THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for two Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills. These are non-tenure track positions with an initial appointment of one year and the possibility of renewal for long-term (three or five-year) appointments.

The faculty member would join a team of experienced full-time faculty members who make up the School of Law’s Legal Profession Program.  Responsibilities include:

●        Teaching Legal Profession I and II, and other legal research and writing courses related to legal reasoning and critical reading;

●        Providing service to the School of Law and the University, and

●        Participating in the larger community for legal research and writing professionals through regular attendance or presentations at conferences and other relevant endeavors to support the faculty member’s professional development.

 Minimum Qualifications

●        A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school;

●        Articulable commitment to the field of legal research and writing, including implementing the best models and practices available to teach legal research and writing and utilizing recent developments in pedagogy in law schools in the United States;

●        Prior legal practice experience in the United States; and

●        Excellent written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will also bring many of the following:

●        Recent successful experience in legal research and writing teaching, including implementing best models and practices available to teach legal research and writing and utilizing recent developments in pedagogy in law schools in the United States;

●        Successful experience in any or all of the following: 

○        participating and teaching in online education;

○        working independently and collaboratively;

○        effectively engaging, teaching, and mentoring students of socially and culturally diverse backgrounds

●        Effective presentation skills;

●        Demonstrable commitment to socially and culturally diverse communities;

●        Expressed willingness to engage with Catholic and Marianist educational values including educating the whole person and a commitment of service to the community, university and profession;

●        Law school achievements and accomplishments, such as high academic achievement, law review, moot court, and/or mock trial;

●        Effective interpersonal communication skills;

●        Effective oral communication skills; and

●        Effective classroom management skills

Application Process

Required Documents

●        Cover Letter that addresses all of the minimum and any preferred qualifications met

●        Curriculum Vitae

●        A document describing your commitment to legal research and writing, including implementing the best models and practices available to teach legal research and writing and utilizing recent developments in pedagogy in law schools. 

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  The University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position. 

Applications will be accepted until November 1, 2024.  To be considered as a candidate, you must apply online at:   https://employment.udayton.edu/cw/en-us/job/502184/assistant-professor-of-lawyering-skills-two-positions