Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Biography
Samantha is an Associate Lecturer at Flidners Law, in the College of Business, Government and Law. She is the topic coordinator for LLAW1312 Essential Legal Skills, LLAW2211 Torts 2 [Interviewing] and LLAW2311 Torts.
Samantha has experience teaching in topics including: Legal Research and Writing, Criminal Law and Legal Method, Issues in Criminal Law, Torts 1, Torts 2, and Property Equity and Trusts, and Dispute Management. She has also been involved in the Criminal Practice and Advocacy PLT course and has been a sessional marker in Family Law, and Civil Litigation. Samantha has additionally taught in the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Law and Ethics Applied to Nursing.
Samantha has a strong interest in transition and orientation to higher education, and coordinates the New in Law Orientation and Peer Mentoring Program.
Samantha is currently a part-time PhD candidate studying legal negotiation and legal education.
Research Interests
- Dispute resolution
- Legal Negotiation
- Tort law
- Family law
- First Year Transition and Mentoring
- Criminal Law
- Legal education
Research Areas
- Law
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Embracing Disruption in Teaching Legal Research to Undergraduate Law Students
Kontra, S., 2022, In: Journal of the Australasian Law Academics Association. 15, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Essential Legal Skills: A Guide for First Year Law Students
Kontra, S., 2022, Pyrmont, N.S.W.: Thomson Reuters. 316 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The Evolution of Legal Research Teaching: Embracing both External and Internal Challenges
Kontra, S., Jul 2022, p. 22. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Co-teaching in First Year Law: Improving Student Engagement with Pre-Recorded Interviews
Kontra, S., 2021. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Essential Legal Skills: Striking the Balance Between Skills and Knowledge in First Year Law
Kontra, S., 2021, p. 24-25. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Essential Legal Skills for now & the future – embedding experiential learning across the curriculum
Samantha Kontra (Speaker) & Tania Leiman (Speaker)
12 Dec 2022 → 14 Dec 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation