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    This document outlines the role, responsibilities, and requirements for a Visiting Lecturer/Tutor position at the University of Law. The role involves providing tuition on various law courses on a casual basis with no minimum hours guaranteed. Key responsibilities include teaching, assessing students, marking assignments, participating in course design, and acting as a personal tutor. The individual must have relevant legal qualifications and experience, excellent communication and presentation skills, and be committed to teaching. The position requires flexibility to work both on campus and remotely as needed.

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    This document outlines the role, responsibilities, and requirements for a Visiting Lecturer/Tutor position at the University of Law. The role involves providing tuition on various law courses on a casual basis with no minimum hours guaranteed. Key responsibilities include teaching, assessing students, marking assignments, participating in course design, and acting as a personal tutor. The individual must have relevant legal qualifications and experience, excellent communication and presentation skills, and be committed to teaching. The position requires flexibility to work both on campus and remotely as needed.

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    This document outlines the role, responsibilities, and requirements for a Visiting Lecturer/Tutor position at the University of Law. The role involves providing tuition on various law courses on a casual basis with no minimum hours guaranteed. Key responsibilities include teaching, assessing students, marking assignments, participating in course design, and acting as a personal tutor. The individual must have relevant legal qualifications and experience, excellent communication and presentation skills, and be committed to teaching. The position requires flexibility to work both on campus and remotely as needed.

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    Contract/Delivery Descriptor

    Role Title: Visiting Lecturer/Tutor

    Contract: Casual Worker

    Reporting to: Academic Manager

    Main function of contract:

    To provide tuition on one or more of the following ULaw courses: the LLB, the Graduate
    Diploma in Law (GDL), the Legal Practice Course (LPC), the MA Law, the Bar Practice
    Course (BPC), Professional Skills Courses/Professional Development, LLM, and/or any
    other University of Law courses to the best possible standard.

    This is a Casual Worker role: the University’s requirement for casual workers varies from
    time to time. Work will be offered on a flexible “as required” basis with no entitlement to a
    minimum numbers of hours of work per day, week, month or year.

    Specific Responsibilities:

    Programme Delivery

     To teach, supervise, give feedback and assess on the University courses in such
    subjects as may be assigned to you from time to time. This will include teaching and
    assessing students across a range of written and oral skills and giving individual
    feedback on students’ performances.
     To assist in the preparation of assignments and assessments, as required.
     To mark and moderate students’ written assignments, coursework assessments and
    examinations within stated deadlines and to the required standard.
     To participate in course design and review, as required.
     To participate in the presentation and/or design of the Professional Skills Course, and
    Professional Development courses and other University activities and programmes as
    required.

    Client Development

     To act as a personal tutor to a number of students, including being available and willing
    to assist with students’ problems as they arise, their performance generally, and writing
    references where requested.

    Teamwork

     To contribute to the effectiveness of team performance when delivering the programme.


     To participate in subject teams and fulfil assigned tasks.

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     To promote and sustain a constructive, supportive and friendly working relationship
    with all customers/students, external and internal, immediate and prospective and
    senior management and other work colleagues.

    Professional Skills

     To receive and engage with further training in learning and teaching techniques as
    provided from time to time.
     To receive and engage with the initial induction training, including practice teaching
    sessions with feedback.
     To participate in the Quality Assurance programme of Tutor Observation by senior
    members of staff, including feedback on performance.
     To submit and receive feedback on student Teaching Quality Evaluation Forms.
     To keep up to date with developments and innovations in both the legal profession and
    Higher Education by participating in legal practice and Higher Education research.

    This role may be based in campus, face to face or require on-line delivery from home,
    therefore, the individual must have a suitable space at home to work from, if required.
    During working hours the individual must carry out work for the University in a room used
    only for that purpose and ensure there is minimum risk of disruption to working in that
    room during those hours.
    The individual has a duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves
    and of other persons with whom they come into contact at work. The individual also has a
    duty to co-operate with the University in complying with any statutory duty or requirement
    concerning health and safety at work. In particular, they must familiarise themselves with
    the Health and Safety Policy relating to working from home.

    This information is correct as at June 2020. It may vary to reflect changes within the
    market place, in the Academic function and the University.

    Signed by: ……………………………………..…………………


    Print Name: ……………………………………………………….……………..
    Date: …………………………………………………………………………….

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    Person Specification

    Role Title: Visiting Lecturer/Tutor


    Department: Academic

    1. TRAINING & EDUCATION

    Education
    Essential Desirable
    2:1 Degree in Law or equivalent Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
    (PgCHE)

    Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

    Bar Finals, BVC/BPTC, LPC, QLTT/QLTS or


    LSF First time pass

    Relevant Degree

    Skills
    Essential Desirable
    IT literate
    Use of electronic legal research databases
    MS Office products
    Video conferencing skills/online learning platforms

    2. EXPERIENCE

    Essential Desirable
    Qualified solicitor or qualified barrister (with 3 years - PQE or Post pupillage
    completion of 12 months pupillage) Teaching in Higher Education
    Organising and prioritising own workload As a trainer in vocational or professional training
    For LPC/BPTC - practical experience in one or Working in an educational establishment
    more compulsory/core knowledge subjects. Research/publication record

    3. SPECIAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

    Essential Desirable
    Excellent oral clarity Teaching skills
    Excellent written communication skills Mentoring skills
    Good presentation skills On-going practice contact
    Coaching skills
    Able to give constructive feedback

    4. BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS

    Essential Desirable
    Committed to teaching
    Excellent interpersonal skills
    Credible
    Team player

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    Approachable; sensitive to the needs of others
    Work well under pressure; resilient
    Willing to learn and take on new ideas
    Able to accept constructive feedback
    Punctual, good time management

    5. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

    Essential Desirable
    Flexible in terms of working hours to meet the
    demands of the contract

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