Position description
Contract faculty member will carry a 12-credit hour load of teaching/service responsibilities per semester which includes release time for serving as the university's Pre-Law Advisor. Major focus is teaching undergraduate legal studies majors basic legal principles, professional skills, and substantive topics such as family law, legal research and writing, torts, criminal law and litigation, civil litigation, legal ethics, and administrative law.
Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
What you'll do and what you will bring:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contract faculty member will carry a 12-credit hour load of teaching/service responsibilities per semester which includes release time for serving as the university's Pre-Law Advisor. Major focus is teaching undergraduate legal studies majors basic legal principles, professional skills, and substantive topics such as family law, legal research and writing, torts, criminal law and litigation, civil litigation, legal ethics, and administrative law.
Minimum Qualifications:
- All requirements for Juris Doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school completed by date of appointment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior teaching experience.
- Practical experience conducting legal research and drafting law related documents.
- Admitted to practice law in the state of Indiana, or will be admitted by date of appointment.
- Experience with a law practice, legal technology, law review, and mock trial.
Application instructions
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