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Francine Ryan, Lecturer in Law and member of the Open Justice team at The Open University Law School, focuses on the importance of Pro Bono advice to support members of the public who cannot afford to pay legal fees, and how to engage more law students into delivering this advice.

Emma Jones, Lecturer in Law and member of the Open Justice team at The Open University Law School, shares her thoughts on the key differences between studying the law, to applying it in an actual legal role.

Our Open Justice Centre is utilising digital technology with a new ‘virtual’ law clinic offering supervised free online advice to members of the public, as well as a virtual reality app to aid the presentation skills of our students.

Francine Ryan, Lecturer in Law and member of the Open Justice team at The Open University Law School, highlights the struggles of finding the right law firm when joining the legal profession.

Emma Jones, Lecturer in Law and member of the Open Justice team at The Open University Law School, delves into the kinds of soft skills inherently required to success as a lawyer.

Govcoin aims to virtually mimic the jam-jar method which, according to the Money Advice Service, is a good way to manage your savings.

The courses – The Scottish Parliament and law-making, Scottish courts and the law, Legal skills and debates in Scotland, and Law and change: Scottish legal heroes – come twenty years on from the historic vote for devolution and are intended to aid public understanding of the law and legal institutions.

Francine Ryan, Lecturer in Law and member of the Open Justice team at The Open University Law School, talks to Lawyer Monthly about Pro Bono work, getting involved, and the values behind Pro Bono legal work.

Josephine Moore, one of our highest achieving OU Law students, has been awarded the Lincoln's Inn prestigious Neuberger Prize.

Pro Bono work is a feat most industry climbers have to face, but as a budding lawyer, how important is it to do ‘free work’?