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BAR VOCATIONAL STUDIES – LECTURER/SENIORLECTURERS (CRIME and CIVIL)

  • Location:

    London

  • Sector:

    Legal Services

  • Job type:

    Permanent , Full Time

  • Salary:

    £51,753 – £71,566 PA (subject to experience)

  • Contact email:

    recruit@citystgeorges.ac.uk

  • Expiry date:

    24 May 2026

The City Law School is seeking to appoint full-time Lecturers/Senior Lecturers, and/or part-time Lecturers/Senior Lecturers
City St George’s, University of London, is a global institution committed to academic excellence with a focus on
the professions and business. The City Law School has the largest single cohort for Bar training delivering the very
highest quality legal education to over 400 students each year from the UK and around the world. We are based in

Clerkenwell in a modern, architect-designed building with access to cutting edge technology and facilities.

The City Law School is seeking to appoint full-time Lecturers/Senior Lecturers, and/or part-time Lecturers/Senior Lecturers who are able to offer a minimum of 3 days per week, to join our exceptional team on the Bar Vocational Studies course. We are looking for qualified barristers and solicitors with first-hand experience of professional practice in England and Wales. Previous experience of teaching is desirable but not essential as training will be provided to the successful candidates. The role attracts a competitive salary together with benefits which include a sector-leading pension and opportunities for promotion and personal development.

We require individuals who can deliver knowledge and skills, including advocacy, on the Civil and/or Criminal parts of the course. Applications are welcome from all areas of practice, in particular crime.

Teaching on the BVS mostly takes place between September and March and marking between February and September. The City Law School encourages and supports BVS lecturers to maintain active links with the Professions subject to teaching commitments. There is a significant number of individuals in the team who enjoy the benefits of a stimulating and rewarding career at City alongside maintaining a practice or a part-time judicial appointment.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 24 May 2026 at 11:59pm. Interviews are scheduled to take place in the weeks commencing 15 and 22 June 2026. To apply and for more information about the post please visit: recruit@citystgeorges.ac.uk

City St Georges, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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