These new arrangements have provided significantly more seating space per student. Information Technology is a powerful tool of learning and self development for law students, by reason of its word processing and data retrieval capabilities. Legal Information Resources Database which will allow on-line searches of over 300 law journals published in the English language as well as Government publications and the Daily Law Reports. The subscription to this service has been made possible by virtue of collaboration with Paris, Smith and Randall, Solicitors. In addition the Institute has access to the World Wide Web, FTP, and Telnet available on many of the student access PC's for use in research.
Every opportunity is taken to encourage students to use the technology available.
Students can hire, for a small charge, a lap-top computer they can take home in order to word process their assignments. One of the Pathways focuses on Intellectual Property, a central theme for all users of information technology. There is also a considerable impact of information technology on a number of areas of law studied in the other Units, both substantive and adjectival. The Law Faculty provides pastoral support to its students. LLM students will be assigned to an specially designated member of the course team who has experience of mature students.