We’re looking for qualified lawyers to bring their real-world experience into the classroom as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer within our Law Academic Team at our Birmingham campus. We’re keen to hear from qualified solicitors and barristers with experience in practice who are motivated by teaching, mentoring and passing on the realities of legal life beyond the textbooks.

This role is ideal for solicitors, barristers or lawyers who are ready to step away from fee-earning and use their professional expertise to shape the next generation of legal professionals. You’ll be part of a supportive academic community, delivering high-quality, practice-focused teaching across our professional and academic programmes. 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.

Reporting to our Academic Management Team, you’ll teach across a range of programmes including the LPC, SQE, BPC, PGDL/MAL, LLM in Legal Practice, LLB, Professional Skills and other postgraduate and professional courses.

We welcome applications from lawyers across all practice areas. We are particularly keen to hear from those with experience in real estate or corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions. We also encourage applications from individuals who hold a Master’s level qualification in international human rights or public international law.

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 (HEA) 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:

• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Fellowship of Advance HE (HEA)
• Relevant teaching qualification

Senior Lecturers will have developed significant expertise in the application and practical delivery of a range of teaching techniques, pastoral care, mentoring colleagues, assessment design, marking and team leadership.

For a full overview of the role please visit https://careers.law.ac.uk/ Alternatively please email laura.bradley@law.ac.uk

Deadline for application is 5th March 2026

Why join us?

On top of a competitive salary of Lecturer £40,500 - £42,500 & Senior Lecturer: £49,000 - £54,000. We provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days plus Bank Holidays, and there’s a rewards package that includes:

• Private Medical Scheme and Life Assurance 
• Contributory Pension Scheme 
• 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 talentacquisition@law.ac.uk.

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.

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