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| Contact's full name: | Jonathan A. Marcantel |
| Title: | Assistant Professor of Law |
| Organization: | Lincoln Memorial University---Duncan School of Law |
| | 601 West Summit Hill Drive |
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| | Knoxville TN 37902 |
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| | Phone: | 423-869-6678 |
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| Email: | jonathan.marcantel@lmunet.edu |
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| Description: | LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY'S DUNCAN SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking applications for a Director of Legal Skills beginning in fall 2010.
Program Model: The Duncan School of Law's Legal Skills Program is an adjunct model.
Responsibilities: The Duncan School of Law anticipates the successful candidate will be responsible for: teaching one section of Legal Skills each semester; hiring adjuncts; monitoring adjuncts; training adjuncts; creating a curriculum; and other duties associated with being a member of the faculty, including but not limited to participating in faculty governance and producing scholarship. The Director of Legal Skills shall report directly to the Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library.
Qualifications: Applicants should have a distinguished academic record, excellent legal writing skills, and a record of or potential for significant achievement as scholars and teachers.
The Law School: The Duncan School of Law is a new law school that is approved by the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, and Lincoln Memorial University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). While the Duncan School of Law has begun the process of seeking accreditation by the American Bar Association (ABA), the Duncan School of Law is not currently accredited by that body. The Duncan School of Law is part of a university system that was chartered by the State of Tennessee in 1897.
To Apply: Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Jonathan A. Marcantel, Chair, Director of Legal Skills Search Committee, Duncan School of Law -- Lincoln Memorial University, 601 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 or by e-mail to jonathan.marcantel@lmunet.edu. The Duncan School of Law will accept applications for this position until it is filled.
1. The position advertised:
__ a. is a tenure-track appointment.
X b. may lead to successive long-term contracts of five or more years.
__ c. may lead only to successive short-term contracts of one to four years.
__ d. has an upper-limit on the number of years a teacher may be appointed.
__ e. is part of a fellowship program for one or two years.
__ f. is a part-time appointment, or a year-to-year adjunct appointment.
Additional information about job security or terms of employment: This position complies with 405(c). This position shall have the rights and responsibilities of regular, doctrinal faculty members. That notwithstanding, dependant on the successful applicant's rank, the applicant may be prohibited from voting on retention and promotion.
2. The professor hired:
X a. will be permitted to vote in faculty meetings.
__ b. will not be permitted to vote in faculty meetings.
Additional information about the extent of the professor's voting rights: The successful applicant shall have full voting rights on all matters including hiring. That notwithstanding, dependent on the successful applicant's rank, the applicant may be prohibited from voting on retention and promotion.
3. The school anticipates paying an annual academic year base salary in the range checked below. (A base salary does not include stipends for coaching moot court teams, teaching other courses, or teaching in summer school; nor does a base salary include conference travel or other professional development funds.)
X a. $90,000 or more
X b. $80,000 to $89,999
__ c. $70,000 to $79,999
__ d. $60,000 to $69,999
__ e. $50,000 to $59,999
__ f. $40,000 to $49,999
__ g. $30,000 to $39,999
__ h. this is a part-time appointment paying less than $30,000
__ i. this is an adjunct appointment paying less than $10,000
Additional information about base salary or other compensation: Salary shall be dependent on experience.
4. The number of students enrolled in each semester of the courses taught by the Director of Legal Skills will be:
__ a. 30 or fewer
X b. 31 - 35
X c. 36 - 40
__ d. 41 - 45
__ e. 46 - 50
__ f. 51 - 55
__ g. 56 - 60
__ h. more than 60
Additional information about teaching load, including required or permitted teaching outside of the legal research and writing program: Class size is dependent on a number of factors. The successful applicant is permitted to teach doctrinal classes dependent upon curricular need as assessed by the Dean.
