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About Jackie Panter

Jackie has been a Primary School Governor for nine years and a Chair of Governors for four. 

To support her in these roles, she has completed ongoing training and development. In particular, this includes the Chair of Governors Leadership Development Programme and Assessment, validated by the National College for Teaching and Leadership. 

Experience 

Jackie worked as a full-time practising solicitor until 2001, at which point she transitioned to the role of Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. In this capacity, she was responsible for teaching on the postgraduate programmes for trainee solicitors (the LPC) and pupil barristers (BVC). 

Alongside her role at the university, Jackie continued to practise part-time as a solicitor. This enabled her to maintain the currency of her legal practice and, in turn, inform her teaching.

In 2008, Jackie was appointed the Legal Practice Course Director (LPC)/Principle Lecturer in 2008. During this time, she led a successful programme review of the LPC. This included a comprehensive course re-design, as well as overseeing internal and PSRB validation processes to align the programme with the evolving PSRB training regulations. 

During the development of legal services apprenticeships in 2012, Jackie was asked to lead the consultation process with employers. This is a credit to her high level of expertise and experience in the sector. 

In 2014, Jackie was appointed Associate Head of Manchester Law School. This role involved participating in a range of projects on both a national and local level, specifically concerning ongoing changes in the legal education and training sector.

Qualifications

• HEA Professional Development Course for External Examiners
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education (HE)
• The College of Law - Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC)
• The University of East Anglia - LLM in Family Law 
• Teesside University - LLB (Hons)

Specialisms within the sector

Over recent years, Jackie has participated in several key events. These include:

• The Westminster Legal Policy Forum in June 2017
• The Legal Education and Training Forum at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in November 2017
• The LexisNexis Bellwether 2017 Panel
• Calibrating Academic Standards at AdvanceHE in May 2019

Jackie Panter’s publications:

• Young Lawyer 27th February 2014 - Legal Apprenticeships – “A Perfect Storm”
• Managing Partner 25th March 2014 - “Who Should Be Responsible For Developing Management Skills In Lawyers”
• Solicitors Journal 13th May 2014 - “The Effect Of Deregulation On Students And Trainees”
• Managing Partner 21st May 2014 - “Growing Your Own Talent”
• Solicitors Journal 10th June 2014 - “Law Schools Can’t Keep Up With Market Changes”
• Solicitors Journal 15th July 2014 - “Proactive Law Schools Will Reassess Their LLB”
• Legal Practice Management July 2014 - “The Price Of Progress”
• CILEx Journal August 2014 - “A Paralegal Life”
• Manchester Messenger May 2015 - “Legal Services Apprenticeships”
• Liverpool Messenger May 2015 - “Legal Services Apprenticeships”
• Solicitors Journal 10th May 2015 - “ABS-Licensed Universities Could Plug The Legal Aid Gap”
• Solicitors Journal 29th Sept 2015 - “Dawn Of New Retention Rate?”
• Solicitors Journal 26th January 2016 - “Could The SQE Result In ‘Pile ‘Em High, Sell ‘Em Cheap’ Education”
• Solicitors Journal – 11th July 2017 - “Meeting The Pro Bono Needs Of Start-Ups And Students”
• Manchester Messenger August 2018 - Crisis In The Duty Solicitor Scheme”

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