Workshops

Learn skills that outlast the degree.

On-demand video workshops

Watch whenever suits you, as many times as you need. In-person workshops are run separately, for institutions.

Write a successful PhD proposal in under a month

How to research, draft and finish a research proposal for a UK university inside four weeks: choosing a question that will survive scrutiny, approaching a supervisor, and writing to the word limit under a deadline.

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How to write a PhD thesis

Planning, structuring and writing your thesis: building an original argument, organising chapters, and keeping your research and writing on track.

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From thesis to book

How to transform your PhD thesis into a book for UK publishers: what publishers look for, reshaping a thesis for a wider readership, and preparing your proposal.

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On-demand library

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Universities already provide the lectures. These modules cover the practical how-to that is often left out.

Module 1: The First-Class Essay Architecture

How to structure an argument, introduce nuance and write publication-standard conclusions.

Module 2: Footnote Navigation and Academic Critique

How to use secondary sources to challenge and critique judgments in primary case law.

Module 3: Problem Question Blueprints

Step-by-step IRAC and ILAC for answering problem questions under exam conditions.

Access

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One module

Lifetime access to whichever of the three modules you need most, with its downloadable templates.

The Core 3-Module Vault

Lifetime access to all three pre-recorded modules and every template. No live hours included.

The Hybrid Term Package

8 one-hour live online supervisions, one-to-one, with 4 detailed essay critiques and complimentary access to all three modules.

The Cohort Hybrid

8 one-hour live group supervisions for two or three students, with 3 group essay critiques and complimentary access to all three modules.

In-person workshops for institutions

I am based in Aberdeen and run in-person workshops for groups at universities, law schools, student law societies and firms. Topics include legal writing and essay structure, applying OSCOLA (5th edition) and the Bluebook, exam technique, and writing and publishing a PhD thesis.

In-person teaching is available for large institutional workshops only. All one-to-one tutoring and coaching takes place online on Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

I have marked what you are about to write.LLB essays and dissertations, at a UK law school.
I have set the exam questions.Public International Law and UK Constitutional Law.
I know the LLB and LLM grading scale from the inside.PhD, LLM with First Class honours and LLB, University of Aberdeen.
Trained to teach, not only to practise.Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.