Biography

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On this page there’s a brief summary of my career followed by a full CV.

Brief CV

Paul is a part-time Professor of Law at Manchester Law School, and works as a consultant to Osgoode Professional Development, Osgoode Hall Law School.

Previously he was Distinguished Professor of Practice – Legal Education at Osgoode Hall Law School, Ontario, and Honorary Professor, ANU College of Law. Prior to that he was Professor of Law at the ANU College of Law, and Director of the PEARL centre (Profession, Education and Regulation in Law); He was a part-time Professor of Law, Nottingham Law School, served nine years as a Visiting Professor at the Faculties of Law in Hong Kong University and Chinese University of Hong Kong; was Professor of Legal Education at Northumbria Law School, and before that Professor of Law in the Glasgow Graduate School (GGSL), University of Strathclyde where he was Co-Director of Legal Practice Courses, and Director of the innovative Learning Technologies Development Unit at the GGSL, as well as Director of the two-year, JISC/UKCLE-funded project, SIMPLE (SIMulated Professional Learning Environment). 

He is the author, co-author and editor of seven books.  He is the founder & co-editor of two book series, Emerging Legal Education and Digital Games, Simulations and Learning, has published widely in the fields of legal education and professional learning design, and is a strong advocate of Open in research and education.  His specialisms include interdisciplinary educational design, and the use of technology-enhanced learning at all levels of legal education.  He was appointed a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2015), HEA National Teaching Fellow (2011), a Fellow of the RSA (2009), and Honorary VP of the British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association (BILETA, 2022).

Full CV

Full CV updated to January 2026 at this link.