A total of 41 papers, based around the broad theme of experiencing legal education, were presented in 5 parallel sessions. As was the case last year, UKCLE were podcasting a selection of the presented papers, will be uploaded when available
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Moving forward: Legal Education in Scotland
UKCLE ran its second day conference designed exclusively for the Scottish legal education community yesterday (15 December 2010), focusing on the challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing academic and professional environment. Themes for the event included opening up the
New OSCOLA citation guide
OSCOLA is the Oxford Standard for Citation Of Legal Authorities. It is widely used in law schools and by journal and book publishers in the UK and beyond. The introduction to the new fourth edition of OSCOLA claims there are
Using simulation in teaching and learning: Simshare, SIMPLE and the OER approach
On Friday 3.12.10 the Northumbria Law School hosted a day’s workshop in the Centre for Life on simulation that focused on SIMPLE, Simshare and the use of simulation in higher education – see the website for details of the
9th International Journal of Clinical Legal Education Conference
The 9th International Journal of Clinical Legal Education Conference, in partnership with the 6th Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) Conference will be hosted by The Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Valencia from 11-12 July 2011
Happy (belated) Birthday BAILII!
The British and Irish Legal Information Institute BAILII is a well-known member of the World Legal Information Institute, which runs similar free services around the world. In 2010, BAILII had its 10th birthday. Three years ago, in August 2007,
The Yale Visual Law Project
Someone on Twitter mentioned a new student law journal with a difference – all pictures and no words! Well, not quite so simple, but very visually effective. The Yale Visual Law Project is a student-initiated alternative law journal that aims
Commonwealth Conferences
The Commonweath Legal Education Association’s biennial conference for 2011 will be in Bangalore, India running from 29-30th January 2011. Their theme is “More Meaningful Legal Education in the 21st Century – Stepping out of the Ivory Tower“. Conference
National Law Student Forum
Yesterday, UKCLE launched its National Law Student Forum initiative with a pilot 36 hour event for invited law student representatives. The event aims were to:
- demonstrate how students can actively develop their contribution to the learnin g process
- increase the
Students Play the Parts and Email (and Blog) the Scripts: Creating a Realistic E-Discovery Experience through Simulation
A recent blog post by Paula Schaefer, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law on the Best Practices for Legal Education blog reviews an interesting idea – using law students to develop learning materials. “As I planned to teach