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Law Clinic

The Law Clinic provides free of charge, confidential legal advice to all staff and students at the University (Ormskirk, Lancashire). Under the supervision of Law Clinic Directors and Solicitors, Adele Gallagher, Charles Lawrence and Robert Collinson plus solicitors from external legal practices, final year law students can gain direct experience of advising real clients with genuine legal issues.

Our students have a practical and in-depth experience which enhances their employability skills in a wide range of practice areas. 

Edge Hill University Law Clinic provides free legal advice to members of the public.

The Law Clinic has now concluded for this year and will resume in the next academic year.

Director of the Law Clinic and Solicitor Robert Collinson

“All law employers these days expect students at the very least to have undertaken work experience if they wish to work in legal practice. Law Students who have the opportunity to take the significant further steps of interviewing and advising a real client, will have a substantial advantage in terms of convincing employers that they have the commitment and skills needed in the modern world of legal practice.”

Director of the Law Clinic and Solicitor Robert Collinson

Types of legal matters considered

The Law Clinic gives advice on most personal legal issues, providing a great grounding for students as they gain a solid insight into law in practice. This year students provided advice on wills and probate issues, employment and contract law, criminal offences, problems with landlords, property matters including land sales and boundary disputes and personal injury issues. We also work with external legal practitioners in private practice, including Kristina Stoddern of Maxwell Hodge Solicitors, who supervises students providing advice in the Law 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

The Law Clinic is overseen by a practising solicitor.

“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.”

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