Criminal Law/Litigation Skills Faculty Position: The University of Akron

The University of Akron School of Law anticipates hiring a tenure-track or tenured faculty member with a particular focus in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, torts, trial advocacy, and litigation skills to begin teaching in Fall 2017.  Experience in the areas of environmental law, professional responsibility, and health law are also of particular interest, although other subject matters may be considered.  The committee is interested in candidates with scholarly distinction or great promise as demonstrated by strong early scholarship and a thoughtful agenda for future work, as well as a commitment to excellence in teaching.

The University of Akron School of Law is a public, mid-size law school of approximately 450 students located in the Akron/Cleveland metropolitan area.  Akron Law offers excellent teaching, relatively low tuition and a commitment to student success, as well as a strong relationship with the local and regional bars.  Akron Law prides itself on outcomes including our high bar passage rate, strong job placement, award-winning clinical programs, national championship trial team program and various areas of excellence.  Akron Law’s advocacy program features a Certificate in Litigation, a Summer Trial Academy, and a variety of mock trial, moot court, and clinical experiences. Recently, Akron Law was ranked as the seventh best law school in the nation for educating prosecutors and public defenders.

Akron Law is committed to achieving a diverse faculty and staff by including individuals from varied backgrounds and characteristics, including age, gender, religion, ethnicity, disability, national origin, sexual orientation and socioeconomic background.  We are also committed to offering competitive salary and benefits packages to qualified candidates.

The University of Akron is the region's most influential public research university, contributing to the resurgence of the local economy, providing a highly skilled workforce, and known for an innovative approach to higher education.  With nearly 26,000 students and more than 300 associate, bachelor's, master's, doctorate, and law degree programs, UA offers career-focused and experiential learning.  From polymers to psychology, to engineering and integrated marketing communications, to education and choreography, UA brings together various disciplines in ways that provide students with life-long skills, internships and co-ops, opportunities for academic research, study abroad, on-campus student employment and service projects designed for diverse groups of learners, including full-time, part-time and on-line students, veterans, and adults returning to the classroom.

Required Qualifications: Juris doctor or equivalent law degree with litigation experience.

Preferred Qualifications:  A demonstrated record of or potential for successful scholarship and teaching. 

For complete details and to apply for this position, visit: http://www.uakron.edu/jobs.  Job ID# 9650.  While all candidates are required to submit their applications via this centralized system, please feel free to direct any inquiries to Professor Carolyn Dessin, Chair of the search committee, at cld3@uakron.edu.  For assistance with your application or attachments please call 330-972-8431.  Review of applications will begin immediately.  Anticipated start date: August 15, 2017.

The University of Akron is an equal education and employment institution. It is the policy of this institution that there shall be no unlawful discrimination against any individual in employment or in its programs or activities at The University of Akron because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information or status as a veteran.  The University is also committed to the principles of affirmative action and acts in accordance with state and federal laws.

Comments

[Captain Hruska Carswell, Continuance King]

Litigation skills and criminal law in the same sentence? Do we occupy the same legal planet? Should be more like plea bargaining and arm twisting an INNOCENT client out of three bills type of skills.