About this role
For over 40 years, Bristol Law School UWE has been shaping the future of legal education. As a full-service Law School, we deliver a wide range of academic and professional law courses.
We’ve invested in state-of-the-art facilities sets us apart: mock courtrooms, Harvard-style lecture theatres, modern teaching spaces, a Legal Resource Room and a dedicated Business and Law Clinic where students gain hands-on experience through pro bono work.
We offer flexible teaching opportunities, generous holiday allowances, sector-leading pension, a supportive and collaborative academic community and opportunities for promotion and personal development.
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a permanent Senior Lecturer to strengthen our Bar Training Course.
Working with an experienced and passionate team of colleagues, you will:
Teach, assess and support students on the full-time and part-time Bar Training Course and/or Solicitors Training Course. Undertake module leadership on the Bar Training Course. Supervise dissertations/research projects. Provide academic and pastoral support to students as a personal tutor. Collaborate with the School’s leadership team to advance learning and teaching initiatives
You must have current or previous experience as a barrister or solicitor in England and Wales
You will bring excellent communication skills, strong organisation and effective time‑management, with the ability to prioritise confidently across multiple deadlines. You will be skilled at explaining complex information clearly and connecting learning to real‑world professional or commercial contexts. Your interpersonal strengths will enable you to build positive, productive working relationships.
Where is this role based?
These posts are based at our Frenchay campus
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits; retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our colleagues
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
For further details about this role, please contact Shilan Shah, on 0117 32 81312 or email [email protected] .
We are hoping to hold interviews week commencing 5th October 2026
This is a permanent post working full-time. However, this post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part-time.
These roles are campus based with an opportunity to work from home on some days.
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route.
Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria.
Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.