Teaching and Learning

The Denning Interviews

Lord Denning is possibly the best-known and one of the most highly-regarded jurists of the 20th Century. He is also one of the most distinguished authors ever to write for Butterworths in its 200 year history. In 1984, Lord Denning was interviewed by 3 eminent academics, Professor William Wade, Professor John Smith and Professor Stephen Cretney. In these interviews, Lord Denning discussed his most famous cases and the reasons for the judgments he made, that helped define the law of England and Wales. He also looked forward and talked about how he thought that family law, contract and equity and administrative law should develop in the years to come. LexisNexis has joined forces with current senior academics to discuss whether Lord Denning is as relevant today as he was thirty years ago. You will also discover whether Lord Denning’s views on how the law should develop have actually come to pass. We hope you enjoy watching Lord Denning ‘in his own words’.

The Family outside Marriage

Lord Denning’s career saw enormous changes in society’s attitude to the family and to the problems of arising on marital breakdown. In these interviews he gave a – sometimes very frank – account of how the law responded to these changes.

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A day in the life

As many of you know, getting a job after graduation is getting increasingly difficult. It is also sometimes difficult to find out what options are available once you leave law school and what possible career paths you might follow. Our ‘day in the life’ section will provide you with videos of ex-law students discussing their career choices, giving you an insight into what life in the workplace is really like so that you can make informed choices about your future career. If you have any job options you would like to know more about get in touch and we will try to arrange the interview you would like to see.

A Day in the Life Law Lecturer

Are you one of those law students who enjoys studying the law as a varied and challenging intellectual discipline and love engaging in debate about the development of the law of the United Kingdom. Do you want to continue that intellectual challenge as a career? Then becoming a law lecturer might be just the job. Find out in this video how you might get into law teaching and the challenges and attractions of a career in Higher Education.

A Day in the Life EU Tracker intern

How are EU Directives implemented by national governments across the European Union and how do lawyers manage to keep track of all of the changes brought about by these directives? Find out more about the LexisNexis EU Tracker internship programme and how it could be a springboard to working for the Council of the European Union or other EU body.

A Day in the Life Court Reporter

How do the judgments that get handed down in the courts get turned into law reports? In this video , the All England Law Reporters give you an insight into their varied and interesting role within LexisNexis.

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  • How to write better English - post No. 1

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    Posted by Law Campus Admin on the 23rd November 2009.

    This is the first of a number of blog posts to help future lawyers improve their written English. Command of the written word is vital to a successful lawyer. One of the most common mistakes is the insertion of a ‘hanging apostrophe’.

  • The Civil Procedure Rules, 10 years on.

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    Posted by Law Campus Admin on the 23rd November 2009.

    The 26th April 2009 marked the ten year anniversary of the implementation of the Civil Procedure Rules as introduced in The Civil Court Practice 1999. The new regime introduced the most comprehensive reform of civil procedure in England and Wales for over 100 years.

  • Pro Bono is the way to go...

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    Posted by Law Campus Admin on the 20th November 2009.

    In a recent survey conducted by Roll on Friday, most law firm HR Directors said that having pro bono work on your CV was the most desirable feature and could push you to the head of the interview queue.