Mr Jack Smith

  • Lecturer on Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (Law)

email: Jack.Smith@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: He/him/his

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Biography

Jack joined the University of Glasgow in 2025 as a Diploma Lecturer, having previously tutored part-time on the Diploma at the University of Strathclyde.

Jack completed his training contract at Latta & Co, one of Scotland’s leading legal aid firms, and worked there until joining the University. Jack specialised in asylum, housing and public law. He was involved in a number of collaborative projects with other firms, law centers, and third sector organisations focusing on strategic litigation in the area of asylum support, and was named Junior Solicitor of the Year at the Herald Law Awards of Scotland in 2021. Jack supervised trainees and delivered CPD and training both internally and externally during his time in practice.