ArticLES
The EU migration law simulation: enriching higher education through a gaming tool for knowledge exchange
Karen Geertsema; Marieke de Wijse-van Heeswijk; Tobias Alf; Tesseltje de Lange
The development, testing and application of an educational simulation tool to prepare students for a complex legal practice in which co-operation across European member states is essential has…
Breaking the silence: empirical insights on encouraging quiet students to speak out in law classes
Xiaoren Wang
For law students, particularly law undergraduates, actively engaging in class discussions is crucial not only for their learning but also for their future careers. However, research in legal…
Legal wellbeing pedagogy: a new model for promoting wellbeing in law schools
Emma Jones; Rachael Field; Caroline Strevens
This paper introduces a new pedagogical model for law schools, the Legal Wellbeing Pedagogy. It draws upon Positive Psychology, namely Self-Determination Theory and its Basic Psychological Needs sub-theory,…
Legal skills: understanding and adapting legal education to the changing needs of clients
Connie Healy
The movie A Few Good Men is known for the infamous line: ‘You can’t handle the truth.’ Less attention is placed on the dialogue that follows when Jack…
Liberty and the Legal Services Act: the new qualifying regime for solicitors in England
Jane Ching
Seeking to assure consistent standards, and to promote diversity, the solicitors profession in England has adopted two different approaches to qualification, terminating in a capstone examination. One is…
Law in historical fiction: a research-based approach to legal history and legal philosophy
Agustín Parise; Arthur Willemse
This paper presents teaching experiences in a course offered to bachelor students at a faculty of law in the Netherlands. It aims to enable educators to replicate or…
The role and impact of relying on digital technologies in contemporary legal education: an empirical study
Daniel Bansal; Maribel Canto-Lopez; Clark Hobson
This paper critically evaluates the role and impact of relying upon digital technologies to deliver legal education within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). HEIs now use and rely on…
Why allowing law students to use GenAI for writing assignments is a bad idea: some reflections on the labour market orientation on HLE curriculum decisions
Anne de Hingh; Tina van der Linden
Curriculum decisions in Higher Education (HE) regarding students’ use of Generative AI (GenAI) are often substantiated by arguments such as graduate employability. This labour market orientation dictates that,…
Forthcoming
Volume 7, Number 2 (2026)
How do lawyers perceive the relevance of economics and business methods knowledge in their professional practice? Evidence from Greece
Joseph Hassid; George Maniatis; Michael Polemis
This paper examines the value that lawyers in Greece attribute to knowledge of economics and business methods, identifying the legal fields in which it is most useful and…
Legal education and ballet: an unexpected pas de deux
Myrto Leivadarou
Legal education has been structured around traditional doctrinal analysis and the case method. However, educating students to “think like a lawyer” requires more than mastering traditional legal skills;…
Journal information
Publisher
European Law Faculties Association
ISSN
2753-5428
Frequency
Annual + special issues
Peer review
Double-anonymous
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Open access: free to read and publish
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CC BY 4.0
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None
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The European Journal of Legal Education is published on behalf of the European Law Faculties Association, the representative body for law schools across Europe.