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Equality and assessment in law
relating to discrimination, equality and diversity, particularly assessment strategies in law. She sits on the School of Social Sciences’ equality and diversity committee and is a member of the equality and diversity research group. Melanie has recently started a PhD relat…
Dual legal education: teaching and learning in law with French law degrees
Strategy (March 2000), show a clear concern for diversity and ‘multiculturalism’ in the provision of legal education. Apart from the imperative to reach excellence in teaching and learning, two other aspects are significant in this regard – first, the necessity…
Peer mentoring for international students
cognition and personality ensure cultural diversity without segregation (Tatum, 1997), Collins, 1990) A qualitative evaluation of the pilot is being undertaken via focus groups using open questions with data being recorded, transcribed and analysed, and there is the possib…
Multicultural clinical experience
In their paper Pamela Robotham and Sara Chandler (College of Law) examined the impact on teaching and learning of multiculturalism, presenting the approach they have developed as a result of changes in the client base of the College’s Legal Advice Centre. Over the pas…
Widening participation in legal education
programme (2001) Examples Law Society Diversity Access Scheme – the Law Society has developed two initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the solicitors profession – a vacation placement scheme and a scholarship scheme. It is also planning to launch…
Toolkit for law teachers
different kinds of performance and skills diversity – modules will take into account diversity perspectives and all materials will be checked to ensure they satisfy accessibility criteria research-based learning – making students participants in a legal/socio-leg…
UKCLE professional development seminars
employability and enterprise within the curriculum diversity and widening participation, including retention and accessibility issues Each seminar is tailored to meet specific requirements and costs are calculated on an individual basis, taking into account budgetary const…
Law Society helps combat the cost of qualification
graduates go on to qualify as solicitors, so the diversity of this group is important for the future face of the profession. Black and minority ethnic solicitors make up 9% of all solicitors who are now on the Roll, and this percentage has been rising year on year. Law Society f…
Testing year ahead for law schools and their staff
informed, up to date and representative of the diversity of law schools. ‘Good practice’ is bandied around as if we encounter it everyday and know what it looks like when we bump into it. The reality may be that much enthusiastic and effective teaching is largely una…
Graduate standards in law: the current practice of external examining
autonomy of academic teachers and the property diversity of mission and practice of institutions. The diversity of intake in institutions leads to diversity of programme and diversity of attainment. The process of setting standards which relate to outcomes of study should not …
What are the three main challenges facing legal education over the next ten years?
law Making legal education affordable Promoting diversity in the legal profession and law teaching Martha-Marie Kleinhans: A curriculum that is still targeting the legal profession whilst the latter is decreasing its size of intake As a very traditional discipline…
Preparing black Caribbean students for the legal profession
groups. This makes it extremely important that diversity issues are central in teaching and learning strategies and in curriculum design. For instance, academics must recognise that vocational aspirations have an ethnic dimension and that variety in assessment strategies may ena…
Consultation on deferral of call to the Bar - UKCLE response
questions as to its impact on recruitment to and diversity in the profession. The paper also recognised that deferred call had the potential to change the relationship between the Bar Vocational Course and the degree of barrister. If a student is no longer entitled to be called …
Quality enhancement the Scottish way
prioritisation of enhancement over assurance and diversity over compliance within a proactive, rather than reactive, framework. The Scottish quality enhancement model The Quality Enhancement Framework is made up of five inter-related pillars: institution led review at t…
External examining in law
of Law Teachers (ALT) found substantial diversity amongst law schools, but also identified a number of common issues, including academic standards, fairness and consistency in the operation of assessment regimes – plus remuneration. A tension was detected between a ‘…
Recruitment strategies for law degrees: is the agenda achievable?
university targets for widening participation and diversity which all universities have signed up to? We read (Guardian, November 2003) that “a cluster of the country’s elite institutions have come together to devise a strategy for discriminating between pupils recei…
Response to the HEFCE strategic plan 2003-08
consideration has been given to the implications of diversity of mission and focus for the range of HEIs and the scope of global, regional and local engagement. In relation to each other the objectives and targets set seem quite narrowly focused and could better reflect the diff…
Time for reflection but deserving a response
student experience for learning. Lack of diversity amongst entrants to the profession has been identified as a major source of concern for the administration of justice. Providers including law schools have not generally been tempted to explore new programmes combining the diffe…
Is mooting not resource intensive?
increased recognition of the importance of a diversity of assessment methods and the value of assessments that enthuse students – a moot could be considered an example of this.…
Chair's report: Caroline Maughan
requires us to recognise and commit to the diversity of students’ needs and concerns. The scheme works well because it fosters relationships between postgraduate and undergraduate students. The advisers have an advantage over staff in that they may have had recent similar expe…
The dangers of kryptonite: Living with imperfection in the teaching of Islamic law
variety of teachers; variety of audiences and diversity within audiences; language; similarities and differences (comparative law); and resources. It is easy to fall into the trap of aiming for perfection when dealing with these issues, to try to be a Kryptonian. That path, th…
Julian Webb
legal education, widening participation and diversity, legal ethics education, and clinical and work-based learning. Julian is also Professor of Legal Education in Warwick Law School, where he teaches on the LLM in Socio-Legal Studies, as well as on the undergraduate law progr…
Graduate standards in law: outcomes
time, it is recognised that there is wide diversity in the background and abilities of the student body and a diversity of mission among institutions. There was a widespread concern that a formal statement of standards would inhibit the continued flourishing of this diversit…
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…
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…
UKCLE vision
learning of law Integrity respect diversity and the views and position of others be open and honest in all professional relationships operate fairly and in accordance with these organisational values Creativity collaborate with our subject community to gene…
Responding to the Training Framework Review: the UK Centre for Legal Education
however that the result will be an increase in diversity in the profession. There could be confusion for would-be entrants if numerous pathways and/or courses develop, unless clear and timely guidance is given The acknowledgement in the proposals of the need for appropriate guid…
Responding to the Training Framework Review: the UK Centre for Legal Education
however that the result will be an increase in diversity in the profession. There could be confusion for would-be entrants if numerous pathways and/or courses develop, unless clear and timely guidance is given The acknowledgement in the proposals of the need for appropriate guid…
Chair's report: Sonia Kalsi
provide students with information on the diversity of possible career paths as well as assistance on how to evidence relevant employability skills. This holistic approach was well received as a useful opportunity for improving student recognition of skills and the development of…
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Legal Education and Scholarship: Past, present and future
This Workshop will explore theoretical and empirical aspects of legal education and scholarship, for example, values, culture, class, race, gender, diversity, globalisation, commodification, pedagogy, impact, political economy, academic freedom and stakeholders. …
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