What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor Associate Professor or Professor of Legal Writing position at Vets Hired?
Job Summary :
The School of Law is seeking a fulltime nontenure track Legal Research Writing and Analysis Professor for the upcoming academic year. The position is eligible for renewable terms based on the Schools promotion policy. The faculty member will guide firstyear law students through their first foray into legal writing research analysis and oral advocacy. The professor will teach two sections each semester with approximately 20 students per class. The fall semester will focus on predictive writing and legal analysis while the spring semester will cover persuasive writing legal research and oral advocacy culminating in a moot court event. The small class size allows for personalized instruction and feedback. Housing assistance may be available for visiting professors.
Full Job Description :
Job Responsibilities :
- Effective teaching and classroom instruction including delivering lectures and facilitating class discussions and exercises on legal analysis writing and legal research.
- Use formative assessment techniques to provide extensive feedback on students writing research analysis citations oral presentations and understanding of course material.
- Observe regular office hours and be available to students during office hours and by appointment.
- Prepare course syllabi practice assignments handouts midterms final exams and relevant course materials.
- Grade and evaluate students coursework and submit grades promptly by established deadlines.
- Advise students and provide mentorship on legal writing professionalism and academic bar prep and curricula issues.
- Supervise upperlevel students in developing the spring moot court topic.
- Collaborate with other Legal Research Writing and Analysis faculty on best practices shared learning outcomes research and writing assignments curriculum development events meetings and orientations.
- Additional duties as assigned by the Dean or Associate Dean.
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Application Requirements :
Experience working with or commitment to multicultural underrepresented underserved and diverse communities.
