About LJMU
At Liverpool John Moores University, our students thrive because of the people who teach, guide, and inspire them, we truly make a difference. Every year, our commitment to exceptional education attracts talented students from across the UK and the world. This growth is fuelled by inspirational academics, professionals who bring vision, passion, and expertise to their disciplines.
Driven by our continued growth in student numbers and our commitment to delivering outstanding learning, teaching, and research opportunities for our students, we are expanding our academic community. As part of this growth, we are recruiting to number of key academic positions that will play an integral role in shaping our university's next chapter.
About the School of Law and Justice Studies
The School of Law and Justice Studies delivers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that sit within four disciplines – Criminology, Criminal Justice, Policing Studies and Law. Our research is both diverse and impactful, shaping law and society, addressing real-world legal and social challenges, influencing policy, shaping public debate and informing teaching at every level.
Our state-of-the-art facilities including mock courtrooms, crime scene investigation suites and interview and simulation rooms provide a dynamic and immersive learning environment for our students that mirrors real-world professional settings.
The School has a long tradition of marrying academic excellence and practical legal study and has a large suite of LLB, LLM, LPC and SQE programmes. The LLB has been adapted to include elements of preparation towards new routes to qualification under the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination.
The School is the home to the Centre for the Study of Law in Theory and Practice (LTAP). Whilst embracing a wide range of research interests the Centre has particular strengths in Public International Law and Human Rights, European Law, International Criminal Law, Banking Regulation and Finance Law. The School submitted successfully to the REF 2014 and 2021.
Winners of the Law School of the Year at the Educate North Awards 2026, the School also runs an award-winning Legal Advice Centre open to members of the public, staff and students where all students who wish to take part in pro bono work can do so for academic credit at all stage of their studies. We use our expertise and resources to address unmet legal need in our communities and ensure citizens have access to clear information about their rights, our impact recognised as winners of the Law Works Student Pro Bono Awards 2025.
What we're looking for
We are seeking a Senior Lecturer in Law, to work with students across our undergraduate law and SQE programmes, including working in the Legal Advice Centre and any other undergraduate or postgraduate programme within the School of Law and Justice Studies as determined by the Director.
You will have professional qualification as a solicitor or barrister (Criminal Law) in England and Wales with areas of expertise in Criminal Law along with teaching areas of particular interest including: criminal law, criminal litigation and advocacy, law of evidence and access to justice. Additionally, the expectation is that the successful candidate could contribute to the teaching of the key six legal skills (client interviewing, case and matter analysis, legal research, legal writing, legal drafting and advocacy).
In addition, you will have the ability to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and to initiate development in the curriculum and take responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of teaching programmes and modules.
What we offer
This is a key moment to join a welcoming, ambitious, and research-informed university community that places students at the heart of everything we do. We value and invest in our staff, offering meaningful opportunities for professional development, scholarship support, and clear internal promotion routes.
As well as outstanding development support, we also offer:
- Generous annual leave entitlement and Christmas period closure with the option to purchase additional annual leave
- Excellent pension scheme
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Family friendly policies
- Car and travel loan schemes
We are also investing in our staff and students by creating a busy and thriving campus, the hubs of which are our friendly and inclusive Student Life, Redmonds, Tithebarn and Byrom Street buildings. Our staff are visible and present for our students and this all adds to the fantastic student experience of living and studying in such a vibrant city. We see our staff as very much part of this community and value their contribution to the success of LJMU, Liverpool and the wider northwest region.
If you're inspired by the idea of joining a growing university and bringing your expertise to a community where you can truly make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you.
Informal enquiries may be made to the Subject Head in Law, Beverley Caddick-Kala, email B.S.Kala@ljmu.ac.uk. For other enquiries, you may contact academiccampaign@ljmu.ac.uk.
We would encourage applications from all individuals who meet the advert criteria, but would particularly encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse groups, LGBTQ+ groups, and disabled people. The University is proud of its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and endeavours to cultivate a staff base that is representative of society. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
Please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.