Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing

Legal Research & Writing Faculty Teaching Position Job Posting Disclosure Form

Updated: May 2, 2026

Completion of this form is required to post a legal research and writing faculty teaching position on the LWI listserv and/or the LWI website. The completed form must appear within the body of the email posting about the job opening and also be attached to the email. LWI reserves the right to reject or remove any posting that does not comply with this policy.

This form is not required for non-legal writing positions, such as a deanship, academic support position, writing specialist, or other academic teaching opportunities, unless those positions require the professor to teach courses required of a legal research and writing professor at the law school. However, LWI strongly encourages the optional use of the form for such appointments.

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The Legal Writing Institute is committed to a policy against discrimination and in favor of equal opportunity for all of its members regardless of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Check here   X   if the law school posting this job announcement complies with LWI’s non-discrimination policy.

For each question below, at least one option must be checked, but you may also check all options that apply. However, all options for any item may not be checked to avoid giving a specific answer or in an effort to avoid specifying a legitimate range. Space is provided for additional textual explanations after each item.

The position advertised:

___ is a tenure-track appointment.

___ may lead to successive long-term contracts of five or more years.

X   may lead only to successive short-term contracts of one to four years.

___ has an upper-limit on the number of years a teacher may be appointed.

___ is part of a fellowship program for one or two years.

___ is a part-time appointment, or a year-to-year adjunct appointment.

Use this space to provide additional information about job security or terms of employment, any applicable term limits, and whether the position complies with ABA Standard 405(c): While the position is not eligible for long-term contracts as LWI members understand that term, the position is presumptively renewable on an annual basis.

The title for the position advertised will be:

____ Professor of Law

____ Professor of Legal Writing

____ Clinical Professor of Law

____ Assistant Professor of Law

____ Associate Professor of Law

____ Assistant Professor of Legal Writing

____ Associate Professor of Legal Writing

____ Clinical Professor

____ Teaching Professor

____ Visiting Assistant Professor

____ Professor of Practice

____ Adjunct

____ Lecturer in Law

____ Fellow

X Other (please specify):  Assistant Legal Research and Writing Professor

Please use this space to provide additional information about the title for the position:

The professor hired: X will be permitted to vote in faculty meetings.

___ will not be permitted to vote in faculty meetings.

Please use this space to provide additional information about the extent of the professor’s voting rights:

The person hired may be permitted to vote in faculty meetings on subjects not relating to tenure or promotion.

The school anticipates paying an annual academic year base salary in the range checked below. (A base salary does not include additional stipends for coaching moot court teams, teaching an overload, teaching in summer school, a scholarship grant, funding for conference travel, other professional development funds, etc.)

___ over $200,000

___$190,000 - $199,999

___$180,000 - $189,999

___$170,000 - $179,999

___$160,000 - $169,999

___$150,000 - $159,999

___$140,000 - $149,999

___$130,000 - $139,999

___$120,000 – $129,999

___$110,000 - $119,999

___$100,000 - $109,999

___$90,000 - $99,999

X $80,000 - $89,999

X $70,000 - $79,999

X $60,000 - $69,999

___ less than $60,000

___ this is a part-time appointment paying less than $40,000

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

___ Unable to disclose

Please use this space to provide additional information about base salary or other compensation:

5. The number of students enrolled in each semester of the courses taught by the legal research & writing professor will be:

___ 30 or fewer

___ 31 – 35

X 36 – 40

X 41 – 45

X 46 – 50

___ 51 – 55

___ 56 – 60

___ more than 60