Implementing Reflective Practice in Legal Education at Strathclyde Law School: A Compulsory Third Year Reflective Report Module

In September 2023, Strathclyde Law School introduced a new undergraduate LLB curriculum, including a Third Year Reflective Report. This compulsory project, designed to enhance students’ analytical, reflective, and research skills, takes place during the second semester of the third year. Graduate entry students, however, encounter the module earlier, allowing the school to pilot the new approach with this cohort during the 2024-25 academic year. Initially involving 24 students, the module will expand to over 200 in subsequent years. The module combines lectures and workshops, with a distinctive assessment structure: a group research poster, graded on a pass/fail basis, alongside an individually assessed reflective report. This format fosters both collaboration and individual critical reflection. The paper discusses the rationale for embedding the Reflective Report as a core component, as well as adjustments made for the 2025-26 academic year based on reflections from the first cohort and class coordinator.