CEPLER staff

CEPLER represents a substantial investment by the University. This recognises the importance of ensuring that students graduate with the skills that will make them employable in a competitive job market, and of ensuring that BLS becomes a centre of excellence for research on, and in relation to, the legal profession and legal processes.

Hannah Gorman

Teaching Fellow (CEPLER)

Hannah joined Birmingham Law School in 2012 as a teaching fellow for the new Centre for Professional Legal Education and Research (CEPLER).  She previously practised as a solicitor advocate within the fields of human rights, criminal justice and public law.  She has a strong interest in death penalty legislation and has worked on a number of death penalty cases.  She has ...

Telephone 0121 414 9240

Email h.gorman@bham.ac.uk

Professor Sonia Harris-Short

Professor Sonia Harris-Short

Professor of Family Law and Policy
Director, CEPLER

Professor Harris-Short researches in the fields of family law, assisted reproduction and human rights with a particular focus on protecting the rights of children within the family and wider community setting. She has published widely in these fields.

Feedback & office hours

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 5864

Email s.r.harrisshort@bham.ac.uk

James Lee

James Lee

Lecturer

James Lee researches in private law and on judicial reasoning. His most recent major publication is an edited collection entitled From House of Lords to Supreme Court: Judges, Jurists and the Process of Judging. James is currently the Torts Subject Section Convenor for the Society of Legal Scholars, and a member of the Society's Executive Committee. In November 2010, James was elected as ...

Telephone +44 (0)121 414 3629

Email j.s.f.lee@bham.ac.uk

Theresa Lynch

Theresa Lynch

Teaching Fellow (CEPLER)

Theresa started as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant at Birmingham Law School and in 2011 she was appointed as a Teaching Fellow (TF). From September 2012 her TF position will be linked to the Law School’s Centre for Professional Legal Education and Research (CEPLER).

Feedback & office hours

Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 6328

Email t.lynch@bham.ac.uk

Dr Bharat Malkani

Dr Bharat Malkani

Lecturer

Dr Malkani researches and teaches in the fields of human rights and criminal justice. He is  the Co-ordinator of Birmingham Law School’s Pro Bono Group, which he established in 2009. The Pro Bono Group provides free legal services for the local community, and enables students to gain experience of the law in practice, to complement their studies.

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Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6315

Email b.malkani@bham.ac.uk