Dr Caroline Hood

Assistant Professor

School: Northumbria School of Law

Caroline Hood is an Assistant Professor in the School of Law at Northumbria University and a non-practising solicitor. She joined Northumbria Law School in 2007, having trained and qualified with Thompsons Solicitors in Newcastle.

Caroline was awarded her Professional Doctorate in Law in 2025, with her thesis entitled “Expanding Experiential Learning in Law – The Development of an Apprenticeship Pathway to Qualification as a Solicitor: A Case Study from Northumbria University in the North East of England.”

She has held senior leadership responsibilities within the Law School, most notably as Director of Education for Apprenticeships, where she led the design and development of the Northumbria Solicitor Higher Apprenticeship.

Caroline’s teaching and research are rooted in experiential and work-based learning. Her primary role is as an academic tutor in the Student Law Office. She also teaches work-based learning modules for solicitor apprentices, combining her professional expertise with a strong commitment to innovative legal education.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Her research interests are in the field of legal apprenticeships, social mobility and widening participation.

Key Publications

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Law firms as learning environments: are Higher Apprenticeships in law an emerging face of clinical legal education in England?, Hood, C. 1 Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Clinical Legal Education
The Solicitor Apprenticeship, Hood, C., Simmonds, C. 3 Jul 2022, In: The Law Teacher
Payne, A., Waite, John Paul and Dixey, Jonathan, The employment tribunals handbook: practice procedure and strategies for success [3rd edition].Bloomsbury professional Ltd, 2011. ISBN: 9781847666727, Foster, C. 5 Mar 2012, In: Solicitors Journal
Organising and strategising, Foster, C. 2011, A Student Guide to clinical Legal Education and Pro Bono, Basingstoke, Macmillan
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the fairest reflection method of all?, Morse, S., Foster, C., Murray, V. Jul 2010, International Journal of Clinical Legal Education Conference (IJCLE 2010)
Lawyers are like rhinoceroses, Foster, C., Boothby, C. Apr 2009, ALT 44th Annual Conference