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Assistant Legal Writing Professor of Law

Employer
Suffolk University
Location
Massachusetts, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Sep 8, 2020

Suffolk University is a private, urban university located in the heart of downtown Boston. Our college green is the Boston Common and we are steps from dozens of historic sites including the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, City Hall and the Massachusetts State House. We have no real boundaries to our campus—Boston and Suffolk blend together.

Suffolk has been committed to creating an exceptional learning experience since 1906. Our vision is to be recognized as a dynamic institution that fosters engaged learning, rigorous scholarship, innovative thinking, and community collaboration across disciplines. We will ensure that Suffolk graduates are versatile and prepared for modern society and the new world market. We will provide rich curricula, experiential learning opportunities and professional mentoring through increased collaboration with alumni and community partners. We will recruit, mentor, and support a diverse faculty of teacher-scholars who are passionately committed to preparing our students to be leaders in the global community. We will inspire investment in a Suffolk community that is built on ethical, forward-thinking leadership, teamwork, and cooperation.

We compete for the best talent. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse community. We are actively seeking applicants from groups that might be under-represented because of race/color, gender, religion, real or perceived disability, national origin or LGBTQ status. As part of our commitment we encourage you to complete the demographic portion of the application in addition to submitting your cover letter and resume/CV as it will assist us in targeting our recruitment efforts.

Please note that Suffolk University conducts background checks as a condition of employment.

We are also committed to the well-being of our employees. Our terrific benefits package for benefits-eligible positions include, but are not limited to:
  • Generous paid time-off programs and commitment to work-life balance
  • Tuition free course benefits in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the Sawyer Business School for employees with additional tuition benefits for spouses, domestic partners, and children
  • Top-notch well-being care available through Harvard Pilgrim Medical/Delta Dental and a Flexible Spending Account
  • Pre-tax commuter benefit
  • Employee Assistance Program that provides employees and their family members with initial assessment, referrals and short-term counseling for personal and work challenges
  • Discounted home and auto insurance

  • Description

    SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL in Boston invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position as a legal writing faculty member beginning in the fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year, to join our top-ten ranked Legal Practice Skills Program. The appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor of Legal Writing. Legal writing faculty are responsible for teaching the required first year Legal Practice Skills (LPS) course that covers legal research, legal reasoning, legal writing, and oral advocacy. In addition to teaching, responsibilities include: developing persuasive and objective writing assignments, conducting individual student conferences, judging students’ oral arguments, and providing individual feedback on students’ memoranda. Candidates must be available to teach both day and evening-division students and are required to work with students both in the classroom and on a one-on-one basis. The person hired will teach two sections of LPS each semester and will be expected to contribute to the Law School community and produce scholarship. Support for professional development, such as travel to academic conferences and scholarship support, will be provided. We welcome applications from all persons of high academic achievement with a strong commitment to legal writing, and particularly encourage applications from people whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Legal writing teaching experience is preferred, though not required. Candidates must have a J.D. degree and be admitted to a bar. Interested applicants should address a cover letter, résumé or curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to: http://jobs.jobvite.com/suffolkuniversity/job/o1Vsdfwl/apply . The Committee will begin reviewing resumes in October. Although the Committee will continue to review applications until the position is filled, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by October 16, 2020.

    Suffolk University does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, genetic information, or status as a veteran in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs, activities, or employment.

    Suffolk University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and inclusive faculty and staff who contribute to the robust exchange of ideas on campus, and who are committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment. We strongly encourage applications from groups historically marginalized or underrepresented because of race/color, gender, religious creed, disability, national origin, veteran status or LGBTQ status. The search committee is especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, service and/or experience, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

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