All the courses place strong emphasis on practical skills orientated units such as interviewing and negotiating. The Law School takes full advantage of the excellent IT facilities offered at the Institute. Staff are all familiar with Lotus Notes, which is the preferred form of internal communication. In addition all staff have access to Internet on their desktop machines, along with several important networked law CD ROM's. Law Staff IT facilities include Pentium and Pentium II desktops for all staff, several laptops for home or occasional use, portable CD-ROM drives, Flatbed scanners, modems and several pieces of specialist software.
Students are likewise well catered for.
The Law School is very proud of its 3b Rating in the Research Assessment Exercise. The 3b rating reflects the growing research culture in the School. The School is responsible for several full time research students, studying for MPhil and PhD degrees, whose funding comes from central resources made available by the institute. The law research students work in a special law research centre, the Chair of whom is Patricia Park. Please see the Vacancies page for information on current Research Studentships.