WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applicants for a tenured/tenure-track position to teach in the Washburn Law Clinic and to teach complementary doctrinal courses, beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. We are particularly interested in applicants qualified to teach the Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law Clinic. 

Washburn Law has a unitary tenure track with scholarship support including summer writing stipends, year-round research assistants, and funding for travel to conferences. This nine-month tenured/tenure-track position is one of four open tenured/tenure-track positions in the School of Law.  

 

Founded in 1970, Washburn University School of Law’s in-house, live client clinical program has been an integral part of the law school curriculum staffed by tenured and tenure-track positions. Washburn Law Clinic practice areas include Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law, Family Justice & Immigration, Criminal Defense, and Civil Practice. The Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law section has historically represented clients in matters involving entity formation, tax exempt status, intellectual property, and governing documents and has been actively involved in conducting community education events and other community projects.

 

The School of Law moved into its new, state-of-the-art building in July 2023. The building features classrooms equipped with up-to-date recording technology, including closed captioning; a green room recording studio; and beautiful trial and appellate courtrooms.

 

The Washburn campus is located blocks from the historic state capitol. Topeka features affordable housing; beautiful, historic neighborhoods with well-maintained parks; and a nationally recognized public library. It is also the home of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Site.

 

For the full position description and instructions for how to apply through Washburn's job portal, please visit: https://careers.washburn.edu/jobs/associate-professor-small-business-and-nonprofit-transactional-law-clinic-topeka-kansas-united-states

If you have questions about this position, please contact Michelle Ewert, chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee and Director of the Washburn Law Clinic, at michelle.ewert@washburn.edu or (785)670-1681.