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| Position Type: | long-term |
| Faculty Vote: | No |
| Salary: | 80-89k |
Students
Per Semester: | 36-40 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-12-01 |
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| Contact's full name: | Rosario Lozada Schrier |
| Title: | Chair, Legal Communication Search Committee |
| Organization: | University of Miami School of Law |
| | P.O. Box 248087 |
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| | Coral Gables FL 33124-8087 |
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| | Phone: | 305-284-6007 |
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| Email: | rschrier@law.miami.edu |
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| Description: | The University of Miami School of Law invites applications for full-time legal writing faculty for the 2010-2011 academic year, beginning on July 1, 2010. Legal writing faculty will join a team comprised of a director and other full-time faculty, all of whom work collaboratively to offer students the best possible instruction and training in legal communication and research skills.
Legal writing faculty will assist in developing course materials and will teach two sections of approximately 20 students (40 students total) each semester. The course requires intensive student contact and evaluation of students' written work.
Candidates must have a J.D. degree, strong academic credentials, excellent analytical, writing, and research skills, superior interpersonal skills, and a minimum of two years of legal practice or equivalent experience. Candidates must also have experience in working collaboratively with a team. A commitment to teaching in the legal research and writing field as a discipline is required.
The position offers an initial one-year contract, after which, with a favorable review, the faculty member is eligible for successive renewable contracts. The salary is $75,000, with full University employee benefits and additional funds for professional development activities and dues.
Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and three references to Rosario Lozada Schrier at rschrier@law.miami.edu. The application deadline is April 30, 2010.
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| Position Type: | 1-4 years |
| Faculty Vote: | No |
| Salary: | 70-79k |
Students
Per Semester: | 36-40 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2012-04-30 |
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| Contact's full name: | Eli Wald |
| Title: | Chair, Appointments Committee |
| Organization: | University of Denver Sturm College of Law |
| | 2255 East Evans Avenue |
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| | Denver CO 80208 |
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| | Phone: | 303-871-6530 |
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| Email: | duentryappointments@law.du.edu |
| Website: | www.dujobs.org/applicants/Central?quickFind=56070 |
| Description: | FULL TIME LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING LECTURER POSITIONS
The UNIVERSITY OF DENVER STURM COLLEGE OF LAW anticipates hiring two full-time lecturer positions to begin in the 2011-2012 academic year. The positions will be in its first-year legal research and writing program called Lawyering Process. Lawyering Process is a required first-year, two-semester (six credit) course that utilizes small classes to teach legal research and writing, document drafting, and professional practice skills. We seek applications from experienced candidates with excellent academic records and demonstrated teaching ability. We also seek applications from entry level candidates with excellent academic records and demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching. Applicants must have a law degree; an interest in teaching; excellent legal research, analysis, reasoning, writing and communication skills; and the ability to work both independently and cooperatively. Prior teaching experience is preferred, and at least two years of legal practice experience is required.
For more information or to apply for these positions, visit the website www.dujobs.org/applicants/Central?quickFind=56070. If you have questions or would like to send a second copy of your materials, you can submit them to Eli Wald, Chair, Appointments Committee, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2255 East Evans Avenue, Denver, Colorado, 80208. You may also contact the assistant to the Appointments Committee at duentryappointments@law.du.edu.
The University of Denver and Sturm College of Law committed to enhancing the diversity of our faculty and staff. We are strongly dedicated to the pursuit of excellence by including and integrating individuals who represent different groups as defined by race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, age, disability, national origin, religion and veteran status. DU is an EEO/AA employer. Please see our Diversity Statement at http://www.du.edu/chancellor/diversityStatement.html.
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| Position Type: | long-term |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 60-69k |
Students
Per Semester: | 41-45 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2011-01-30 |
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| Contact's full name: | Linda Keller |
| Title: | Co-Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee |
| Organization: | Thomas Jefferson School of Law |
| | 2121 San Diego Ave. |
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| | San Diego CA 92101 |
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| | Phone: | 619-374-6937 |
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| Email: | FacRecruit@tjsl.edu |
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| Description: | As Co-Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, I wanted to share our general announcement with the listserve. We are looking for a broad range of areas including core courses such as Legal Writing with a strong preference for those with excellent credentials and a strong record of substantial scholarship. For those of you unfamiliar with our tenure-track positions teaching legal writing, more information is below. The listserve checklist in an expanded format is also below. Thank you - Linda M. Keller
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW anticipates hiring one or more persons for tenure-track positions beginning in Fall 2011. Entry-level and experienced applicants in all subject areas are welcome. Members of minority groups and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty are especially encouraged to apply.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law is an independent, fully ABA-approved, AALS member law school located in San Diego, California. The school will occupy a new eight story, 177,000 square foot, state-of-the-art LEED-gold facility in the East Village section of downtown San Diego in January, 2011. Our dynamic, collegial, and diverse faculty is highly prolific, having authored more than fifty books and 550 law review articles. More than half of our 42 full-time faculty members have joined the school since 2000.
Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2121 San Diego Avenue, San Diego, CA 92110, or by e-mail to FacRecruit@tjsl.edu with the subject line: FAC, followed by your name.
Legal Writing Program and Faculty: Thomas Jefferson's legal writing program is taught primarily by tenured and tenure-track faculty members. The curriculum incorporates best practices from benchmark legal writing programs, learning and teaching experts, and fields including rhetoric, composition, literature, education, and psychology. All of our faculty have exemplary records in scholarship, teaching, and practice. More information regarding the program can be found at http://www.tjsl.edu/legal_writing.
Teaching Opportunities: The successful candidate will teach one or two sections of Legal Writing I (usually limited to 25 students) each semester and join with the tenured and tenure-track professors who teach Legal Writing I in sharing responsibility for the overall legal writing curriculum. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to teach one or two doctrinal or elective courses outside the legal writing curriculum each year.
Scholarship and Service: The position carries the same scholarship requirement as all tenure-track positions at the law school; the scholarship requirement may be satisfied by analytical writing in legal research and writing or in other fields. All faculty members at the law school are expected to participate in faculty governance and other service activities.
Qualifications: Applicants should have a distinguished academic record, excellent legal writing skills, and a record of or potential for significant achievement as scholars and teachers. While we are particularly interested in candidates who have experience teaching legal writing and/or practice experience, all candidates are encouraged to apply. Members of minority groups and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty are especially encouraged to apply.
The Law School: Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a fully ABA-accredited, nonprofit, independent law school in San Diego. Our dynamic, collegial, and diverse faculty is highly prolific, having authored more than two dozen books and 400 law review articles. More than half of our full-time faculty members have joined the school since 2000, and we expect the faculty will continue to grow.
Deadline: To be considered with the first review of applications, please submit your materials as soon as possible.
1. The position advertised:
X a. is a tenure-track appointment.
Additional information about job security or terms of employment, any applicable
term limits, and whether the position complies with ABA Standard 405(c):
2. The professor hired:
X a. will be permitted to vote in faculty meetings.
Additional information about the extent of the professor's voting rights: full voting rights of tenure-track faculty member.
3. The school anticipates paying an annual academic year base salary in the range checked below. (A base salary does not include stipends for coaching moot court teams, teaching other courses, or teaching in summer school; nor does a base salary include conference travel or other professional development funds.)
X a. $90,000 or more
Additional information about base salary or other compensation: This salary range includes typical 2:2 teaching load, likely including 1-2 sections of Legal Writing I per semester, along with doctrinal or elective course(s).
4. The number of students enrolled in each semester of the courses taught by the legal research & writing professor will be:
__ a. 30 or fewer
__ b. 31 - 35
__ c. 36 - 40
X d. 41 - 45
__ e. 46 - 50
__ f. 51 - 55
__ g. 56 - 60
__ h. more than 60
Additional information about teaching load, including required or permitted
teaching outside of the legal research and writing program: Each section of Legal Writing I is approximately 20-25 students. The successful applicant will also teach doctrinal or elective course(s) of varying size.
