A free programme of Zoom webinars<\/p>\n
We are delighted to bring you Kent Law School\u2019s fourth annual Summer of Law webinar series. Open to anyone interested in studying law, this free programme offers a taste of the legal topics you can study as part of a law degree at university. Build your understanding of legal skills and knowledge and discover our distinctive, critical approach to teaching law.<\/p>\n
Please join us for all the sessions, which take place Thursdays at 2pm, you will need to book for each event.<\/p>\n
CLICK EACH LINK TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE<\/strong><\/p>\n This year, we start by focusing on the work of\u00a0Kent Law Clinic<\/a>. Our Clinic Solicitors will explore Law in action by considering the case work of the Clinic, the skills developed by our students and how they connect to the rest of their studies. WATCH BACK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n We then continue to highlight some of the topics that are studied within our optional law modules as well as the compulsory, foundational legal subjects.\u00a0Dr Carin Tunaker<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Vivien Gambling<\/a> will be exploring Law in the making with a spotlight on homelessness. WATCH BACK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 13 July \u2013\u00a0Law in our hands: Juries and criminal damage<\/strong> with Dr Allison Holmes and Dr Antonia Porter. WATCH BACK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Dr Allison Holmes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dr Antonia Porter<\/a> consider Law in our hands by thinking about the role of jurors in criminal trials, using the offence of criminal damage as an interesting, topical example.<\/p>\n During these informative and interactive webinars you can learn from experts in\u00a0their field. Indeed, research at Kent Law School has been\u00a0ranked second<\/a>\u00a0in the UK by the Times Higher Education, following the results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF).<\/p>\n These webinars promise to be just as stimulating as our previous webinars from the past three years, which are available on the\u00a0Kent Law School YouTube channel.<\/a>\u00a0It is fun to participate in the live webinars, but you can also watch previous sessions covering diverse issues such as the legal ramifications of artificial intelligence used in policing, who our judges are and why it matters, whether it is right that a jury should be told about the previous misconduct of a defendant and matters arising in\u00a0immigration law, human rights, legal ethics and intellectual property.<\/p>\n Our distinctive critical approach puts learning about law within the wider context of society. Our teaching excellence, world-class research, and award-winning law clinic create an intellectually stimulating environment in which to study the law.<\/strong><\/p>\n29 June \u2013\u00a0Law in action: Kent Law Clinic\u00a0<\/strong>with Graham Tegg and Clinic Solicitors<\/h4>\n
6 July \u2013\u00a0Law in the making: Homelessness<\/strong>\u00a0with Dr Carin Tunaker and Vivien Gambling<\/h4>\n
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