Elizabeth Hardie

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I practised as a solicitor in both private practice and for local authorities, before moving to academia and working for the Open University in 2006. I work as part of the Open University's Open Justice Centre which provides online opportunities for students to provide legal advice and information to the public. I research online legal education, including using technology to enhance teaching, learning, student support and access to justice.

Experience

  • 2006–present
    Associate Lecturer, The Open University
  • 2023–present
    Senior lecturer, The Open University
  • 2020–2023
    Teaching Director, Law School, The Open University
  • 2010–2020
    Lecturer and Student Experience Manager, The Open University
  • 2003–2010
    Solicitor, Derbyshire County Council
  • 2001–2003
    Programme Co-ordinator , Sheffield Children’s Fund
  • 1997–2001
    Solicitor, Sheffield City Council
  • 1995–1997
    Solicitor, Warner Goodman and Streat

Education

  • 2015 
    Open University , MA (History)
  • 2001 
    Open University, BA (Hons)
  • 1995 
    College of Law, Legal Practice Diploma
  • 1994 
    University of Hull, Law

Publications

  • 2024
    ChatGPT, I have a legal question?, International Journal for Clinical Legal Education 31:1, 166-205
  • 2024
    How to offer effective pastoral support in a distance learning institution, , in Bleasdale, L. (ed) How to Offer Effective Wellbeing Support to Law Students, Edward Elgar
  • 2023
    ChatGPT and the Future of Legal Education and Practice, The Law Teacher, 57:3, 352-364
  • 2021
    Setting up a Pilot Peer Mentoring Programme in the Online Environment, , Journal of Rights and Justice vol 2 p.3
  • 2020
    Taking Clinical Legal Education Online: Songs of Innocence and Experience, The International Journal of Clinical Legal Education vol. 27, no. 4, pp.6 – 38
  • 2020
    50 years of Clinical Legal Education; Looking Back to the Future, in Claydon, L., Derry, C. and Ajevski, M. (eds) Law in Motion: 50 Years of Legal Change, Open University

Grants and Contracts

  • 2024
    Developing robust assessment in the face of generative AI
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Assessment Innovation Fund

Professional Memberships

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Qualified solicitor and member of The Law Society

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