Adjunct Legal Writing Faculty

Creighton University; Omaha (NE); Presencial; USD 15.000 - 21.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Creighton University School of Law invites applicants for an Adjunct Legal Writing Professor position to teach in the Law School’s legal research and writing (LRW) program. The role involves teaching two or three LRW courses per fall and spring semester in Creighton’s LRW program.

Teach two or three LRW courses per fall and spring semester, including 3-credit upper-level writing for 2Ls and 2-credit entry-level writing for 1Ls; spring offers a 3-credit research and writing course covering

Formación

• Must possess a J.D. degree 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.

Responsabilidades

• Teach two or three LRW courses per fall and spring semester.
• Deliver upper-level 3-credit writing for 2Ls and 2-credit entry-level writing for 1Ls; focus on appellate briefs, oral argument, and drafting.
• Spring course includes a 3-credit research and writing component covering demand letters, pleadings, discovery, and pretrial motion practice.

Conocimientos

Legal research and writing

Educación

J.D. degree

Descripción del empleo

Creighton University School of Law invites applicants for an Adjunct Legal Writing 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

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