Legal Faculty

This position reports to Senior Director, Learning and Professional Development Cluster

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

(A) Training and Education:

• Plan, design, review, and update academic programmes for legal industry professionals.
• Design and create curriculum, training courseware such as coursebooks or textbooks, lesson plans and assessment plans, for blended learning.
• Conduct and facilitate skills-focused structured training sessions in accordance with best andragogical practices.
• Facilitate asynchronous learning and engage learners through a learning management system and other collaborative technology solutions.
• Collaborate with adjunct faculty and guest speakers to deliver quality learning sessions.
• Conduct course assessments.
• Analyse feedback and recommend improvements to programmes.
• Provide guidance, mentorship and career counseling to learners.
• Where interests align with SAL legal research and publication projects, engage in research and publication for the advancement of legal knowledge and understanding.

(B) Quality Assurance and Accreditation Compliance:

• Comply with quality assurance processes to ensure the academic integrity of programmes, including assessment and evaluation methods, and adherence to SkillsFuture Singapore requirements and other accreditation standards.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure programme alignment with government policies and regulations.

(C) Outreach and Engagement:

• Establish and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including industry partners, relevant professional organisations, and government bodies.
• Collaborate with related organisations or bodies to promote programmes.
• Engage with legal industry regularly to ensure relevance and drive registrations for programmes.

KEY SPECIFICATION

• A good Law degree from a recognised university with at least 10 years’ relevant experience in legal practice or continuing legal education.
• Able to build positive and productive relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders. A mature network of contacts relevant to the role would be an advantage.
• Good interpersonal, writing, communication and presentation skills.
• Meticulous, resourceful, creative and organised with leadership qualities.
• Able to engage confidently with members of the Judiciary and legal community.
• Experience with using learning management systems and other legal technology would be an advantage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.

Job applications are open to Singapore Citizens only