Law Teacher -University of London (UOL) LLB Programme
Vacancy Name: Law Teacher - University of London (UOL) LLB Programme
Region: Kenya (Kamiti Maximum & Langata Women Prisons)
Department: Legal Education
Work Location: Remote (with several onsite visits to Kenya, where applicable)
Reports to:Legal Education Lead,
Key working relationships: UOL LLB Students, Teaching Assistants & Key Stakeholders
Engagement Duration: 1 Year Volunteership (Renewable upon review of performance & availability)
Hours:12-15 hours over a 12-week semester per module, for two modules (typically to take place between 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM UK Time – to be agreed upon at the time of enlistment).
Mode of Delivery: Virtual classes (either via Zoom/Teams or pre-recorded sessions), with potential flexibility to conduct physical classes in prisons in Kenya, where agreed with Justice Defenders
Advert Opened on: 18th September 2025 (Midday), EAT
Application Deadline:30th September 2025 (Midnight), EAT
ABOUT JUSTICE DEFENDERS
Picture this: an overcrowded and under-resourced prison full of men, women, or even children who have not been found guilty. This is the case for three million people around the world currently affected by the excessive use of pre-trial detention. In many countries, suspects are detained in prison almost automatically once they are arrested. Whatever the offence. Some, yes, are guilty. Many are poor and unjustly targeted. At Justice Defenders , we want to see justice served; it’s vital for all of us. What we don’t want to see is people filling our prisons simply because there was no one to equip them to fight for justice.
Justice Defenders is a registered UK charity and US nonprofit. Founded in 2007, we work across Africa, training incarcerated people and prison officers to become paralegals. Our prison-based legal offices in Uganda and Kenya are run by more than 280+ paralegals. By equipping justice defenders to facilitate a just legal process, we help ensure a fair hearing at the point of greatest need. Everyone deserves the right to tell their story.
Our partnership with prestigious universities, such as the University of London, enables us to provide support for legal education delivered primarily through online learning but, because of the challenges students face studying in prison, supplemented by our programme of learning and teaching support our classrooms are found in men's and women's prisons in Africa, where students are taught by qualified law teachers, visiting academics, and professionals.
Here are key achievements so far by our students studying the University of London (UOL) undergraduate law degree:
- 67 law graduates(including formerly and currently incarcerated individuals, and prison officers)
- 2 High Court Advocates who started as prisoners and now serve as pro bono advocates
- 280 paralegals who have helped 30,000+ clients, with half of the clients regaining freedom
- 14 years of transforming lives through legal education, training, and practice.
We believe we do not just teach law; we cultivate advocates who can transform justice systems from within.
JOB CONTEXT
Justice Defenders is seeking experienced Law Teachers to join our Legal Education programme Teaching Team and support the teaching of University of London LLB students at Kamiti Maximum Prison and Langata Women's Prison in Kenya, and facilitate the capacity development of formerly incarcerated Law Teaching Assistants who have since graduated with the UOL Law Degree. This is an unusual model in that not all of the teaching activities for the respective modules will necessarily be undertaken by the Law Teacher, but by the Teaching Assistant.
This is a voluntary position for one (1) academic year in the first instance, with the possibility to extend the Volunteership period subject to programme continuity and Law Teachers' commitments.
The four subject modules (teaching areas)we will be supporting in the coming academic year are:
- Criminal Law,
- Contract Law,
- Legal Methods and Sys