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About the Role
The University of Law is seeking qualified solicitors and barristers to join their community of Lecturers and Senior Lecturers in Law. This role offers an opportunity to transition from legal practice into higher education, sharing professional experience and developing future legal professionals.
Responsibilities
- Teach on courses and act as an academic coach to students.
- Signpost students on pastoral aspects during their learning journey.
- Deliver high-quality teaching and support for learning.
- Communicate with other academics to support the continuous improvement of teaching and student support.
- Identify opportunities to develop module content, structure, and assessment with colleagues.
- Make proposals for module development.
- Contribute to the effective design and review of inclusive learning.
- Maintain quality standards and regulations in curricular design.
- Routinely communicate complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited knowledge and understanding, as well as to peers, using high-level communication skills.
- Contribute to the delivery of Professional Development courses for practitioners.
- Design and assess on the CILEX programme.
- Play a key role in Higher Rights assessment design and delivery.
- Help shape and strengthen the research culture, with research time release available.
- Pursue research activity and publish work of relevance to both the legal profession and academia.
Requirements
- Admitted to practise in England and Wales, either as a member of the Bar of England and Wales or through admission to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales.
- Sufficient breadth and depth of professional experience in the relevant discipline to develop teaching programmes and learning support.
- Professional and credible, with the ability to command respect.
- Passionate about sharing professional experience and supporting the next generation of legal professionals.
- Must be able to prove the right to work in the UK.
- For Lecturer positions: Undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
- For Lecturer positions: Fellowship of Advance HE (FHEA) or equivalent, or willingness to work towards this.
- For Lecturer positions: Relevant teaching qualification or willingness to work towards the PGCHE.
- For Senior Lecturer positions: Postgraduate qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject.
- For Senior Lecturer positions: Fellowship of Advance HE (FHEA).
- For Senior Lecturer positions: Relevant teaching qualification.
- Senior Lecturers will have developed significant expertise in the application and practical delivery of a range of teaching techniques, pastoral care, mentoring colleagues, assessment design, marking, and team leadership.
Skills
- Teaching
- Assessment
- Communication
- Mentoring
- Curricular design
- Research
Location
- Leeds
- London Moorgate
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Experienced legal professionals
- Lecturer
- Senior Lecturer
Education Level
- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE)
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
- Postgraduate qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject
Salary/Compensations
- £40,500–£42,500 for Lecturers
- £49,000–£54,000 for Senior Lecturers
- London based roles attract a location weighting allowance of £4,300
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days plus Bank Holidays
- Private Medical Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Training and Qualifications, including Course Sponsorship/Fee Discount
- Season Ticket Loans
- Student Discounts
- Support to achieve Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Opportunity to obtain Higher Rights of Audience qualification
- Research time release
About the Company
- At The University of Law, we’re committed to supporting you to develop your skills, build your confidence and become an outstanding lecturer.
- We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population, striving to increase the representation of age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background of our employees.
- We offer a supportive culture, sector-leading benefits and commitment to wellbeing.
Equal Opportunity
- We’re also committed to providing adjustments to those who may require support with the recruitment process. Please contact the ULaw Talent Acquisition Team at talentacquisition@law.ac.uk.
- Some posts within the University are subject to a DBS check. You will be notified of this during the application process.