Legal education in England and Wales: what next?

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/03069400.2021.1939975

P. Leighton

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Abstract

This contribution takes a reflective look at the evolution and characteristics of “modern” legal education and also at some contemporary challenges. It is timely, given that 2021 is the 50th anniversary of the Ormrod Report on Legal Education, which marked the beginning of its modern era. However, today legal education in England and Wales is now facing many issues, ranging from the fallout of Covid-19 and a predicted global recession, the outcomes of Brexit, recently announced likely cuts in university funding, possible declines in research support and collaboration along with the implications of the recent EU–UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement for professional legal education and legal services provision more generally. However, just as important has been a build-up of criticisms of universities, which the Ormrod Report had recommended should play the key role in legal education, with some critics challenging the fundamentals of their role and practices. Others have concerns about the “massification”, “marketisation” and the extent to which universities are sufficiently accountable, not least to students. This contribution to Policy and Education Developments explores some of these criticisms but in the context of the distinctive features of legal education in England and Wales. This contribution concludes with some thoughts on the possible responses of law schools and law teachers to this wide range of challenges.

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英格兰和威尔士的法律教育:下一步是什么?

这篇文章反思了“现代”法律教育的演变和特点，也反思了当代的一些挑战。这是及时的，因为2021年是《奥姆罗德法律教育报告》50周年，该报告标志着其现代时代的开始。然而，今天，英格兰和威尔士的法律教育现在面临着许多问题，从新冠肺炎的影响和预计的全球经济衰退，英国脱欧的结果，最近宣布的可能削减大学资金，研究支持和合作的可能下降，以及最近的《欧盟-英国贸易与合作协议》对专业法律教育和法律服务提供的影响。然而，同样重要的是，对大学的批评不断增加，奥姆罗德报告建议大学在法律教育中发挥关键作用，一些批评人士对大学的作用和做法的基本原理提出了质疑。其他人则担心“大众化”、“市场化”以及大学在多大程度上对学生负责。这篇对《政策与教育发展》的贡献探讨了其中的一些批评，但结合了英格兰和威尔士法律教育的独特特点。本文最后对法学院和法律教师应对这一广泛挑战的可能对策进行了一些思考。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.