CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for a litigation skills faculty position beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year.  The successful candidate will be appointed as a Senior Instructor.  Depending on experience and qualifications, the initial contract will be for a period ranging from one to three years.   We seek candidates with distinguished academic records and extensive experience applying litigation skills in actual law practice.  Candidates with prior litigation skills teaching experience will be strongly preferred. Minimum academic requirement:  JD or equivalent from a US or foreign law school.

This faculty member primarily will administer and teach trial practice and/or pretrial practice courses.  The candidate will be responsible for preparing syllabi and simulation exercises in our trial practice and pretrial practice courses and will coordinate and supervise adjunct instructors who also teach those courses.

In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity at 216-368-8877 to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Contact:  Sharona Hoffman, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 11075 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, (216) 368-2085, sxh90@case.edu.  Further information about the law school is available at http://law.case.edu.