How To Include Employability in the Law School

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

‘How to Include Employability in the Law School is a valuable resource for legal educators, providing practical strategies for embedding employability into the law school curricula. It is also recommended as an essential read for any person or institution committed to or involved in improving employability outcomes for their students. The book excels in addressing the diversity of student cohorts and offers a range of tips and step-by-step guides that legal educators can adapt to their own contexts.’

• Contents:1 Introduction to including employability in the law school 1Amanda MillmorePART I HOW TO EMBED EMPLOYABILITY INTOTHE LAW SCHOOL CURRICULUM2 Sowing the seeds – introducing employability from dayone of a law degree 8Amanda Millmore, Aileen K Ho and Sharon Sinclair-Graham3 A practical guide to embedding commercial awarenessinto your curriculum 22Andrea Todd and Elizabeth Conaghan4 Enhancing law student employability through authenticlearning and assessment in civil litigation and dispute resolution 36Sadie Whittam5 Embedding employability and authenticity intoassessment by running a mock case 48Amanda Millmore and Annika Newnham6 Employability in practical skills modules: negotiations 61Matthew Parry, Henrietta Gilchrist and Alexandra Hill7 Embedding skills into the curriculum via a practicalskills-based unit 73Vicky MartinPART II HOW TO EMBED EMPLOYABILITY INTOTHE CURRICULUM VIA PLACEMENTS8 Volunteering at the university’s legal advice centre –a reflective practice-based approach 86Beverley Rizzotto9 Developing a law placement programme 102Charlie King10 Using a professional training degree pathway to embeda Professional Training Year module in a law curriculum 118Katy Peters and Claire LillywhitePART III HOW TO EMBED DIGITAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS11 Innovative ways of developing communities andenhancing students’ employability skills in the onlineuniversity environment 133Emma Curryer and Carol Edwards12 Embedding the skill of digital literacy in legal education 147Sharon Sinclair-Graham13 Embedding existing and emerging legal technologies incurriculum design 162Katy Peters and Elizabeth WilliamsPART IV HOW TO INCLUDE EMPLOYABILITYTHROUGH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMES AND TUTOR SYSTEMS14 The ‘Value Me’ framework: increasing self-awarenessand career confidence for law students 178Charlotte Harrison15 Personal tutoring: A gateway to co-curricularemployability engagement 192Vicky Martin and Helen Chalk16 Building the employability journey 205Adam Shaw-Mellors and Daniel CashPART V HOW TO INCLUDE CO-CURRICULAREMPLOYABILITY SUPPORT FOR SPECIFICGROUPS OF STUDENTS17 The Fairness Project 218Rachel Nir and Tina McKee18 Practice makes perfect? The role of a law school practiceinterview scheme in enhancing student employability 233Siobhan McConnell19 Professional legal skills: building in and feeding forward -a client interviewing skills programme 252Jeanette Ashton and Paven Basuita20 Supporting the employability of international law students 265Paul McConnell21 Career building for women postgraduate and early careerresearchers in law schools in Germany 278Victoria Barnes, Alice Margaria, Ezgi .zlü, KritikaSharma, Jennifer Trinks, Zeynep Yazıcı Çağlar and Sarah FuchsBibliography 290Index 297