Legal Communication Instructor - UCLA Extension

UCLA Extension•Los Angeles, CA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

UCLA Extension, a leading institution offering extensive professional development and continuing education programs, is seeking experienced and engaging instructors for its in-person summer legal communication course. This specialized program is designed to prepare international students for U.S. LL.M. programs by enhancing their confidence and accuracy in speaking and improving their aural comprehension skills essential for success in the LL.M. classroom. The course will be held at the UCLA Westwood Campus in Los Angeles, CA, for four weeks starting in mid-July, with class sessions from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Instructors will utilize an established curriculum to facilitate activities, exercises, and discussions focused on advancing students' English proficiency in oral expression and aural comprehension. The materials are tailored to leverage students' existing legal knowledge while introducing fundamental aspects of the U.S. legal system. The role requires instructors to be comfortable facilitating small groups and adept at encouraging and supporting student participation.

Requirements

BA, JD, LLM, or a Master’s degree in TESOL/Applied Linguistics.
Minimum of 3 years of experience teaching law, legal English, or teaching academic skills to international law students or professionals.
Excellent interpersonal, cross-cultural communication, and instructional delivery skills.
Must submit a resume and cover letter detailing experience, including experience in legal English or law instruction.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching LLM students, law students, or teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Familiarity with the U.S. legal system, legal vocabulary, and the culture of U.S. law schools.

Responsibilities

Increase students' confidence and accuracy in oral communication.
Build the listening skills required to understand lectures, engage in dialogue, and participate in classroom discussions.
Develop students' professional and academic reading comprehension and vocabulary to prepare them for reading legal casebooks.
Guide participants in practicing professional-level listening, speaking, reading, and limited writing across contexts relevant to U.S. law school culture, such as writing a case brief or analyzing a case.
Deliver lessons four times a week following an established curriculum with empathy, encouragement, and enthusiasm.
Assess in-class activities, review homework, and assign final grades within the timelines established by the program.
Regularly communicate with peer instructors and program administrators, as needed, to ensure consistency of experience for all program participants.