Nottingham Law School
With over 50 years' experience supporting students, we are one of the UK's largest and most established law schools. Delivering first-class teaching, fantastic facilities and flexible courses, we support legal professionals at every stage of their careers.
We pride ourselves on our dynamic and personal Law School community, creating many fantastic opportunities for our students. The Nottingham Law School Legal Advice Centre, our unique and ground-breaking teaching law firm, provides a number of pro bono activities. Other school community activities include mooting, volunteering, work experience, overseas placements, summer schools, guest lectures, careers skills workshops, professional and networking lunches, prize giving ceremonies and much more.
Our courses are accredited or approved by a range of professional bodies, including the Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board, Intellectual Property Regulation Board and Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, and our extensive links with the legal and other professions both at home and overseas, reflect and inform the design of our course portfolio and ensure that we continue to lead the way in legal education.
Latest News
Community legal support recognised with national award win for Nottingham Law School Legal Advice Centre
Fri 14 May 2021
Free legal webinars on offer for Mansfield and Ashfield residents
Wed 12 May 2021
Families of children with special educational needs offered appeal support from NLS Legal Advice Centre
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Law students secure more than £5m for the Nottinghamshire community
Tue 13 Apr 2021
Expert blog: Andrew Carnegie and the Great Philanthropic Misunderstanding
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Misogyny research pioneers hail new police action to record harassment of women
Thu 18 Mar 2021
19
Jun
Centre for Legal Education Conference 2020 - Conference postponed
TBC, TBC, Nottingham Trent University, City Campus, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG1 4BU
23
Mar
NLS Ian Hutton Memorial Moot 2021
Online,
26
Apr
IP strategy for FinTech start-ups and SMEs
Online,
27
May
The new route to qualification for solicitors
Online,
14
Dec
Flashpoints: Human Rights, Law & Religion
Online,
17
Jun
Annual Conference on the intersection of Corporate Law and Technology
Online,
Our Research Groups and Centres
Centre for Legal Education
Centre for Legal Education
Nottingham Law School's Centre for Legal Education drives the Law School's excellence and innovation in academic and professional legal education.
Informing Dispute Resolution (Best) Practice in the Civil Justice and Insolvency Practitioner Fields
Researchers at NTU have influenced debate and impacted on practice in dispute resolution frameworks over a number of years.
Centre for Advocacy
Centre for Advocacy
The Centre for Advocacy builds upon Nottingham Law School's expertise in the design and delivery of advocacy training and aims to promote and develop the study of the practice and training of advocates.
Centre for Mediation and Dispute Resolution
Centre for Mediation and Dispute Resolution
The mission of the Centre for Mediation and Dispute Resolution is to be at the vanguard of public and academic debate about mediation
Insolvency Law and Practice in Certain African States and the UK
Research by the Centre for Business and Insolvency Law is helping to increase investor confidence and economic stability through its influence on law-making in Africa and on legal practice in the UK.
Centre for Business and Insolvency Law
Centre for Business and Insolvency Law
The Centre for Business and Insolvency Law (CBIL) was founded in 2012 and brings together expertise in legal and business practice, both nationally and internationally, addressing important challenges and contributing to debates.
Health Law and Ethics Group
Health Law and Ethics Group
The Group is led by Dr Austen Garwood-Gowers whose main areas of interest are medical use of the human body (especially organ transplantation but also medical research and bio-banking) and health related dignity and rights issues.
Centre for Rights and Justice
Centre for Rights and Justice
The Centre for Rights and Justice (CRJ) was established in 2013. It is an inclusive Centre with a diverse membership, bringing together research, practice and scholarship, in the broad areas of human rights and criminal justice.
Intellectual Property Research Group
Intellectual Property Research Group
Intellectual property rights are property rights in something intangible and they reward innovation and creative activity. The Intellectual Property Research Group is led by Janice Denoncourt and aims to lead research in this field within the East Midlands region.
Mapping the Changing Face of Cross-Examination
Mapping the Changing Face of Cross-Examination
This exciting new project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, analyses the impact of recent changes in law and policy on the conduct of cross-examination of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses in criminal trials.
Our latest publications
The public right of navigation: a comparative study
Self-harm, capacity and refusal of treatment: implications for emergency medical practice
Roma and Sinti
Rebuilding the Englishman's castle: consolidating powers of entry and associated powers in English law
Should failing to report be a criminal offence?: A comparative analysis of mandatory reporting in English and French criminal law
Reimagining corporate social responsibility in the era of COVID-19: embedding resilience and promoting corporate social competence
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