Professor Paul McKeown

Head Of School

School: Northumbria School of Law

Paul McKeown is a Professor of Legal Education and Associate Head of School (Education) at Northumbria Law School.

He graduated from the University of Durham with LLB (Hons) in 2001. Following successful completion of the Legal Practice Course at Northumbria University, he undertook a training contract and was admitted as a solicitor on 1 September 2005. Paul joined Northumbria University in 2007 as a solicitor tutor supervising students in the multi-award winning Student Law Office. He specialises in the areas of housing, employment and civil litigation.

Paul has held a number of leadership roles within Northumbria Law School including Director of the Student Law Office, Director of Education (Undergraduate) and Head of Education.

His research interests are in the field of clinical legal education, with the current focus on the development of values through clinical legal education. Paul was awarded his PhD entitled 'We Don't Need No Thought Control: What is the Intent and Impact of Teaching Values in Clinical Legal Education" in 2020.

Paul has been a board member of the European Network for Clinical Legal Education (ENCLE) since its establishment in 2013. He was elected President of ENCLE in 2019 and continues in that role.

Campus Address

Northumbria Law School
Northumbria University
City Campus East, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Clinical Legal Education and Professional Development

Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
An Analysis of Clinical Legal Education in Europe through the Lens of the 4M Framework, McKeown, P. 1 May 2026, Clinical Legal Education in Europe, Bristol, United Kingdom, Bristol University Press
Concluding Thoughts on the Collection, McKeown, P., Stalker, R., Bugatti, L. 1 May 2026, Clinical Legal Education in Europe, Bristol, United Kingdom, Bristol University Press
Introduction, McKeown, P., Stalker, R., Bugatti, L. 1 May 2026, Clinical Legal Education in Europe, Bristol, United Kingdom, Bristol University Press
Clinical Legal Education in Western Europe: Evolution, Challenges, and the Path Toward Institutional Integration, Garcia-Añon, J., McKeown, P. 15 Oct 2025, The Global Clinical Movement, Oxford University Press
A Broken Profession both Mentally and Physically: Is Well-being the Foundation to a Healthy and Resilient Future?, McKeown, P. 10 Aug 2023, Wellbeing and Transitions in Law , Cham, Switzerland, Palgrave Macmillan
Is the 'Appropriate Adult' appropriate?, A'Court, B., McKeown, P. 25 Oct 2023, Human Rights and Legal Services for Children and Youth , Singapore, Springer
What is the Identity of European Clinical Legal Education?, McKeown, P. 1 Oct 2023, In: Roma Tre Law Review
Clinical Legal Education in Europe and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, McKeown, P., Stege, U., Tomoszek, M. 2022, SDGs in the European Region, Cham, Switzerland, Springer
A ‘Life-Style Choice’ or a Philosophical Belief?: The Argument for Veganism and Vegetarianism to be a Protected Philosophical Belief and the position in England and Wales, McKeown, P., Dunn, R. 1 Jul 2021, In: Liverpool Law Review
Linden Thomas and Nick Johnson (eds.), The Clinical Legal Education Handbook, University of London Press, London 2020, ss. 465., McKeown, P. 29 Dec 2020, In: BIAŁYSTOK LEGAL STUDIES

Qualifications

Law PhD July 29 2020
Teaching & Learning PCAPL October 11 2007
Law PGDip September 01 2002
Law LLB (Hons) October 01 1998
Principal Fellow (PFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2025
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2007
Solicitor Law Society 2002

Professional Activity

Rachel Dunn ‘The Knowledge, Skills and Attributes Considered Necessary to Start Legal Practice Competently and Whether Live Client Clinics Develop Them’ (PhD awarded/Northumbria University): Second Supervisor.