Assistant / Associate Professor of Legal Practice

University of San Francisco

1d • $90,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The University of San Francisco School of Law seeks a full-time Legal Practice track professor for the Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis Program for the 2027–2028 academic year. The professor will guide first-year law students in legal writing and research, helping them analyze and communicate about complex legal issues. The professor will teach two sections each semester, with approximately 20 students per class. Fall instruction focuses on predictive writing and legal analysis; spring instruction focuses on persuasive writing, legal research, and oral advocacy, culminating in a moot court event with alumni attorneys serving as judges. Small class sizes support collaboration, instruction tailored to classroom needs, and individualized feedback. An additional class may be taught in a semester as negotiated with the Senior Associate Dean or Dean. Legal Practice faculty may progress to presumptively renewable five-year contracts after promotion through the Assistant and Associate levels.

Requirements

• Commitment to and understanding of the University of San Francisco’s mission, vision, and values.
• Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Strong academic record.
• Excellent legal writing, editing, and research skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff, or experience doing so.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clear, constructive feedback to students with differing educational and social backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

• Two to five years of teaching experience.
• Practice experience.
• Background in litigation, moot court, or another oral advocacy program.
• Membership in the California Bar.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lectures and facilitate class discussions and exercises on legal analysis, writing, and legal research.
• Use formative assessments to provide students extensive feedback on writing, research, analysis, citations, oral presentations, and course-material comprehension.
• Hold regular office hours and meet with students during office hours or by appointment.
• Prepare course syllabi, practice assignments, handouts, midterms, final exams, and other course materials.
• Grade and evaluate coursework and submit grades by established deadlines.
• Advise and mentor students on legal writing, professionalism, academic matters, bar preparation, and curricula issues.
• Supervise upper-level students developing the spring moot court topic.
• Collaborate with Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis faculty on assignments, curriculum development, events, meetings, and orientations.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Dean or Senior Associate Dean.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree