Lecturer in Law and Professional Practice (maternity cover)
- Job Number
- SU01485
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Salary
- £39,355 to £45,413 per annum
- Working Pattern
- Full Time
- Faculty/Directorate
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Location
- Singleton Campus, Swansea
- Closing Date
- 19 Apr 2026
- Interview Date
- 18 May 2026
- Informal Enquiries
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- Richard Leonard-Davies R.S.Leonard-Davies@swansea.ac.uk
- Michaela Leyshon M.E.Leyshon@swansea.ac.uk
- Richard Leonard-Davies
About The University
Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.
Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.
About The Role
Swansea University School of Law delivers a suite of well-established undergraduate Law degrees as well as specialist LLM programmes including an LLM Law and Legal Practice and an LLM Professional Legal Practice. We are a thriving academic community of students and scholars, with a focus on providing our students with a variety of experiential learning opportunities, including the opportunity to volunteer at our Law Clinic. We are looking to appoint a temporary Lecturer who can deliver teaching and assessment in Criminal Law, Criminal Litigation, Criminal Practice (including Police station procedure) together with a range of professional practice skills including Advocacy, Interviewing, Research, Drafting, Case & Matter Analysis and Letter Writing.
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver teaching and assessment, provide student support and engage in other activities to support the professional LLM programmes and the School of Law more broadly.
This is a 12-month post covering maternity leave, available from 1 July 2026.
Academic Career Pathway
The pathway for this post is Education. The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research, teaching, the wider student experience, leadership or innovation and engagement, are all appropriately recognised, developed, valued, and rewarded. For further information, please see our ACP webpage.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.
Welsh Language Skills
The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.
The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.
Additional Information
Applicants are asked to provide a completed online application providing evidence against the essential criteria in the recruitment documentation. Applicants should also attach to the application:
- A Curriculum Vitae