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| Position Type: | tenure |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 90+k |
Students
Per Semester: | 41-45 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-10-25 |
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| Contact's full name: | Tina Swaim |
| Title: | Asst. to Chair, Faculty Recruitment Committee |
| Organization: | University of La Verne College of Law |
| | 320 East D Street |
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| | Ontario CA 91764 |
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| | Phone: | (909) 460-2000 |
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| Email: | tswaim@laverne.edu |
| Website: | http://law.laverne.edu/ |
| Description: | THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications for one or more full-time, tenure-track positions beginning in the 2011-2012 academic year. Our particular area of interest is legal writing, which is a tenure-track position at La Verne Law. Our Legal Writing Program is director-led. The successful applicant will teach two sections of Legal Analysis & Writing (LAW) with approximately twenty students in each section. We may also have positions to fill in other areas, including Property. However, our needs in other areas are uncertain at this time.
We seek candidates with a strong commitment to teaching, scholarship, and service to the legal profession. Our mission is to educate ethically sensitive, practice-ready lawyers dedicated to community service. La Verne Law is committed to its continued development as a vibrant, research-active academic community and excellence in scholarship is highly valued. Teaching for at least one year at an ABA-approved law school is preferred, but we are interested in hearing from both entry level and lateral candidates. We value faculty who are able to use their practice experience to innovate in the classroom and beyond. The rank of Assistant, Associate, or Professor depends upon qualifications and experience.
La Verne Law is located on its own seven-acre campus in Ontario California, approximately forty miles from downtown Los Angeles, just several miles from LA/Ontario International Airport, and in close proximity to southern California beaches, deserts, and mountains. Diversity in our student body mirrors diversity of the student body of the entire University of La Verne, which receives ongoing recognition in U.S. News and World Report as one of the nation's most diverse institutions of higher learning. The U.S. Department of Education designates the University of La Verne as a Hispanic Serving Institution. We are the only ABA approved law school in inland southern California, a region known as the "Inland Empire." Our graduates have a substantial record of success serving the needs of communities in our region and beyond.
To apply, please send a cover letter describing teaching and scholarship interests, a statement of teaching philosophy, a writing sample, and a curriculum vitae in Word or PDF format only to: Chair, Faculty Recruitment Committee, c/o Tina Swaim, 320 East D Street, Ontario, California 91764, tswaim@laverne.edu.We will be attending the AALS recruitment conference in November and interviewing people on campus. In your cover letter, let us know if you will be attending the Conference and send an e-mail to aalsfrc@laverne.edu c/o Tina Swaim. For information about La Verne Law, visit our website at http://law.laverne.edu. La Verne Law is provisionally approved by the ABA and has applied for full approval. La Verne Law is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications that will enhance the diversity of our faculty.
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| Position Type: | tenure |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 80-89k |
Students
Per Semester: | 41-45 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2011-02-28 |
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| Contact's full name: | Joel Atlas |
| Title: | Director, The Lawyering Program |
| Organization: | Cornell Law School |
| | Myron Taylor Hall |
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| | Ithaca NY 14853 |
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| | Phone: | (607) 255-2000 |
| Fax: | |
| Email: | joel-atlas@lawschool.cornell.edu |
| Website: | www.lawschool.cornell.edu |
| Description: | The Lawyering Program at Cornell Law School seeks candidates for a full-time position commencing in the 2011-12 academic year. The Lawyering course is a year-long, four-credit course that introduces first-year students to lawyering skills, with primary emphasis on legal writing, analysis, and research. Lawyering faculty collaborate to ensure a uniform core curriculum, but they retain substantial academic freedom. Law librarians teach the research component of the course.
Lawyering faculty teach one section of the Lawyering course (approximately 35 students) and, after two years, also teach an upper-level, skills-related seminar. Opportunities to teach other skills-related courses may also arise.
Positions in the program are not tenure track but are eligible for long-term renewal. Entry-level faculty start with a three-year contract (eligible for renewal for another three years) and after six years are eligible for renewable, five-year contracts. The Dean may provide summer grants to faculty to work on individual and collective projects. Benefits are competitive (the salary is negotiable) and include a budget for research and travel.
Applicants must have a J.D., excellent academic credentials, a strong writing background, and substantial legal-practice experience (a minimum of three years is strongly preferred). Teaching experience is also preferred. We encourage applications from those whose background and experience would add to the diversity of the faculty. Applicants should mail (hard copies only) a cover letter, resume, law-school transcript, the names of three references, and two writing samples to Joel Atlas, Director, The Lawyering Program, Cornell Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. The closing date for applications is October 12, 2010. We intend to interview candidates at the AALS recruitment conference in Washington, D.C., in late October.
