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Knowledge platform: Professional Lives and Legal Education
Informing policy and shaping the legal profession.
About our research
Access to legal professions is changing substantially, from the content of academic courses to work-based learning requirements and corporate structures. These changes impact the wellbeing and career prospects of law students, trainees and newly-qualified lawyers.
Through our research, we’re addressing key challenges. Our specialisms include:
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legal education
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professional training
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access to the profession
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ways to improve the working lives and conditions of aspiring and newly qualified professionals
These are rapidly developing areas of focus and expertise for us.
Our experience
We have a long and distinguished history of research in professional lives and legal education, which dates back to our first Head of School, Dr Stan Marsh.
As well as being a pioneer of research into legal education, Dr Marsh was instrumental in the creation of the Association of Law Teachers. He was its founding Chairman from 1965-1967 and President from 1989-1996.
Our reputation
Our team has advised a wide range of law firms and legal bodies including the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Solicitors’ Regulatory Authority.
We’ve also formed strong links with organisations such as:
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the Fatherhood Institute
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Working Families
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Fathers Network Scotland
Our teaching
Our research enlightens the courses we teach. It feeds into units such as:
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Skills and Research on our LLM (Master of Laws) degree
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Professional Practice on our:
Meet the team
Our team includes academics and former practitioners.
Contact information
Contact us
You can contact individual members of the team through their staff profiles.