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|established = 1969
| established = 1969{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
|type = [[Public university|Public]]
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| city = [[Bristol]]
|dean= Head of Bristol Institute of Legal Practice & Law: '''Steven Dinning'''<br>Director of Law: '''Mark O'Brien'''<br>Director of Bristol Institute of Legal Practice: '''Philip Millington'''
|city = [[Bristol]]
| state = [[South Gloucestershire]]
|state = [[South Gloucestershire]]
| country = [[United Kingdom|UK]]
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'''Bristol Law School''' ('''BLS'''), formerly known as the Faculty of Law, is an academic school at the [[University of the West of England]]. Not to be confused with [[University of Bristol]] Law School, <ref>[http://www.bris.ac.uk/law/ University of Bristol Law School]</ref> which is the non-polytechnic university of the two.
'''Bristol Law School''' ('''BLS'''), formerly known as the Faculty of Law, is an academic school at the [[University of the West of England]]. This is different from the [[University of Bristol]] Law School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/law/|title=University of Bristol Law School &#124; University of Bristol Law School &#124; University of Bristol|first=University of|last=Bristol|website=www.bristol.ac.uk}}</ref>


Established in 1969,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bl/bls/aboutus.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-08-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825055220/http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bl/bls/aboutus.aspx |archivedate=25 August 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> Bristol Law School is one of the largest law schools in England and Wales with nearly two thousand students enrolled with seventeen hundred being enrolled full-time. The School provides both academic and professional legal studies and holds the largest University library in the South West.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bl/bls/aboutus/facilities.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-08-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726042342/http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bl/bls/aboutus/facilities.aspx |archivedate=26 July 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>
Bristol Law School is one of the largest law schools in England and Wales with nearly two thousand students enrolled with seventeen hundred being enrolled full-time. The School provides both academic and professional legal studies.


The department is also associated with UWE Law Society,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawsocietyuwe.co.uk/|title=UWE Law Society {{!}} Bristol|website=UWE Law Society {{!}} Bristol|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref> which is part of [[The Students' Union at UWE|The Student Union at UWE]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/|title=Home {{!}} The Students' Union at UWE|website=www.thestudentsunion.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>
The department is also associated with UWE Law Society,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawsocietyuwe.co.uk/|title=UWE Law Society {{!}} Bristol|website=UWE Law Society {{!}} Bristol|access-date=2017-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030800/https://www.lawsocietyuwe.co.uk/|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> which is part of [[The Students' Union at UWE]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/|title=Home {{!}} The Students' Union at UWE|website=www.thestudentsunion.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>


==Department of Law==
==Department of Law==


The Department's internal competition, sponsored by Lyons Davidson, takes place each academic year from October. The inter-varsity West of England Mooting Competition, is sponsored by St John's Chambers, Bristol. Law school students won the Princess Alexandra Cup (an inter-varsity debating competition at [[Lancaster University]]) in December 2006,<ref>http://www.lancs.ac.uk/socs/luds/LancasterIV2010.html</ref> and UWE undergraduate students won the 2013 International Springboard-Kaplan English Speaking Championship, held in Cambodia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/news.aspx?id%3D2453 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-08-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809225547/http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/uwenews/news.aspx?id=2453 |archivedate=9 August 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>
The Department's internal competition, sponsored by Lyons Davidson, takes place each academic year from October. The inter-varsity West of England Mooting Competition, is sponsored by St John's Chambers, Bristol. Law school students won the Princess Alexandra Cup (an inter-varsity debating competition at [[Lancaster University]]) in December 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lancs.ac.uk/socs/luds/LancasterIV2010.html |title=Lancaster University Debating Society |access-date=4 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721174823/http://www.lancs.ac.uk/socs/luds/LancasterIV2010.html |archive-date=21 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and UWE undergraduate students won the 2013 International Springboard-Kaplan English Speaking Championship, held in Cambodia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/news.aspx?id%3D2453 |title=UWE Bristol: News |accessdate=2013-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809225547/http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/uwenews/news.aspx?id=2453 |archive-date=9 August 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>


