Assistant/Associate Professor of Law

The Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University seeks to hire multiple faculty for tenure-track or tenured positions. The Law Center has needs in a wide variety of areas, including but not limited to the following areas: administrative law, legal writing, artificial intelligence and cyber security, business law including contracts as well as upper-level business electives, environmental law, constitutional law, criminal law, criminal procedure, civil procedure, evidence, family law, legislation, professional responsibility, and food and agriculture. Applicants should have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, some practice experience, superior academic credentials and legal scholarship, as well as a commitment to outstanding teaching.

The addition of legal writing to our list of tenure-track or tenured faculty needs reflects our faculty's recent unanimous vote to support tenure-track status for professors committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. We also welcome applications from professors who prefer to focus on teaching and service for our professional practice track, leading to 405(c) security of position with presumptively renewable 5-year contracts. The successful candidate will have a pivotal role in shaping the legal writing program as its professors continue their commitment to excellence and innovation in teaching and explore expanded roles in pursuing vibrant scholarly agendas.

The 1L LRW course is divided into a 2-credit first-semester course of predictive analysis, writing, and research, and a 2-credit second-semester course of persuasive analysis, writing, research, and oral advocacy. Courses meet for 60-minute hours. Professors may design their own lessons and assignments to achieve course outcomes, or they may collaborate with colleagues. The professors who teach in the program at LSU Law are generous, supportive, and open to innovation. To promote equity across first-year sections, graded assignment types and deadlines are agreed upon each semester. Each professor who teaches legal writing is allocated a workshop hour on the 1L schedule each week that is optional for students; use of that hour is left up to each professor.  

At LSU Law, faculty on both the tenure track and professional practice track receive robust support for scholarship and teaching. This includes 2 student tutors, who attend the professor's 1L classes and hold office hours for those students, student research assistance of 20 hours/week, and access to generous summer research stipends. While future stipend amounts are not guaranteed, previous summer stipends have been up to $20,000.

The Law Center embraces Louisiana’s bijural legal system and endeavors to train lawyers ready to practice anywhere in the world. As the flagship law school in the state capital, LSU Law enjoys relationships with the bench, bar, and legislature that enrich the faculty’s scholarship and teaching. Our faculty have the opportunity to teach internationally, including in our summer program in Lyon, France.  LSU is committed to providing equal opportunity for all qualified persons in employment opportunities without regard to race, creed, color, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, or veteran’s status. LSU is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. LSU believes diversity, equity, and inclusion enrich the educational experience of our students, faculty, and staff, and are necessary to prepare all people to thrive personally and professionally in a global society. 

The Law Center sits on LSU’s beautiful main campus, home to LSU’s championship basketball, baseball, gymnastics, and football teams. Baton Rouge is located in the heart of South Louisiana’s cultural and recreational activities. The region enjoys a very reasonable cost of living, with options ranging from well-preserved historic homes to new construction. Within scenic drives of 1-3 hours, you can reach the unique charm of New Orleans and Lafayette and some of the country’s most beautiful beaches. The culture, music, cuisine, and lifestyle of South Louisiana are unlike any other.

All applicants must apply through Workday. https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0448-Hebert-Law-Center/Assistant-Professor-of-Law-Associate-Professor-of-Law-Professor-of-Law_R00084134

Questions may be directed to Missy Lonegrass, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, lawhrm@lsu.edu.

LWI/ALWD Required Disclosures

1. The position advertised:

   __X_  a.  is a tenure-track appointment.

   ____ 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, any applicable term limits, and whether the position complies with ABA Standard

405(c). 

LSU Law Center offers professors who teach practice skills the option of joining the faculty on the unitary tenure track or the professional practice track. The two differences between the tracks are (1) the professional practice track can lead to "rolling" 5-year contracts, and (2) scholarship is required of only tenure-track faculty. 

2. The professor hired:

   _X_  a.  will be permitted to vote in faculty meetings 

   ___ b.  will not be permitted to vote in faculty meetings.

3. The school anticipates paying an annual academic year base salary in the range(s) checked below. 

_X_ $120,000 and over

_X_ $110,000 - $119,999 

_X__ $100,000 - $109,999 

__X_ $90,000 - $99,999

__X_ $80,000 - $89,999

___ $70,000 - $79,999

___ $60,000 - $69,999

___ $50,000 - $59,999

___ less than $50,000

___ this is a part-time appointment paying less than $30,000

___ this is an adjunct appointment paying less than $10,000

Additional information about base salary or other compensation: 

Salary will be based on experience and assigned track (tenure track or professional practice). All faculty are eligible to apply for summer research stipends. Additional courses may be taught for overload pay.

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

   _X_  c.  36 - 40 

   ___  d.  41 - 45

   ___  e.  46 - 50

   ___  f.  51 - 55

   ___  g.  56 - 60

   ___  h.  more than 60

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled. The date given below is for field-filling purposes only; it does not reflect an actual closing date for the position.