Northumbria Law School was delighted to host over 170
academics from more than 25 countries at this year’s International Journal of
Clinical Legal Education (IJCLE) Conference.
The IJCLE is a world leading
peer-reviewed open access journal devoted to the innovative field of clinical
legal education, published by Northumbria Law School. The first IJCLE
conference was held in 2003, in London. Since then clinicians from around the
world working with students in the delivery of legal advice and education
projects have gathered together each year for their annual conference.
Conferences have been held in in South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Australia,
Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, and Canada.
This year, the conference
returned to the home of the IJCLE, and was held in association with the
European Network for Clinical Legal Education (ENCLE) and the UK Clinical Legal
Education Organisation (CLEO). Professor Kevin Kerrigan gave the welcome
keynote address, and the keynote panel was delivered by Lisa Bliss, Mary Anne
Noone, and Veronika Tomoskova.
Professor Elaine Hall, editor of
the IJCLE, said “We have been blown away by the enthusiasm and scholarship of
international clinicians. The network, always strong, supportive and inclusive
is becoming ever more complex and collaborative both in the research undertaken
and in the deep reflection on what it means to be a clinician.”
Jonny Hall, Faculty Associate
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Learning & Teaching), said “The University of
Northumbria and the city of Newcastle provided a warm welcome to our delegates,
who constantly remarked on the friendliness, openness and curiosity they met –
all good clinical traits! Next year our
conference will be in Hong Kong where we’ll continue to explore the ways in
which clinic contributes to student learning, community empowerment and access
to justice.”
