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22nd – 23rd February 2024 | College Court, Leicester

Book your place: CHULS Annual Residential Conference 2024

Dear all,

I am absolutely delighted to announce that you can now book your place at our 2024 Annual Residential. This two-day event is an annual opportunity for all CHULS members to come together to network whilst engaging with the issues face by contemporary law schools. We are looking forward to welcoming familiar faces as well as new ones! Institutions should be represented by the Head of its Law School however, Heads may exceptionally nominate a substitute (such as a Deputy Head) to attend in their absence.

The theme for this year is Positioning Law Schools in a Complex Environment and I’m pleased to share our agenda below with you. You can find more details about the venue, parking, check-in etc on the booking pages using the location, contact and more info tabs.

Day One: Thursday 22nd February 2024

10:30 – Refreshments upon arrival

11:00 – Welcome from Professor Penny Carey, Chair of CHULS

11:30 – SESSION ONE: PROFESSOR CARL LYGO, ADVISORY BOARD – HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY INSTITUTE (followed by breakout groups)

13:00 – Lunch

14:00 – SESSION TWO: PROFESSIONAL PANEL WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SRA, BSB AND CILEX (followed by Q&A)

15:30 – Refreshment Break

16:00 – SESSION THREE: PROFESSOR SALLY WHEELER, VICE CHANCELLOR – BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

17:00 – AGM

17:30 – Close

19:00 – Reception Drinks

19:30 – Dinner

Day Two: Friday 23rd February 2024 

09:30 – SESSION FOUR: PANEL SESSION – MAINSTREAMING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH LEGAL EDUCATION (followed by Q&A) 

11:00 – Refreshments  

11:30 – SESSION FIVE: PROFESSOR GRETA BOSCH, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Update on research project exploring the underlying causes of disparate performance for ethnic groups in legal professional assessments. 

13:00 – Lunch  

14:00 – Close 

On behalf of the CHULS Executive, we are really excited to see many of you for what we hope will be a vibrant couple of days. May we take the opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Christmas break and a very happy New Year.

Best wishes

Janey