Lecturer Supervising Solicitor
About the role
The successful candidate will lead and supervise the day-to-day operation of UEL’s Legal Advice Centre. This is an excellent opportunity for a practitioner passionate about widening access to justice and developing the next generation of solicitors. Key responsibilities include:
- Supervise students in client-facing activity
- Oversee practice-based learning aligned with the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)
- Manage the operational running of the Centre
- Build strong working relationships with community partners, local schools and legal employers
- Teach on skills-based and clinical modules
- Contribute to broader Law Department activities
About You
You are an experienced legal practitioner with a strong commitment to social justice, experiential legal education and working with diverse communities. You bring:
- A degree in Law and a current practising certificate (essential)
- Significant professional experience, with the capability to provide SQE-aligned supervision
- Excellent communication, organisational and client-facing skills
- A commitment to high-quality teaching, student development and community engagement
- The ability to lead, mentor, and inspire students and junior colleagues
- Experience in law clinics, legal practice education or community legal services (desirable)
What You’ll Do
Supervise students in client appointments and all follow-up casework
Lead the daily operations of the Legal Advice Centre
Deliver teaching on skills-based and SQE-aligned modules
Enhance student employability and contribute to curriculum development
Build and maintain strong relationships with community partners, schools, employers and external organisations
Support recruitment activities and take part in open days and outreach
Line-manage the Legal Advice Centre Assistant
Represent the Centre at internal and external events and showcase practice-based education across UEL
Benefits Package
At UEL, we offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits. For more information, visit: https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-all-academic-research--positions
Building an Inclusive Future
We are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.