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TY - JOUR
T1 - Joy, connection and doing things differently
T2 - reflecting on the connecting legal education “Fest”
AU - Ní Drisceoil, Verona
AU - Doherty, Michael
AU - Bleasdale, Lydia
PY - 2025/3/31
Y1 - 2025/3/31
N2 - In this short piece, we provide a reflection on the inaugural Connecting Legal Education Fest. In doing so, we draw on three core themes – joy, connection, and doing things differently – that helped shape the Fest and give it life and flair on the day. We draw on these themes with fondness as we reflect on the day but also as a guide, even a loose manifesto, to the wider legal education community that it is possible to do conferences “otherwise” while still maintaining a space for critical thought, engagement and reflection. We finish by drawing on feedback from attendees and observations that remind us that there are continuing challenges in legal education: things we, as a community, need to work on to ensure an inclusive space for all.
AB - In this short piece, we provide a reflection on the inaugural Connecting Legal Education Fest. In doing so, we draw on three core themes – joy, connection, and doing things differently – that helped shape the Fest and give it life and flair on the day. We draw on these themes with fondness as we reflect on the day but also as a guide, even a loose manifesto, to the wider legal education community that it is possible to do conferences “otherwise” while still maintaining a space for critical thought, engagement and reflection. We finish by drawing on feedback from attendees and observations that remind us that there are continuing challenges in legal education: things we, as a community, need to work on to ensure an inclusive space for all.
U2 - 10.1080/03069400.2025.2452780
DO - 10.1080/03069400.2025.2452780
M3 - Journal article
VL - 59
SP - 127
EP - 135
JO - The Law Teacher
JF - The Law Teacher
SN - 0306-9400
IS - 1
ER -