How To Include Employability in the Law School

Edited by Amanda Millmore, Professor of Law, School of Law, University of Reading, UK

Contents:

1 Introduction to including employability in the law school 1
Amanda Millmore

PART I HOW TO EMBED EMPLOYABILITY INTO
THE LAW SCHOOL CURRICULUM
2 Sowing the seeds – introducing employability from day
one of a law degree 8
Amanda Millmore, Aileen K Ho and Sharon Sinclair-Graham
3 A practical guide to embedding commercial awareness
into your curriculum 22
Andrea Todd and Elizabeth Conaghan
4 Enhancing law student employability through authentic
learning and assessment in civil litigation and dispute resolution 36
Sadie Whittam
5 Embedding employability and authenticity into
assessment by running a mock case 48
Amanda Millmore and Annika Newnham
6 Employability in practical skills modules: negotiations 61
Matthew Parry, Henrietta Gilchrist and Alexandra Hill
7 Embedding skills into the curriculum via a practical
skills-based unit 73
Vicky Martin

PART II HOW TO EMBED EMPLOYABILITY INTO
THE CURRICULUM VIA PLACEMENTS
8 Volunteering at the university’s legal advice centre –
a reflective practice-based approach 86
Beverley Rizzotto
9 Developing a law placement programme 102
Charlie King
10 Using a professional training degree pathway to embed
a Professional Training Year module in a law curriculum 118
Katy Peters and Claire Lillywhite

PART III HOW TO EMBED DIGITAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
11 Innovative ways of developing communities and
enhancing students’ employability skills in the online
university environment 133
Emma Curryer and Carol Edwards
12 Embedding the skill of digital literacy in legal education 147
Sharon Sinclair-Graham
13 Embedding existing and emerging legal technologies in
curriculum design 162
Katy Peters and Elizabeth Williams

PART IV HOW TO INCLUDE EMPLOYABILITY
THROUGH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMMES AND TUTOR SYSTEMS
14 The ‘Value Me’ framework: increasing self-awareness
and career confidence for law students 178
Charlotte Harrison
15 Personal tutoring: A gateway to co-curricular
employability engagement 192
Vicky Martin and Helen Chalk
16 Building the employability journey 205
Adam Shaw-Mellors and Daniel Cash

PART V HOW TO INCLUDE CO-CURRICULAR
EMPLOYABILITY SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC
GROUPS OF STUDENTS
17 The Fairness Project 218
Rachel Nir and Tina McKee
18 Practice makes perfect? The role of a law school practice
interview scheme in enhancing student employability 233
Siobhan McConnell
19 Professional legal skills: building in and feeding forward -
a client interviewing skills programme 252
Jeanette Ashton and Paven Basuita
20 Supporting the employability of international law students 265
Paul McConnell
21 Career building for women postgraduate and early career
researchers in law schools in Germany 278
Victoria Barnes, Alice Margaria, Ezgi .zlü, Kritika
Sharma, Jennifer Trinks, Zeynep Yazıcı Çağlar and Sarah Fuchs
Bibliography 290

Index 297