The most effective way to contact any of the below member of staff is via the law.diploma@ed.ac.uk mailbox.
Your key contacts are:
Ali Stapley – Senior Postgraduate Administrator (Diploma)
Margaret Stewart – Diploma Administrator
Charlotte Telfer – Postgraduate Programme Administrator (Diploma)
Charlie Evans – Postgraduate Programme Assistant (Diploma)
Welcome to the 2024/25 academic year. We are delighted to welcome you as a new postgraduate student at Edinburgh Law School and we hope you find your studies stimulating, rewarding and enjoyable!
As a new student to the School, there is a lot of advice and guidance available to help you settle in and make the most of your studies. We have included some of the most relevant advice for you below.
Online students have a two-week induction period prior to teaching commencing. During the induction period, you will have access to the introductory areas of your allocated courses and pre-course materials as well as a community hub. During the induction period please use this opportunity to familiarise yourselves with our online learning environment Learn, and work through the key information and activities.
You will also be invited to a number of live induction events to confirm your attendance as a key part of matriculation to the University, meet your classmates and learn more about what to expect from your programme of study. Please check the schedule of live events and do join in if you can.
In addition to the induction materials, we would encourage you to complete two preparatory law ‘Legal Research Skills’ and ‘The UK Legal Systems and the Western Legal Tradition’ self-study modules available on Learn so that you are familiar with legal concepts and research methods before teaching starts. This is particularly important if you do not have a legal background or are returning to legal study after a substantial period of time.
The University ‘New Students’ Website has lots of advice and guidance about commencing your studies at Edinburgh, and we recommend you spend some time familiarising yourself with the information available on the New Students website.
Welcome to the 2024/25 academic year. We are delighted to welcome you as a new postgraduate student at Edinburgh Law School and we hope you find your studies stimulating, rewarding and enjoyable!
As a new student to the School, there is a lot of advice and guidance available to help you settle in and make the most of your studies. We have included some of the most relevant advice for you below.
Please see below for your information from the Student Parents Rep:
Hi all,
This is Student Parents Rep Steve Anderson here. Are you aware that there are approximately 3,400 Student Parents here at Edinburgh University? And not just that, our active community is ever increasing and even at times thriving. We have regular meet ups – both in person and online – usually with complimentary nibbles. We you like to know more? Either send me an email at studentparents@eusa.ed.ac.uk or join our social media group(s)
Here’s a link to our WhatsApp group should you wish to join:
and similarly, our Facebook group:
For our next in person catch up, I’ll be taking my boys to the student election results night in Potterrow on Friday March 10th, so I thought why not just put a shout out if anyone wants to meet up with or without family beforehand somewhere in Teviot Row on Bristo Square (Central campus). There won’t be any nibbles at this one – that will come later on in March/ April – just a catch up. I’ll be there around 4-5.30pm. All very welcome to come along
And in the meantime, look after yourselves.
Steve. 🙂
Student Parents Rep
Greetings from Cornell Law School!
As you begin to make plans for the summer, we want to bring your attention to an amazing opportunity that will be offered from July 3rd to July 21st, 2023 in Paris. The Cornell-Paris 1 Summer Institute is a three-week program that is cosponsored by Cornell Law School and the Sorbonne Law School at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and features prolific legal scholars, an expansive English-language curriculum in International and Comparative Law, and unique cultural offerings.
The Paris program is open to any JD/ LLM and non-US law student who has completed one year of studies and is in good standing. It’s also available to any graduate student in good academic standing who shows interest in law, attorneys (both domestic and abroad), and other academics or practitioners who seek knowledge in the subject matter.
The curriculum will feature courses taught by Cornell’s esteemed Faculty in International and Comparative Law, including Professors Mitchel Lasser, Elizabeth Anker, Saule Omarova, Brian Michael Richardson, and Valerie Hans.
To find out more about the program, including program structure, course offerings, and fees, please visit the link to the Summer Institute website: https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/academics/international-programs/study-international-law/cornell-paris-i-summer-institute/
The application is coming soon! Register your interest at the following link, and we will email you as soon as the application becomes available: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9XJPK6ijvSD46yi
Thank you for your time and attention, and we hope to see you this summer in Paris!
Sincerely,
Dean Fouad Saleet, Director Dawne Peacock, and Program Coordinator Lindsey Mulholland
International Programs Department, Cornell Law School
This event will be offering workshops with leading law firms, employability expo and law fair with over 40 firms.
If you’re interested, you can read more and register, here
Tuesday, 21 – Thursday, 23 February 2023
The Festival of Legal Possibilities will have panels showcasing career paths and opportunities available for students. We know that large scale commercial firms are frequently on campus to provide information in respect of the career options that they provide. But what else is available? What about those who do not feel represented in mainstream commercial firm recruitment?
The festival will have sessions exploring the following:
Day 1: Diverse Careers: Diverse Careers, Intersectionality, and Under-representation / Women in Law / Ethnicity and Culture / LGBTQ+
Day 2: Advocacy Careers: Judicial, Mediation and Tribunal Careers / Becoming an Advocate
Day 3: Solicitor Careers: LawPALs Presents / In House Lawyers / Public & Third Sector
This is a free event.
The Festival of Legal Possibilities will have panels showcasing career paths and opportunities available for students. We know that large scale commercial firms are frequently on campus to provide information in respect of the career options that they provide. But what else is available? What about those who do not feel represented in mainstream commercial firm recruitment?
Day 1: Diverse Careers
Day 2: Advocacy Careers
Day 3: Solicitor Careers
