the shackleton method in legal education
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Slides for the presentation by Frederick Price (College of Law) at LILAC 2009.TRANSCRIPT
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THE SHACKLETON METHOD IN LEGAL EDUCATION
• By Frederick Price
• Senior Lecturer, College of Law
• frederick.price @lawcol.co.uk
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Law DegreeLaw Degree
GDLGDL
LPCLPC
Training ContractTraining Contract
BVCBVC
PupillagePupillage
SolicitorSolicitor BarristerBarrister
Non Law DegreeNon Law Degree
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Team model at the College
• Collegiate approach
• Enablement
• Consistency
• Upward management
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Leadership: Sir Ernest Shackleton 1874 - 1922
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Map : Endurance expedition
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Shackleton’s methods• Selective
information sharing
• Delegation
• Shepherding
• Short term planning
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Shackleton’s methods• Dealing with
dissenters
• Decision management
• Mental strength
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Application of Shackleton
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The student at the College
Law The working worldSocietal
context
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Shackletonian concepts
• Information sharing – ponder detail
• Delegation – colleagues
• Shepherding – collectivity
• Short term planning – encourage teamwork
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Shackletonian concepts
• Dissenting voices – challenges
• Decision management
• Mental strength
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Well known team models: Belbin
• Action orientation
• People orientation
• Thought orientation
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Well known team models: Tuckman
• Forming
• Storming
• Norming
• Performing
• (Adjourning)
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Key tasks of a team leader in the law
• Agenda setting
• Standards
• Decision making
• Delegation
• Upward management
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Key tasks of a team leader in the law (continued)
• Consensus building
• Deadlines
• Maintaining morale
• Technology
• Stakeholder relations
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A leadership template?
• Clients first!
• Consistency
• Flexibility
• Diversity
• Fairness
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Future challenges?
• Ethical meltdown
• Expanding borders
• Changing technology
• The R word
• Lifestyle choices
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Conclusion