1st Edition

Key Directions in Legal Education National and International Perspectives

Edited By Emma Jones, Fiona Cownie Copyright 2020
236 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Key Directions in Legal Education identifies and explores key contemporary and emerging themes that are significant and heavily debated within legal education from both UK and international perspectives. It provides a rich comparative dialogue and insights into the current and future directions of legal education. The book discusses in detail topics including the pressures on law schools... Read more

Introduction

Emma Jones

Chapter 1, Legal Education Future(s) – The Changing Relationship between Law Schools and the Legal Profession

Andy Unger

Chapter 2, Changing Legal Education in China – The Political legal system, academic study and professionalism

Ling Zhou and Michael Palmer

Chapter 3, Interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration in legal education in England and Wales

Mandy Burton and Dawn Watkins

Chapter 4, Law in context -Towards a reflexive approach in (Dutch) legal education

Ubaldus de Vries

Chapter 5, Innovative Technologies in UK legal education

Francine Ryan and Hugh McFaul

Chapter 6, Legal education and legal advocacy in the age of digital technology: An Indian perspective

Debarati Halder

Chapter 7, Experiential learning and legal education – the role of the clinic in UK law schools

Richard Grimes

Chapter 8, Clinical Legal Education in the United States: Emerging trends, challenges and opportunities

Seán Arthurs

Chapter 9, The wrong message: Law Student well-being in the contemporary higher education environment

Caroline Strevens

Chapter 10, Threshold Concepts in Law: Intentional Curriculum Reform to Support Law Student Learning Success and Well-Being

Rachael Field and Jan H. F. Meyer

Chapter 11, The Pasts and Futures of Legal Skills in English Law Schools

Jessica Guth

Chapter 12, Legal Skills: Making a Real Change in Nigerian Legal Education

Ekokoi Solomon

Conclusion, What Are University Law Schools For?

Anthony Bradney

Biography

Emma Jones is a Senior Lecturer in Law in the School of Law, The University of Sheffield, UK, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority.



Fiona Cownie is Professor of Law Emerita in the School of Law, Keele University, UK, a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Senior Research Associate of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London University, UK.