Professor Omar Madhloom

Dr Omar Madhloom has taught on a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and modules, including Clinical Legal Studies, Criminal Law, and Jurisprudence. 

Professor Madhloom joined the Law School in August 2023. Prior to joining the University, Omar was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, where he developed the Law School’s Global Law Clinic and public legal education programme. He was also a member of the University of Bristol Law School’s Curriculum Review and Athena SWAN committees.

Omar holds postgraduate degrees in jurisprudence and clinical legal pedagogy. He has developed four hugely successful university law clinics. In recognition of his contribution to pro bono legal services, Omar was shortlisted in the ‘Best In-house Solicitor’ category at the Annual LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2022. He is also the recipient of the Association of Law Teachers’ Chris Gale Memorial Prize, awarded to the best joint paper presented at the conference. Omar was also a member of the QAA’s panel responsible for drafting the Subject Benchmark for Law in 2023. In December 2024, Omar won the 'Best Contribution by an In-House Solicitor' at the LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards. 

Omar is currently a member of the Law Society of England and Wales’ Education and Training Committee. He was previously a member of its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Get Involved Steering Group, and a trustee of CLEO (Clinical Legal Education Organisation) and Lawyers Against Poverty. He is the founder and formerly served as co-Chair of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Pro Bono Group, and he was a member of the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee.