Harcourt Chambers Oxford Family Law Moot Coordinator

Internal Applicants Only

Deadline: 18 January 2023

The Faculty of Law is seeking to appoint a Moot Coordinator for the 2022/2023 Harcourt Chambers Oxford Family Law Moot. This opportunity would be ideal for a postgraduate student with a strong interest in family law and mooting.

The responsibilities of the Moot Coordinator include:

  • coordinating and monitoring the moots on the day of, and in preparation for, the competition;
  • communicating with judges, interested students, mooters, Faculty members and other relevant parties (before and after the competition);
  • helping with the preparation of the moot problem and other necessary documents.

 

Duration and hours

Working hours: a total of up to 27 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the Supervisor.

Start date: 25 January 2023

Date by which the work must be completed: 7 April 2023

 

Reporting

The Moot Coordinator will report to Dr Hayley Hooper and Dr Luke Rostill, who are the Law Faculty’s Mooting Officers.

 

Requirements

  • A strong interest in family law is essential.
  • Experience in mooting and excellent organisational and communication skills are desirable.
  • The work will require the Moot Coordinator to be present in-person in Oxford. Meetings with the Mooting Officers will be held in Oxford.

 

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to current graduate students in the Law Faculty and the hours are in line with the restrictions on working hours for students. Candidates must be available on the day of the competition (which will be Saturday 4th or Saturday 11th March 2023). 

It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK.

 

Rate of Pay

The work will be paid at £16.49 per hour (including the exceptional non-consolidated uplift for 2022-23), which equates to University Grade 6, point 1, on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month for payment on the last working day of the following month.

In addition, annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.

 

Funding

This opportunity is funded by a donation from Harcourt Chambers.

 

How to Apply

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, please send a curriculum vitae and a cover letter, which should detail your mooting experience, organisational experience, and interest in family law and mooting, to mooting@law.ox.ac.uk  by 5PM on Wednesday 18th January 2023. Supervisors/advisors may be asked for a reference. 

Enquiries about the project are welcome, and may be addressed to Luke Rostill or Hayley Hooper. General queries, e.g. about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.

Guidelines for Faculty members, line managers and students

Work must not commence without a letter of engagement or variable hours contract and a right to work check having been carried out by the Faculty Personnel Officer.

Graduate student engagement opportunities in the Faculty of Law usually fall into one of three categories: Research Assistant; Graduate Teaching Assistant; or Blog Editor. 

Full-time graduate students in the Faculty of Law may work up to 8 hours per week, or a common sense average across the year, regardless of the type of work.

Students may not work for their own supervisor without the approval of the Associate Dean for Graduate Students.

Any queries regarding the eligibility of a particular student should be directed to Geraldine Malloy in the Faculty Office.

It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK.

 

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