Full-Time Legal Writing Faculty

ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW seeks candidates for two full-time faculty positions to teach Legal Writing in its J.D. program. We are deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and anti-racism, and we are particularly interested in candidates who will enrich the diversity of our faculty.

Legal Writing faculty are fully engaged members of the St. John’s Law community. The starting salary for new Legal Writing and tenure-track faculty is the same. All faculty, including Legal Writing professors, are able to hire research and teaching assistants, participate in faculty colloquia, receive support for academic travel, and are eligible for summer research grants and publication awards. They are encouraged to undertake scholarship and are supported in doing so. They participate in committees, hold administrative positions, and engage in other aspects of shared governance.

During the Legal Writing Professor’s first year of appointment, the professor will teach one section (approximately 35 students) of Legal Writing, a 2-credit course taught in each of the fall and spring semesters. The class meets twice weekly. In the Professor’s second year, the Professor will teach additional courses, building up to a teaching load of one section of Legal Writing each semester, as well as 4 additional credits per year by the Professor’s third year. St. John’s Law has a robust program in writing and skills development. The first-year Legal Writing course, which covers legal analysis, writing, and research, is this program’s cornerstone. A candidate hired as an Assistant Professor of Legal Writing will be given a one-year renewable contract that can ultimately lead to a seven-year presumptively renewable contract.

St. John’s Law is located in New York City in the borough of Queens, one of the most diverse urban counties in the United States. St. John’s Law is part of St. John’s University, a Catholic, Vincentian, metropolitan, and global institution with campuses in New York, Rome, and Paris that is committed to academic excellence and service to those lacking economic, physical, or social advantages. St. John’s University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex (including sexual harassment and sexual violence), sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, disability, religion, age, status in the uniformed services of the United States (including veteran status), marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, citizenship status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, or any other classification protected under federal, state, or local law.

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, writing sample, the names of three references, and teaching evaluations (if available). Please send materials in a single PDF to Professor Rachel H. Smith, Co-Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, at lawfac@stjohns.edu.