Polly Morgan

Experience

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  Union of UEA Students

  Aug 2000 - Aug 2001

  Welfare Officer

  This was a full-time elected sabbatical post with responsibility for the welfare of 12,000 students, representing their interests in negotiations with the university and on committees. As an employer, Polly had overall responsibility for 300 staff, and was a director of the Union’s trading companies, which have an annual turnover in excess of £7 million. In this capacity she made decisions regarding the employment and performance of staff and the distribution of Union funds. Polly was also responsible for drafting policy and setting targets for staff to achieve. Show less

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  Keele University

  Jul 2001 - Jul 2003

  Student Support Manager, Law Department

  This was the first post at Keele dedicated to student support within a subject discipline [it obtained HEFCE special funding] and was unique among university law departments. Polly developed the post into four overlapping areas: pastoral, learning support, teaching and administration; a far wider remit than originally envisaged. In particular, Polly taught CPE and undergraduate students legal skills and English legal system.

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  Leathes Prior

  Sept 2003 - Apr 2011

  Solicitor

  As a solicitor at Leathes Prior I undertook a wide range of family law work including divorce and ancillary relief, contested trusts of land applications, complex Children Act cases, prenuptial agreements and work involving trusts.

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  Maddison & Morgan LLP (family law solicitors and mediators)

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  Former (Founding) Partner

  As a partner with Maddison & Morgan (the Morgan half!) I undertook a full range of privately funded family law work including financial remedy, divorce, trusts of land and privately funded children cases. I was chair of the Good Divorce Group, formerly Norfolk Collaborative Family Lawyers' Group, and Treasurer of Norfolk Resolution, the organisation for family lawyers.

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  Jan 2012 - now

  Occasional Copy Editor of Academic Works

  I am an occasional copy editor of academic books with a specialism in legal books. I edit for both UK and US publication and am familiar with APA, Bluebook, MLA, Harvard, OSCOLA, and Chicago styles. I have edited in the areas of philosophy of law; self-help; education (practice, theory, and law); water management; internet regulation; literary studies; careers management; and comparative criminal studies, among other areas.

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  University of East Anglia

  Sept 2012 - now

  I am a lecturer at UEA teaching adult relationships law, child law, and law in practice (an employability and transferable skills module). I am director of the M100 bachelor of laws programme. I am currently revising our programmes to meet regulatory changes to legal qualification.

  • Law Clinic Director and Associate Professor of Law

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Law Clinic Chief Operating Officer and Senior Lecturer

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Law Clinic Chief Operating Officer & Associate Professor, UEA Law School, University of East Anglia

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Deputy Head and Senior Lecturer, UEA Law School

    Aug 2018 - now

  • Lecturer in Law and Director of the M100 LLB degree programme

    Sept 2012 - now