About the University/Organization

UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice is Australia’s top-ranking law school and one of the world’s leading institutions for legal education and research. For over 50 years, it has shaped the legal landscape of the nation, fostering excellence in teaching, thought leadership, and justice-focused innovation.

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About the Event

UNSW Law & Justice invites papers for the 2025 Legal Education Research Conference (LERC), themed around the challenge of the crowded curriculum in modern legal education. Legal educators today must balance traditional legal doctrines with emergent fields, skills training, technology, and values-based instruction—all in a rapidly evolving legal and professional environment.

This conference aims to bring together scholars, practitioners, and innovators in legal education to discuss how law schools can adapt their curricula to prepare graduates for the future, without compromising depth and pedagogical quality.

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Event Timeline

Stage	Date
Launch Date	June 2025
Registration Deadline	7 July 2025
Proposal Feedback Notification	4 August 2025
Conference Date	TBA (Late 2025)
LER Paper Submission Deadline	9 February 2026

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Format and Structure

Participation Categories:

• Individual Paper Presentations (20 minutes; 500-word abstract)
• Panel Sessions (3 papers of 20 mins each + chair; or non-traditional formats like roundtables, interviews, debates)
• ECA (Early Career Academic) Session: A new dedicated space for doctoral scholars and sessional teachers to showcase innovative work

Topics for Submissions (Illustrative):

• Managing curriculum overload: what to add and what to omit?
• Coordinating subject-level and degree-level curriculum structures
• Balancing doctrinal teaching with interdisciplinary skills and values
• Decolonising legal education within limited credit space
• Leveraging technology to manage content complexity
• Legal education under the competitive attention economy

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Location and Mode

Venue: UNSW Sydney Campus, Kensington, NSW, Australia
Mode: Offline (In-Person Participation)

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Additional Highlights

• Free Registration (mandatory for catering and logistics)
• Special Issue of Legal Education Review (LER) on “The Crowded Curriculum”
• Publication Support: Online workshops, editorial feedback, and peer-review mentoring

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Eligibility

• Legal academics, law students, education researchers, interdisciplinary scholars, and early career academics
• Proposals from international participants are welcome

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Registration Fee

Participation is free of charge.

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FAQs

Q1: Who can present at the conference?
A: Anyone involved in legal education or educational research, including ECAs and doctoral candidates.

Q2: Will selected papers be published?
A: Yes, selected papers will be eligible for submission to a special issue of the Legal Education Review.

Q3: Can I submit as a team or panel?
A: Yes, both individual and group (panel/roundtable) submissions are welcome.

Q4: Will the conference be recorded?
A: Certain sessions, including the publication mentoring session, may be recorded for educational purposes.

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Important Links

Resource	Link
Proposal Submission Form	Click Here
Event Registration	Register Here
Conference Brochure	Download Here

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Contact

Email: leconf@unsw.edu.au

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