Senior Lecturer in Law
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The School of Law and Policing commit to provide for our law, policing, criminology, archaeology, forensic science and public services students drawn from the UK and overseas, a learning experience which is stimulating, challenging, high quality and research informed. The School has a friendly, supportive and engaged staff base with a shared vision for excellence. With more than 150 academic staff, we are now looking to enhance our law expertise through the appointment of a Senior Lecturer. The post holder will contribute broadly to the School's wide portfolio of taught law courses, supervise postgraduate research students and actively engage in either research, innovation or income generating activities. Utilising excellent communication and presentation skills the successful applicant will demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to teaching and learning and be able to teach/supervise dissertations up to postgraduate level.
The successful candidate will have experience in practice in England and Wales as either a solicitor or barrister and have the ability to teach across a range of professional law modules for the purposes of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). Experience in the following legal practice focused subjects - Business Law, Property Law, Wills & Probate and Immigration Law would be preferable. The successful applicant will also be required to teach on law undergraduate law subjects.
The successful candidate should hold a good honours degree (or equivalent) in law, and be a qualified solicitor or barrister within England and Wales with relevant work experience. Ideally applicants will hold a teaching qualification or demonstrate willingness to undertake such a qualification. There will be an expectation to participate with the School's Advice and Resolution Centre and / or executive education & training and / or knowledge transfer work.
Applicants need to meet all essential criteria on the person specification to be considered for interview. This position is based in Preston. Requests for flexible working or shared roles or fractional working may be possible.
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