A two-day conference at Kent Law School aims to equip first-year law students with the skills and insight needed to help them achieve their potential in the first set of School assignments.
The conference, ‘How to Succeed in Law’, will be held in Woolf Lecture Theatre on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 October.
In addition to sessions on navigating the Law Library, referencing, research skills, time management and employability, students will have an opportunity to put their questions to second and third-year law students. They will also learn more about the process of what happens to their assignments once they have been submitted including categorical marking and the moderation process.
The conference has been organised by the School’s Student Success Project Officers Sam Lester and Nicola Mottram. Sam and Nicola are part of a wider University Student Success (EDI) Project, a two year project involving nine pilot schools at Kent, all working to investigate student success differences and putting in place activities to support all students. Sam and Nicola are specifically tasked with investigating ways to further improve the student experience at Kent Law School, particularly concerning student engagement, progress and the development of academic study skills necessary for successful completion of a Law degree.
The Student Success Project forms part of a broader framework of support within the School, that includes the law advisers, academic advisors, the Kent Law School Skills Hub, module convenors, student mentors, academic peer mentors, Westlaw and LexisLibrary representatives, the Value programme, a revision conference, and the School’s dedicated Employability and Career Development Officer Jayne Instone.