The Centre for Innovation and Research in Legal Education

Our research centre addresses key questions in university education in Law and Criminal Justice, aiming to become an international leader in its field.

Nick Taylor teaching in the Moot court room

School of Law - Centre for Innovation and Research in Legal Education

Our academic team consists of staff from across the school conduct who work within a range of discplines.

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The Centre's impact is at both a local and international level, with a vision to become an international leader in its field.

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Our current and past projects encompass our key themes of Digitalisation and digital transformation, Decolonisation, Transition, Student wellbeing and Equality and inclusion. .

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Spotlight on our research

Rachael O’Connor is an Associate Professor in Legal Education at the School of Law and the University of Leeds’ Academic Lead for Personal Tutoring. In this video she talks about her work on reverse mentoring, and how it can contribute towards meaningful change both within the University and beyond.

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An accessible version of the video is available here. 

Find out more about the project here.