ABSTRACT

This edited collection offers a critical overview of the major debates in legal education set in the context of the Lord Upjohn Lectures, the annual event that draws together legal educators and professionals in the United Kingdom to consider the major debates and changes in the field.

Presented in a unique format that reproduces classic lectures alongside contemporary responses from legal education experts, this book offers both an historical overview of how these debates have developed and an up-to-date critical commentary on the state of legal education today. As the full impact of the introduction of university fees, the Legal Education and Training Review and the regulators’ responses are felt in law departments across England and Wales, this collection offers a timely reflection on legal education’s legacy, as well as critical debate on how it will develop in the future.

chapter |2 pages

The Rt. Hon. Lord Upjohn, C.B.E., D.L.

Honorary President of the Association of Law Teachers, 1966–1971: An Appreciation

chapter |14 pages

Forty-first Lord Upjohn Lecture 2012

Reforming Legal Education *

chapter |19 pages

Response: A Tale of Two Cities

Reflecting on Lord Neuberger's 'Reforming Legal Education' 1

chapter |11 pages

Fortieth Lord Upjohn Lecture 2011

Widening Participation in a Changing Educational Landscape

chapter |13 pages

Thirty-ninth Lord Upjohn Lecture 2010

Training the Lawyers of the Future — A Regulator's View

chapter |7 pages

Twenty-ninth Lord Upjohn Lecture 2000

The Education, the Justice System Requires Today *

chapter |8 pages

Fourth Lord Upjohn Lecture 1974

Fact-finding: Art or Science? 1

chapter |14 pages

Response: Preparation for Practice

Developing Effective Advocates in a Changing World of Adversarial Civil Justice

chapter |10 pages

Thirty-eighth Lord Upjohn Lecture 2009

The Student Contract *

chapter |10 pages

Response: Changing Terms

A Response to Professor Deech

chapter |7 pages

Sixth Lord Upjohn Lecture 1977

The Law as Taught and the Law as Practised *

chapter |6 pages

Tenth Lord Upjohn Lecture 1980

Legal Education and the Needs of the Legal Profession *

chapter |8 pages

Twenty-second Lord Upjohn Lecture 1993

The Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and the Legal Profession *

chapter |12 pages

Eleventh Lord Upjohn Lecture 1981

The Teaching of the Law and Politics 1

chapter |9 pages

Response: But It Still Goes On

The Teaching of Law and Politics in 2015

chapter |12 pages

Twenty-fifth Lord Upjohn Lecture 1996

The Integration of Teaching and Research in the Law Department 1

chapter |12 pages

Response: Fostering Curiosity

The Importance of Research and Teaching in Law Schools