This episode welcomes Linden Thomas (University of Birmingham) and John Lunney (Law Society of Ireland) to talk us through Public Legal Education and how lawyers can have a big impact in helping the public to improve their legal literacy.
The public are all bound by the law but many individuals and groups do not know how the law impacts them and interacts with their every day life. Public Legal Education seeks to help the public improve their knowledge of, and confidence with the law, rather than providing specific advice on a specific issue.
This episode explores the detail of this important movement as well as delving into a subsection of public legal education – Street Law. We always encourage listeners to undertake practical actions after listening to the episode.
- Look at the Moocs hosted by the Law Society of Ireland https://www.lawsociety.ie/mooc
- Explore the Young Citizen’s website https://www.youngcitizens.org/
Useful resources
- Definition of Public Legal Education on the Law Society Website. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/campaigns/public-legal-education
- Dr Sean Arthur’s article: Street Law: Creating Tomorrow’s Citizens Today https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/lewclr19&div=41&g_sent=1&casa_token=zXZmYC7dKX0AAAAA:EfE1sg9Rvwka1t0VlvUWz-okEwQjjMv-KNX2liZzIAFZlvR74Mzes39cjR1IT1mJvyvXx6vY&collection=journals
- The Kids Aren’t Alright: The 4 Factors Driving a Dangerous Detachment from Democracy. https://www.ukonward.com/reports/the-kids-arent-alright-democracy/
- Street Law Inc. https://streetlaw.org/
