Open Justice Centre blog

The next blog post in our Legally Christmas series for 2022 introduces The Open University Law Society (OULS) and the opportunities available to OU students who join the community.

Hugh McFaul pens our first blog post from 2022's Legally Christmas series, showcasing some of the highlights from a year in the life of The Open University Law School.

In this blog written specially for Pro Bono Week, Lecturer in law Emma Curryer and Associate Lecturer Gillian Mawdsley write about how to make the business case for pro bono, its true value and the importance of students’ participation in pro bono work and skills sets necessary for a legal career.

Siobhan Cullen, who joined the Open Justice team this year writes about a recent pro bono project, delivered in collaboration with Donegal Women’s Centre which demonstrated the very real advantages of online or virtual public legal information clinics in comparison with in-person clinic.

In this blog, Francine Ryan, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Open Justice Centre discusses Pro Bono Week.

Next in the student blog series where our recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. This blog is by former 'Justice in action' student Tamarin Hepple who worked on the mediation project.

In this blog, Gillian Warwick-Thompson reflects on her volunteering work with IPSEA as part of the 'Independent Project' where students can source their own volunteering opportunities.

Next in the student blog series where our recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. This blog is by former 'Justice in action' student Kirstie Jackson who worked on an animal rights policy project.

Next in the student blog series where our recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. This blog is by former 'Justice in action' student Harriet Daniels.

In the second of a summer series of blog posts our recent graduates share how their understanding of the value of pro bono legal work has developed in light of their participation in the Open Justice activities of the past year. This next blog is by former 'Justice in action' student Daniel Mander.