Teaching Assistant in Law for Managers (Marking Only)

About us

The UCL School of Management is home to UCL’s business and management research and education programmes. The School has forged a reputation for world-leading research and teaching in the areas of innovation management, the creation and growth of technology-intensive organisations, business analytics, and entrepreneurship.

The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) rated the majority of the research performed in the UCL School of Management as “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”; at 95% this was the second highest percentage of any business school in the UK

The School is accredited by both the AACSB and AMBA, and is a member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools. Our academic staff, comprised of 95 academic and education faculty, is organised around five research groups: Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Organisations & Innovation, Operations & Technology, Marketing & Analytics, and Finance, Accounting & Economics. We offer innovative undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD, MBA and executive programmes in Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Analytics, Information Management Systems, and Finance, designed to prepare students for leadership roles in the next generation of innovation-intensive organisations.

About the role

Teaching Assistants (TAs) will supplement academic lectures through the delivery of group teaching (for example, in seminars and workshops) and associated duties for students taking modules in the School of Management. Associated duties may include marking of coursework and exams.

The post holder will report to the leader of the module/s they are supporting, and the appointment will be available from 5th January 2026 to 30th June 2026.

Salary is £21.98 an hour, plus an additional market supplement of £12.54, bringing the hourly rate to £34.52 (please note, marking is paid at different rates depending on the type of marking and length of scripts).

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require the right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

About you

The successful candidate will be educated to Master’s level, or possess equivalent qualifications or professional experience, in a management-related field relevant to the course modules of interest. They will demonstrate a strong understanding of key legal topics applicable to business managers, including at least some of the following areas: Contract Law, Employment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Health and Safety Law, and Business Organisations.

The postholder will have the ability to explain and apply legal concepts in a practical, real-world business context, supporting students in understanding how these areas of law influence managerial decision-making and day-to-day organisational practice.

In addition, they will have excellent working knowledge of MS Office software, including Word, Excel, email, and the internet.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and, for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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