Senior Lecturer

About Chester Law School

The Chester Law School was established in 2005 and delivers a successful range of undergraduate (LLB (Hons) programmes, of which the LLB (Hons) (Single Honours) is the largest. The school is developing its curriculum to meet the changing needs for legal qualification. The Law School has about 350 students in total per year. The Chester Law School has a growing research community with interest areas in Social and Criminal Justice, Equality and Diversity, Private and Public International Law, Social Welfare Law including Legal History, Family Law and Education Law and Sports Law, Medical Law and Legal Education. We are keen to both consolidate and extend our research portfolio.

The School’s nationally acclaimed Pro Bono activity includes the Chester Community Law Project, giving students the opportunity to provide guidance on legal matters affecting, e.g. schools, housing, benefits and the elderly, alongside the University of Chester Legal Advice Clinic

The Chester Law School is dedicated to achieving excellence in learning and teaching in order to inspire outcomes excellent for students, excellent levels of student satisfaction and excellence in research and knowledge exchange.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Lecturer in Law on a fixed-term basis of 10 months (maternity cover). The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to:

• Participate in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate delivery and leadership in Civil Justice and practice, particularly
• Conveyancing
• Equity and Trusts
• Child/Family Law
• Private Client maters (such as Wills and Probate/ Estate management / Lasting Powers of Attorney / Court of Protection) 
• and a range of other areas including
  • Obligations
• Develop and implement teaching and learning initiatives.
• Provide a supportive learning environment for students to develop graduate level and subject specific skills.
• Contribute to the embedding of legal and graduate skills in the undergraduate curriculum.
• Contribute to postgraduate taught programmes and participate in research and research supervision.
• Contribute to the leadership of development of the Division’s curriculum and portfolio of programmes.

We encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants.

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