Part-time Lecturer (LLM dissertation supervisor) Law

Part-time, fixed term to 31/10/26

Leeds Beckett University has roots dating back to 1824 and is one of the largest universities in the UK; we are also one of the largest employers in our city. Our community is made up of people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds, and we are proud that our friendliness, warm welcome and professionalism are consistently commented on by our colleagues and students as well as guests at events such as open days, graduation ceremonies and guest lectures.  

Leeds Law School has been teaching law since 1924 and provides a full range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses. We have a long track record of achievement and student success and in all our activities we ensure excellence in teaching, learning and student experience.

This year we have had considerable recruitment success for our Law Master Programmes and are recruiting a Level 7 LLM Dissertation Supervisor to support supervising Master Level Law Dissertations.

Dissertation supervision will take place from May to October 2026. The supervision is done online (through MS Teams meetings) and/or via e-mail correspondence. Supervisors are expected to maintain regular contact with their students, to provide guidance and written feedback on maximum 2 chapters of students’ work and to mark the final submitted dissertation providing individual written feedback upon marking.

Dissertation topics cover various areas of law, however, as our suite of Academic LLMs concentrate on International, Commercial and Human Rights Law, expertise and ability to supervise the following areas will be useful:  

• WTO Law, including tariff/non-tariff barriers, GATT, SPS, TBT, anti-dumping, dispute resolution, regional trade agreements, tariff/trade wars.
• Economic sanctions;
• EU and UK Competition Law and market abuse
• UK-EU post-Brexit trade relations and TCA
• Digital Trade and e-commerce (GDPR, CCPA, EU AI Act), cross-border digital transactions; cross-border data transfer
• Private International Trade Law, including international commercial contracts, CISG, UNIDROIT, UNCITRAL; Bill of Lading; Artificial Intelligence in international trade
• International Commercial Arbitration; enforcement of arbitral awards
• Money laundering and tax evasion
• Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and corporate social responsibility
• International Trade sanctions; climate-related trade restrictions
• Consumer rights and abuse
• United Nations, International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights protection, Geneva Conventions, ICC, modern armed conflicts and international warfare.

Applicants should be suitably qualified and have experience of Level 7 Law teaching and research supervision.

Closing date: Tuesday 31^st March 2026 (23:59)

Applications will be monitored as they arrive and the advert may be closed early if a suitable candidate is found.

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship for new applicants to the Skilled Worker visa route. You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy.

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Working here means you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.

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