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Building links with practitioners, government agencies and universities through clinical aspects of legal education in Nigeria
Presentation at Vocational Teachers Forum IV, 8 January 2005 In his paper at the fourth Vocational Teachers Forum Uche, Professor and Dean of the School of Law at Rivers State University of Science...
Carl Henry Piggott: guilty or not guilty? Addressing the absence of forensic science skills in law degrees
In their paper Carole McCartney (University of Leeds), Roger Summers (Staffordshire University) and John Cassella (Staffordshire University) looked at an attempt to bring forensic science into the...
Checklist of legal research skills
The table below, referred to in Teaching legal research in the chapter on curriculum development, lists legal research skills learning outcomes with details of which particular outcomes should form...
Checklist of materials for legal research
The table below, referred to in the chapter of Teaching legal research on curriculum development”:/resources/curriculum-content-and-development/curriculum/, sets out the type of information source...
Developing an Islamic law curriculum: resources
A range of teaching and learning materials is being developed as part of our Developing an Islamic law curriculum project. The manuals can be downloaded below – those still in draft will be edited...
Effective learning and teaching in law
Effective learning and teaching in law, edited by the UKCLE team, was published in April 2002. Part of a series on learning and teaching in higher education, the book aims to provide practical and...
Glossary of Arabic terms
About the glossaryThis draft glossary of Arabic terms used in teaching and learning Islamic law has been produced as part of the work of the Developing an Islamic law curriculum project. The glossary...
Integrating ethics into the curriculum
In this section of his guide to teaching legal ethics Alwyn Jones (De Montfort University) looks at integrating the wider ethical context into the curriculum. “The ‘ethics’ in...
Is legal education working?
The ‘is legal education working?’ stream at the Learning in Law Annual Conference 2007 included the following papers: E-portfolios in the professions: experiences from law, medicine and veterinary...
Islamic law bibliography
About the bibliography This initial working bibliography on Islamic law has been produced as part of the work of the Developing an Islamic law curriculum project, to complement the curriculum...
Law in Action: integrating social justice issues into the curriculum using clinical legal education
Rosie Harding and Andrew Francis (Keele University) presented a reflective account of student and staff experiences on the first year of a new clinical legal education module at Keele School of Law....
Legal research: defining the concept
This chapter examines the different requirements of official bodies for legal research skills instruction at the academic and vocational stages and develops a general definition of legal research...
Lesson materials and teaching aids
This chapter provides information on the materials you need to produce when planning and designing a lecture or training session and the teaching aids which support your teaching strategy and assist...
Lesson planning, structure and content
This chapter looks at planning and structuring a teaching session. It is in three sections. The first section describes the steps to follow when selecting the training method and lesson structure...
Lesson planning, structure and content
This chapter looks at planning and structuring a teaching session. It is in three sections. The first section describes the steps to follow when selecting the training method and lesson structure...
Making sense of land law
April Stroud, Southampton Solent University April Stroud (Southampton Solent University) is the Association of Law Teachers’ Law Teacher of the Year 2005. Here April describes her submission to the...
Mooting
This teaching resource note by Alisdair Gillespie (De Montfort University) builds on the findings of the UKCLE funded Mooting for learning project, undertaken by Alisdair and Gary Watt (University of...
Mooting for learning: interim report
Interim report from the UKCLE funded Mooting for learning project led by Alisdair Gillespie (De Montfort University) and Gary Watt (University of Warwick), presenting the findings from phases I and...
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...
Phasing instruction in information sources: materials
The table below, referred to in Teaching legal research, in the chapter on curriculum development, allocates the materials to be featured in the ‘Finding information’ section of legal research...
Phasing instruction in information sources: skills
The table below, referred to in Teaching legal research, in the chapter on curriculum development, allocates legal research skills to phases in the delivery of a legal research skills course on...
Practice makes perfect: use of practitioner led mooting to develop and enhanced student centred learning experience
Presentation at Vocational Teachers Forum IV, 8 January 2005 In his paper at the fourth Vocational Teachers Forum Dan gave guidelines for the involvement of practitioners in mooting. Dan would like...
Recommended reading on teaching legal research
Very little has been written specifically on the skill of teaching legal research. The select list of further reading below focuses on books which explore the instructional techniques already...
Resistance to teaching legal ethics
This section of his guide to teaching legal ethics Alwyn Jones (De Montfort University) considers various forms of resistance to teaching ethics, in particular within the context of undergraduate...
Teaching family law
Frances Burton, Norma Martin Clement, Kate Standley, Catherine Williams NCLE teaching and learning manual “For the family law teacher, Teaching family law is a ‘must have’ – so...
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:...
Teaching human rights
Noel Whitty, Doris Buss, Wade Mansell, Susan Millns and Christine Bell UKCLE teaching and learning manual “The major strength of this book is that it locates teaching human...
Teaching legal ethics in context
This guide to teaching legal ethics was produced by Alwyn Jones (De Montfort University) as part of the teaching legal ethics research project. Below Alwyn identifies the key issues in legal ethics...
Teaching legal ethics: materials
Materials for teaching legal ethics, developed as part of Teaching legal ethics in context, a guide to teaching legal ethics by Alwyn Jones (De Montfort University). Further teaching resources can be...
Teaching legal ethics: references
List of references from Teaching legal ethics in context, a guide to teaching legal ethics by Alwyn Jones (De Montfort University). Arthurs H (1998) ‘Why Canadian law schools do not teach legal...
Teaching legal research
This is the second edition of the popular guidance note published in 1999 by the National Centre for Legal Education. This second edition of Teaching legal research, one of UKCLE’s best sellers, was...
Teaching legal system
Anthony Bradney and Fiona Cownie NCLE teaching and learning manual This manual, published in 1999 by the National Centre for Legal Education, is now out of print, but you may download the full text...
The competence of striving to be more than competent
Jane Ching, Nottingham Trent University The Training Framework Review and, implicitly, the new solicitors’ Code of Conduct suggest that a competency of a qualified solicitor should include an ability...
The good, the bad and the ugly
Cardiff Law School Innocence Project: reflections on the first four years In this resource reflecting on the growth of the innocence project movement in UK universities, Julie Price (Cardiff...
The role plays: tutor scripts
This page includes links to the tutor scripts for Law in action: learning through scripted role plays – see the role plays folder for full details of the eight role plays and how to use them, plus...
Using narrative and clinical approaches to teach ethics
In this section of his guide to teaching legal ethics Alwyn Jones (De Montfort University) discusses the use of clinic and narrative as teaching methods for legal ethics, highlighting the potential...
Vocational legal education in Scotland: a model of partnership in action
Liz Campbell, Law Society of Scotland Opening address at Vocational Teachers Forum IV, 8 January 2005 Liz’ opening address at Vocational Teachers Forum IV provided an overview of developments...
Whose 'version' of the facts? Working on the margins of outsiders' stories and lawyers' theories of the case
In their paper Robert McPeake and Marcus Soanes (City University) looked at the ‘versions’ of the facts of a case – outsiders’ stories and lawyers’ theories – and explored methods of injecting...
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