Senior Lecturer in Law (Professional Legal Education) - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
About us
The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised as one of the best law schools in the world. We are based in the East Wing of Somerset House, a Grade One listed building, on our Strand Campus, a short walk from the Royal Courts of Justice and Inns of Court in the heart of legal London. Our location enables us to have excellent contacts with practitioners and policymakers, and we have a strong tradition of engagement with the legal profession.
The Dickson Poon School of Law is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer to join the School and its core team for the Professional Law Institute (PLI). The PLI is the centre for practice-focussed legal education at the School and is responsible for the design and delivery of an innovative, vocational law programme called the MSc Law and Professional Practice.
About the role
The successful candidate will be responsible, as part of the PLI team, for the design and delivery of innovative, practice-oriented programmes, including the MSc Law and Professional Practice (MSc).
The successful candidate will act as module leader for the role holder’s core module(s) on the MSc and be responsible for the design and setting of all assessments on that module. The role holder will teach and lecture on a variety of modules on the MSc programme and/or the School’s LLB/LLM programmes.
The successful candidate will work with the Director of the PLI and the PLI team to drive the growth of both the PLI and the MSc Programme. They will maintain engagement with law firms, chambers, in-house lawyers and/or other industry stakeholders to promote the MSc programme and will work with the PLI team and the School to market the programme.
The successful candidate will promote the School and PLI through attendance at relevant professional and academic conferences. They will contribute in a significant way to the administration of the MSc programme.
This is a post on the Academic Education Pathway, which emphasises teaching, scholarship and innovation. Successful candidates will have excellent teaching and course design skills, as well as experience working in the legal profession.
The successful candidate will be responsible to the Executive Dean.
This is a full-time post and you will be offered an indefinite contract.