A Law Professor teaches national and regional legislative ideas and truths, as well as the methods used in practicing various forms of law to students through a combination of classroom instruction, field experience, and assignments at colleges, trade schools or other institutes. May assist or lead in the creation of the curriculum to be taught. In addition to instruction, they may assist or lead in research initiatives relating to their field. In some cases, law professors will perform legal services.
Must possess a J.D. degree, along with a strong academic record. Must have exceptional legal research and writing skills. Ability to foster student learning, development, and decision making a must. Two or more years of experience in a clerkship and/or in law practice. Prior teaching experience preferred.
Application Instructions:
Required documents to apply: CV Cover Letter/Letter of Interest Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Creighton University School of Law, located in Omaha, Nebraska, was founded in 1904, not just to prepare lawyers but to develop leaders. The law school is rooted in the Jesuit Catholic tradition of educating the whole person and empowering its graduates to find their place in the world, so that they contribute to the greater good through leadership, through service, throughout their life.
Description:
Creighton University School of Law invites applicants for a visiting assistant professor position to teach in the Law School's legal research and writing (LRW) program. Teach two or three courses in the fall and spring semester in Creighton's LRW program. The program consists of three required semesters of legal research and writing classes. In the fall semester, the LRW faculty teach a 3-credit, upper-level writing course to 2Ls, focusing on appellate brief writing, oral argument, and contract drafting, and a 2-credit, entry-level research and writing course to 1Ls, introducing legal research and objective legal analysis. In the spring semester, the LRW faculty teach a 3-credit, research and writing course that includes demand letters, the drafting of pleadings and discovery, and pretrial motion practice.
EEO Statement:
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