Law Clinic
The Law Clinic provides free, confidential legal advice to all staff, students and members of the local community and surrounding areas. Under the supervision of Law Clinic Directors and Solicitors, Adele Gallagher and Charles Lawrence along with solicitors from external legal practices, final year law students gain hands-on experience of advising real clients with genuine legal issues.
This practical, in-depth experience helps students develop valuable employability skills across a wide range of legal practice areas.
“The Law Clinic provides students with an immersive learning environment where they can apply legal theory to real-life legal problems. Through hands-on involvement in cases spanning various practice areas students develop practical legal skills such as communication, case analysis, legal research and legal writing. The Law Clinic also fosters a sense of professional responsibility and ethical awareness, as students navigate complex legal issues under the guidance of experienced solicitors. Beyond skill development, the clinic provides students with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on their communities by providing free legal services. This experience not only instils a sense of social responsibility but also enhances students’ understanding of social justice issues. Overall, through a hands-on approach to learning, students not only deepen their understanding of the law but also develop the empathy and ethical integrity necessary for a fulfilling legal career.”
Adele Gallagher, Solicitor and Director of the Law Clinic
“The Law Clinic provides students with hands-on real world experience working under the supervision of legal professionals. The clinic gives the students the tools to develop expertise in teamworking, research, interviewing, problem solving and letter writing along with a number of other skills which contribute to the majority of the graduate attributes required. The Law Clinic helps to bridge the gap between the theoretical and the practical. The opportunity to choose this module is a huge selling point to prospective employers.”
Charles Lawrence, Solicitor and Director of the Law Clinic
Types of Legal Matters Considered
The Law Clinic offers advice on a broad range of personal legal issues, providing final-year law students with a strong foundation in legal practice and client engagement.
This year, students have advised on matters including:
- Family law
- Wills and probate
- Employment and contract law
- Criminal offences
- Landlord and tenant disputes
- Property issues, including land sales and boundary disputes
- Personal injury claims
Students work under the supervision of Law Clinic Directors and Solicitors, Adele Gallagher and Charles Lawrence, as well as experienced solicitors from external legal practices. We are proud to collaborate with professionals such as Kristina Stoddern of Maxwell Hodge Solicitors, who supports and supervises students within the Clinic.
Feedback from our clients
“The students who dealt with my case were excellent. They were friendly, helpful, made me feel comfortable and listened to what I had to say.”
“This was a very positive experience. The Student Advisors were professional, well prepared and the service gave excellent advice.”
“Thank you to students and staff for taking the time to offer this service. During the process, I felt my concerns were listened to in a sensitive way and the time in which advice was given exceeded my expectations.”
Who we work with
Meet the Law Clinic’s external legal practitioner.
“The students at Edge Hill are extremely professional, have consistently demonstrated a quick understand of their client’s needs and are able to obtain the information which will allow them to then formulate the correct advice to their client.
It is so important to support the future generation of lawyers to help them to gain this crucial experience and to assist them in learning client care skills which will serve them so well in their careers.”
Kristina Stoddern of Maxwell Hodge Solicitors
What our students say
“Working with my peers on Law Clinic matters allowed me to build on my listening and empathy skills, as our discussions involved hearing one another’s opinions and knowledge. It has also helped me to develop my confidence and independence, which is essential when working in the legal sector.”
“The Law Clinic is a brilliant way of putting my legal skills into practice and I am really glad I was able to take part.”
“This is a very stimulating module which gave a great insight into the practical side of Law.”
“The interview process was the most interesting aspect of the Law Clinic Experience Module as it gave me a real-life experience with a client in a law environment.”