Law Lecturer/Senior Lecturer – Bar Practice Course

The University of Law; Leeds; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Scheme

Life Assurance

Contributory Pension Scheme

Course Sponsorship/Fee Discount

Season Ticket Loans

Student Discounts

Job summary

The University of Law is seeking a Barrister or Solicitor with significant advocacy experience to join as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer. You must be admitted to practice in England and Wales and bring real-world experience to the classroom.

Based at our Oxford campus, the role offers substantial duties beyond teaching, including professional development delivery and Higher Rights assessment design. Successful candidates will enter a probationary period, then PGCert HE; opportunities to pursue

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Teach on courses and act as academic coach to students; signpost pastoral support.
• Deliver high-quality teaching and learning support; communicate with academics for improvement.
• Identify needs for module content, structure and assessment; propose improvements.
• Contribute to inclusive learning design and maintain quality standards and regulations.
• Communicate complex ideas to diverse audiences, including peers.

Skills

Lecturer experience

Advocacy experience

Bar of England and Wales

Roll of Solicitors in England andWales

Higher Rights

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Fellowship of Advance HE (FHEA)

Teaching qualification or willingness to work towards PGCHE

Tools

PGCHE

Job description

We’re looking for abarristerorqualified solicitorwith significantadvocacyexperience, admitted to practise in England and Wales, to bring their real-world experience into the classroom as aLecturer or Senior Lecturer. This means being a member of theBar of England and Walesor admitted to theRoll 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 ourCILEX programme, and, as the sole provider of the Higher Rights qualification, play a key role inHigher Rightsassessment design and delivery.

At ULaw, we’re committed to supporting you to develop your skills, build your confidence and become an outstanding lecturer. Following successful completion of probation, you will be enrolled onto our Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) and supported to achieve Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). For solicitors without Higher Rights of Audience, we also offer the opportunity to obtain this qualification. For those with an interest in scholarship, there is scope to help shape and strengthen our research culture, with research time release available to pursue research activity and publish work of relevance to both the legal profession and academia.

Our academic standards are reflected in our strong performance in the Bar Standards Board’s centralised assessments. The Bar Standards Board rank the results for each provider’s campuses following each centralised assessment point. In the most recently reported results (April 2025), The University of Law held the top-performing campus ranking for Criminal Litigation and the second highest-ranking campus for Civil Litigation, with four of the top six positions achieved across both litigation assessments.

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:

• Teach on our courses and act as an academic coach to students and signpost students on pastoral aspects during their learning journey.
• 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.

Is this you?:

• Sufficient breadth and depth of professional experience in the relevant discipline to develop teaching programmes and learning support
• Professional, credible, commands respect

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 2nd November 2026. Please note: the panel for these roles will be interviewing candidates on receipt of their applications and may close the advert early. For further information please contact [e-mail]

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, along with 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

At The University of Law, you will work alongside other like-minded professionals who are passionate about driving innovation in higher education and delivering successful outcomes for our students.

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 [e-mail].

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 licensed sponsor.

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