Senior Lecturer in Law and Legal Education

This post is full time and permanent, working 35 hours per week.

Westminster Law School is a large, vibrant and diverse community of legal scholarship, learning and practice located in central London.

As part of our ambitions to develop and deliver our expanding portfolio of innovative degree programmes, both academic and professional, the School is looking to appoint an outstanding new member of our academic community at Senior Lecturer level with experience and expertise in leadership and innovation in Legal Education, and a passion and commitment a transformational student experience. We welcome applications from candidates with expertise in all areas of law and connected fields, including those with a background in the legal profession and professional legal training as well as applicants with an outstanding or emerging research record. The successful candidate will contribute to leadership and innovation within our educational endeavours, as well as  all other areas of activity across the School, including teaching, knowledge exchange and research in their fields of expertise.

The School houses a diverse academic and professional community which seeks to push the boundaries of legal knowledge and practice, and is home to numerous flagship centres, which are leading hubs of expertise and public engagement. These include the Centre for Law, Society and Popular Culture; the Law and Theory Lab; International Law at Westminster; the Centre for Law, Gender, Race and Sexuality; the Centre on the Legal Profession; and the Westminster Legal Advice Clinic. We offer unique undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including our LLM courses in Entertainment Law, International Law, Law and Technology, and our suite of LLMs in commercial and corporate law, as well as a range of professionally-focused programmes. Our unique undergraduate portfolio now includes courses in Law and Criminal Justice, Law and International Relations, and a ground-breaking new critical degree in Policing, alongside our flagship LLB programmes.

The School is proud of, and committed to, the diversity of its academic community, and candidates from all professional, personal, intellectual and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are happy to consider fractional appointments and job-share arrangements.

Informal queries can be directed to:

Professor Luke Mason, Head of Westminster Law School (l.mason@westminster.ac.uk)

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply' above. Further information can be found in the job description and person specification, which can be accessed through this link too.

At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders.

We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.

The University has adopted Smart Working principles to support and further our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion aims of being an inclusive, collaborative and flexible employer. Further details of Smart Working can be discussed at interview stage.

Closing date: midnight on 1 November 2024

Interviews are likely to be held on: w/c 11 November 2024

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk

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