Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer (Law)

[What the role is]

The Senior Lecturer/Lecturer will develop industry-ready allied legal professionals equipped with legal, business, and digital capabilities to support Singapore’s legal, corporate, compliance, and regulatory sectors.

[What you will be working on]

Teaching & Mentorship

• Facilitate learning for diploma (PET) and part-time adult (CET) learners in Contract & Commercial Law, Compliance, Risk & Governance, Legal Processes & Case Management, Intellectual Property in Business & Innovation, Legal Technology and/or Criminal Law and Procedure.
• Design and deliver learning experiences across legal and business domains, incorporating real-world legal, regulatory, and organisational scenarios.
• Train students in practice-oriented competencies, including legal and regulatory research, document drafting, case and workflow management, and stakeholder communication.
• Mentor students in applied projects, legal problem-solving exercises, and case-based learning to develop legal reasoning, professional judgment, and workplace readiness.

Curriculum & Workshop Development

• Design and develop curricula that integrate legal principles, procedural law, and business applications, with emphasis on real-world practice.
• Embed digital and legal technology competencies, including use of legal research tools, document management systems, and emerging technology-enabled workflows.
• Develop workshops across areas such as compliance practices, contract management, intellectual property in commercial contexts, criminal justice processes, and evidentiary procedures.

Industry Collaboration

• Partner with law firms, corporate legal teams, compliance functions, enforcement agencies, and legal technology providers on applied and practice-based learning initiatives.
• Collaborate with industry partners to ensure curricula remain aligned with current legal practice, regulatory developments, and evolving business needs.
• Support development of internships, work-integrated learning, and industry projects to strengthen graduate employability across legal and business roles.

Strategic Initiatives & Leadership

• Support the domain’s strategic shift towards a business-integrated legal capability programme aligned with industry needs.
• Contribute to programme development and enhancement to ensure practical relevance, cross-disciplinary integration, and future-readiness.
• Support cross-disciplinary initiatives within the Business School (e.g. compliance, contracts, risk, innovation).
• Contribute to innovation in applied legal education, including the integration of legal technology and skills for emerging roles.

[What we are looking for]

• Qualifications in Law. Exposure to areas such as commercial law, criminal law and procedure, intellectual property, compliance, or related fields would be advantageous.
• Professional experience in legal practice, paralegal work, compliance, enforcement, regulatory, or corporate environments, with familiarity with Singapore’s legal framework.
• Ability to apply legal knowledge in business, regulatory, and organisational contexts.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary and applied learning environment.
• Passion for mentoring and developing career-ready graduates, with interest in practice-based and technology-enabled education.