LLB (Hons)
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Naomi Kelso
Senior Lecturer
Family law
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My profile
Biography
I trained as a solicitor within private practice. I pursued a specialism in family law, initially undertaking divorce and financial remedies, private law Children Act and domestic violence work. To enable me to focus solely on child protection work I moved to work for a local authority, where I remained for fourteen years. My practice in local government included care proceedings, adoption proceedings, forced marriage and secure accommodation orders. I progressed to become Principal Solicitor with the local authority, managing a team of child protection and adult social care lawyers and delivering complex legal advice on strategic issues.
I have a particular interest in adoption and sit as an independent chair for the panel of a Greater Manchester regional adoption agency.
I remain closely connected with family legal practice through my strong links with lawyers and social workers. I am a member of the Manchester Family Court Education and Training Committee and also the sub committee for the Manchester Local Family Justice Board annual conference, hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University.
I am an External Examiner for the University of Westminster.
Interests and expertise
My main focus is upon teaching family law, both at undergraduate level and also on the LLM in Legal Practice. I also teach Constitutional Law given my professional background working within local government.
My expertise lies in the area of child protection, given my years providing legal representation for a local authority and undertaking advocacy within the family courts. I have a developing research interest in adoption, and also the needs of care experienced children and young people.
Teaching
I teach family law at both under graduate and post graduate level and also Principles of Constitutional Law within the LLB programme.
I supervise LLB and LLM dissertations within family law, and related fields. I supervise Pro Bono Projects for LLB students.
My motivation within my teaching is to support students to achieve their full potential, providing a relational and inclusive learning environment. I seek to utilise my practice experience to bring the law to life, aiming to enthuse students about a future career within family law. I aim to take complex legal principles and place them within the social context within which the law operates.
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Supervision
I supervise LLB and LLM dissertations within family law, and related fields. I supervise Pro Bono Projects for LLB students.