LNAT Markers
Professor James Goudkamp and Professor Rebecca Williams (Law Admissions Coordinators) are looking for 40+ markers to help with LNAT essay marking at the end of October 2025. The work is available to members of the Faculty who are graduate research students, stipendiary lecturers and Junior Research Fellows/Career Development Fellows.
Markers will work with a set of marking criteria and will be given training regarding how to evaluate LNAT essays and how to use the relevant software. Training is compulsory for any marker who has not previously completed the ‘No More Marking’ training. Both training and marking are done entirely online and for the marking process itself markers can log-in and out of the system when it suits them.
Training will take place Monday 20 October 2025, online marking will take place between 24 October 2025 and 3 November 2025.
Duration and hours
Working hours: The marking work is measured by marking load. Each marker will be expected to complete 12 workpackets. Each workpacket comprises 20 essay comparisons and it is expected that each workpacket will take one hour to complete. Therefore, the expected total time commitment is 12 hours, which will be spread over 9 days. Payment will be made upon submission of an approved timesheet.
Start date: The training video will be provided with a supporting Q&A session held online @ 1pm Monday 20 October 2025 (via MS Teams). If you have previously marked LNAT essays using ‘No More Marking’ software you do not need to attend the online session. If you cannot attend at this time, please contact Emma White (emma.white2@law.ox.ac.uk).
Essays are expected to be available for marking on Friday 24 October 2025 at 5pm and all marking must be completed by 9am on Monday 3 November 2025. Attention is drawn to the tight turnaround time at a busy time of the academic year. It is imperative that markers have sufficient time to complete the task, as all marking must be completed by the deadline to enable the Admissions process to proceed.
Reporting
LNAT Markers will report to the Admissions Coordinators, James Goudkamp and Rebecca Williams.
Requirements
Essential
- A general understanding of the field of law.
- Good IT skills.
- Good time-management skills.
Please note that you will be required to complete a Right to Work check before starting work. The Law Faculty HR Team will contact you directly to arrange for the appropriate check to take place. What is a right to work check? | Staff Immigration (ox.ac.uk)
Eligibility
This work opportunity is open to members of the Law Faculty who are current graduate students, stipendiary lecturers and Junior Research Fellows/Career Development Fellows, and the hours are in line with the restrictions on working hours for students.
We would like to highlight that although it is technically possible to be both a Faculty and a College LNAT marker, marking for both the Faculty and a College is not recommended in view of the workload involved in a compressed time period.
It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK.
Rate of Pay
The work will be paid at £16.92 per hour, which equates to University Grade 5, 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.
Timesheets must be completed in hours, markers will only be permitted to claim one hour per workpacket completed + 1 hour training (if not previously undertaken).
In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.
How to Apply
Please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/e/8HNi9k0VWh
We will recruit on a rolling basis until 20 October 2025.
General enquiries, e.g., about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to Emma.white2@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 HR Team.
Graduate student engagement opportunities in the Faculty of Law usually fall into one of three categories: Research Assistant; Graduate Teaching Assistant; or Blog Editor.
The University guidance on paid work for Oxford graduate students recommends that full-time graduate research students ensure that any paid work should still allow them to spend at least 40 hours per week for a minimum 44 weeks of the year on their studies. Full-time graduate taught students are recommended not to undertake more than 8 hours’ paid work each week during term-time study periods. There are additional rules for students with visas wishing to undertake paid 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.