Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Law (Bar Practice Course) - Oxford

We’re looking for a barrister or qualified solicitor with significant advocacy experience, admitted to practise in England and Wales, to bring their real-world experience into the classroom as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer. This means being a member of the Bar of England and Wales or admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales.

Based at our Oxford campus at Oxford Brookes University. This role offers far more than a traditional teaching remit. Alongside teaching and assessing on the BPC and our wider vocational programmes, there are opportunities to contribute to the delivery of Professional Development courses for practitioners, design and assess on our CILEX programme, and, as the sole provider of the Higher Rights qualification, play a key role in Higher Rights assessment design and delivery.

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Our delivery model operates on a 5-over-7-day working pattern, which may include evenings and weekends, reflecting the flexible way our students learn.

As a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, you will:

• Deliver high-quality teaching and support for learning, working collaboratively with colleagues to continuously enhance teaching and student support, while assessing student work and progress through the preparation and marking of formative and summative assessments, and providing constructive feedback and feedforward.
• Identify the need for developing the content, structure, assessment within modules with colleagues and make proposals on how this should be achieved.
• Contribute to effective design and review of inclusive learning. Maintain quality standards and regulations in curricular design.
• Act as a module lecturer, academic coach and sign-post students on pastoral aspects during their learning journey.

Requirements for Lecturer positions:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Fellowship of Advance HE (FHEA) or equivalent or willingness to work towards*
• Relevant teaching qualification or willingness to work towards PGCHE*

* Please note that if you do not currently hold this, it is a requirement of the University that you will enrol into the programme (delivered and financially supported by the University), usually within 12 months of passing probation. Successful completion/qualification is essential to this role.

Requirements for Senior Lecturer positions:

Senior Lecturers will have a sustained track record of educational practice and leadership, demonstrating significant expertise in design, teaching, assessment, student support, mentoring and developing colleagues, and leading educational initiatives that enhance the quality of learning, teaching and the student experience.

As well as demonstrable experience you will also need to fulfil one of the various qualification paths outlined here

Deadline for application is 15th November 2026.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary of £40,500–£42,500 for Lecturers and £49,000–£54,000 for Senior Lecturers, we offer a generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days plus Bank Holidays.

Benefits & Wellbeing information

Our Approach

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population, striving to increase the representation of age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background of our employees.

We’re also committed to providing adjustments to those who may require support with the recruitment process - please contact talentacquisition@law.ac.uk.

Please note: For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licenced sponsor.

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