Senior Lecturer in Law - Bar Training Course

About us: UWE, Bristol Law School is a leading UK provider of legal education offering the full suite of academic and professional law courses. Our Business and Law School has been purpose built to provide the best possible environment in which to learn. Bristol Law School offers state of the art facilities, including two mock courtrooms, modern Harvard lecture theatres and teaching spaces, a Legal Resource Room, and a dedicated Business Advice Clinic, where our law students undertake a range of Pro Bono work supervised by Solicitors or Barristers.

The vacancy:  Working in the School of Law, comprising of academic (LLB/LLM) and professional (GDL/BTC/LPC/STC) programmes this post is a permanent appointment teaching and supporting students on the Bar Training Course.

UWE Bristol Law Department has an excellent reputation all round and in particular for its professional law courses and you will be joining a vibrant and dedicated teaching team. The successful applicant may be expected undertake a module leadership role within Professional Law and be able to teach Litigation, Professional Ethics and skills-based subjects (including advocacy) primarily within the Criminal Law team.

About you: We are looking for someone who can engage and inspire a diverse cohort of students, who is innovative and inclusive with excellent communication skills and a passion for people.

You must have breadth and depth of subject knowledge appropriate for teaching in a higher education setting, we would particularly welcome applicants with a strong academic record and substantial experience of practice as a barrister or solicitor.  

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed while we continue to develop incredible new facilities to enhance our offer even further.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 32,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 4,000 staff from across the globe. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with a strong network of employer and partner connections.

We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements include scoring above sector average for student satisfaction, we are ranked 36^th in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2022 and 39^th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.

We are an ambitious and values led university. With inclusivity as a core value, UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We support and celebrate the diversity of our staff and students as a key driver for innovation and success, promoting pathways and achievements to inspire and generate confidence and ambition.

In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

• a generous holiday allowance of 35 days pro rata
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
• excellent defined benefit pension schemes
• family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
• onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus.
• Academic colleagues are supported by our Academic Practice Directorate to ensure the highest in professional teaching standards.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Jeremy Rawlings (Associate Head of Department) – jeremy3.rawlings@uwe.ac.uk

This is a permanent, part time post working on 60% of a full-time contract.

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