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Feminist approaches to PhD supervision

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Mazhar and Fox review "Feminist approaches to PhD supervision": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Published in The Law Teacher (Vol. 59, No. 2, 2025)

Gender-competent legal education

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Mak and Odusanya review "Gender-competent legal education": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Published in The Law Teacher (Vol. 59, No. 2, 2025)

Policy brief writing as authentic assessment in Administrative law

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Greentree and Roberts discuss "Policy brief writing as authentic assessment in Administrative law": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Published in The Law Teacher (Vol. 59, No. 2, 2025)

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The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Bromfield and Sproule on "SQE: a challenge and an opportunity": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Yuratich explores "Student law reviews, belonging and community in the UK law school": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Collaboration, challenges, and coming together: belonging in the law school Pods

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Murray and Lythgo-Gordon discuss "Collaboration, challenges, and coming together: belonging in the law school Pods": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In 2006, the School of Law at the University of Wollongong (UOW) Australia introduced an innovative approach to legal education which transformed the educational journey of its first-year law stude...

Working-class imposterism in the law school: “I always have this in the back of my head that I’m expected to fail”

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

O'Connor on "Working-class imposterism in the law school: 'I always have this in the back of my head that I’m expected to fail'": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Working-class students have long faced classism in higher education (HE), particularly in so-called “elite” universities. The study and practice of law are renowned for their exclusive status, hist...

Seeking the university that is ours: understanding, unpacking and unsettling Black students’ racialised (un)belonging in UK law schools

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Adebisi discusses "Seeking the university that is ours: understanding, unpacking and unsettling Black students’ racialised (un)belonging in UK law schools": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This article unpacks the nature of racialised (un)belonging experienced by law students – why for students of colour, the law school has often felt like a space to which they cannot fully belong. F...

Critiquing commitments to community and belonging in today’s law school: who does the labour?

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Ní Drisceoil's "Critiquing commitments to community and belonging in today’s law school: who does the labour?": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This article offers a critique of commitments to community and belonging in today’s law school. Notwithstanding the importance of community and belonging, it argues that we need to challenge our co...

Promoting belonging through trauma-informed legal education

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

Featuring in this issue:

Jones et al on "Promoting belonging through trauma-informed legal education": www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This paper draws upon empirical data to argue that trauma-informed approaches to legal education are valuable and important in promoting student belonging. It discusses the concepts of trauma and b...

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

@theltjournal.bsky.social Issue 59(2) is out! Our latest special issue "Stop, Collaborate and Listen: Moving Beyond Ice-Breakers in Understanding Sense of Belonging in Law Schools" explores 'the complexities in defining, understanding and experiencing belonging': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

SQE: a challenge and an opportunity

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

Bromfield and Sproule consider 'SQE: a challenge and an opportunity': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Published in The Law Teacher (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Gender-competent legal education

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

Mak and Odusanya review 'Gender-competent legal education': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Published in The Law Teacher (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Seeking the university that is ours: understanding, unpacking and unsettling Black students’ racialised (un)belonging in UK law schools

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

Adebisi on 'Seeking the university that is ours: understanding, unpacking and unsettling Black students’ racialised (un)belonging in UK law schools': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

This article unpacks the nature of racialised (un)belonging experienced by law students – why for students of colour, the law school has often felt like a space to which they cannot fully belong. F...

Teaching international law: an example of project-based learning

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The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

Çağlayan examines 'Teaching international law: an example of project-based learning': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

International lawyers at law schools have dual tasks: research and teaching. The former helps international lawyers become known in the field and necessitates them following current developments an...

Judicial education in a brave new world: the Singapore perspective

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

Skead and Yeo discuss 'Judicial education in a brave new world: the Singapore perspective': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Judiciaries are increasingly confronted with pervasive challenges unfolding and gaining momentum across the globe. In this article we examine the crucial role of judicial education in preparing jud...

Critiquing commitments to community and belonging in today’s law school: who does the labour?

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

Ní Drisceoil on 'Critiquing commitments to community and belonging in today’s law school': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

This article offers a critique of commitments to community and belonging in today’s law school. Notwithstanding the importance of community and belonging, it argues that we need to challenge our co...

Policy brief writing as authentic assessment in Administrative law

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

Greentree and Roberts discuss 'Policy brief writing as authentic assessment in administrative law': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Published in The Law Teacher (Ahead of Print, 2025)

Working-class imposterism in the law school: “I always have this in the back of my head that I’m expected to fail”

The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · Jun 4

In case you missed them, this May in @theltjournal.bsky.social:

O'Connor considers 'Working-class imposterism in the law school': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Working-class students have long faced classism in higher education (HE), particularly in so-called “elite” universities. The study and practice of law are renowned for their exclusive status, hist...

Seeking the university that is ours: understanding, unpacking and unsettling Black students’ racialised (un)belonging in UK law schools

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Audrey Fried @audreyfried.bsky.social · May 21

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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · May 28

Pleased to share my new article! I reflect on what our responsibility is, as legal academics, to students experiencing racism and how we can surface the ways racism plays out "politely" such that the law school feels like a space to which they cannot fully belong.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This article unpacks the nature of racialised (un)belonging experienced by law students – why for students of colour, the law school has often felt like a space to which they cannot fully belong. F...

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The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · May 8

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The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · May 8

Mazhar and Taha examine 'Transitioning from PhD to an academic career': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Feminist approaches to PhD supervision

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The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · May 8

Mazhar and Fox review 'Feminist approaches to PhD supervision':
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Published in The Law Teacher (Ahead of Print, 2025)