Job Summary:
The law school seeks faculty to teach our required 3-credit Legal Analysis, Advocacy, and Writing I and II courses in the fall and spring semesters. Both courses develop skills necessary for law practice, including legal analysis and reasoning, research strategy, and concise, clear writing. In the fall, faculty teach predictive analysis and reasoning, writing, an introduction to citation, and other related skills. In the spring, faculty teach analysis from an advocate’s perspective, persuasive writing, legal correspondence, and oral advocacy and presentation skills.
Faculty are expected to develop course materials, including lesson plans, in-class exercises, and research and writing assignments. Materials and assignments must comply with the program’s policies and guidelines. Faculty provide critiques of their students’ research and writing projects and meet with students in individual conferences outside of class time. Faculty also hold weekly office hours to address general questions and concerns.
Faculty are expected to attend training sessions and planning meetings and contribute ideas to improve skills instruction, as well as perform administrative tasks associated with instruction. Faculty work under the direction of the program director, who is responsible for the overall design, policies, and direction of the program, and with an experienced, friendly, and collaborative group of engaged legal writing colleagues.
Responsibilities:
Teaching Faculty II (TL026)
Teaching Assistant Professor (TL055)
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
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Education:
Preferred
Terminal Degree
JD required
Qualifications:
Previous law practice experience required. Previous teaching experience preferred, but not required. Applicants must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to work both independently and collegially as part of a team. Strong academic record and current law license strongly preferred. To qualify for the teaching assistant professor title, a minimum of 2 years of previous experience teaching legal research and writing is required.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $80,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The successful candidate will be hired under the appropriate title and starting salary with consideration of previous experience, qualifications and expertise. Minimum of 2 years of previous legal research and writing teaching experience is required to be eligible for the teaching assistant professor title.
How to Apply:
Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume and a short writing sample through the Jobs at UW website under job #307096. Full consideration date is Sunday, November 3, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Contact:
Justin Boehm
[email protected]
608-890-4466
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Learn more at https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/legal-analysis-advocacy-and-writing-faculty-madison-wisconsin-united-states
