The Legal Education and Training Review: regulating socio-legal and liberal legal education?

Guth, Jessica and Ashford, Chris (2014) The Legal Education and Training Review: regulating socio-legal and liberal legal education? The Law Teacher, 48 (1). pp. 5-19. ISSN 0306 9400

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2013.875304

Abstract

The Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) which reported in June 2013 conceded that undergraduate law degrees are generally outside the remit of the review other than when there is a direct impact on the provision of legal services. On first glance therefore the review has few implications for those of us interested in delivering a liberal legal education and developing socio-legal approaches to law and legal study. However, on closer reading, the report contains a number of suggestions which, if taken up by the regulators, have significant potential to change law degrees, even if regulation remains "light touch". This article explores those issues with a particular focus on the implications for liberal law degrees and socio-legal approaches to law teaching. In particular the article will explore issues around possible changes to foundation subjects; the creation of a framework of learning outcomes; the possible strengthening of legal writing and research in the curriculum and the opportunities offered for the introduction of more socio-legal material; and the trickle-down effect likely to be felt by providers of undergraduate law degrees of changes in regulation of legal services and as a result of student, employer and other stakeholder expectations.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: M200 Law by Topic
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Northumbria Law School
Depositing User: Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited: 16 Jan 2015 11:32
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2023 16:35
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/20961

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