Open Rank Faculty Position, Law, 10 months

High Point University • High Point, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law at High Point University offers a unique opportunity to continue building a distinctive law school committed to honoring God, family, and country, while promoting free inquiry, professional excellence, and a faith-friendly community. The School of Law benefits from strong momentum; robust university support and financial resources; respected and experienced institutional leadership; talented and motivated students; collegial faculty and staff; a brand new, first-class facility; and an innovative curriculum focused on holistic professional formation. The law faculty seeks to add three (3) full-time tenured/tenure-track colleagues who will contribute to a stimulating intellectual environment and who desire to join a community that appreciates an entrepreneurial spirit, creative collaboration, and high aspirations. We are especially interested in candidates with teaching interests in: (1) Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure; (2) Torts; and (3) other foundational first-year subjects. Compensation and rank (assistant, associate, or full professor) are commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Exemplary academic record.
• Bar license in at least one state or the District of Columbia (active or inactive).
• Strong desire to contribute to the mission and vision of High Point University and the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law.
• Clear commitment to legal scholarship.
• Articulated interest in educating and mentoring law students.
• Desire to create a welcoming, inspiring, and rigorous learning experience for all students.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work professionally and collaboratively in an academic setting.

Nice To Haves

• Practice experience in the area of teaching and scholarly interest.
• At least two (2) years of full-time law practice (including clerkship) completed before August 1, 2027.
• Record of legal scholarship and presentations.
• Law school teaching experience.
• Compelling research agenda.
• Active involvement in at least one professional organization, or significant leadership in the community.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a stimulating intellectual environment.
• Teach foundational first-year subjects, with specific interest in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, and Torts.
• Educate and mentor law students.
• Create a welcoming, inspiring, and rigorous learning experience for all students.
• Engage in legal scholarship.
• Work professionally and collaboratively in an academic setting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree