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Patricia is the Dean of Undergraduate Laws at the àËÅöÊÓƵ. She works with academic colleagues across six àËÅöÊÓƵ Law Schools to provide the academic development, delivery and enhancement of the Undergraduate Laws Programme. Patricia is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of key Undergraduate Laws initiatives. She leads on the development of the Learning & Teaching Strategy and curriculum design and review. She manages the relationships with àËÅöÊÓƵ Recognised Teaching Centres delivering the CertHE in Common law. She has published in the area of legal education and legal practice and has given papers at conferences, workshops and seminars.

Patricia was in private practice as a solicitor for nine years before joining the Division of Law at Glasgow Caledonian University in 1992 then Glasgow Graduate School of Law at the University of Strathclyde in 2002. From 2005 she was with UK Centre for Legal Education (part of the Higher Education Academy) at the University of Warwick as Senior Teaching and Learning Advisor. Her remit was to support and develop teaching and learning projects in legal education across the UK. Patricia joined the àËÅöÊÓƵ in 2009. She was General Secretary of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association from 2012-2018 and is a current member of their Executive Committee.