. For …
Consultation on deferral of call to the Bar - UKCLE response
In July 2006 the Bar Standards Board (BSB) issued a consultation paper on deferral of call to the Bar – the UKCLE response is given below. The consultation paper identified a number of policy and regulatory issues affecting entry to the profession that might be influence…
Legal education in the UK
This report was compiled in October 2001 to provide baseline data on legal education. It provides background information on the provision of legal education in the UK, details the conclusions of recent reports and surveys, identifies pockets of innovation and finally looks at th…
Revised law subject benchmark statement: UKCLE response
In August 2006 the Quality Assurance Agency issued a draft law subject benchmark statement for consultation – the UKCLE response is given below. The new law subject benchmark statement was released in December 2007. Question 1: Overall, does the revised subject benchma…
A new framework for work-based learning: UKCLE response
In August 2006 the Law Society of England and Wales launched the next phase of consultations on its training regime in its consultation on a new framework for work-based learning – the UKCLE response is given below. Under the proposals the training contract could be redu…
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Exploring the impact of the Government of Wales Act 2006 on legal education in the UK
The Government of Wales Act 2006 has significant implications for those involved in legal education both in Wales and across the UK. This seminar, jointly organised by UKCLE and the University of Glamorgan, provided an outline of the main provisions of the Act and explored the wa...…
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