Lecturer Law & Tech – LAW Programme

Werken Bij Hogescholen; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

End-of-year bonus (8.3%)

Professional development

Accessible workspace

NS Business card or mileage allowance

Collective Labour Agreement

Job summary

The Hague University of Applied Sciences is seeking a lecturer in International and European Law to teach legal skills and supervise applied research projects and internships. You will guide students from legal analysis to advising clients and drafting contracts, while linking topics to digitalisation, AI, and emerging technologies.

This role emphasizes teamwork in a diverse environment, with an emphasis on practical legal education and professional development.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in law
• 3+ years of experience in business law, preferably in a law firm or in-house legal department
• Willing to obtain teaching qualification (BDB)
• Experience working as a team in a large multicultural team
• Residency permit for full-time work in the Netherlands

Responsibilities

• Teach legal skills and supervise student applied research projects and internships
• Build students' foundational skills from legal analysis to advising clients and drafting contracts
• Connect teaching to digitalisation, AI, and emerging technologies and explain practical impact on legal practice and business

Skills

Team player in multicultural teams

Legal practitioner

Digitalisation awareness

Education

Master's degree in law

Teaching qualification (BDB)

Job description

We are an ambitious, international programme on International and European Law that educates our students to become excellent and adaptable legal professionals. Do you embrace today’s and tomorrow’s legal challenges and opportunities and are you a team player? Then we are looking for you.

Working at THUAS has it!

Work at THUAS

We are looking for a lecturer with expertise in teaching legal skills and supervising our students on their applied research projects and internships.

You will have the opportunity from the beginning to build students’ foundational skills, from legal analysis to advising clients, drafting legal documents like contracts and other legal agreements, and identifying and managing legal and commercial risks.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can connect these areas to the latest developments in digitalisation, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies, and who can help students understand their practical impact on legal practice and business.

What do we expect from you?

When reading through your resume and cover letter, we would like to see that you:

• Have a master’s degree in law;
• Are a legal practitioner, with at least 3 years of experience in business law, preferably gained in a law firm or in-house legal department;
• Hold, or would be willing to obtain, a teaching qualification (BDB);
• Have experience in working successfully as a team player in a large, multicultural team;
• Have a residency permit that allows full-time work in the Netherlands.

We especially welcome applications from candidates with current/recent experience with implementing legal technology and the digitization of legal services.

• Have you worked with digital tools like those used for legal practice management, research, CLM, e-discovery?
  • Do you have experience in implementing AI to achieve efficiency/strategic improvements in legal services?
  • Do you have an understanding of the related business, privacy and ethics debates?
  • Do you have knowledge of / experience in process improvement theory/practice?

This is what you can expect from us

We really want you to be successful and that you enjoy yourself at THUAS.That is why we offer you:

• An appointment of 0,5 fte FTE, 20 hours per week, in a temporary position from February 8, 2027, till July 17, 2027 (half year contract);
• A salary between € 4.632,17 and € 6.677, 44 gross per month (scale 11) for a full-time work week;
• A guaranteed end-of-year pay of 8.3%;
• The space and resources for professional and personal development;
• An easily accessible workspace Holland Spoor.
• The choice between an NS Business card (2nd class) for your commutes or a kilometre-based compensation.
• The employment conditions are in line with the Collective Labour Agreement for higher professional education;

A safe, and professional working environment is imperative to The Hague University of Applied Sciences, both internally and externally. Therefore, for employees joining our organization, it is a standard requirement to provide a Certificate of Conduct (VOG). A VOG is a certificate, that can be requested by anyone residing in the Netherlands with a Citizen Service Number (BSN), confirming that there is no evidence of past behavior by the employee that might present obstacles to fulfilling their new role at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.

Do you want to know more about the Law Programme and the Faculty?

The International and European Law Bachelor Program of The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) is a 4-year LL.B. program, aimed at training students in the fields of commercial law, public international law, human rights, European law, with a strong emphasis on practical legal skills and legal technology. Main focus of the programme in the coming years is to further develop as market-oriented law programme. The Programme, which is licensed and accredited by the Dutch Government, is fast-growing with currently around 1100 students and 50 faculty members of diverse international backgrounds.

What is it like to work at THUAS?

If you work at THUAS, you work at one of the most dynamic and open organisation in the City of Peace and Justice. Together with 2,500 colleagues, you help 26,000 students from over 120 countries to prepare for a promising future in a world that changes every day. We do this by growing and evolving along with the world and the wishes of our students. We work together intensively with colleagues, with students and in the professional field. Furthermore, we look ahead, we are critical, and we stand in the middle of society.

Diversity, inclusiveness and equality are at the heart of everything we do. We strive for the composition of the student and staff population to reflect the society in which we work, and we want to offer everyone equal opportunities. We realise that this requires constant attention. We invest in this ourselves, and we would like you to help us with this.

• The application deadline is November 18, 2026;
• The first round of interviews will take place on Tuesday, November 24th;
• The second round will be planned for November 26 or 27;
• As a part of the second interview, we require candidates to complete an assignment.

Do you want more information?

For in-depth information about this vacancy, please contact Lia Nijzink or Paul Vine, via e-mail at [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Do you need more information on the application process? Please contact Soeline Straatman via [e-mail].