Tutor (Law)

Manchester Law School is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated candidates to join our dynamic academic community as Tutors. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the development of future legal professionals by delivering an outstanding student experience while contributing to one of the School's strategic priority areas: Mooting & Advocacy or Pro Bono.

If you are passionate about legal education, student success, and developing employability skills, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

As a Tutor, you will provide high-quality teaching support, academic guidance and pastoral assistance to undergraduate and postgraduate students. You will contribute to teaching, assessment, student engagement initiatives and a range of co-curricular activities designed to enrich the student experience.

Working closely with academic colleagues and professional services teams, you will help create an inclusive, engaging and supportive learning environment while contributing to the continued success of Manchester Law School.

Alongside teaching responsibilities, you will take a lead role in supporting one of two specialist areas.

Mooting & Advocacy

You will work alongside the Mooting Academic Lead to coordinate and develop the Law School's highly regarded mooting and advocacy programme. Responsibilities include:

Organising internal and external mooting competitions

Supporting students participating in competitions

Coordinating recruitment and selection for co-curricular activities

Planning annual advocacy events and workshops

Developing advocacy training and learning resources

Managing competition logistics, including judges, venues, travel and IT

Supporting the growth of the Mooting Academy

Promoting mooting achievements through internal and external communications

Pro Bono

Working closely with the Law School's Pro Bono leadership team, you will help develop and deliver meaningful legal volunteering opportunities that enhance student employability while supporting local communities.

Responsibilities include:

Supporting the delivery of Pro Bono activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes

Assisting with training workshops and public legal education initiatives

Working with external legal partners and community organisations

Supporting evaluation and impact projects

Helping to build an active Pro Bono student community

Promoting Pro Bono opportunities and achievements

Key Responsibilities

You will:

Deliver engaging workshops and practical learning sessions

Support student learning, progression and wellbeing

Assess student work and provide constructive feedback

Contribute to teaching, assessment and curriculum delivery

Support programme teams with student engagement initiatives

Organise student events, degree shows and co-curricular activities

Support Student Voice initiatives and bespoke study support events

Maintain positive relationships with students, colleagues and external partners

Contribute to recruitment events, Open Days and outreach activities

Engage in scholarly activity and continuous professional development

About You

You will have:

Essential

An undergraduate degree in Law or equivalent qualification

Strong knowledge of legal education, particularly in Mooting & Advocacy or Pro Bono

Experience of teaching, coaching or supporting student learning

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Outstanding organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities

Experience of mooting, advocacy or client-facing legal information work

A commitment to delivering an exceptional student experience

Ability to work independently and collaboratively

A strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Why Join Manchester Law School?

Manchester Law School is recognised for its innovative legal education, strong links with the legal profession and commitment to graduate employability.

Joining our team means you'll benefit from:

A supportive and collaborative academic environment

Opportunities for professional development, mentoring and career progression

Involvement in nationally recognised Mooting and Pro Bono programmes

The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' academic and professional journeys

Access to a vibrant university community committed to inclusion, sustainability and excellence

This is a full-time, fixed-term position for two years commencing on 1 September 2026.

Please apply with a cv and covering letter, indicating whether you are applying for the Mooting-focussed or Pro Bono-focussed role

For any informal enquiries please contact Helen Chalk H.Chalk@mmu.ac.uk

Manchester Metropolitan University fosters an inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We value a diverse workforce for the innovation and diversity of thought it brings and welcome applications from all local and international communities, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We support a range of flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and tailored schedules, which can be discussed with your line manager. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know so we can provide appropriate support.

Our commitment to inclusivity includes mentoring programmes, accessibility resources, and professional development opportunities to empower and support underrepresented groups.

Manchester Met is a Disability Confident Leader and, under this scheme, aims to offer an interview to disabled people who apply for the role and meet the essential criteria as listed in the attached Job Description for that vacancy.

Details

Location:

Manchester All Saints Campus

Faculty / Function:

Business & Law

Salary:

Grade 7 (£35,608 to £39,906)

Closing Date:

6 August 2026

Contract Type:

Fixed Term

Contract Length:

31/08/28

Contracted Hours per week:

35

Benefits

25 days leave + Christmas closure + Bank holidays (Extra 5 days after 5 years of service)

Travel loan

Wellbeing platform

Life insurance

Access to Campus Facilities

Enhanced parental leave

High-quality guaranteed pension

Meet the recruiter

Michelle Legg

M.Legg@mmu.ac.uk