Lecturer - Field Placements - School of Law

University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 70,977 - 199,722; Part time

Job summary

A prominent law school is seeking a Lecturer to join its team in Berkeley, CA. This part-time position requires strong teaching experience and a commitment to academic rigor. Candidates must hold at least a Bachelor's degree and possess professional experience in legal practice or law school instruction. The salary range is between $70,977 and $199,722, subject to qualifications. The role includes preparing course materials, maintaining course websites, and advising students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent international degree, is required at the time of application.
• Minimum of three years of professional experience in legal practice or law school teaching.
• Availability to teach in-person during required law school class times.

Responsibilities

• Prepare course materials, maintain a course website, and hold office hours.
• Assess and offer feedback on student work and assign grades.
• Advise students on coursework and academic pathways.

Skills

Teaching experience

Effective verbal/written communication

Organizational skills

Ability to support student success

Education

Bachelor's degree

J.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., LL.M. or Master's degree

Job description

Position Overview

Position title: Lecturer

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. The current full‑time salary range for these positions is $70,977 - $199,722.

Percent time: Generally part‑time; 5 – 100%

Anticipated start: Fall 2026 or later

Review timeline: Completed applications will be reviewed should openings arise. Appointments for the upcoming fall semester are usually reviewed between February and June and July and October for the upcoming spring semester.

Position duration: Positions may be for one semester or for the full academic year, with the possibility of renewal. The possibility of reappointment is based on need and subject to the terms of the bargaining agreement.

Position Description

Berkeley Law is generating an applicant pool of qualified instructors should openings arise. Berkeley Law is one of the premier law schools in the United States. Our programs are demanding, engaging, hands‑on, and selective. As with all our faculty, we expect our lecturers to demonstrate a strong commitment to academic rigor and intellectual diversity.

Berkeley Law strives to educate responsible, effective, and forward‑thinking advocates who serve the public through legal practice, public policy, academic scholarship, and related fields. In doing so, the school addresses some of society's most pressing challenges by leveraging its strengths in teaching and research to improve law, policy, and public institutions. At the heart of Berkeley Law's public mission is a commitment to access, affordability, and empowering students from all backgrounds to pursue impactful careers across a wide range of professional paths.

The J.D. and LL.M. programs host a diverse and constantly evolving curriculum. Hundreds of courses are offered, including dozens in our top‑ranked Law and Technology, Business Law, International Law, Environmental Law, and Social Justice programs.

This pool encompasses courses that accompany our criminal, civil, judicial, away, and environmental field placements, including the Civil Field Placement Ethics Seminar, The Criminal Law Ethics Seminar, the Field Placement Workshop, the UCDC Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Seminar, the INHR: Geneva Field Placement Seminar, the Away Field Placement Workshop; Professional Identity in US Public and Private Sector Practice and INHR: Geneva Advanced Field Placement Seminar.

Instructors for lecture courses are appointed in the Lecturer title; instructors for experiential center courses are appointed to the Field Work Supervisor title. The applicant selected will have important teaching responsibilities, including preparing course materials (such as the syllabus) and maintaining a course website, and will also be expected to hold office hours, assess and offer feedback on student work, assign grades, and advise students.

UC Lecturers and Field Work Supervisors are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by the American Federation of Teachers - Unit 18.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent international degree, is required at the time of application.

Additional Qualifications

• J.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., LL.M. or Master's degree, or equivalent international degree, and a minimum of three years of professional experience in either legal practice, judicial clerkship, or law school teaching, in the United States, or
• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of six years professional experience in either legal practice, judicial clerkship, or law school teaching, in the United States.
• Availability to teach in‑person during required law school class times.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching courses in a United States law school.
• Five or more years of legal practice experience in the United States or another jurisdiction, in the area of Civil Litigation and procedure.
• Effective verbal/written communication and presentation skills (English), including the ability to clearly convey conceptual and complex ideas and information.
• Ability to support the success of all students through an inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
• Effective organizational skills with attention to detail.

Application Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter – Please discuss your competencies and prior professional experiences, including teaching and presentations for professional legal audiences, relevant to successful law school instruction. Please address, as appropriate, your prior law teaching experiences, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. These may include, for example, specific efforts, accomplishments, and plans to support the success of all students through an inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Please limit your response to 300 words.

Apply at https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05336

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Job Location

Berkeley, CA

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1‑d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Anti‑Discrimination Policy. In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per UC Berkeley policy and California state law.

Unless stated otherwise, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H‑1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti‑Discrimination Policy
• APM - 035: Aff 3dnce Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment