Tom Knight

Tom Knight

Senior Lecturer

Tom joined Leeds Law School in September 2019. He has a background in high street legal practice qualifying as a solicitor in 2009. He is an experienced lecturer in law teaching across a range of subjects at undergraduate and post-graduate level. His research is concerned with the significance of law to everyday privacy practices.

Tom Knight

About

Tom joined Leeds Law School in September 2019. He has a background in high street legal practice qualifying as a solicitor in 2009. He is an experienced lecturer in law teaching across a range of subjects at undergraduate and post-graduate level. His research is concerned with the significance of law to everyday privacy practices.

Tom is an experienced HE professional who started his legal career at the Legal Services Commission before practicing at a local family law firm. He qualified as a solicitor in 2009. Tom teaches across a range of modules and is a Deputy Course Leader on the LLB supporting the day-to-day running of the course including induction and the Student Voice programme.

Tom is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has written a number of articles on the practical application of law for the Cilex Journal.

He is currently working towards his PhD entitled "Legal Consciousness and the Everyday Privacy Practices of Emerging Adults".

Related links

Leeds Law School

Research interests

  • Privacy
  • Surveillance
  • Data Protection
  • Law and Society
  • Legal Consciousness

Tom is interested in the meanings we give to Privacy everyday and the implications this has on law and society. He has gathered empirical data as part of his PhD studies and is utilising the methodologies of Legal Consciousness to shed light on the significance of law within our everyday privacy practices.



Current teaching

 

  • English Legal System - Module Leader
  • Property Law
  • Property Law and Practice
  • Legal and Employability Skills

 

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