Dr Marie Kerin

Dr Kerin joined KLS in January 2018 as a Lecturer in Law, having taught for the School since 2012. Marie is also a graduate of the University of Kent, with an MA in Reasoning from the Centre for Reasoning, and a PhD in Law from KLS. Marie also obtained a PGCHE in 2020.
Dr Kerin is the KLS Director of Education, responsible for the day-to-day quality management and strategic development of teaching and education in the Law School. Her focus here is to ensure that both staff are supported in the delivery of KLS education, and that students are supported through educational strategies and academic support to achieve the best degree results they can.

Dr Kerin teaches on modules across the undergraduate programme, including convening an Introduction to the English Legal System and Legal Ethics. Marie also convenes the Legal Professional Practice modules for the School’s new MLaw in Advanced Legal Practice (designed to support the training of Law students to qualify as Solicitors via the SQE route).

Dr Kerin is a member of the University of Kent’s Centre for Reasoning and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Dr Kerin's research interests primarily lie in legal theory (jurisprudence) and philosophy of law, with an emphasis on epistemology, the philosophy of language, legal reasoning and legal ethics. Dr Kerin’s PhD thesis explored our understanding of disagreement and dissent in judicial decision-making, and this continues to be her main focus.

In addition, Dr Kerin’s research interests include widening participation and student success, fuelled by her previous work as a practitioner in this area. Marie is particularly interested in academic skills development and is currently researching the impact of skills development provision on degree outcomes in KLS.

Undergraduate

• Introduction to the English Legal System: LAWS3270
• Legal Ethics: LAWS6170

Postgraduate

• Legal Professional Practice: Histories, Futures and Ethics (Parts One and Two): LAWS9009 and LAWS9011