Associate Professor (Law Clinic Academic Director) Job at Bristol Full Time

The role

The University of Bristol Law School is a leading UK law school with an international reputation for outstanding teaching and research. Ranked 3rd in THE analysis of legal research in REF2021, and home to a diverse and inclusive academic community aspiring to the highest standards in legal education and research. Housed in the iconic Wills Memorial Building, the Bristol Law School represents a unique blend of tradition and innovation, offering an educational experience which challenges and empowers students and a research environment in which academic originality and excellence flourish.   

The School is seeking to recruit a Law Clinic Academic Director who demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of clinical legal education to join our thriving academic community. The successful applicant will contribute fully to the life of the School and Faculty through teaching on our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, as well as supervising students working in the law clinic.

What will you be doing?

The Law Clinic Director will have primary academic responsibility for the Clinic and related activities, with responsibility for the management of the Law Clinic and for fostering external links with local community organisations and legal practitioners.  The role holder will contribute fully to the life of the School and Faculty through working with colleagues to develop and lead on additional clinical and educational opportunities for students.

You should apply if

The postholder will be qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales, or as a Foreign Lawyer registered with the SRA (Registered Foreign Lawyer), with a minimum of five years in practice and will possess demonstrable ability in managing an effective legal service while ensuring the necessary quality of legal education.  The postholder will hold practice experience in areas of relevance to the Law Clinic, which includes areas of English law such as property law (landlord and tenant), employment law, social security law, immigration law, and contract/consumer law.   

Additional information

Work pattern: Full-time, 100% time, 1.0FTE (open to part-time requests)

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Tuesday 30th June 2026

It is anticipated that the final selection process will be held in week commencing Monday 20th July 2026

For an informal discussion about the posts, please contact:  

Name: Professor Catherine Kelly, Head of School, University of Bristol Law School 

E-mail: hos-law@bristol.ac.uk 

For further information about the school please visit: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/law/ 

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