Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Law

As our student numbers increase and we continue to diversify our programmes and portfolio, we are looking for qualified lawyers with experience in practice to join our team as either a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in our Academic Teams at our Leeds Campus.

Reporting into our Academic Manager, you will be providing tuition across The University of Law course portfolio including, the Legal Practice Course, SQE, Law Conversion Programmes, the LLM in Legal Practice, the LLB, the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), Master’s in Law, PSC/PD, the BPC, Academic Masters courses and/or other University courses to the best possible standard.

We are open to applicants in all areas of law, but we are particularly interested in hearing from lawyers with land law, criminal law or corporate/commercial law practice experience.

As our Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer, you will:

• Deliver high quality teaching and support for learning, including communication with other academics for the continuous improvement of teaching and student support
• 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.
• Routinely communicate complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited knowledge and understanding as well as to peers using high level skills
• Act as a module tutor, academic coach and sign-post students on pastoral aspects during their learning journey.

We are looking for people who are/have:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Fellowship of Advance HE (HEA) or equivalent or willingness to work towards*.
• Relevant teaching qualification or willingness to work towards PGCHE*
• Sufficient breadth and depth of professional experience in the relevant discipline to develop teaching programmes and learning support
• Professional, credible, commands respect

* 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.

Benefits

On top of a competitive salary of Lecturer £40,250 - £42,250 & Senior Lecturer: £48,000 - £53,000 + location weighting of £1,550 we provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days plus Bank Holidays, and there’s a rewards package that includes:

• Private Medical Scheme and Life Assurance
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Training and Qualifications (including Course Sponsorship/Fee Discount)
• Season Ticket Loans and Student Discounts

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 the ULaw Talent Acquisition Team talentacquisition@law.ac.uk.

To apply, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

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

Some posts within the University are subject to a DBS check - you will be notified of this during the application process.

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