Legal Education Research Group

Law School Vibe blog is written by UNSW Law scholars and invited guests who have a special interest in legal education. Their objective is to share the challenges faced by contemporary law schools and in legal education and to look at how law schools, locally and internationally, are meetings these challenges. It contains reflections on the development of practices in the teaching of law, the development of legal scholarship generally, the administration of law schools, and provides and discusses the latest in legal education research. 

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The Smart Causal project is a collaboration of academics from five Australian law schools, including UNSW Law. With a grant from the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching, it has produced a suite of professional development modules for sessional teachers of law. 

• Engagement
• Feedback
• Problem Solving
• Communication and Collaboration
• Reading Law
• Critical Legal Thinking
• Wellbeing
• Ethics and Professionalism

Read about Smart Casual.

This Engaging Law Students video showcases some of UNSW Law School’s best teaching practices. Topics include:

• How do you describe your philosophy of and best practice in the teaching of law? (3:00) 
• What strategies do you adopt to encourage class participation? (8:45) 
• How does technology assist your teaching? (20:00) 
• How do you shift student expectations? (29:25) 
• Describe your personal style (37:45) 

Watch the video.

Mark Duffy, Lecturer

Jeni Engel, Senior Lecturer

Helen Gibbon, Senior Lecturer

Dr Cathy Sherry, Associate Professor 

Alex Steel, Professor 

Dr Svetlana Tyulkina, Senior Lecturer

Prue Vines, Professor