Professor in Law (Teaching & Professional Practice)University

About the Role

The post holder will play a key role in the development of the new Academy for Professional Legal Education (APLE) and the Solicitor Apprenticeship programme to begin in September 2027 and more broadly the development of professional practice streams. The role will be focused on in the fields of practitioner-focused Legal Education and Executive Learning programmes.

The post is based at the Lincoln’s Inn Fields Campus in London. It is full time, permanent appointment, with an expected start date of January 2027 or soon after. The starting salary will be competitive based on experience, inclusive of London Allowance.

About You

You should have a significant academic background, together with a relevant postgraduate degree and/or relevant professional qualification. You will have substantial experience of designing professional legal qualifications. Experience of undergraduate (and ideally postgraduate) teaching and course creation, including on graduate professional programmes such as the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and/or SQE courses, and excellent communication and organisational skills, are essential – as well as the ability to foster good relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The role will sit within the Academy for Professional Legal Education (APLE) (and more broadly, within the Centre for Commercial Law Studies and School of Law), The Centre for Commercial Law Studies is one of two departments that make up the School of Law, part of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. Established in 1980, CCLS has become one of the world’s leading academic institutions for the study of commercial law. CCLS is international in its research and teaching. Our full-time staff come from all over the world, and, along with support from practitioners, judges and regulators, teach some 900 graduate students from 80 countries. CCLS offers more than 200 courses on all aspects of commercial law, including arbitration, banking, finance, intellectual property, international trade, media, communications, shipping, insurance, regulation, ethics, and tax.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Professor Ioannis Kokkoris at [email protected]

Professorial, Off-scale, competitive and commensurate with skills and experience