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| Position Type: | long-term |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 70-79k |
Students
Per Semester: | 31-35 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-10-12 |
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| Contact's full name: | Donald Tobin |
| Title: | Associate Dean for Faculty |
| Organization: | The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law |
| | attn: Legal Writing Committee |
| | 55 W. 12th Ave. |
| | Columbus OH 43209 |
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| | Phone: | 614-688-3539 |
| Fax: | |
| Email: | tobin.46@osu.edu |
| Website: | www.moritzlaw.osu.edu |
| Description: | The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law will have several openings for Clinical Faculty positions to teach in the college's legal writing program. Moritz is looking for clinical faculty to teach in its year-long legal research and writing program. The year-long program is taught by tenure and tenure track faculty, librarians, and clinical faculty. Each faculty member is responsible for his or her own courses. We anticipate hiring for the 2011-2012 academic year, but are also exploring the possibility of one candidate starting as soon as January 2011. The Ohio State University is an EEO/AA employer with flexible employment policies in place.
Clinical faculty have voting rights on all issues except the appointment and promotion of tenure track faculty.
The faculty member will teach two sections of a two-credit legal writing class in the Fall and two section of a two-credit course int he Spring. Enrollment in each course is expected to be 20. |
| Position Type: | long-term |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 60-69k |
Students
Per Semester: | 36-40 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-10-31 |
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| Contact's full name: | Anne Goldstein |
| Title: | Professor of Law |
| Organization: | New York Law School |
| | 185 West Broadway |
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| | New York NY 10013 |
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| | Phone: | 212 431 2146 |
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| Email: | anne.goldstein@nyls.edu |
| Website: | |
| Description: | Legal Skills/Writing Professors
New York Law School is seeking full time faculty for its new first-year "Legal Practice" program. Legal Practice is an eight-credit, two semester program that introduces students to legal writing, research and a range of clinical legal skills, including client interviewing, counseling and oral advocacy.
Applicants must have a J.D. degree, strong academic credentials and excellent analytical, writing, and research skills, as well as a demonstrable interest in teaching. We prefer applicants with prior practice and teaching experience and a demonstrated commitment to legal writing and clinical skills instruction as a discipline and career path.
Candidates with the appropriate qualifications and experience will be considered for appointment to either a long-term contract track or a short-term contract.* Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applicants should send a cover letter and resume by October 1, 2010 to:
The Appointments Committee
Attention: Deborah N. Archer, Chair of Appointments Committee
New York Law School
185 West Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10013
Electronic submission preferred at: application.legalskills@nyls.edu
Members of minority groups and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty are especially encouraged to apply.
Review of applications will begin upon receipt.
*The information that follows pertains to positions on the long-term contract track. A separate posting provides the information pertaining to the short-term contract positions.
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| Position Type: | long-term |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 90+k |
Students
Per Semester: | 41-45 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-10-01 |
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| Contact's full name: | Anne Goldstein |
| Title: | Professor of Law |
| Organization: | New York Law School |
| | 185 West Broadway |
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| | New York NY 10013 |
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| | Phone: | 212 431 2146 |
| Fax: | |
| Email: | anne.goldstein@nyls.edu |
| Website: | |
| Description: | Legal Skills/Writing Professors
New York Law School is seeking full time faculty for its new first-year "Legal Practice" program. Legal Practice is an eight-credit, two semester program that introduces students to legal writing, research and a range of clinical legal skills, including client interviewing, counseling and oral advocacy.
Applicants must have a J.D. degree, strong academic credentials and excellent analytical, writing, and research skills, as well as a demonstrable interest in teaching. We prefer applicants with prior practice and teaching experience and a demonstrated commitment to legal writing and clinical skills instruction as a discipline and career path.
Candidates with the appropriate qualifications and experience will be considered for appointment to either a long-term contract track or a short-term contract.* Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applicants should send a cover letter and resume by October 1, 2010 to:
The Appointments Committee
Attention: Deborah N. Archer, Chair of Appointments Committee
New York Law School
185 West Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10013
Electronic submission preferred at: application.legalskills@nyls.edu
Members of minority groups and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty are especially encouraged to apply.
