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Megan Shirley serves as a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University. She holds critical roles including module leader for LPC Interviewing and SQE Synoptic Reports, deputy course leader for the LLM Legal Practice Course (Full-Time) and Post Graduate SQE1 Preparation Courses (Full-Time), and Attendance and Progression Tutor for the Law School's postgraduate portfolio. She actively contributes to developing new legal education courses.
Her research and professional focus centers on litigation practice and legal pedagogy, with primary interests in Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Professional Negligence. She emphasizes experiential learning methodologies in litigation procedures and skills training, integrating real-world legal practice into academic instruction through NLS Legal. Her work bridges theoretical legal education with practical solicitor competencies required for modern legal practice.
Shirley qualified as a Solicitor in September 2008 and practiced for 11 years specializing in Commercial Litigation and Professional Negligence, including six years at Nelsons in Derby. She converted her Legal Practice Course (LPC) into an LLM in Legal Practice during her practice years and maintains active solicitor status through NLS Legal while teaching. This dual-practitioner role informs her curriculum development and teaching approach.
No scientific awards or research grants were documented in the source material. As Attendance and Progression Tutor, she provides direct academic oversight for postgraduate students and shapes course structures for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) pathways. Her leadership in module development directly impacts student preparation for legal practice.
Shirley operates within NLS Legal - the law school's client-facing legal practice that provides live-client experience for students. She is instrumental in designing new postgraduate courses launching within the next year, focusing on evolving legal qualification requirements and practical skills integration.
