We have an exciting opportunity for qualified lawyers who are passionate about inspiring the next generation of legal professionals and delivering an exceptional student experience.
As we continue to grow, we're looking to recruit Lecturers/Senior Lecturer in Law to join our thriving Vocational team at our Nottingham campus.
At The University of Law, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of legal education, helping students develop the skills, confidence and knowledge they need to succeed in their careers.
Whether you're ready to transition from legal practice into academia or looking to build a rewarding career in legal education, you'll join a collaborative and supportive team where your expertise will make a lasting impact.
Click here to discover more about working at The University of Law.
We are particularly interested in receiving applications from qualified lawyers (solicitors and barristers) with experience in the following areas:
We offer full-time, permanent roles working 35 hours per week and are also open to considering candidates seeking part-time hours at minimum commitment of 0.6 FTE (21 hours per week).
You can view the job descriptions here for the Lecturer and Senior Lecturer vacancies.
As a Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer at ULaw, you will:
Deliver high-quality teaching and support for learning, working collaboratively with colleagues to continuously enhance teaching and student support, while assessing student work and progress through the preparation and marking of formative and summative assessments, and providing constructive feedback and feedforward.
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.
Act as a module lecturer, academic coach and sign-post students on pastoral aspects during their learning journey.
Is this you?:
Do you bring a strong breadth and depth of professional experience within your discipline, with the ability to design and deliver high-quality teaching programmes while providing impactful student support?
Requirements for Lecturer positions:
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
Requirements for Senior Lecturer positions:
Closing date for application is 23rd August 2026. Please note: the panel for these roles will be interviewing candidates on receipt of their applications and may close the advert early due to large volumes of applications.
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
Benefits & Wellbeing information
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 [email protected].
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.
