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17/9/18 DBLT Welcome Liturgy for Law Head of School: Vivienne Ivins Vivienne Ivins is the head of the Law school and has been working at Uclan for 17 years. Uclan and Lancashire Law School is dedicated to making sure you achieve your absolute best whilst you study here and give you the opportunities you need to do this. It is the school's aim to bring you joy and challenge whilst you study here and give yourself the best possible options for employment in the future. Law, Criminology, and Law Combined are all supported in this department. Lancashire Law School sits in the Faculty of Culture and the Creative Industries. As a result, there is great opportunity for creative and innovative projects involving other schools as you move forward within your degree. The school contains about 45 staff and over 1,000 students. Lots of programmes are available from foundation level to doctorate level and these are all busy and inclusive. The staff on the course are qualified baristas and have a wealth of experience for you to make the most of. Take the time to get to know these members of staff as well as your Academic Advisor. Trips to the European Parliament, the Hague, China, Cyprus are all available to students at the law school. Pro Bono also gives students a chance to provide legal advice (a much needed service). Coming to University is a great way to meet new people and achieve new goals as an individual. To achieve this you need to work hard, turn up to class, be confident, prepare yourself, and be agreeable. Taking on new opportunities and getting involved is the best way to make the most of your time at University. If you do these things you will succeed and achieve your degree at graduation. A great way to keep up to date and in touch with the school is to get involved in social media online. There is a facebook page as well as twitter contacts (@UCLanLaw and @viv3G). A lot of information is given out during Welcome Week and it's important to remember that the staff of Lancashire Law School are here to help you achieve and are available for you to make connections with. Stephanie is your school president. Every member of staff is loving and positive and are willing to assist you in your academic experience. As school president, Stephanie bridges the gap between the SU and the University. She will work with the school to make improvements that benefit you. Course representative will feedback suggestions to Stephanie after being elected this year. They are contactable during lecture times. Experience as a course representative is great on your CV and will teach you management skills and how to deal with conflict. The student council is comprised of approx. 50 members and meets three times a year. Suggestions are voted upon and agreements put ideas into motion within the university. Uclan Law Society does networking events for the law school and throws the ball at the end of the year. The Bar Society does advocacy training and looks at all the skills required for becoming a barista. The Lancashire Law School Student Representation Space will be available from Blackboard and will display transparently what the student council is doing for you as a law student. The Love Your Law School act is in place this year and is available to you to nominate both staff and student who deserve a positive reinforcement for what takes place during your academic experience. As a summary: Get involved on Social Media and Blackboard to keep up to date.

Put yourself forward for a Course Rep Role. Join in with the societies in order to make new friends and connections. Be open with positive and constructive feedback regarding your course experience. Contact course reps with this information. Law and Criminology are great subjects to do with people, society and the power of rules. Opportunities such as international travel are open to you. The teaching and learning techniques in play are cutting edge. There will be times when your course is challenging and assessments take great effort, especially with the throws of daily life getting in the way, but your academic advisor and your course leader, school president, and other university services are here to help you through these challenges. When entering the professional world or the world of legal services in a number of years that legal world will be shifting and transforming already from the way it is today. You will, however, be empowered for these changes from your time at law school. Welcome from Year 1 Course Leader Tina McKee Year 1 Course Leader: Tina McKee Deputy Year 1 Course Leader: Linda Chadderton Mlaw Course Leader: Zanele Nyoni Contact Tina on [email protected] 01772 893944 Located in HB109 office The student body of this course is composed of Foundation learning graduates, international students, and students of law with international studies, law with psychology, law with business, law with criminology, Mlaw and LLBLaw. All students should have received an email this morning featuring a survey regarding your recent enrolment on this course. Your learning on this course will comprise of big lecture theatre seminars. During these lessons it's important to take notes either digitally or with a pen and paper. When you take notes you can refer back to these when referencing for your written work. Other lessons will be more of a classroom situation (smaller learning group of about 12-16 students). These sessions will be more interactive and require participation. For both of these forms of seminar you will have to do the necessary preparation which may incorporate reading the necessary materials (such as case studies) before the lesson. These materials may require multiple scans in your quiet, personal study before they become clear. Work and study can also take place ina group session. Making connections with your peers (especially those who are serious about their study) can support you in revision time or seminar preparation. You will likely get about 12 hours of contact time with your lecturer in this year. Most of your weekly study time will be spent either alone or with peers managing your own revision. If you turn up to your scheduled lectures and work hard outside of class time then, inevitably, you will do well. Students who do well have a strong correlation between their success and their attendance levels. Students who received first class degrees or 2:1 degrees, naturally, also displayed a positive attendance record. While you may have work responsibilities, caring responsibilities, or even personal health issues, try to ask tutors and peers for help when struggling with your studies. Don't leave it to the last minute; empower yourself to do well by anticipating the workload ahead.

Every day this week between 11 and 3 there are events taking place within the Students Union and these are open to Freshers at the university. At lunch time go down to the students union to have a look at what is taking place. For example, at 1pm today there is a joint lunch in Scholars at Foster Building. On Wednesday there is a guided tour of Preston relating to Law. On Friday is the LEX Factor event....