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Stephanie Wright joined the School of Law in September 2021 as an Assistant Professor in the English Legal System and Legal Skills.
Stephanie completed her LLB Law degree at the University of Manchester in 1998 and post graduate Legal Practice Course (LPC) at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in 1999 and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Stephanie qualified as a Solicitor, specialising in Employment Law, in 2001 and was an active member of the Pro Bono Committee at Browne Jacobson (Nottingham) including volunteering in the evenings at the Citizens Advice Bureau Employment Law Surgeries.
To further a commitment to promoting access to justice, in 2006 Stephanie set up NTU's Nottingham Law School Pro Bono Legal Advice Clinic and supervised students providing legal advice to the local community, and introduced an Employment Tribunal representation service in the role of Supervising Solicitor (Pro Bono), alongside teaching on undergraduate and post graduate programmes. From 2014, in the role of Senior Lecturer Stephanie developed a number of core undergraduate and Clinical Legal Education modules with a focus on developing critical reflection, legal and employability skills. Stephanie led on legal literacy outreach work, as the Streetlaw Co-ordinator, to support widening participation.
Stephanie volunteered as a Local Authority School Governor at Top Valley School & Engineering College (later Top Valley Academy) from 2005-2014, with positions of responsibility including Vice Chair of Governors and Chair of the Pupils, Personnel and Planning Sub Committee; Member of Strategy Group and Pupil and Staff Discipline Committees, adjudicating on a number of staff and student disciplinary matters.
Teaching Summary
Stephanie is Module Convener for two Clinical Legal Education Modules - Law in Practice (for final year UG students) and Student Law Office (for selected second year students) which enables students… read more
Stephanie is Module Convener for two Clinical Legal Education Modules - Law in Practice (for final year UG students) and Student Law Office (for selected second year students) which enables students to develop professional, legal, employability and reflective practice skills - and use practical experience for academic credit. Stephanie also delivers lectures and tutorials on the Undergraduate Employment Law module.
Stephanie is a member of the School of Law Legal Skills Team, with a focus on supporting students to develop legal and professional employability skills, including introducing Legal Skills Projects such as the InterVarsity Client Interviewing Competition and an Advocacy- Mock Trial Project - in conjunction with Trading Standards in Nottingham.
Stephanie is the Deputy Senior Tutor for second year Undergraduate students and the School of Law Careers Liaison.
In 2023, Stephanie was appointed External Examiner for the University of Law Apprenticeships LLB and LLM Reflective Journal Modules.