Anna Rudkin

Anna Rudkin is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the Sheffield Institute of Law and Justice, part of the College of Social Sciences and Arts at Sheffield Hallam University. She joined in January 2009 and serves as Course Leader, overseeing academic delivery and student experience enhancement. She holds a LLB, PG DiP, SOL, and PG Cert.

Her teaching focuses on clinical legal education, with contributions to the University Law Clinic and the Law in Practice placement module. She pioneered the Simulation Law Firm module integrating practical legal skills. She also acts as a visiting professor at Universite de Paris Est Creteil.

Her research explores clinical legal education, legal profession dynamics, collaborative course design, and student employability. She co-edited the 8th edition of An Introduction to Law with Professor Phil Harris and publishes regularly in The Legal magazine.

As a practicing solicitor in the University Law Clinic, she bridges academic and professional practice through initiatives like the Legal Pop Up Shop and Schools Mooting Competition. She is the first academic President of the Sheffield District Law Society (137-year history) and a trustee of the North East Legal Support Trust, promoting access to justice.