Teaching Fellow (Warwick Law in the Community) (111395-0526)

About The Role

Informal Queries

For informal queries about the role, please contact Andrew Williams (Head of School) at A.T.Williams@warwick.ac.uk.

Warwick Law School seeks to employ a full-time, two-year Teaching Fellow to both deliver teaching in one or more of our undergraduate foundation modules (Criminal Law; Tort Law; Understanding Law in Context; Constitutional & Administrative Law related modules; Contract Law; Property Law; Foundations of European Law; Law of Trusts). And to enhance our team of scholars supporting the work of Warwick Law in the Community (LinC), which is our programme of social justice-focused clinical work and education. Warwick Law School is also renowned for its law in context approach, and this role particularly highlights the wider perspective of how law interacts with society. The successful candidate will be joining a welcoming team of academics and professional service staff, which emphasises support, development and collaboration. The selection of candidates will be based on candidates’ experience and fit to the criteria detailed in the person specification. Terms and Conditions of Employment specify that staff must live within a reasonable travelling distance of their place of work in order to fulfil all the duties of the role. Unfortunately, applications from candidates who will not have been formally awarded a PhD by 1st September 2026 cannot be considered.

About You

The successful candidate will:

• Be expected to contribute to one or more of the School's foundation modules as given above.
• Ideally have expertise in access to justice and/or an area of social welfare law (housing, employment, welfare benefits, immigration and asylum, community care, public law, family and domestic violence).
• Have experience of working collaboratively in community settings, although no prior legal practice experience is required.
• Be expected to participate across the Law School's core activities, including enhancing student experience and engagement, and performing administrative and pastoral duties.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to collaborate with both students and staff colleagues.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

About The Department

School of Law Founded in 1968, now with over 1100 students and 70 full-time academic staff, we have evolved into one of the leading law schools in the UK and are currently expanding. We emphasise the importance of innovative and high-quality teaching within a broad and contextual curriculum. Our teaching standards and research quality have received high ratings in both NSS and REF results (ranked 8th overall in 2022). The quality of our teaching has been recognised with two National Teaching Fellowships and several Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence. We maintain a strong research culture with several active research centres.

Professional Services Team

The School of Law is supported by a dedicated Professional Services team, whose areas of expertise include student services, student engagement and experience, research, academic technology, outreach, human resources, marketing and communications, finance, events delivery, and governance.

Diversity

One of the strengths of the School of Law is the diversity of the community. Our talented staff come from many different countries and backgrounds. We are committed to imbedding principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in all of our everyday practices. The diverse nature of our student body is notable, with international students comprising 32% of our undergraduate population and 80% of our postgraduate population, 72% of our students identify as BAME, and in 2024 17% of our home first-year undergraduate students came to us with a contextual offer. We are proud to be a leading department in the University in this area.

Athena Swan Award

At the School of Law, we are committed to supporting staff to achieve their potential. The School currently holds an Athena Swan Departmental Silver Award and the University of Warwick holds an Athena Swan Institutional Silver Award: a national initiative recognising the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all in academia. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities, with generous carers / maternity / paternity / adoption / parental leave policies, onsite childcare facilities, and a childcare vouchers scheme. We strongly endorse the principles of Athena Swan, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.

For further information on the department, please see see our webpages here: School of Law

About The University

We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 74th in the world and 9th in the UK. * Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent .** Find out more about us at warwick.ac.uk/about/.

World University Ranking 2026, Complete University Guide 2026 Research Excellence Framework 2021

How to Apply

CLOSING DEADLINE: Wednesday 17 June 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

To apply, please click APPLY below and submit your application by the closing deadline. You will be asked to include a CV and cover letter. Within these documents, please:

• Outline your employment and education history (including your most recent employment).
• Outline the reasons for your interest in this position.
• Demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the role with clear reference to each of the essential and desirable criteria in the Job Description (PDF attached below).

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Start Date: 1st September 2026

When submitting CVs, please limit information to about 5 pages in length. Applications must be submitted by the closing deadline -- you will not be able to submit an application form even if you opened it before the stated deadline. Only applications submitted through our Careers Portal will be considered. You are welcome to include any careers breaks you may have taken (e.g. parental/caring/long-term sick leave). Please note that if you do not evidence the essential criteria, the hiring panel may not be able to shortlist your application. For guidance on how to format a cover letter, see here.

What we Offer

We Provide a Comprehensive Range Of Benefits, Including

• An attractive pension scheme.
• 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
• Onsite childcare facilities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements. For more information, see here.

We are proud to be a Living Wage employer.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

To find out more about our commitments to equality, diversity, and inclusion, please see: Our Commitments | University of Warwick

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