Director of Law Clinic Job Category Teaching, Research & Scholarship Vacancy Type Permanent Employment Type Full time Salary From £58, Salary To £67, Location Chelmsford/Cambridge Faculty/Prof Service Faculty of Business & Law Closing Date 16/04/ Ref No Documents
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(PDF, .69kb) About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARUs research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UKs Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UKs leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK. About the Role:
Based across Cambridge and Chelmsford, you will provide operational leadership and develop the experiential legal provision, embedding an impactful and inclusive experiential learning environment at the heart of the Law School. You will lead the development of clinical and practice-based legal education, working closely with academic colleagues and external partners to embed real-world learning across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. During an exciting period of portfolio growth, you will play a key role in strengthening student employability, civic engagement, and the Law Schools external profile, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, sustainable experiential learning opportunities. You will be an experienced legal academic or practitioner with significant expertise in clinical or experiential legal education and a strong record of leadership in higher education or professional practice. With a postgraduate qualification in Law (or equivalent professional standing), you will bring vision, credibility with partners, and the ability to lead complex initiatives in a collaborative environment. Adaptable and values-driven, you will be motivated by widening participation, access to justice, and creating meaningful impact for students, partners, and the wider community. Please note, this is a rotational 3 year role as Director of Law Clinic (with a maximum of a 1 year extension - total 4 years), at the end of the 3 years, the position reverts to the substantive Senior Lecturer(SL)/Associate Professor(AP) role. The substantive role will be confirmed when the offer is made to the successful candidate and will depend on the successful candidates experience and qualifications. Find out more about and . We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our page for full details. We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVIs Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:
· Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
· Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Guidance Notes:
Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.
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