Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law

The University of North Dakota School of Law seeks to hire two full-time legal writing professors for tenure-track positions to begin in the 2024-25 term. UND Law has a unitary tenure track. All faculty members teaching in the Lawyering Skills program enjoy the same status as the rest of the law faculty, with parity in salary and benefits, rights to the tenure and promotion process, the same voting rights, eligibility for sabbaticals, eligibility for summer research stipends, eligibility for professional development travel funds, eligibility for funds for research assistants, rights to the same office space and support staff, and the same academic titles of Assistant Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Law, Professor of Law, and Endowed or Distinguished Professor of Law, as appropriate per appointment and promotion.

Lawyering Skills professors teach one section of 1L objective writing in the fall and one section of persuasive writing in the spring, which are both only 15-18 students. Additionally, Lawyering Skills professors teach one other upper-level course each semester, depending on their interests and the needs of the law school. These can be seminar courses, podium courses, or upper-level legal writing courses.  

Salary starts at $90,000, but could go up depending on experience.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Teaching several content courses per academic year
• Other teaching that may include individualized courses, course development, or student advising/mentorship
• Scholarly research and writing
• Service and other activities which may include serving on law school and/or university committees and professional service

Required Competencies

• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty and staff colleagues
• Eagerness to work closely with law students
• Ability to teach in the curricular areas of interest
• Ability to work and collaborate in a diverse, multicultural, and inclusive setting

Minimum Requirements

• J.D. degree from a law school in the United States or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. school
• One year of work experience, which may include judicial clerkships
• Successful completion of a Standard Criminal History Background Check
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated record of excellent teaching or an ability to become an excellent teacher.
• Evidence of scholarly research agenda demonstrating potential for scholarly excellence.
• Evidence of service engagement and the promise of ability to collaborate—within a law school and on local, state, and/or national levels.
• Strong academic record, as signified by success in relevant advanced degrees, courses, class rankings, extra-curricular activities, or other similar evidence.

Application procedure: To assure full consideration, applications must be received by September 8, 2023, although the position will remain open until filled. Please include the following materials:

• Cover letter
• Current C.V.
• Law School transcripts.
• Teaching statement describing philosophy of teaching and demonstrating a record of excellent teaching or an ability to become an excellent teacher (500 words).
• Research statement describing scholarly research agenda demonstrating potential for scholarly excellence (500 words).
• Service statement providing evidence of engagement and the promise of the ability to collaborate within the law school and on local, state, and/or national levels (500 words).

You can apply here.

I am on the Faculty Selection Committee, so you are welcome to contact me with any questions you may have about the position. Carolyn.williams.2@und.edu or you can send an email to the entire Faculty Selection Committee at und.law.fsc@und.edu.