Kaituruki | Tutor (Law)

Will you have completed your 200-level LAWS subjects by the end of 2025?

Do you have confidence, empathy and the desire to help students with their legal study?

Are you a law graduate, postgraduate law student or senior undergraduate law student looking for a fixed-term, part-time role?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role 

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting for Kaituruki - Tutors to join Te Kauhanganui Tātai Ture - Faculty of Law on a fixed term, part-time contract for the 2026 academic year for LAWS121 to LAWS301 (excl. LAWS212 and LAWS297) but including Head Kaituruki - Tutor and Māori and Pasifika (MPI) tutor roles. In these roles you will be responsible for preparing, delivering and facilitating specific tutorial classes that support the course material. Individual course content requires differing duties for each course’s tutorials.   

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing and delivering tutorials.
• Providing student consultation via scheduled office hours.  
• Attending meetings as required with the Course Coordinator/Pūkenga - Lecturers. 
• Revision support as required prior to assessments.  

Ō pūmanawa - About you

Applications are welcome from law graduates, postgraduate law students and senior undergraduate law students who: 

• Have at least completed their 200-level LAWS subjects by the end of 2025.
• Have a solid academic record.
• Demonstrate confidence, empathy and the desire to help students get to grips with their legal study. 

Role Description: Click here to see further information, including salary details.

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Close date for vacancy: 31 October 2025.

Contact details for vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role, please get in touch with Sherry Elliott (sherry.elliott@vuw.ac.nz).

How to apply: Please ensure you are applying for this role directly on our careers page and not via email. Candidates must submit supporting documents along with their resume, such as a cover letter preferably as one PDF document. 

Applicants who do not have residency or citizenship and require a visa to work at the University must clearly indicate their visa status in their application and understand that if they do not have a current, relevant visa, they will need to secure this independently. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Applications from recruitment agencies are not accepted.

Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University

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