Campus Director Justine Thatcher works in close partnership with our academic and support staff to ensure the on-campus experience of our students, staff and visitors is a safe, welcoming and inclusive one.
Our lecturers are dedicated to bringing their real-life experience in practice into the classroom, providing our students with genuine insight into the subject matter. Each of our students are assigned an academic coach and have regular one-to-one meetings where they can get advice on the course and career aspirations. As lecturers are based in our campuses they operate an ‘open door’ policy, so students can talk to them whenever they need to.
As Campus Director Justine has a holistic oversight of the student experience in Manchester and Liverpool as well as working towards raising our external profile, creating industry links and opportunities across the region. Following an early industry career in human resources in the health and social care sector, Justine has over 20 years’ experience across further and higher education. A Senior Fellow of Advance HE, Justine has an extensive background in leadership and management education and is passionate about delivering operational excellence and building strong regional partnerships.
Nicola is the Campus Manager for the Liverpool campus. Nicola graduated with a degree in English and later converted to Law, studying the GDL and the LPC at the University of Law’s Chester campus. She qualified as a solicitor in 2006 and then went on to practice as a Commercial Property solicitor. Before joining The University of Law, Nicola worked in Education, teaching Law as well as being a Course Leader and Head of student progression.
In addition to his role as a Senior Lecturer at the University, Mark is a Programme & Student Lead for the LPC and SQE programmes at the Manchester and Liverpool campuses. Prior to joining the University in October 2017, Mark was a former solicitor and worked in private practice for almost ten years, specialising in civil litigation, in particular landlord and tenant matters. Mark enjoys teaching Property Practice on the SQE1 Preparation Course and several of the practical legal skills from the SQE2 Preparation Course as it allows him to share his experience from practice with students.
Elizabeth is a LPC and SQE Programme & Student Lead and Senior Lecturer at The University of Law and oversees the running of these programmes at the Manchester & Liverpool campuses. She studied law at The University of Warwick before completing her LPC at The College of Law (as was). She undertook her training contract with a medium-sized firm in Shropshire, and qualified as a solicitor in 2015. Elizabeth gained practice experience in both family law and private client during her six years in practice post-qualification. Elizabeth’s favourite subject to teach is SQE1 Wills & the Administration of Estates as she enjoys sharing her practice experience in this area, and bringing the subject to life.
Niall is the Programme and Student Lead for the postgraduate academic and vocational law programmes at Manchester and Liverpool and National Module Lead for the Dissertation in Law. As well as being a member of the Research Ethics Committee and the Academic Quality and Standards Policy Review Subcommittee. Niall is a qualified (non-practising) Barrister with over 30 years’ experience of Education Leadership and Management. His main interests are Tort Law, Medical Law and Ethics, Dissertation Research, Media, Defamation and Privacy Law, and Artificial Intelligence.
After studying Law at the University of Liverpool and the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law (now the University of Law), Raury qualified as a solicitor in 2005. Raury was a Commercial Litigation specialist in practice, handling complex business disputes in the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. Before joining the University of Law in 2017, Raury was a Senior Associate at a large law firm in Manchester. Raury is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and teaches business law subjects on all of our law courses. Raury has a particular interest in Constitutional Law, and is National Module Lead responsible for designing the Constitutional Law subject content on the University’s law conversion course.
Rachel joined the University in October 2019. She studied Law at the University of Leicester, before completing the LPC at the College of Law in Birmingham. Prior to joining the University, Rachel worked in private practice for around 15 years, specialising in Private Client work, including Wills, tax planning, Lasting Powers of Attorney, administering estates, setting up and administering trusts, advice relating to care fees and a small amount of Court of Protection work. Rachel has specialised in advising high net worth clients, small business owners and has been involved in a number of cross-border estate matters. Rachel successfully completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Trusts and Estates in July 2019.
Alexandra studied Law at Lancaster University before completing her LPC at the University of Law in its first year in Manchester in 2009. Alexandra trained at BLM before joining Clyde & Co as an Associate specialising in defendant occupational disease, predominantly handling asbestos litigation. She teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses across the Manchester and Liverpool campuses, with a particular focus on tort, dispute resolution and personal injury.
Mark graduated in History from Edinburgh University, before completing the GDL and LPC at The University of Law in Chester. Mark qualified as a solicitor in 2006 and worked in Commercial Real Estate at leading firms in London and Liverpool for 11 years, specialising in retail sector work. He requalified as a teacher in 2018 and spent 2 years teaching History at a secondary school in Liverpool before joining The University of Law in Manchester in 2020. Mark teaches across all courses, with a particular focus on Land Law and Real Estate.
Mark joined the University of Law in 2021 and has been teaching land law, real estate, private client and professional skills on the LLB, PgDL, LPC and SQE courses. Mark qualified as a Solicitor in 1995 and worked for over 28 years at a general high street firm with offices in North Wales and Cheshire. Mark is the Vice President of the Law Society of England and Wales and will be President as from October 2025 until October 2026. Mark is an ambassador and represents the interests of Solicitors at home and abroad.
Helen joined the University Manchester Campus in 2022, having previously taught as a Visiting Lecturer at Liverpool Campus. Helen qualified as a Solicitor in 2009, she worked in private practice property and completed an LLM in 2015. Helen teaches across PgDL/ MA, LPC and SQE courses.