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| Contact's full name: | Catherine Smith |
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Organization: | University of Denver Sturm College of Law |
| | 2255 E. Evans Avenue |
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| | Denver CO 80208 |
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| | Phone: | 303-871-6305 |
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| Email: | jneumann@law.du.edu |
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| Description: | FULL TIME LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING LECTURER POSITIONS
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law anticipates hiring two or more full-time lecturer positions to begin in the 2010-2011 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, 2-semester 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 2 years of legal practice experience is required.
For more information or to apply for these positions, visit the website https://www.dujobs.org/. If you have questions or would like to send a second copy of your materials, you can submit them to Catherine Smith, Chair, Appointments Committee, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2255 East Evans Avenue, Denver, Colorado, 80208. You may also contact her assistant, Jessica Neumann, at 303-871-6305 or jneumann@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.
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| Position Type: | long-term |
| Faculty Vote: | No |
| Salary: | 60-69k |
Students
Per Semester: | 41-45 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-05-31 |
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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: | Suzanne E. Rowe |
| Title: | Professor |
| Organization: | University of Oregon School of Law |
| | 1515 Agate Street |
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| | Eugene OR 97403-1221 |
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| | Phone: | 541.346.0507 |
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| Email: | srowe@uoregon.edu |
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| Description: | The University of Oregon School of Law seeks candidates for a full-time Legal Research and Writing (LRW) position beginning July 16, 2010. LRW is a required, two-semester course taught in the first-year curriculum. The LRW curriculum integrates research, analysis, and writing as well as other professional skills that complement the core curriculum. LRW faculty rotate teaching upper-level courses in drafting, research, judicial writing, etc. LRW faculty work collaboratively in a supportive environment that encourages experimentation.
LRW faculty serve on faculty committees and vote at faculty meetings. Each faculty member receives professional development funds for travel and research assistance. During the sixth year of appointment, an LRW faculty member will undergo review for a promotion that brings longer contracts, a salary increase, and the opportunity for a paid sabbatical.
Eugene is frequently included in lists of the most livable places in the US. It is a mid-sized city that combines the offerings of a large, multi-cultural city with a relaxed, small-town atmosphere. For outdoor enthusiasts, the Pacific Ocean is about an hour's drive west; the Cascade mountain range is about the same distance east.
Applicants for this position should have a strong record of academic achievement; excellent skills in legal writing, research, and oral communication; a J.D. or its equivalent; and at least two years of post-law school legal experience. Applicants should have a demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching, a commitment to teaching LRW, and indicia of continuing professional development. Because of the level of coordination and collaboration enjoyed by the LRW program, candidates should possess characteristics that will contribute to LRW faculty dynamics. The successful candidate will have the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The base salary is expected to be between $55,000 and $70,000, although LRW faculty receive an additional stipend equal to 1/9 of the nine-month salary for summer preparation time (July 16 to August 15). LRW faculty sometimes have the opportunity to teach during the summer term for additional compensation.
Applications should be sent to Professor Suzanne Rowe, Director of Legal Research and Writing, University of Oregon School of Law, 1515 Agate St., Eugene, OR 97403-1221. Applications should include a letter of interest, a resume, a list of three references, and a law school transcript. The appointments committee will begin reviewing applications on December 11 with the goal of conducting interviews in January, though submissions will be accepted until the opening is filled.
The University of Oregon is an EO/AAA employer committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA.
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| Position Type: | 1-4 years |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 60-69k |
Students
Per Semester: | 41-45 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-02-28 |
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| Contact's full name: | Johnny C. Chriscoe, Jr. |
| Title: | Associate Professor of Law |
| Organization: | Campbell University Norman Wiggins School of Law |
| | 225 Hillsborough Street, Suite 432 |
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| | Raleigh NC 27603 |
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| | Phone: | 919-865-4671 |
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| Email: | lrwsearch@law.campbell.edu |
| Website: | www.law.campbell.edu |
| Description: | CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY'S NORMAN ADRIAN WIGGINS SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking a tenure-track Director of Legal Research and Writing.
Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Campbell University's Law School is home to a community of 500 students, faculty, and staff. Campbell law students are offered a legal education in a community that is highly demanding, purposely small, and intensely personal. The school aims to develop lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence.
The successful Director will build a first-year legal research and writing program that is guided by the goals of effective and transformative professional education. As part of the first-year curriculum, the program's primary focus is developing students' cognitive skills, while also providing a structure that allows for life-long development of all professional skills. The successful program is guided by the law school's mission, is led by a director committed to the school and field, is well-integrated into the overall educational experience, and maximizes the advantages of adjunct-delivered instruction in Raleigh's capital city, urban environment. The law school's current legal research and writing receives five credit hours of graded coursework and is followed by an upper-level, skill-rich curriculum. In the 2009-2010 academic year, seven instructors delivered the program to approximately 155 first-year law students, creating a 1:22 student-teacher ratio.
The Director's position is tenure-track and includes teaching, service, scholarship, and administrative responsibilities. In addition to program teaching, the Director may teach upper-level coursework. The director's role requires subject matter expertise, leadership skills, supervisory skills, and a vision for how a quality program works. The successful candidate needs a theoretical conception of legal research, writing, and analysis and their pedagogy. The director's work in building and assessing an adjunct-delivered program will likely track a "closely supervising" model as set forth in the ABA's Sourcebook on Legal Writing Programs. Because the position requires work with a variety of groups (faculty, administrators, students, librarians, adjuncts, academic support personnel, career center leaders, etc.), the Director needs excellent judgment and interpersonal skills. Additionally, the Director should have the ability to bring esteem to the law school by taking a leadership position in the national legal research and writing community and contributing to the field of legal education or the legal profession.
Applicants are encouraged to visit the school's site at www.law.campbell.edu to learn more about the school and its mission.
Applications should be forwarded by email to Johnny C. Chriscoe, Jr., Chair, Faculty Recruitment Committee, at lrwsearch@law.campbell.edu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Salary will be based on qualifications.
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| Position Type: | tenure |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 90+k |
Students
Per Semester: | 36-40 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-03-31 |
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| Contact's full name: | Marilyn R. Walter |
| Title: | Professor and Director of the Writing Program |
| Organization: | Brooklyn Law School |
| | 250 Joralemon Street |
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| | Brooklyn NY 11201 |
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| | Phone: | (718) 780-7921 |
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| Email: | Marilyn.Walter@brooklaw.edu |
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| Description: | BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL is seeking applicants for full-time and adjunct Legal Writing Instructor positions. Instructors teach the Legal Writing, Analysis and Research course to first year students. Class are small. Full-time Writing Instructors are eligible for summer research stipends, they vote at faculty meetings, attend conferences, and are members of faculty committees.
PREREQUISITES: Strong academic record, excellent writing skills, minimum of three years of legal experience after law school.
Send application materials to Professor Marilyn R. Walter. |
| Position Type: | 1-4 years |
| Faculty Vote: | Yes |
| Salary: | 50-59k |
Students
Per Semester: | 36-40 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-02-28 |
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| Contact's full name: | Jean Rosenbluth |
| Title: | Director, Legal Writing and Advocacy |
| Organization: | USC Gould School of Law |
| | Room 322 |
| | 699 Exposition Blvd. |
| | Los Angeles CA 90089 |
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| | Phone: | 213-740-3199 |
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| Email: | jrosenbl@law.usc.edu |
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| Description: | USC Law seeks a full-time assistant or associate director for its international-student LL.M. legal writing and advocacy program. Ideal candidate will have experience teaching ESL and legal writing and practicing law in a global setting. Responsibilities include assisting program director in developing & planning curriculum, recruiting & supervising adjunct faculty, teaching, and administering program. JD and some law practice experience required; CA Bar membership preferred. |
| Position Type: | 1-4 years |
| Faculty Vote: | No |
| Salary: | 80-89k |
Students
Per Semester: | <30 |
| Submission Deadline: | 2010-02-19 |
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