Lecturer in Law

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 College of Business and Law 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:

The post holder will join a vibrant and growing team who are engaged in a broad range of scholarly activities and research.  

We are looking for innovative, inclusive and collaborative individuals to join our Law School at UWE Bristol to teach across our academic, practice-led, research informed academic programmes as well as provide dissertation and project support. 

There is no better time to join UWE, Bristol as we focus on developing our portfolio of courses and embedding the university’s ambitious and exciting Strategy 2030 into our law curriculum. We would love to hear from candidates with the requisite knowledge, skills, experience and desire to join our ambitious and motivated team.   

About you: We are expanding our team and are looking for a new colleague 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 sufficient breadth and depth of subject knowledge in at least two of the following areas:

• Land Law
• Equity and Trusts
• Criminal Law
• Law of Tort

This could be gained through scholarship, research or professional practice and you should be accomplished in teaching in a higher / further education sector and / or training in a professional setting.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 36,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 4,200 staff from across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are globally connected and regionally embedded, with an enviable network of employer and partner connections.

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

We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Add your individuality to ours and help set us apart.

Further information:

This is a permanent, full-time post.

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Mark Coombs, Associate Head of Bristol Law School, on Mark3.Coombs@uwe.ac.uk.  

Interviews are currently scheduled for 11 and 12 May 2023.

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus and it is important for our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based with some opportunity for remote working.

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