"Course Director in Law – Pro Bono and Employability"

Leeds Beckett University - Leeds Law School

Placed On: 10th March 2026
Closes: 7th April 2026
Job Ref: REQ0002055

Leeds Law School is seeking an exceptional academic leader to take on the role of Course Director for Pro Bono and Employability within Leeds Law School.

We are a modern, professional university with a dedicated and diverse community. Our vision is to be an excellent, accessible, globally engaged university contributing positively to a thriving northern economy. Our mission is to ensure we use our knowledge and resources to make a positive and decisive difference to people, communities and organisations.

We are a community of around 23,000 students from over 140 countries and 2,200 staff, and our history dates to the founding of Leeds Mechanics Institute in 1824. We are a major organisation in our region, and the University contributes many millions of pounds to the local economy each year.

Our Law School sits in the heart of the great city of Leeds, the most important legal centre outside London and home to over 200 law firms employing more than 10,000 professionals. It is perfectly placed to ensure all our undergraduate, postgraduate, full and part-time students can access the wealth of practical experience and employment opportunities available on our doorstep.

We work closely with employers and partners to help our graduates become ready for work, ready for life and ready to seize all the opportunities that lie ahead. This is strengthened by our commitment to student success, innovation, enterprise, global reach and strong local impact in an increasingly competitive Higher Education environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to lead the Law School’s pro bono and employability activities in an ambitious, and student-focused law school.

Key responsibilities for the Course Director for Pro Bono and Employability include:

• Leading the management and performance of all pro bono and employability activities across the Law School’s provision, including clinical legal education and placements, and co/extra curricular activities such as Street Law, outreach projects and insight days.
• To lead excellence of learning, teaching and assessment delivery on the Law School’s courses.
• To lead the provision of effective student support and academic advice.
• To lead coordination and integration of learning pathways and academic support framework to support student progression, employability and attainment.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Hold a UK qualifying law degree or UK GDL/CPE, and either a doctorate in a relevant discipline or a full UK professional legal qualification with relevant PQE.
• Are Fellows of Advanced HE (or equivalent).
• Possess an established record of teaching, educational administration, research and publication.

If you would like to discuss this post informally contact Melissa Askew, Head of Law (Undergraduate) by email at law@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.

Closing date: Tuesday 7th April 2026 (23:59)

For more information and to apply please visit: tinyurl.com/54z9edx2

Working here means you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.