Adjunct Assistant Professor, Legal Studies

JCCC•Overland Park, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson County Community College is seeking an instructor for its 3-credit-hour Immigration Law course in the ABA-approved Paralegal program. Candidates must reside in Kansas or Missouri. Adjunct faculty in the Legal Studies pool may teach the equivalent of 0–10 credit hours per semester; contracts are not guaranteed every semester. Instruction should be engaging, experiential, motivating, and effective in online or in-person settings. Effective teaching requires content expertise; sound instructional methods informed by teaching-and-learning scholarship and practical legal experience; successful communication, including timely and substantive feedback; and compliance with institutional expectations. These include class meetings, student availability, attendance gathering, syllabus preparation and distribution, grading and grade-record maintenance, confidentiality, timely responses to information requests, mandatory training, required meetings, stewardship of College facilities and materials, timely submission of requested materials, teamwork, and professional conduct and ethics. Applicants should submit an application, resume, cover letter, and unofficial transcripts. Candidates are also asked to provide a list of classes taught, with where and when each was taught, approximate class size, and delivery format, and a statement describing experience supervising paralegals or working as a paralegal. Finalists are subject to criminal background investigations; departments may also administer job-related pre-employment tests.

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree for attorney candidates.
Bachelor's degree and either a Paralegal Certificate or Paralegal Degree for paralegal candidates.
At least two years of experience as an attorney supervising paralegals or at least two years of experience working as a paralegal.
Immigration law work experience.
Ability to effectively teach immigration law and its practical application, demonstrated through teaching in a community college or university setting or other teaching-related experience.
Ability to analyze immigration law text and data, demonstrated through work history or recommendations.
Ability to communicate immigration law effectively in writing and presentations, demonstrated through professional, educational, or academic work history.
Ability to use technology effectively in work and classroom settings, demonstrated through professional, educational, or academic work history.
Ability to use various immigration law software in the workplace.
Residency in Kansas or Missouri.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching college-level paralegal classes.
Experience teaching in a community college setting.
Experience teaching immigration law.
Current admission to the practice of law in Kansas or Missouri.
Excellent technology skills, demonstrated through experience with educational online learning management systems or law-related technology and software.

Responsibilities

Teach the 3-credit-hour Immigration Law course in the ABA-approved Paralegal program.
Provide engaging, experiential, motivating, and effective instruction, whether online or in person.
Communicate effectively with students, including providing timely and substantive feedback.
Meet institutional expectations for class meetings, student availability, attendance gathering, syllabus preparation and distribution, grading, grade-record maintenance, confidentiality, and timely responses to information requests.
Follow College policies and procedures, including completing mandatory training and attending and participating in required meetings.
Use College facilities and materials responsibly.
Submit materials related to assigned duties when requested, in a timely manner.
Work effectively as a team member and maintain professional conduct and ethics.