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Associate Lecturer: Bar Training Course (BTC) Programme

Posted on28 August 2024

About us: UWE, Bristol Law School is a leading UK provider of legal education. Our £55 million Business and Law School has been purpose built to provide the best possible environment in which to learn. Bristol Law School offers state of the art facilities, including two mock courtrooms, modern Harvard lecture theatres and teaching spaces, a Legal Resource Room, and a dedicated Business and Law Advice Clinic, where our law students undertake a range of Pro Bono work.

About you: We currently have teaching gaps in some of our modules and therefore are looking for Associate Lecturers who can deliver excellent teaching, and assist with marking on the following modules on our BTC programme:

Civil Litigation
Civil Advocacy
Opinion Writing
Legal Drafting
Professional Ethics

We are looking for colleagues who share our enthusiasm for learning and teaching and who are committed to ensuring an excellent student experience.

You should:

Have a relevant qualification, preferably to postgraduate level.
Have experience of Professional Law practice or teaching in Higher Education on a professional law programme.
Be available to teach face-to-face on campus and on occasion online.
Be able to employ digital teaching and learning technologies.
Be flexible in your approach, have excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills and take a collaborative approach to your work.

UWE Bristol is an ambitious university, together, our people are working hard to advance knowledge, inspire people and transform futures. We are looking for people with the skills and ambition to help us achieve those aims.

Further information

Closing Date: Friday 14^th September 2024.

Please send your CV with a covering letter/email to Kos.Siliafis@uwe.ac.uk or if you would like an informal discussion, contact Kos Siliafis at the above email or on 0117 32 83028.

Please note that early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint appropriate candidates.

UWE is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity to create an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who share our ambition to be a university recognised for the success and impact of our practice-led programmes, our strong industry networks and our inclusive global outlook.

Burges Salmon has been an enthusiastic supporter of BLS for many years. BLS provides a valuable role in uniting and promoting the whole of the legal sector across Bristol to benefit both its members and the city. It facilitates collaboration across the sector to ensure that we can all make a difference. Whether that is driving important initiatives in, for example, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the use of new technologies, liaising with stakeholders and charities in our wider community or providing training to generations of lawyers, the service and support provided by BLS is invaluable. More recently BLS has taken a lead on promoting Bristol’s legal brand, encouraging legal and business services talent to come to the city, which in turn attracts clients and inward investment to our thriving and vibrant commercial community. BLS breaks down barriers and brings those in the profession together for the greater good. We are proud of our long-standing association with BLS.
Roger Bull - Managing Partner, Burges Salmon
Three things to say about my experience of working with Bristol Law Society. Their central team, council members and general hangers-on are just about the nicest, most generous group of people working in the legal sector today. The numerous events, awards, socials and conferences I’ve had the pleasure to attend over the years have been, without exception, top quality and supremely organised. And, thirdly, they consistently exceed and challenge the boundaries of what lawyers might assume a regional Law Society will restrict activities to – from a hugely successful charitable school meals drive to corporate social responsibility and diversity campaigns to being joint architects and coordinators of the region’s unique Bristol+BathLegalTech group, which it has been my privilege to co-chair for the last five years.
Chris Bull - Principal, Edge International
As one of the leading Insurance brokers for law firms in the UK and with a large presence in Bristol it seemed only natural for us to support the Bristol Law Society. Bristol Law Society is one of the oldest and most vibrant of the Law Societies in England and Wales. We are pleased to be working with them on important matters relating to law firms’ liability insurances and Risk Management. From Sole Practitioner to Top 20 law firms we are sure our two organisations can provide excellent support and assistance for the challenges faced by the legal profession.
Matthew Baker - Financial Lines Group, Howden Insurance Brokers Ltd
Joining BLS in 2013 and becoming President in 2018/19 has created many longstanding friendships and business relationships, whilst also unlocking doors to other opportunities in the City. BLS enabled a perfect balance of professional development and also opportunities to give back to the legal and wider community. I am pleased that my Firm has supported BLS in many capacities since 2013 and continues to do so.
Nicholas Lee- Managing Director of Paragon Costs Solutions and Past President of BLS