Dr Osuji is a senior lecturer and deputy director of education at the University of Exeter Law School. He has practised in corporate and commercial law and is qualified as a barrister and solicitor of Nigeria and a (non-practising) solicitor of England and Wales. He has advised individuals, corporations, and national and international governmental and non-governmental organisations. Dr Osuji currently teaches the law of contract and corporate social responsibility: globalisation and regulation.