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Issue 20: Spring 2010

The editorial and features from the Spring 2010 issue can be accessed below, and you can download the issue in full in pdf format at the bottom of the page.

Beyond dead trees and defining the university 'experience'

The evolution of the Internet has had dramatic impacts on the world of media and publishing, with publishers now fighting to maintain revenues when everyone expects to get content free online. Chris...

Contingency and contested narrative: a threshold concept in legal education

The idea of threshold concepts was introduced to Directions by Julian Webb in the Autumn 2008 issue; they were also the subject of a workshop at Learning in Law Annual Conference 10. In this feature...

GGSL - the phoenix of legal education

Karen Barton, Paul Maharg, Leo Martin and Alan Paterson say farewell to Glasgow Graduate School of Law and reflect on how it has changed professional legal education in Scotland. Karen Barton is the...

Legal directions in Wales: an interview with John Griffiths AM

Richard Owen, Deputy Head of Glamorgan Law School and UKCLE’s Consultant for Wales, recently met with John Griffiths AM, Counsel General of the Welsh Assembly Government to discuss current trends in...

Now We Are Ten

In this editorial from the Spring 2010 edition of Directions, UKCLE Director Julian Webb considers the impact UKCLE has had over the last ten years, and considers the legacy of the Dearing report....

Practice relevant legal education: lessons from the evolving 'City' Legal Practice Course

The past ten years has seen important changes in the Legal Practice Course (LPC), with the entrance of new providers and the development of ‘bespoke’ versions of the generic LPC for City firms and,...