CILEX
Law Lecturer - (Criminal Law, Procedure and Practice)
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Law Lecturer (Criminal Law, Procedure and Practice)
Remote Working with some in-person meetings
Full-time 35 hours per week
Salary - £43,500 p.a.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic legal professional to join our team as a Law Lecturer in Criminal Law, Procedure and Practice.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with practice experience in criminal law who is passionate about supporting the next generation of legal professionals. Previous teaching experience is not essential. We welcome applications from practitioners looking to take the next step in their career and bring their expertise into legal education.
For full details of the role, please see the attached job description.
What We Are Looking For
Essential:
- Professional Legal Qualification: CILEX Legal Executive, Solicitor or Barrister or Licensed Conveyancer
- Legal Practice experience
Desirable:
- Masters Degree or LLM
- PGCert/FHEA/SHEA/PHEA
- Teaching qualification or HEA recognition
- Experience of teaching, training or developing others in criminal law
Skills and Attributes
- Passionate about helping students build the requisite skills to succeed in law, with the ability to inspire and motivate others
- An effective communicator with the ability to listen well and respond to the needs of stakeholders
- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Skilled at providing feedback, using tact and diplomacy
- Proactive and highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple demands on your time, prioritising appropriately
- Credible with students and employers
- Committed to promoting the welfare of students
- Eager to develop teaching and course design capability
- Reflective practitioner with the ability to use feedback to make positive changes
- Excellent IT skills
- Strong communication skills including confident presenting
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail and ability to analyse and synthesise complex information
- Creative problem solver
- Excellent inter-personal skills and demonstrable ability to forge good working relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously
- Passionate about helping students succeed, with a strong desire to improve the learner experience
- Exceptional communication skills and enthusiasm for teaching students
- Ability to work with initiative and the confidence to act decisively within agreed limits
- A willingness to work flexibly when required
- Ability to work at some weekends and travel as required
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What We Offer
- Remote working from anywhere in the UK, with occasional face-to-face meetings (approx. 9-12 a year)
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays - increasing with length of service
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and health-cash plan
- Family friendly policies
- A focus on wellbeing
- Continuous professional development, with our in-house Learning Hub
Who We Are
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) is the professional association and governing body for over 18,000 Chartered Legal Executive Lawyers, paralegals and other legal practitioners. Our role is to enhance the role and standing of Chartered Legal Executives and all our members within the legal profession. With 40 years’ experience of delivering workplace learning and student support, CILEX Law School is a trusted market leader in legal education and training. As specialists in blended learning, we deliver the CILEX vision of driving greater diversity in the legal profession for the benefit of society.
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Our Purpose
To develop, support and inspire a highly skilled body of legal professionals and make the UK legal sector more efficient, more representative and better able to serve society. We do this by innovating to deliver:
- Relevant high-quality training.
- Ongoing professional development.
- Advocacy for our members and the difference they can make.
Closing Date
Monday 5th October 2026 at midnight
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received, to maintain a positive candidate experience.
Successful candidates for roles within the regulated part of the business must undergo DBS and background checks as part of the hire process.
This organisation is dedicated to ensuring that diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our business, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. CILEX is a Disability Confident employer, as well as an Armed Forces Covenant signatory, with guaranteed interview for those who meet the essential criteria.
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