Paul McKeown

Dr Paul McKeown

Associate Professor

Department: Northumbria Law School

Paul McKeown is an Associate Professor at Northumbria Law School.

He graduated from the University of Durham with LLB (Hons) in 2001. Following successful completion of the Legal Practice Course at Northumbria University, he undertook a training contract and was admitted as a solicitor on 1 September 2005. Paul joined Northumbria University in 2007 as a solicitor tutor supervising students in the multi-award winning Student Law Office. He specialises in the areas of housing, employment and civil litigation.

Paul has held a number of leadership roles within Northumbria Law School including Director of the Student Law Office, Director of Education (Undergraduate) and most recently, Head of Education.

His research interests are in the field of clinical legal education, with the current focus on the development of values through clinical legal education. Paul was awarded his PhD entitled 'We Don't Need No Thought Control: What is the Intent and Impact of Teaching Values in Clinical Legal Education" in 2020.

Paul has been a board member of the European Network for Clinical Legal Education (ENCLE) since its establishment in 2013. He was elected President of ENCLE in 2019.

Campus Address

Northumbria Law School
Northumbria University
City Campus East, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Clinical Legal Education and Professional Development

Key Publications

A Broken Profession both Mentally and Physically: Is Well-being the Foundation to a Healthy and Resilient Future?, McKeown, P. 10 Aug 2023, Wellbeing and Transitions in Law , Cham, Switzerland, Palgrave Macmillan
Is the 'Appropriate Adult' appropriate?, A'Court, B., McKeown, P. 25 Oct 2023, Human Rights and Legal Services for Children and Youth , Singapore, Springer
What is the Identity of European Clinical Legal Education?, McKeown, P. 1 Oct 2023, In: Roma Tre Law Review
Clinical Legal Education in Europe and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, McKeown, P., Stege, U., Tomoszek, M. 2022, SDGs in the European Region, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
A ‘Life-Style Choice’ or a Philosophical Belief?: The Argument for Veganism and Vegetarianism to be a Protected Philosophical Belief and the position in England and Wales, McKeown, P., Dunn, R. 1 Jul 2021, In: Liverpool Law Review
Linden Thomas and Nick Johnson (eds.), The Clinical Legal Education Handbook, University of London Press, London 2020, ss. 465., McKeown, P. 29 Dec 2020, In: BIAŁYSTOK LEGAL STUDIES
Can Social Justice Values be Taught Through Clinical Legal Education?, McKeown, P. 1 Apr 2018, Social Justice and Legal Education, Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing
If we could instil social justice values through clinical legal education, should we?, McKeown, P., Hall, E. Jun 2018, In: Journal of International and Comparative Law
Pro bono: what's in it for law students? The students' perspective, McKeown, P. 30 Jun 2017, In: International Journal of Clinical Legal Education
Further Developing Street Law, McKeown, P., Morse, S. Mar 2016, The Legal Academic's Handbook, Basingstoke, Macmillan

Qualifications

Law PhD July 29 2020
Teaching & Learning PCAPL October 11 2007
Law PGDip September 01 2002
Law LLB (Hons) October 01 1998
Principal Fellow (PFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2025
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2007
Solicitor Law Society 2002

Professional Activity

Rachel Dunn ‘The Knowledge, Skills and Attributes Considered Necessary to Start Legal Practice Competently and Whether Live Client Clinics Develop Them’ (PhD awarded/Northumbria University): Second Supervisor.