Law Clinic: win/win/win/win for Buckingham

I guess I ought to have known all about this: but did you know that about 10 law students at the University of Buckingham are trained each year by Citizens Advice so that they can offer 'gateway' advice on legal matters from a Law Clinic that operates out of the UoB building on the London Road?

It is a win/win/win/win all round - students gain skills, Citizens Advice increase capacity, local people get more help and the University gets better qualified graduates. Such a brilliant scheme!

I found out all about yesterday, on my visit to the Law School where I met Professor Susan Edwards - Dean of Law, Ms Christina King - Manager, Citizens Advice, Aylesbury Vale, Mr Thomas Cottew - LLB undergraduate/Citizens Advice gateway assessor, Mrs Julie O'Shea - Professional Skills Administrator, Mr Dean Jones - Development Manager, Mrs Nicola Ellison – Law Admissions Administrator, Dr Patricia Covarrubia – Senior Law Lecturer in Intellectual Property and EU Law, Ms Meg Pettit – Law School Admissions and Media Officer.

Here is a photo (with Julie and Nicola - thanks to Meg for the pic) which although it looks like I have sunk a bottle of gin, I really had not! And above that is a more detailed picture of the noticeboard detailing some of the activities of the Law Clinic run in association with Citizens Advice.

And please be aware that if you know of a young person who is thinking of studying law, the Law School offer a 'be a law student for a day' service for any person who wants to have an experience to help them make up their mind.

From a 2016 newsletter a bit more explanation