Tag: practical legal skills

Every year we have an internal family advocacy competition. The aim of the competition is to expose students to an area of law they may … Read more

In her final year of an undergraduate law degree at the University of Kent, Jayati Sood was recently selected as part of a three student … Read more

The word of the moment appears to be ‘mediation’.   Ever since Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416, mediation has become … Read more

Since 2021, Kent Law School’s Student Outdoor Scheme has made it possible for students to attend court and assist advocates with their cases. Sidra Ahmed, … Read more

First year law students, Ella Hudson and Iris Chapman Green beat 30 other university teams to be crowned this year’s champions of the National First … Read more

At Kent Law School, innovation in legal education isn’t a tagline — it’s embedded in everything we do. Our latest step in transforming solicitor training … Read more

Marshalling offers law students a rare opportunity to observe the inner workings of the courtroom up close—often from the Bench itself. By shadowing a judge, … Read more

The Client Interviewing module is one of several co-curricular lawyering skills available to law students at Kent Law School. In the module students are taught … Read more

The Negotiation module is one of several co-curricular lawyering skills available to law students at Kent Law School.  In the module students are taught the … Read more

Mooting is where students get the opportunity to argue point of law in a ‘pretend appeal hearing’.  In a moot this issue is the interpretation … Read more