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Research interests
I am the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law at Bond University, and a former commercial lawyer. I have been an academic since 1996. My areas of teaching expertise include business and commercial law, law in society and legal theory, company law, the law of succession and property law.
My current research is characterised by four overlapping themes:
1. The development of legal reasoning and critical thinking skills by law students: In my doctoral thesis I applied Foucauldian theory to explore and explain the inconsistency and marginalisation of critique within Australian legal education. Since then I have continued to conduct research in an effort to resolve these inconsistencies and construct a practical and relevant pedagogy for the teaching and assessment of legal reasoning and critical legal thinking.
2. The critical analysis and evaluation of law teaching programs, projects and problems: I have published papers and engaged in projects about law program objectives, law student mentoring programs, 100% final exams and other assessment for law students, law student wellbeing, and perceptions by LLB students regarding the quality of their learning experience at law school.
3. The application of Foucauldian theoretical frameworks and methodologies to law and legal issues: I have published papers focussing upon Foucauldian analyses of legal education, cybercrime regulation, and corporate crime. I have in recent years focussed upon a Foucauldian analysis of academic resistance to teaching reform.
4. Foundational law textbooks: I have written three editions of a business law textbook, Business Law, published by Wiley and I am presently working on the 4th edition for publication in 2016. I have also written one edition of The New Lawyer, a first year law textbook co-authored with Rachael Field and by Wiley in 2013.
Statement for HDR students
There are three areas in which I would be very interested in supervising a HDR project:
1. The development of legal reasoning and critical thinking skills by law students
2. The critical analysis and evaluation of law teaching programs, projects and problems
3. The application of Foucauldian theoretical frameworks and methodologies to law and legal issues
Education/Academic qualification
Law, PhD, Queensland University of Technology
Award Date: 16 Sep 2004
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The Impact of Emergent Technologies Upon the Teaching of Core Law Units in the Australian Law Curriculum
James, N., Wolski, B., Cantatore, F., Fletcher, K., Bonython, W. E. & Leiman, T.
2/01/17 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Survivors Speak: How the Criminal Justice System Responds to Sexual Violence
Funnell, N., Lee, B., Mullins, S., Crowe, J. & James, N., 2019, In: Bond Law Review. 31, 1, p. 21-47 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The New Lawyer
Walkden-Brown, J., James, N. & Field, R. M., 15 Feb 2019, 2nd ed. Milton QLD: Wiley & Sons Australia. 560 p.Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition › Education › peer-review
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A Critical Evaluation of Micro-Credentialing and Stacking in Legal Education
James, N., 27 Oct 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation › Research
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A Critical Evaluation of the Relevance of Design Thinking for Lawyers
Galloway, K. & James, N., 5 Jul 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation › Research
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Law and Power: Ten Lessons From Foucault
James, N., 2018, In: Bond Law Review. 30, 1, 13 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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Legal Education Review (Journal)
Nickolas James (Reviewer)
2013 → Aug 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Guest Editor
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Legal Education Review (Journal)
Nickolas James (Member of editorial board)
Aug 2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial Board Member
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Australian Journal of Clinical Education (Journal)
Nickolas James (Member of editorial board)
Jan 2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial Board Member
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The new legal professional: Digitally competent and conscientiously networked
Kathrine Galloway (Invited speaker) & Nickolas James (Invited speaker)
9 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Queensland Law Society Gold Coast Symposium
Nickolas James (Participant)
9 Jun 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ... › Attendee
Press / Media
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The Ongoing Internationalisation of Legal Education
26/08/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Expert: Lawyers can cure future tech dystopia with ‘heartificial intelligence’
1/06/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Reimagining the delivery of legal services in Australia — ‘The New Lawyers’
31/05/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Expert: Lawyers can cure future tech dystopia with ‘heartificial intelligence’
31/05/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Reimagining the delivery of legal services in Australia — ‘The New Lawyers’
30/05/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment