Emma Jones

School of Law

Senior Lecturer in Law

Director of Student Wellbeing for the School of Law.

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Bartolome House

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Emma Jones
School of Law
Bartolome House
Winter Street
Sheffield
S3 7ND
Profile

I joined the Law School in January 2020. I am currently chairing the modules Remedies in Private Law, Digital Lawyering (undergraduate) and Legal Tech and Lawyering in the Digital Age (postgraduate). I also teach on the Law of Obligations. I am also Director of Student Wellbeing for the School of Law.

Prior to joining Sheffield, I worked at The Open University Law School for five years as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer.  During my time there I was the director of my facultys scholarship centre and one of the founders of the Open Justice Centre. My last role was as Law School Teaching Director.  

Before moving into academia I was a solicitor in private practice, specialising in construction law. I also taught in the further education sector. 

My research interests focus on the role of emotions and wellbeing in legal education and the legal profession and I have conducted a range of empirical work on these topics, as well as writing from a theoretical perspective.

Qualifications

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority

Accredited Mediator, Clear ADR

PhD, Keele University

PGCE in Post-compulsory Education and Training, Manchester Metropolitan University

MSc in Construction Law and Arbitration, Leeds Metropolitan University

MA in Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford

Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Nottingham Trent University

BA (Joint Honours) in Politics and Contemporary History, University of Nottingham

Research interests

My research focuses on the role of emotions and wellbeing in legal education and the legal profession. 

In terms of legal education, I have written on multiple intelligences and the importance of emotion, and also conducted empirical research into the wellbeing of online distance learning law students. I am interested in wellbeing in higher education more widely and in 2019 I was a member of the research team for Student Minds University Mental Health Charter. 

In terms of the legal profession, I have written on the importance of emotional competence and conducted empirical work on wellbeing in legal practice. I lead the project, in partnership with the charity LawCare, which seeks to promote psychologically and emotionally healthier ways of working within law. I was a member of the Research Committee for LawCares Life in the Law Report (2021). I am also a member of the International Bar Associations Presidential Taskforce on Lawyer Wellbeing.

Areas of Research Supervision

  • Legal Education
  • The Legal Profession
  • Law and Emotions
  • Law and Wellbeing
  • Digital Lawyering and Law Tech
Publications

Books

  • (2025) . Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • (2023) . Springer International Publishing.
  • Jones E, Graffin N, Samra R & Lucassen M (2020) MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
  • Jones E (2019) . Abingdon: Routledge.
  • () . Routledge.

Journal articles

  • Jones E, Strevens C & Field R (2025) Legal wellbeing pedagogy: a new model for promoting wellbeing in law schools. European Journal of Legal Education, 6(2), 371-425.
  • Jones E, Sorsby A & Lomas C (2025) . The Law Teacher, 59(2), 152-180.
  • Strevens C & Jones E (2024) . The Law Teacher, 58(4), 606-625.
  • Jones E (2024) . Legal Ethics, 26(2), 238-257.
  • Jones E (2023) Incorporating an affective framework into liberal legal education to achieve the development of a better person and good citizen. European Journal of Legal Education, 4(1), 27-69.
  • Jones E & Strevens C (2022) . The Law Teacher, 56(1), 1-4.
  • Jones E (2022) . Acta Sociologica, 65(4), 462-463.
  • Brewster L, Jones E, Priestley M, Wilbrahim S, Spanner L & Hughes G (2022) . Journal of Further and Higher Education, 46(4), 548-560.
  • Jones E (2021) The rule of lawyers: applying therapeutic jurisprudence at the intersections of wellbeing, disciplinary proceedings and professionalism. European Journal of Current Legal Issues, 25(1).
  • Cownie F & Jones E (2021) . Amicus Curiae, 2(3), 314-333.
  • Guth J, Cownie F & Jones E (2021) . Amicus Curiae, 2(3), 390-405.
  • Jones E, Samra R & Lucassen M (2021) . Open Learning The Journal of Open Distance and e-Learning.
  • Cage E, Jones E, Ryan G, Hughes G & Spanner L (2021) . Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45(8), 1076-1089.
  • Jones E (2021) The role and impact of emotions within everyday legal practice. No Foundations : An Interdisciplinary Journal of Law and Justice, 18, 1-39.
  • Jones E, Priestley M, Brewster L, Wilbraham SJ, Hughes G & Spanner L (2021) . Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 46(3), 438-450.
  • Jones E, Pride M, Edwards C & Rob T (2020) . The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change, 6(1).
  • Jones E, Samra R & Lucassen M (2019) . The Law Teacher, 53(1), 49-69.
  • Jones E & Kawalek A (2019) . International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 63, 76-84.
  • Jane Jones E (2018) . The Law Teacher, 52(4), 478-489.
  • Jones E (2018) . Legal Studies, 38(3), 450-479.
  • Westaby C & Jones E (2018) . International Journal of the Legal Profession, 25(1), 107-124.
  • Jones E (2017) . The Law Teacher, 51(1), 56-68.
  • Jones E (2016) . The Law Teacher, 50(3), 393-396.
  • Samra R & Jones E () . Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 6(1).

Book chapters

  • Jones E & Lomas C (2025) , Reimagining Teacher Digital Competence (pp. 107-126). Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Jones E & Strevens C (2024) , Legal Education for Wellbeing (pp. 1-4). Routledge
  • Jones E (2024) , How to Offer Effective Wellbeing Support to Law Students (pp. 140-156). Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Jones E, Sharpe G & Barrett V (2023) , Wellbeing and Transitions in Law (pp. 137-160). Springer International Publishing
  • Jones E (2022) In Dunn R, Maharg P & Roper V (Ed.), What is Legal Education for? Reassessing the Purposes of Early Twenty-First Century Learning and Law Schools (pp. 138-166). Routledge
  • Jones E & Cownie F (2020) Introduction (pp. xvi-xxvii).
  • Jones E & Cownie F (2020) Legal education and skills, KEY DIRECTIONS IN LEGAL EDUCATION: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES (pp. 159-159).
  • Jones E & Cownie F (2020) Clinical legal education, KEY DIRECTIONS IN LEGAL EDUCATION: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES (pp. 91-91).
  • Jones E & Cownie F (2020) Legal education and external stakeholders, KEY DIRECTIONS IN LEGAL EDUCATION: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES (pp. 1-1).
  • Jones E & Cownie F (2020) Legal education and technology, KEY DIRECTIONS IN LEGAL EDUCATION: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES (pp. 65-65).
  • Jones E & Cownie F (2020) Legal education, interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration, KEY DIRECTIONS IN LEGAL EDUCATION: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES (pp. 33-33).
  • Jones E & Cownie F (2020) Key Directions in Legal Education National and International Perspectives Introduction, KEY DIRECTIONS IN LEGAL EDUCATION: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES (pp. XVI-XXVIII).
  • Jones E & Strevens C () Routledge
Grants
Title/Description:The creation of digital resources on becoming a barrister
Awarding Body:The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
People Involved:Emma Jones, Neil Graffin
Dates:2020
Amount (瞿):漍漍
Title/Description:漍漍
Developing resources to enhance the wellbeing of legal professionals (Fit for Law)
Awarding Body:LawCare Limited
 
People Involved:Emma Jones, Neil Graffin, Mathijs Lucassen, Rajvinder Samra
Dates:2018-2021
Amount (瞿):漍漍
Title/Description:Admission tutors perceptions of the role and purpose of the LLB
Awarding Body:Legal Education Research Network
People Involved:Emma Jones
Dates:2016
Amount (瞿): 
Teaching interests

I believe that teaching and learning are not only cognitive experiences, but also involve emotions and feelings. It is therefore important that legal education is underpinned by a focus on inclusivity and wellbeing to create a safe and positive environment for students and educators to explore new, and often challenging, concepts. 

I also believe that learning should be as interactive and enjoyable as possible and seek to integrate a wide range of techniques and experiences into my teaching.

Teaching activities

Undergraduate

  • Perspectives on the Legal Profession
  • Remedies in Public Law
  • Digital Lawyering

Postgraduate

  • Legal Tech and Lawyering in the Digital Age
Professional activities and memberships

Professional activities and recognition

  • Deputy Editor, The Law Teacher Journal
  • Vice-Chair and Executive Committee Member, Association of Law Teachers
  • Trustee, Socio-Legal Studies Association
  • Co-Convenor, Law and Emotion Stream,Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference
  • Co-Chair, UK Chapter, International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence
  • Co-founder, UK Law and Emotion Network
  • Secretary, Legal Education Research Network
  • Membership Secretary and Executive Committee Member, Association of Law Teachers
  • Member, Legal Education Committee, Society of Legal Scholars
  • Associate Academic Fellow of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple (formerly Academic Fellow from 2016-2019)
  • Editor of the Journal of Commonwealth Law and Legal Education (2015-2019)

Recent Invited Papers and Keynote Lectures

  • Invited speaker and panellist, Life in the Law launch, September 2021.
  • Keynote, Legal Education Section, Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, University of Exeter, 2020.
  • Invited panellist, International Bar Association Webinar, April 2020.
  • Invited panellist, LegalEdCon North, 2020.
  • Invited speaker, Responses to Error, University of Portsmouth, 2019.
  • Invited speaker, Legal Education Research Network, 2019.
  • Invited speaker, Legal Education Roundtable, CILEx Regulation, 2019.