Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Lawyering Program, Boston University School of Law
About The Position
Boston University School of Law is seeking candidates to join the Lawyering Program for the 2027 – 2028 academic year. The Lawyering Program provides intensive instruction in legal research, writing, and analysis; introduces students to other critical lawyering skills like client interviewing and oral advocacy; and engages students in an in-depth transactional simulation. Each Lecturer teaches two sections of approximately fifteen to twenty students, providing classroom instruction and individualized feedback on writing assignments, including conferencing with students on major assignments. Each section of the course is also supported by a research librarian and three 2L or 3L Lawyering Fellows. Additional responsibilities include attending program and faculty meetings, judging 1L moot court arguments, and performing faculty service to BU Law as assigned. The Lawyering Program’s collaborative environment will allow the Lecturer to draw upon the Program’s carefully designed assignments and exercises, while maintaining substantial curricular latitude, including in selecting most assignments.
Requirements
- Experience in legal research, writing, and analysis.
- Experience in client interviewing and oral advocacy.
- Experience in transactional simulation.
- Ability to provide classroom instruction and individualized feedback on writing assignments.
- Ability to confer with students on major assignments.
- Willingness to attend program and faculty meetings.
- Willingness to judge 1L moot court arguments.
- Willingness to perform faculty service to BU Law as assigned.
Nice To Haves
- Scholars who will contribute to the community of teachers and researchers through excellence in innovative scholarship, engaged teaching, and participation in the intellectual life of the University.
Responsibilities
- Teach two sections of approximately fifteen to twenty students in the Lawyering Program.
- Provide classroom instruction and individualized feedback on writing assignments.
- Confer with students on major assignments.
- Attend program and faculty meetings.
- Judge 1L moot court arguments.
- Perform faculty service to BU Law as assigned.
Benefits
- Initial four-year contract.
- Voting rights on all academic matters.
- Voting rights on appointments for positions at the lecturer’s rank or below.
- Potential eligibility for a presumptively renewable contract.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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