Lecturer in Professional Law

17753BR

School of Law and Politics

Teaching & Scholarship

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Lecturers in Professional Law (Teaching & Scholarship) - Cardiff Professional Legal Studies
School of Law and Politics

Cardiff Professional Legal Studies (CPLS) is the department within the School of Law and Politics which currently offers the Graduate Diploma in Law, Legal Practice Course and Bar Training Course - postgraduate routes to professional qualification for solicitors and barristers. Cardiff University is the only Russell Group University to offer all of these courses. CPLS also provides nationwide assessment of Duty Solicitors, Police Station Representatives, and expert witnesses. Its courses – which are delivered by professionally qualified staff - are well established, highly regarded within the profession and command excellent levels of satisfaction from students.

The School wishes to appoint two suitably qualified lecturers able to contribute to the teaching of all of its programmes but focussed on the courses delivered by CPLS.  The ability to teach on one or more vocational subjects on the Bar Training Course and/or Legal Practice Course is essential, as is the ability to deliver legal skills training. We are particularly interested in applicants able to teach business and/or civil litigation modules.

These positions are full time (35 hours per week), open ended and available immediately.

Salary:
£39,347- £44,263 per annum (Grade 6) or
£49,794 - £54,395 per annum (Grade 7)
Any queries relating to these posts are to be directed to Byron Jones the Head of CPLS, at [email protected]  

Website :  http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/law-politics

Date advert posted: Friday, 1 December 2023

Closing date: Friday, 5 January 2024

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  We especially welcome and encourage applications from those from under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT + BAME or those with disabilities. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Job Description

Undertake a full teaching load, including the development, delivery, assessment and evaluation of modules/programmes on the Legal Practice Course (LPC), LLM Legal Practice Course, Bar Training Course (BTC), LLM Bar Training Course, Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and any successor courses.  The role may also include other activities undertaken by CPLS on professional development programmes for the profession, and the delivery of other activities within the School of Law and Politics, such as clinical legal education and modules on other School programmes.

Teaching
• Design/deliver teaching programmes and contribute to module development as part of a module team or as module leader.
• Grade 7: Independently contribute to module, curriculum development and lead modules for aspiring solicitors/ barristers and those undertaking courses leading to the LPC, BTC, their LLM variants and any successor courses.
• Inspire PG and other students under the guidance of a mentor/module leader; develop skills in assessment methods and in providing constructive feedback to students.
• Supervise the work of students, including the supervision of PG master’s students.
• Manage projects relating to own area of work; participate in the organisation of external activities e.g., student placements, competitions, extra-curricular activities - including marketing events.
• Supply pastoral care through both acting as a personal tutor and providing support/guidance to students building and establishing trust.

Scholarship
• Contribute to scholarship in the area of work through participation in conferences, seminars and other academic and professional fora to disseminate the results of individual scholarship.
• Engage in scholarly activity through journal articles and/or outputs which advance knowledge within the area of work.
• Contribute to scholarship through interdisciplinary working with individuals/teams within, and external to, the wider university community.
• Carry out work associated with examinations (setting, marking papers, providing constructive feedback to students), administration, and participation in committee work.

Other
• Engage effectively with industrial, commercial and public sector organisations, professional institutions, other academic institutions etc., regionally and nationally, to raise awareness of the School’s profile, to cultivate strategically valuable alliances, and to pursue opportunities for collaboration across a range of activities. These activities are expected to contribute to the School and the enhancement of its regional and national profile.
• Participate in School administration and activities to promote the School and its work to the wider University and the outside world, e.g. open days, organisation of public lectures and other events; contribution to public consultations; policy advice etc.
• To undertake personal and professional development that is appropriate to and will enhance performance in the role of Lecturer.  At Grade 6 you will be expected to successfully complete the Cardiff University Education Fellowship Programme.
• For Grade 7: To mentor colleagues with less experience and advise on personal development.
• To comply with and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in respect of equality and diversity, data protection, copyright and licensing, security, financial and other University policies, procedures and codes as appropriate.
• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and of other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, EU directives and the University’s Health and Environment policies and procedures and to cooperate with the University on any legal duties placed on it as the employer.
•    Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

Person Specification

The Person Specification is split into 2 sections: essential and desirable.  Please demonstrate clearly how you meet all of the essential criteria.  Where possible you should give examples of how, when and where you have used your experience, knowledge, specific skills and abilities to match those required for this particular job role.

Please ensure that you communicate this fully by creating a supporting statement document, listing all of the criteria and commenting against each one as to how you meet them.  This will need to be completed before you begin making your application on line as you will be required to upload it.  When uploading the supporting statement the document title needs to read “supporting statement and should also detail the post reference number ending in BR” (relevant to the job you are applying for).  The desirable section contains a list of skills, qualifications and experience that it would be beneficial for the jobholder to have.

All shortlisting decisions will be based initially on essential criteria, with desirable being used to further select or deselect candidates as appropriate.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education
1. Qualified as a barrister, solicitor or legal executive.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
2. The ability to design, deliver and continuously develop modules across the School’s teaching programmes, including vocational law modules appropriate to the LPC, BTC or any successor course.
3. The ability to design, deliver and continuously develop legal skills modules across the School’s teaching programmes.
4.  Demonstrate specialist knowledge and current advancements within subject area.

Pastoral, Communication and Team Working
5. Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to present complex ideas clearly and confidently to others using a range of media.
6. The ability to provide appropriate pastoral support to students, appreciate the needs of individual students and their circumstances and to act as a personal tutor.
7. Grade 7: The ability to act as a module leader, co-ordinate with others and the ability to be part of a number of teams to ensure student needs and expectations are met.

Other
8. The ability to undertake academically related administration.
9.  Proven ability to demonstrate creativity, innovation and teamworking within work and without close supervision.

Desirable Criteria

1. Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning or equivalent qualification or teaching experience.
2. Evidence of ability to participate in and develop both internal and external networks and utilise them to enhance the teaching and research activities of the School, including evidence of collaboration with practice/industry.
3. Ability to communicate and teach through the medium of Welsh.
4. Proven ability to adapt to the changing requirements of the Higher Education community.

Job Category

Academic - Teaching & Scholarship