Law short courses tutor, Nasreen Choudhury

Happy new year!

Ahead of our spring term at City St George’s short courses, we wanted to catch up with one of our longstanding and valued tutors, Nasreen Choudhury. Nasreen teaches  English Law and Legal Method short course, Immigration and Asylum Law short course and Human Rights Law short course.

1.Can you tell us a bit about your professional background and what led you to teach on this short course?

Nasreen: I was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in July 2004. My experience includes working in the UK for a non-governmental organisation and being the sole director of a private practice. My dominating fields of work include criminal, family, property, immigration and human rights law. I am the supervising solicitor at a central London human rights firm. My previous teaching experience at legacy City University in 2005 and experience as an Advocate and a Human Rights Lawyer led to my current appointment at City St Georges University. 

2. What excites you most about working in your field today?

Nasreen: I am passionate about being able to challenge public authority decisions and to provide legal advice to vulnerable members of society.

3. How does your industry experience influence the way you design and deliver your sessions?

Nasreen: My industry experience ensures the courses are vocationally relevant and grounded in real-world practice, by having up-to date content and real-life decisions to critically think and resolve legal problems.

4.How would you describe your teaching style, and what can learners expect in your classroom?

Nasreen: My teaching style is to bridge theory and practice.  Students can expect discussion and debate of legal doctrines through examination of legislation and case law.  I have found that our short course students are from all walks of life, from those wanting to go on to become lawyers, to those who already work in practice, to people who are working for government, or the judiciary to those who want to broaden their personal understanding of legal subjects. It is an honour for me to teach at City St Georges having done so for over a decade as I am able to support future leaders and thinkers in the legal field. 

I try to ensure my teaching stays up-to-date through an active career as a Practicing Solicitor, research, training and through meeting ongoing continuing competence requirements.

5. What inspires you to continue teaching alongside your professional work?

Nasreen: I really enjoy teaching for the intellectual challenges it brings and for the ability to share my expertise in Public and Private law with the wider community. I’m looking forward to the start of term!

Many thanks,  Nasreen!

For more information on all our short courses, why not come along to our free online taster this Thursday 8 January at 6pm. Register here. You can try out one of our courses or talk to one of our friendly team who will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

For more on Nasreen’s law short courses, visit our page here.