Neil Jones (academic)
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Neil Gareth Jones, M.A. (Cantab.), LL.M., Ph.D. is a University Senior Lecturer
at the University of Cambridge
and the current Director of Studies in Law of Magdalene College
. He supervises
undergraduates in legal history
and in land law.
Dr Jones runs the legal history course at the University. He was also the Academic Secretary to the Faculty of Law
from 2001 to 2003. Dr Jones has also been the Secretary of the Cambridge Law Journal
and assistant literary director of the Selden Society
, from which he won a prize for his seminal work The Use upon a Use in Equity Revisited.
He won the Chancellor's Medal in 1996 for the English law section of his LL.M. He was also awarded a Yorke Prize
for his doctoral thesis on the history of trusts between 1536 and 1660.
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and the current Director of Studies in Law of Magdalene College
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
. He supervises
Supervisor
A supervisor, foreperson, team leader, overseer, cell coach, facilitator, or area coordinator is a manager in a position of trust in business...
undergraduates in legal history
Legal history
Legal history or the history of law is the study of how law has evolved and why it changed. Legal history is closely connected to the development of civilizations and is set in the wider context of social history...
and in land law.
Dr Jones runs the legal history course at the University. He was also the Academic Secretary to the Faculty of Law
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
from 2001 to 2003. Dr Jones has also been the Secretary of the Cambridge Law Journal
Cambridge Law Journal
The Cambridge Law Journal is a peer-reviewed academic law journal published by Cambridge University Press. It is the principal academic publication of the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1921 it is the longest running university law journal in the United Kingdom . Its...
and assistant literary director of the Selden Society
Selden Society
The Selden Society is the only learned society to be devoted to the study of English legal history.The Society was founded in 1887 by FW Maitland. The main activity of the Society is publishing historical records of English law. Since the society's inception, a volume of interesting and important...
, from which he won a prize for his seminal work The Use upon a Use in Equity Revisited.
He won the Chancellor's Medal in 1996 for the English law section of his LL.M. He was also awarded a Yorke Prize
Yorke Prize
The Yorke Prize is awarded annually by the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge for an essay of between 30,000 and 100,000 words on a legal subject, including the history, analysis, administration and reform of law....
for his doctoral thesis on the history of trusts between 1536 and 1660.