Category Archives: Law Clinics
The 20th anniversary of the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic: my time as a student advisor
The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic has been doing its bit for access to justice in and around Glasgow for the past twenty years or so. The students who are currently involved in the Clinic are taking steps to mark … Continue reading
SULCN 2020 – a reflection on a reflective webinar
As explained in an earlier blog post, the annual event of the Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN) moved online this year. I was chief Zoomer; I mean that as a Scottish joke, rather than a powerplay about how amazing … Continue reading
Scottish University Law Clinic Network Webinar 2020 – 27 May at Strathclyde (sort of)
The ninth annual event of the Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN) will take place online on Wednesday 27 May 2020. Details of and registration for the free event can be found on this Eventbrite page. Thanks to the student … Continue reading
“From the Field: Some Notes on the ‘Clinics and SQE – what next?’ Conference about the New Route to Qualifying as a Solicitor in England and Wales”, a piece for the IJCLE
This blog post does not have the snappiest title I have ever crafted, I grant you, but I am being wordy for a reason. My reason is this is one of my sign posts, that is to say this is … Continue reading
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The Scottish University Law Clinic Network Conference 2019, and a note from the outgoing Chair of SULCN
On 7 June 2019, the eighth annual conference of the Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN) took place at Edinburgh Napier University. A Twitter thread of the day is available here. Thanks to all who attended, to the speakers (namely … Continue reading
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Clinics and SQE – what next? Some conference notes about the new route to qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales (mainly from a law clinic perspective)
On 5 June 2019 I attended an event at Coventry University entitled “Clinics and SQE – what next?” To the uninitiated, at least two questions flow from that title. What is SQE? What does it mean for clinics? There might … Continue reading
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Scottish University Law Clinic Network Conference 2019 – 7 June at Edinburgh Napier University
The eighth annual conference of the Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN) will take place at Edinburgh Napier University on Friday 7 June 2019. Details of and registration for the event can be found on this Eventbrite page. Thanks to … Continue reading
Access to land and access to justice: an update from SULU
Last year, I was involved in the launch of an initiative called the Scottish University Land Unit. As detailed at some length in an earlier blog post, this was and indeed is designed to partner the skills and enthusiasm of … Continue reading
Law clinics and pro bono publico in the internet age – the SULCN Conference 2018
This blog post by me was first published by Scottish Legal News. It is reproduced here with permission. On 6 June 2018, students and staff from seven of Scotland’s universities met at the University of Dundee for the seventh annual … Continue reading
Scottish University Law Clinic Network Conference 2018 – 6 June at the University of Dundee
The seventh annual conference of the Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN) will take place in Dundee on the afternoon of Wednesday 6 June 2018. The keynote will be given by Mike Dailly of the Govan Law Centre. I am … Continue reading
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