Lecturer in Legal Practice
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,636 to £42,254 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 September 2025 |
| Location: | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Teesside University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | T02221 |
Summary
The Department of Law, Policing, Investigation and Social Sciences is committed to creating opportunities and driving positive social impact, through collaborative provision with our strategic partners. Aligned to Teesside University Corporate Strategy, the Law School is driven to progress social mobility and to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion.
An example of this is the Teesside University Law Clinic, which provides Pro Bono Legal Advice to the Tees Valley, which includes the only Family Law Support Service in the North East.
We have a committed course team, consisting of active researchers, those recognised for excellence in teaching and student support, as well as a number of qualified legal professionals. We strive to ensure that our students study in a learning community that empowers them to achieve their goals, recently evidenced by our new Solicitor Apprenticeship provision being rated outstanding by Ofsted, and national CATE Award recognising the work of the Law Employability Innovation Team (LEIT).
We have a vacancy for a Lecturer in Legal Practice, who will contribute to our undergraduate and postgraduate provision, with specific expertise in any of the following areas:
Contract Law
Equity and Trusts
Land Law
The Law of Tort
The SQE curriculum
This is a Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Practice post, designed to enable staff to focus their work on industry engagement alongside teaching.
This post is available on a full-time or job share basis. (If you wish to apply on a job share basis you must state this on your application).
The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory DBS disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of our clearance procedures.
Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post may qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.
If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place in person. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.
Interview date - 13 October 2025
An example of this is the Teesside University Law Clinic, which provides Pro Bono Legal Advice to the Tees Valley, which includes the only Family Law Support Service in the North East.
We have a committed course team, consisting of active researchers, those recognised for excellence in teaching and student support, as well as a number of qualified legal professionals. We strive to ensure that our students study in a learning community that empowers them to achieve their goals, recently evidenced by our new Solicitor Apprenticeship provision being rated outstanding by Ofsted, and national CATE Award recognising the work of the Law Employability Innovation Team (LEIT).
We have a vacancy for a Lecturer in Legal Practice, who will contribute to our undergraduate and postgraduate provision, with specific expertise in any of the following areas:
Contract Law
Equity and Trusts
Land Law
The Law of Tort
The SQE curriculum
This is a Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Practice post, designed to enable staff to focus their work on industry engagement alongside teaching.
This post is available on a full-time or job share basis. (If you wish to apply on a job share basis you must state this on your application).
The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory DBS disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of our clearance procedures.
Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post may qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.
If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place in person. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.
Interview date - 13 October 2025
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