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Personal Statement
I am the Deputy Head of Strathclyde Law School and a Senior Teaching Fellow.
I am a triple graduate of the Law School - LLB (Hons) (First Class), LLM (Distinction) and Diploma in Legal Practice.
I am currently studying, part-time, towards an MBA with Strathclyde Business School.
A qualified solicitor, I previously worked in private practice for two of Scotland's largest law firms, and as inhouse counsel for two of the UK's largest companies.
My teaching workload at Strathclyde covers a range of subject matters. I teach and coordinate classes on the undergraduate LLB, postgraduate Diploma and postgraduate Masters programmes.
I have scholarship and knowledge exchange interests that align with my professional experience as a solicitor - including dispute resolution (particularly mediation), regulation of the legal profession and the regulation of sport.
I have a professional and personal interest in widening access to legal education and the legal profession. Together with Dr Chris McCorkindale I am involved in an ongoing research project regarding the academic performance, and professional outcomes, of those admitted to study Law from widening access routes.
I am a member of a number of committees of the Law Society of Scotland. I also previously served as a panel member for the Children's Panel in Glasgow.
Outside of the university I am a director of a semi-professional football club, and a director of a community sports facility. Combining this interest with legal study I launched what is now a very successful elective module in Sports Law.
Keywords
- Legal Profession
- Professional Learning
- Professionals and Practitioners
- Mediation, Conflict Resolution
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Lawyers and Courts
- Law
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Projects
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Comparative analysis of widening access student performance on LLB degrees at Strathclyde Law School
McCorkindale, C. (Principal Investigator) & Kelly, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/20 → 31/08/24
Project: Internally funded project
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How can law work-placement modules help to improve widening access
Jack, D. & Kelly, S., 12 Apr 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation/Speech
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Work based learning: how best to support widening access students
Kelly, S., 12 Apr 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation/Speech
Activities
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Association of Law Teachers Conference 2025
Jack, D. (Member of programme committee), Randall, M. (Organiser), Cairns, R. (Organiser) & Kelly, S. (Member of programme committee)
10 Apr 2025 → 11 Apr 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Organiser of major conference
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Kasetsart University
Kelly, S. (Visiting lecturer)
Mar 2024Activity: Visiting an External Institution › Visiting an external academic institution