Review of applications will begin upon receipt.
*The information that follows pertains to short-term contract positions. A separate posting provides the information pertaining to positions on the long-term contract track. |
| Position Type: | 1-4 years |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 90+k |
Students
Per Semester: | 41-45 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-10-01 |
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| Contact's full name: | Donald Tobin |
| Title: | Associate Dean for Faculty |
| Organization: | The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law |
| | 55 W. 12th Ave. |
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| | Columbus OH 43210 |
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| | Phone: | 614-688-3539 |
| Fax: | |
| Email: | tobin.46@osu.edu |
| Website: | www.moritzlaw.osu.edu |
| Description: | The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law will have one or more openings for tenure, and tenure-track positions available beginning in the 2011-2012 academic year. Areas of special interest include: Intellectual Property, Environmental/Energy, Legal Writing, Commercial law, Clinical programs, Contracts, Tax, Law and Economics, and Wills and Trusts.
The Moritz College of Law has a 4-credit year long legal research and writing program. The year-long program is taught by tenure and tenure track faculty, librarians, and clinical faculty.
The Ohio State University is an EEO/AA employer with flexible employment policies in place.
Lateral candidates, please contact Professor Peter Swire at peter@peterswire.net
Non-lateral canddiates, please contact Martha Chamallas at Chamallas.1@osu.edu
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| Position Type: | tenure |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 90+k |
Students
Per Semester: | 36-40 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-10-31 |
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| Contact's full name: | Michael T. Flannery |
| Title: | Professor of Law |
| Organization: | University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| | William H. bowen School of Law |
| | 1201 McMath Avenue |
| | Little Rock AR 72202-5142 |
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| | Phone: | 501-324-9959 |
| Fax: | 501-324-9992 |
| Email: | mxflannery@ualr.edu |
| Website: | http://www.law.ualr.edu |
| Description: | The University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, seeks applicants to teach in our Reasoning, Writing, and Advocacy program. This full-time, tenure-track position is available beginning the Fall 2011 term.
The professor will teach two sections of first year Reasoning, Writing, and Advocacy. The professor will have an office and access to all faculty support services and other services on campus. Funds for conference travel and professional development are also available. Rank will be based on experience.
Salary will be between $83,000 and $106,000, depending on experience; compensation may include benefits and assistance with relocation expenses. Minimum qualifications are a J.D. from an accredited law school and strong writing and interpersonal skills. Preferred qualifications are outstanding academic credentials, prior teaching experience, and law review or moot court service.
Bowen Law School's legal writing program has been consistently ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report. The program consists of six hours of credit for courses in legal research and legal writing, spread across two semesters in the first year. Four faculty members and one adjunct teach writing in the first year, joined by the library director, who teaches legal research, assisted by several of the librarians.
Little Rock is the capital city and largest metropolitan area in Arkansas, boasting extremely affordable housing, many cultural attractions, and close proximity to extensive wilderness and recreational areas. The Bowen School of Law is located in recently revitalized downtown Little Rock, less than two miles from the state capitol, the federal, state, and county courthouses, the largest law firms in the state, and the Clinton Presidential Library. Housed in a spacious 150,000 square foot building that was completely renovated in 1992, the law school is situated on the east side of historic MacArthur Park, a large urban park containing the Arkansas Arts Center and the MacArthur Museum of Military History, within the historic Quapaw Quarter.
Applicants should send an email, attaching a current curriculum vitae, together with a cover letter indicating teaching and scholarly interests and at least three references to:
Professor Michael T. Flannery
Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee
UALR William H. Bowen Law School
1201 McMath Ave.
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202 5142
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock, an Equal Opportunity Employer, affirms the values and goals of diversity and strongly encourages the applications of all candidates, including women and candidates from historically under represented groups. Persons hired must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.
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| Position Type: | tenure |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 80-89k |
Students
Per Semester: | 31-35 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2011-03-01 |
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