The Campus Director 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.
Elaine has a wealth of expertise from higher education and private sectors, having managed operations at Burberry plc before holding a number of leadership roles at University of Bradford, including Business Engagement Manager for the Faculty of Management, Law & Social Sciences and most recently Head of Operations for the Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies.
Law
Laura is the Programme and Student Lead for the LPC and SQE at our Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield campuses. She graduated with an LLB and completed her LPC at The University of Sheffield. Laura trained and qualified at a firm in Manchester, practising in defendant motor insurance litigation and clinical negligence claims. After several years in Manchester, she moved back over the Pennines and worked as a Visiting Lecturer for The University of Law, before joining as a permanent lecturer in 2021. In addition to her role as PSL, Laura teaches dispute resolution and personal injury and clinical negligence on the LPC and SQE courses.
Heather is the Programme and Student Lead for the Conversion courses at our Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield and Hull campuses. Heather qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and gained higher rights of audience (civil and criminal) in 2014. As head of the advocacy department at a national UK law firm, she was responsible for a team of around 30 advocates. As an advocate, Heather conducted county court hearings across a variety of civil cases. In addition to her role as PSL, she enjoys teaching tort law on the conversion course and civil litigation and evidence and civil skills on the BPC.
Lauren has around 8 years’ experience of working in a busy Clinical Negligence Department in a local, high-street firm. She found the work challenging but interesting and extremely rewarding. Lauren came straight out of practice to teach at the University of Law and currently teaches Dispute Resolution, IPP and Contract. Lauren is extremely proud to be a Lecturer at the Newcastle campus given that she studied at both Newcastle University and The University of Law.
Following her undergraduate degree in Law at Newcastle University, Larissa undertook her LPC at The University of Law (which at the time was the College of Law). She trained and qualified as a solicitor in London, practising in employment law at Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy, and subsequently in-house at the BBC. Having identified a passion for early careers, Larissa went on to work in Graduate Recruitment & Trainee Development at international law firm, Latham & Watkins, before relocating back to the North East, joining The University of Law in 2021 as the Campus Manager for Newcastle. Larissa is delighted to be back in Newcastle, which boasts a great city and beautiful coastline!
Chris is a Lecturer at The University of Law's Newcastle campus. Chris was awarded a BA (Hons) in Classical Civilisation from the University of Leeds, before obtaining a Graduate Diploma in Law and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice. Following graduation, Chris worked in a busy Property Litigation department as a Legal Assistant and later as a fee earning Graduate Paralegal. He dealt with a wide range of residential, commercial and some agricultural property disputes. Further to this, he trained and qualified as a solicitor in Newcastle upon Tyne where he worked in private practice, specialising in residential property. Chris has Qualified Teacher Status and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. Chris now teaches Property Practice on the SQE and Land Law and the Law of Organisations on the PGDL.
Support Services
Our Campus Hub Team is there to connect you with the information, support and services you need to succeed at every stage of your student journey.
In addition to providing guidance and support, they coordinate both university-wide and local campus events that foster a strong sense of belonging, support well-being and enhance student engagement. They also offer on-the-day support for assessment activities, ensuring students receive timely assistance when it matters most.