Job description

The Law School at the University of South Wales are looking for an energetic and innovative candidate to join the school to teach, assess and support students on our undergraduate and postgraduate courses. This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to be part of a university making a real impact.

A cornerstone of our Law School is the award-winning Legal Advice Clinic, which allows every student on every course an opportunity to experience law in action through a clinical legal education setting.

Based at Pontypridd campus, we are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Law to deliver innovative legal education, ranging from undergraduate level programmes through to our postgraduate level programmes. We are particularly keen to appoint people who have a genuine desire to make a real difference for our students and to work with us to develop our new suite of courses.

We are seeking to appoint an academic, or those who have been in practice (such as solicitors, CILEX, or barristers), who have interests in one or more of the following areas of law:

Public Law Intellectual Property Law, including Patents, Copyright and Trademarks Commercial & Consumer Law Corporate Law and Governance Law and Technology International Business and Competition Law Mergers and Acquisitions 

This is a full time permanent post.

For an informal conversation about this post please contact Holly Evans,

Interviews will take place on the 20th September 2024. 

Discover the advantages of working for USW:

USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment. 

We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.

If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.

We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.

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