معرفی
Karen Lawson is a Senior Lecturer in Law at De Montfort University’s Leicester De Montfort Law School, part of the Faculty of Business and Law. She joined DMU full-time in May 2019 after previously teaching part-time in their LLM Employment Law program and serving as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Northampton. With a background as a practicing solicitor specializing in employment law (qualified 2001), she combines industry experience with academic expertise.
Education
- B.A Hons History and Politics (2:1) - University of Nottingham
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) & Legal Practice Course (LPC) with Commendation - Nottingham Law School
- LLM Employment Law with Distinction - De Montfort University (2015)
Research Focus
Karen’s research examines critical socio-legal issues including:
- Employment law frameworks and workplace rights
- Structural drivers of labor exploitation in post-Brexit UK
- Modern slavery prevention in corporate supply chains
Awards & Honors
- Lexis Nexus Prize for top LLM performance (2015)
Projects & Funding
Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on HEIF-funded projects addressing labor policy challenges:
- Recruitment challenges in agriculture post-Brexit (£7,500; Principal Investigator 2023)
- Business compliance with immigration rules and anti-exploitation measures (£15,000; Co-Investigator 2021)
Teaching
Courses include Employment Law, Legal Skills, Constitutional/Administrative Law, and LLM Employment Law & Practice.
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Law Society
- Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy
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