Senior Lecturer Professional Law - BTC Civil

Support during the application process:
If you're a person with a disability, if you're neurodivergent, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you. You'll have the opportunity to let us know about any adjustments you may need throughout the application and selection process. We'll continue this conversation if you join us as an employee, and we'll work with you to make sure you have the adjustments you need to succeed in your role.

Examples of adjustments could include:

• Extra time for online assessments.
• Providing alternative accessible formats.
• Interview questions in advance of the interview.
• Providing some extra information about what to expect.
• Office orientation before an in-person assessment.

Salary Grade H: £46,049 - £58,225

Basis Full time

Region Permanent - Full time

Job Type Academic

Job reference R09630

Attachments  Description SL Prof Law - BTC

Frenchay Campus

For over 40 years, Bristol Law School UWE has been shaping the future of legal education. As a full-service Law School, we deliver a wide range of academic and professional law courses, combining rigorous academic training with the practical skills needed for success in legal practice. We are shaping globally connected legal professionals who are future-focussed and equipped with the skills and mindset to navigate complexity, drive change and meet the critical legal needs of our time.

Our investment in state-of-the-art facilities sets us apart: mock courtrooms, Harvard-style lecture theatres, modern teaching spaces, a Legal Resource Room and a dedicated Business and Law Clinic where students gain hands-on experience through pro bono work supervised by qualified and experienced professionals.

We are ambitious, innovative, and inclusive — and we are looking for talented professionals and educators to join us.

If you are a qualified barrister or solicitor with practice experience in England and Wales who is ready to bring their real-world expertise into the classroom and inspire the next generation of legal professionals, this might be the job for you! This is also your chance to enjoy a better work-life balance that legal practice rarely offers. With flexible teaching opportunities, generous holiday allowances, sector-leading pension, a supportive and collaborative academic community and opportunities for promotion and personal development, this role offers you the space to grow your career while making a genuine impact.

We are seeking to appoint a permanent Senior Lectures to strengthen our growing the Bar Training Course. We are looking for a qualified barrister and solicitor with practice experience in England and Wales to teach:

• Knowledge and skills on the Civil parts of the Bar Training Course.

Working with an experienced and passionate team of colleagues, you will:

• Teach, assess and support students on the full-time and part-time Bar Training Course and/or Solicitors Training Course. The part-time courses may include some weekend teaching – where weekend teaching is undertaken, colleagues scheduled teaching during the working week will be adjusted accordingly to maintain a fair and balanced workload.
• Undertake module leadership on the Bar Training Course.
• Supervise dissertations/research projects.
• Provide academic and pastoral support to students as a personal tutor.
• Participate in off-campus student outreach and other recruitment activities, including open days, when required.
• Collaborate with the School’s leadership team to advance learning and teaching initiatives and help sustain an…