Interview with Claire McGourlay, Professor of Law at The University of Manchester

Claire is a Principal and National Teaching Fellow of the HEA and a highly innovative lecturer. Claire is a Principal and National Teaching Fellow of the HEA and a highly innovative lecturer. She is the Director of External Relations in the School of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities Leadership in Education Awards Programme (LEAP) Champion. Prior to that, she was the Director of Learning and Teaching at the School of Law (2017-2019). Claire has a passion for modernisation, developing new skills, new initiatives, and new ways of engaging students academically and professionally. Her efforts are recognised at all levels-regionally, nationally and internationally. She runs the Miscarriages of Justice Review Centre-The Manchester Innocence Project, and is currently developing the skills of students in legal tech as part of the Manchester Legal Tech Initiative. Claire encourages her students to show initiative, volunteer, and follow legal tech innovators on social media, and offers further advice to students who are considering alternative legal career paths. Tune in to learn more.