Michael Jefferson
School of Law
Senior Lecturer in Law


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School of Law
Bartolome虂 House
Winter Street
葫芦影业
S3 7ND
- Profile
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Michael Jefferson's Curriculum Vitae
I was educated at Barnsley & District Holgate Grammar School and Keble College Oxford, where I was a Holroyd Exhibitioner. There I obtained my B.A. in Jurisprudence, later converted into a M.A., and B.C.L., an Oxford master鈥檚 degree. My teaching interests include criminal and employment (including equality) law, both read broadly. I have supervised at all levels including PhDs and chaired vivas and externally examined theses.
I'm a past Chair of the Association of Law Teachers, organising the 40th Annual Conference in Edinburgh 2005 (Enhancing the Student Experience), and remain a Committee member; an organiser for the Industrial Law Society in the north-east; and the Labour Law stream organiser for the Socio-Legal Studies Association. I was for many years the Recent Legal Developments Editor for The Law Teacher and I remain on the Editorial Board.
I am in demand as a validator of undergraduate and PGT degrees. I have a wealth of experience and expertise as an external examiner for both undergraduate and PGT degrees. I was the University鈥檚 Institutional Nominee for the QAA Developmental Engagement with Chemistry and I have acted on behalf of the University in several roles including various Independent Evaluations of Teaching. I have spoken on the radio.
I have served inter alia as (the first) Director of Teaching for the Law School and as the Faculty鈥檚 Director of Learning and Teaching for the University. I am currently the Tutor for Overseas Admissions.
- Qualifications
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- BA (Jurisprudence), University of Oxford
- BCL, University of Oxford
- MA (Oxon)
- Research interests
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- Employment Law
- Criminal Law
- Teaching of Law, especially assessment, widening participation
- Member of The Centre for the Study of Law in Society
- Member of 葫芦影业 Centre for Criminological Research Clusters
- Publications
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Books
Edited books
Journal articles
Chapters
Reports
Website content
- Research group
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Areas of research supervision
Recent supervisions include sex crimes and corporate manslaughter. For other internal and external examinerships, please see my CV.
- Teaching interests
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I take an holistic approach to Criminal Law and Employment Law, taking care to concentrate on matters of political and social interest as well as those of use to practitioners. I write for students (including textbooks, monographs, and revision guides) but also for legal practitioners and union members.
- Teaching activities
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The modules I teach are:
Undergraduate:
- Employment Law
- Criminal Law and Justice
- Law for Engineers
Postgraduate/MA:
- Law of Crime (Convenor)
In all there are lectures and seminars with additional support e.g. glossaries, quizzes, multiple choice questions, updates. Michael Jefferson is the author of a standard student text with a worldwide website (password protected) attached to the book. He is an enthusiastic and committed teacher, speaks on these topics at conferences, and writes on current issues.
I am also personal tutor to 30 students, largely non-UK ones, and I act as tutor for direct entry students.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Chair of the Association of Law Teachers (and Vice-Chair and Immediate Past Chair) and Hon. Secretary 2013
- Committee Member Industrial Law Society: joint organiser of seminars in Leeds and 葫芦影业
- Recent Legal Developments Editor, The Law Teacher 1995-2005.
Recent invited papers and keynote lectures
Visas, Nationality, Gangmasters' Licensing Authority, Government policy and hard Brexit: Exploring the boundaries of modern slavery, University of Northumbria, March 2017
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