Lecturer in Legal Practice

About the Department

The Department of Law is a recent addition to Goldsmiths, and a vibrant, close-knit community. With a growing reputation for imaginative law teaching, a highly ranked student experience, and internationally recognised research, our mission is to generate creative legal thinkers pursuing careers in the legal profession and beyond, and to harness our legal and interdisciplinary expertise for social justice and the public good.

About the Role

The role will involve delivering our Placements and SQE modules, working with the careers team on embedding skills-based competencies throughout our curricula, and coaching students in mooting activity, advocacy and client-handling skills. The role holder will be warmly encouraged to play a central role in all aspects of Department life.

About the Candidate

With a background in legal practice, you will have experience teaching transferrable legal skills, and an enthusiasm for nurturing students to pursue careers within the legal profession and beyond. Experience coaching students in mooting, and an excellent external network in the legal profession, are desirable.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes.