This insightful book presents practical advice for establishing effective, rewarding and, consequently, meaningful staff-student partnerships in law schools. It considers a wide range of values, goals, intentions and working methods, demonstrating the benefits of staff-student partnerships and providing honest, grounded reflections built on extensive experience.
Chapters explore diverse examples of these partnerships in a variety of legal education institutions, guiding readers through the ways in which they are planned, implemented and evaluated. Each chapter includes a summary and top tips, setting out pragmatic ideas and suggestions. Expert authors move beyond the traditional understanding of these partnerships, exploring projects outside of the scope of familiar models, or that reimagine them in novel ways. The book draws together key learning points from partnership examples alongside reflective questions for readers, applicable to a broad variety of contexts.
How to Build Meaningful Staff-Student Partnerships in the Law School is a vital resource for legal academics, law students and professional services staff engaged in educational enhancement, teaching and learning. It will also benefit academics from other disciplines engaging in staff-student partnership work.