== UWE Law Society ==
== UWE Law Society ==
UWE Law Society was formed in 2013. The Society has run a variety of events such as informative guest speakers and panels, essential networking events, internal competitions, and educational trips (2-night trip to Brussels to see the EU Parliament and CJEU in 2014).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/soc/law/|title=Law {{!}} The Students' Union at UWE|website=www.thestudentsunion.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>
UWE Law Society was formed in 2013. The Society has run a variety of events such as informative guest speakers and panels, essential networking events, internal competitions, and educational trips.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/soc/law/|title=Law {{!}} The Students' Union at UWE|website=www.thestudentsunion.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>


==UWE Bristol Law Court Clinic==
==UWE Bristol Law Court Clinic==
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Bristol Law School's Domestic Advice and Support Service was named Winner - Best New Student Pro Bono Activity in the LawWorks and Attorney - General Student Awards 2011,<ref>{{cite web|title=Professional Courses GDL/CPE, LPC, BPTC and LLM|url=https://studybest.com/db/files/images/pdf/1/329_7479797.pdf|publisher=Study Best|accessdate=9 September 2017|page=4}}</ref> and the pro bono team was a runner-up in Pro Bono team of the year in The Lawyer Awards 2011.<ref>http://www.thelawyer.com/1008278.article</ref>
Bristol Law School's Domestic Advice and Support Service was named Winner - Best New Student Pro Bono Activity in the LawWorks and Attorney - General Student Awards 2011,<ref>{{cite web|title=Professional Courses GDL/CPE, LPC, BPTC and LLM|url=https://studybest.com/db/files/images/pdf/1/329_7479797.pdf|publisher=Study Best|accessdate=9 September 2017|page=4}}</ref> and the pro bono team was a runner-up in Pro Bono team of the year in The Lawyer Awards 2011.<ref>http://www.thelawyer.com/1008278.article</ref>

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==External links==
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*[http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bl/bls Bristol Law School]


==References==
==References==
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*[https://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bl/bls.aspx Bristol Law School]


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[[Category:University of the West of England]]
[[Category:University of the West of England, Bristol]]
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Bristol Law School
TypePublic
Established1969[citation needed]
Administrative staff
59
Students2,000 (in Bristol)
1700 FT
300 PT
Location
Bristol
,
South Gloucestershire
,
UK

51°30′01″N 2°32′51″W / 51.50021°N 2.54749°W / 51.50021; -2.54749
Campusurban
WebsiteBristol Law School: https://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bl/bls.aspx

Bristol Law School (BLS), formerly known as the Faculty of Law, is an academic school at the University of the West of England. This is different from the University of Bristol Law School.[1]

Bristol Law School is one of the largest law schools in England and Wales with nearly two thousand students enrolled with seventeen hundred being enrolled full-time. The School provides both academic and professional legal studies.

The department is also associated with UWE Law Society,[2] which is part of The Students' Union at UWE.[3]

Department of Law

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The Department's internal competition, sponsored by Lyons Davidson, takes place each academic year from October. The inter-varsity West of England Mooting Competition, is sponsored by St John's Chambers, Bristol. Law school students won the Princess Alexandra Cup (an inter-varsity debating competition at Lancaster University) in December 2006,[4] and UWE undergraduate students won the 2013 International Springboard-Kaplan English Speaking Championship, held in Cambodia.[5]

UWE Law Society

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UWE Law Society was formed in 2013. The Society has run a variety of events such as informative guest speakers and panels, essential networking events, internal competitions, and educational trips.[6]

UWE Bristol Law Court Clinic

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Bristol Law School is a partner in a pro bono law clinic, the UWE Bristol Law Court Clinic. The Clinic is a collaboration between the law students of Bristol Law School, the Department of Law at the University of Bristol, Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau and practising barristers on the Western Circuit.

Bristol Law School's Domestic Advice and Support Service was named Winner - Best New Student Pro Bono Activity in the LawWorks and Attorney - General Student Awards 2011,[7] and the pro bono team was a runner-up in Pro Bono team of the year in The Lawyer Awards 2011.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Bristol, University of. "University of Bristol Law School | University of Bristol Law School | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk.
  2. ^ "UWE Law Society | Bristol". UWE Law Society | Bristol. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Home | The Students' Union at UWE". www.thestudentsunion.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Lancaster University Debating Society". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ "UWE Bristol: News". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  6. ^ "Law | The Students' Union at UWE". www.thestudentsunion.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Professional Courses GDL/CPE, LPC, BPTC and LLM" (PDF). Study Best. p. 4. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ^ http://www.thelawyer.com/1008278.article
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