Strathclyde Law School

Strathclyde Law School was established in 1964 and operates within the faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Law School has recently moved to new accommodation in the Lord Hope Building (named after David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead). The new premises were officially opened by the Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini QC in February 2007.

Postgraduate courses, including the Diploma in Legal Practice, are available from the Glasgow Graduate School of Law (GGSL). The GGSL is a joint collaboration of the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow University. The GGSL is based on the University of Strathclyde John Anderson campus in the Lord Hope Building.

Professor Kenneth Norrie was awarded Scottish Law Lecturer of the Year 2007 at the Law Awards of Scotland. The nominations for the 2008 award include two Strathclyde Law School lecturers, Professor John Blackie and Professor Donald Nicolson. [http://www.firmmagazine.com/awards/nominations08.php Law Awards Of Scotland ] ]

Courses Offered

Undergraduate
LLB (Honours and Pass)
LLB in Law and a Modern Language
LLB Part-time
LLB Graduate Entry (2 years Accelerated Course)

Post-Graduate
Diploma in Legal Practice (at the Glasgow Graduate School of Law)
Professional Competence Course (at the Glasgow Graduate School of Law)
Intra UK Transfer Test (at the Glasgow Graduate School of Law)
LLM/PgDip in Construction Law
LLM/PgDip in IT and Telecommunications Law
LLM/PgDip in IT and Telecommunications Law (Online Distance Learning)
LLM/PgDip in Commercial Law
LLM/PgDip/PgCert in Human Rights Law
MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Centres Of Excellence

The Centre for Sentencing Research
The Centre for Human Rights Law

Heads of Department

Teaching Awards

Professor Norrie won Law Lecturer of the year 2007 by the Firm Magazine and the Law School obtained more nominations than any other law school. Professor Norrie, Professor Robson and Professor Rodger were nominated for the award in 2007.

In 2008, the Law School jointly held the most nominations with Professor Blackie and Professor Nicolson being nominated.

The Law Clinic

The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic was set up in October 2003 and is the first, and remains the only, University-run Law Clinic in Scotland. The Law Clinic offers free legal advice and help to patrons of Glasgow and the surrounding area who cannot afford a solicitor or do not qualify for legal aid. Dealing with mainly Employment and Small Claims issues, the Clinic has branched out in recent years into Planning, Environmental, and Landlord and Tenant areas of law, helping a vast amount of clientele along the way.

The current Law Clinic offices are located on Level 3 of the Lord Hope Building, on the University of Strathclyde John Anderson campus.

The current Law Clinic Director is the founder, Professor Donald Nicolson.

Mooting

Strathclyde Law School has a very active mooting society. The society organises an internal competition and competes in various Scottish and UK external competitions, including the Alexander Stone Moot and the English Speaking Union Competition.

Strathclyde also participate in an annual competition against Glasgow University Law School: the Sheriff Moot, organised by Glasgow Sheriff Court.

The Mooting Society's current President is Emma L Boffey and Vice-President is Josh Barton.

Dr Mary Ford is the Staff Mooting Contact.

Alumni

Elish Angiolini QC, Lord Advocate

Alastair Campbell, Lord Bracadale, Senator of the College of Justice, Lord Commissioner of Justiciary
Dougie Donnelly Journalist and Broadcaster for the BBC
Annabel Goldie, MSP, Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party

Paul Laverty, Screenwriter
Paul G. McBride QC

Ann McKechin, MP for Glasgow North
Francis McMenamin QC

Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin
Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland
Paul Q. Watchman, Environmental Lawyer, [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/uk/personprofile.aspx?aid=10755 Chambers Profile]

See also

University of Strathclyde

Legal education in the United Kingdom

Scots Law

References

External links

* [http://www.law.strath.ac.uk Strathclyde Law School]
* [http://www.ggsk.strath.ac.uk The Glasgow Graduate School of Law]
* [http://www.strath.ac.uk University of Strathclyde]
* [http://www.lawclinic.org.uk University of Strathclyde Law Clinic]