Work With Us

Come and work with us – use your skills and experience to help us make a difference.

As a not-for-profit, funded by the Inns of Court, The Inns of Court College of Advocacy (ICCA) is the educational and training division of The Council of the Inns of Court (COIC).

The object of the ICCA is to advance education in the administration and practice of the law. The ICCA achieves this by working closely with and across the profession to provide leadership, guidance and coordination in relation to the pursuit of excellence in advocacy and professional ethics for barristers.

The ICCA delivers an innovative, flexible and accessible two-part Bar Training Course. We also develop post-qualification training materials and resources for practising barristers and pupils, to support continuing professional development (CPD).

The ICCA is made up of a small, friendly team of specialist academics and operational professionals, located in Gray’s Inn, in the heart of legal London.

We are currently recruiting for the following vacancies:

Design Assistant

The ICCA is recruiting a Design Assistant on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Each year we recruit a Design Assistant to work with us and the eLearning Team.  We hope to recruit an ICCA graduate from September 2026, because of their familiarity with our Bar Course materials. In addition, they often have great ideas for improving the course further for future students.

The role will begin in September 2026 and is offered on a 12-month contract salary is £27,500 per annum.

Please follow this link for the full job description and person specification.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send an email containing a CV and an expression of interest together with a short precis (no more than 500 words) of how you meet the person specification contained in the job description to hr@coic.org.uk 

Applications must be received by close of business on Monday 13 July 2026.

You’re welcome to contact the Directors of Online Learning, Jane and Patrick, for an informal discussion about the role; to do so please email dol@icca.ac.uk.

Please note any appointment will be conditional on successful completion of Part Two (a formal appointment will only be made once results have been released).

Visiting Lecturers

The ICCA seeks Visiting Lecturers to teach and assess on our highly successful Bar Course.

You will form part of a team of exceptional Tutors and Visiting Lecturers in delivering the ICCA Bar Course. You will also teach students in our bespoke teaching facilities in one of the four Inns of Court.

This opportunity offers a challenging and exciting opportunity to deliver an outstanding course to excellent students.  Previous teaching experience is not necessary but a minimum of three years in practice is required. You must have an enthusiasm for the skills of courtroom advocacy and a desire to teach excellent students.

Informal enquiries should be sent to info@icca.ac.uk.