Landing in your inboxes this week, @theltjournal.bsky.social Volume 60(1)! This edition begins with an editorial - 'Seasons and cycles' - by General Editor Emma Jones: doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Seasons and cycles

Published in The Law Teacher (Vol. 60, No. 1, 2026)

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Keep your eyes out! Our latest "bumper" print issue, Vol 59(4) is landing through letterboxes this week. Of course, if you're still waiting on the post, you can access the full issue as well as our online first articles on the web: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ralt20/c...

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New Trends in Teaching Contract Law. Volume 59, Issue 4 of The Law Teacher

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We're starting 2026 off with the publication of our final issue of Volume 59. It's a self-described "bumper" issue, including a special issue on new trends in teaching contract law. You can find all the brilliant entries online, with print editions landing soon: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ralt20/c...

The value of pedagogical research is something that The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education seeks to highlight. Our General Editor, Emma Jones recently spoke at the Legal Education Research Conference, ... (1/2)

Issue 59(3) is now online! Featuring a range of papers stemming from the @altlaw.bsky.social / @theltjournal.bsky.social annual seminar prize event on assessment in legal education.

@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....

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

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...

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Registration open for Legal Education & the Human Lawyer educatinghumanlawyers.com online June 27, 9:30-3:00 ET! Explore what is unique&impt abt human legal expertise & how legal ed shd help students develop these capacities. Thx to @altlaw.bsky.social @theltjournal.bsky.social @osgoode.bsky.social.

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....

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

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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**Call for Applications: Deputy Editor Roles (x 2)** The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education is seeking to appoint two new Deputy Editors. One on a permanent basis and one to cover an 18-month period of leave. For further details, please see on our post below!

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**Call for Applications: Deputy Editor Roles (x 2)** The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education is seeking to appoint two new Deputy Editors. One on a permanent basis and one to co...

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@theltjournal.bsky.social publications in April: Manu, Nkansah and Asare discuss 'Overreliance on summation assessment in Ghana law schools': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Overreliance on summation assessment in Ghana law schools: shifting regime towards a balanced inclusion of teacher and externally administered standardised assessments to measure effective legal knowl...

Whatever an assessment’s purpose, to achieve it, it must be valid, reliable and fair. Failing means that the process has not met the cardinal pedagogical principle of evaluating effective learning ...

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@theltjournal.bsky.social is always excited to support legal ed research alongside @altlaw.bsky.social. Later this year, Westminster Law School will host a one-day symposium on The Role of AI in Legal Education - Preparing the Next Generation of Lawyers. Check out their call for papers below:

Call for Papers: The Role of AI in Legal Education | Marloes Spreeuw

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨 Symposium: The Role of AI in Legal Education – Preparing the Next Generation of Lawyers 🗓️ Date: Thursday 11th September 2025 📍 Location: Westminster Law School, University of ...

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@theltjournal.bsky.social publications from this March: Sotonye-Frank reviews 'How to Include Employability in the Law School': doi.org/10.1080/0306... Hum et al discuss 'Law students’ perspectives on a single session compassion training seminar': doi.org/10.1080/0306...

How to include employability in the law school

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

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Call for Papers Alert! @theltjournal.bsky.social and @altlaw.bsky.social are proud to be supporting a symposium on Legal Education and the Human Lawyer taking place later this year. If you're interested in submitting a paper, check out the details below. The deadline for submission is April 17th!

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CfP Legal Education & the Human Lawyer (June 27), exploring what is unique & important about human legal expertise & how legal education can support learners in developing these capacities. Thanks to @altlaw.bsky.social @theltjournal.bsky.social @osgoodenews.bsky.social & OgoodePD. lnkd.in/gJuxFmK2

@theltjournal.bsky.social this past week: Koukab and Mazhar review 'Feminist legal pedagogies and how to do them': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Feminist legal pedagogies and how to do them

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

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@theltjournal.bsky.social this past week: Giles and Ang discuss 'surveying elective module provision in undergraduate legal education across England, Wales and Northern Ireland': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... The Editorial Board invite proposals for special issues: lnkd.in/eVJ_Mxjx

The Association of Law Teachers on LinkedIn: Call for Special Issue Proposals for The Law Teacher: The International…

Call for Special Issue Proposals for The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education 2026 and 2027 - Deadline Midnight 27 March. The Editorial…

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Just published in @theltjournal.bsky.social, an open access article I’ve co-authored with Yue Ang exploring the undergraduate elective module curriculum: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What qualifies a law degree: surveying elective module provision in undergraduate legal education across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2023–2024

This paper explores the contemporary elective module provision in undergraduate English law degrees. The demise of the qualifying law degree as a requirement to pursue qualification as a solicitor ...

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@theltjournal.bsky.social this past week: McEwan and Price on 'the transformative potential of international study tours': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Strevens and Jones discuss 'Perceptions of wellbeing among heads of UK law schools': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Exploring the transformative potential of international study tours in clinical legal education

Clinical legal education (CLE) is rooted in social justice. Since the 1970s, in Australia, supervised experience of serving disadvantaged clients, involving disruptive and transformative dimensions...

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Includes a just published online and open access piece by my UoPLaw colleague Prof Caroline Strevens (and Emma Jones) on perceptions of wellbeing among heads of UK law schools doi.org/10.1080/0306...

Perceptions of wellbeing among heads of UK law schools

In recent years there has been increasing acknowledgement of wellbeing issues within law schools both in the UK and elsewhere. Discussion of staff and student wellbeing within higher education gene...

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The Law Teacher Issue 58(4) is out now! Featuring a variety of pieces providing 'a microcosm of key debates in legal education': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... See this issue and all our latest publications at www.tandfonline.com/journals/ral...

The Law Teacher Issue 58(4) is out now! Featuring a variety of pieces providing 'a microcosm of key debates in legal education': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... See this issue and all our latest publications at www.tandfonline.com/journals/ral...

Dialogue and Debate

Published in The Law Teacher (Vol. 58, No. 4, 2024)

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@theltjournal.bsky.social this week: The deadline for two vacancies on our editorial team is just a week away! See details at the links below: Editorial Team Member (Internationalisation): www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Policy and Education Developments Editor: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

An issue of The Law Teacher dropped through my letterbox this morning—but not the one you might think! Looking forward to having a read of issue 9(2) whilst also using our new Bluesky account (@theltjournal.bsky.social) to connect The Law Teacher to new audiences.

Happy New Year from everyone at @theltjournal.bsky.social. As we plan the year ahead, bringing you more legal education research, we're pleased to launch our new Bluesky account which will share updates and other announcements.