Assistant Professor - Legal Research Writing and Advocacy

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Assistant Professor - Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy
The candidate will work for a full-time non-tenure-track faculty appointment in our Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy program. The start date for the position is August 2017. The initial appointment will be for a one-year renewable contract that can lead, after three years, to renewable longer-term contracts with security of position consistent with ABA standards. Will teach two sections of 20-24 students each during the fall and spring semesters of Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy. Must demonstrate excellent research and writing skills, the ability to diagnose legal writing difficulties, and the ability to mentor students in one-to-one and small group settings. All legal writing faculty members are expected to coach and travel with one or more teams in the College of Law's successful moot-court program and take on regular committee assignments and other service obligations. Must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school. Should have superior academic record. Must have excellent legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills; and experience teaching full-time or as an adjunct in a law school, preferably in legal writing and appellate advocacy, or 3 years of law-practice experience. Teaching experience is a plus.

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