ERIC Number: EJ1446452
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 4
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Facilitating and Supporting Employability in Law: Reflections on the Need for Agile Communication
Kate Tubridy
Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, v15 n2 p72-75 2024
There is an increasing focus on enhancing employability for students in higher education. Yet academics who facilitate and encourage opportunities to support student employability are often doing so with a quiet agility. This paper reflects on my first year coordinating a work-integrated learning program and the development of skills necessary for such roles in a tertiary law context. Grounded in the well-recognised literature on positive professional identity and contemplating the concept of 'pracademic identity', these reflections offer insights on the experience of traversing across multiple professional spheres to enhance employability for students. In particular, this reflection piece seeks to uncover and highlight the skills essential to roles facilitating employability for law students.
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Law Students, Legal Education (Professions), Communication Skills, Role of Education, Higher Education, Reflective Teaching, Work Experience Programs, Internship Programs, Teacher Role
Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3125. Web site: https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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