Lisa Webley

Professor Lisa Webley is a Senior Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), University of London, and is based at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham. She holds visiting professorships at Victoria University Australia and the University of Portsmouth, and has been a visiting scholar at Melbourne University and Hong Kong University. Her research focuses on legal profession regulation, ethics, education, and access to justice, with expertise in gender studies, international law, and social sciences. She leads research at the Centre for Excellence in Professional Legal Education and Research (CEPLER), edits the journal Legal Ethics, and co-directs the Legal Education Research Network.

Dr. Webley holds qualifications including a PhD (Lond), LLB Hons from Birmingham, MA from Westminster, and certifications in legal practice. She has led major research projects for organizations such as the European Commission, UK Ministry of Justice, and Victoria Law Foundation Australia. Her 2016 OUP Law Teacher of the Year award recognizes her contributions to legal pedagogy.

Her research explores themes like diversity in the legal profession, empirical legal methodologies, and the intersection of gender with legal practice. She has published extensively, including co-authoring textbooks like Complete Public Law and Legal Writing.

Dr. Webley also undertakes consultancy work for City law firms and public bodies, contributing to policy development and professional standards in legal education and practice.