PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Wake Forest University School of Law invites applications for two Professors of Practice (POPs) to begin in the 2018-19 academic year. We seek candidates with outstanding practice and academic credentials, including demonstrated or potential teaching ability.
Position 1. We are looking for a Professor of Practice who will teach three courses: (1) a survey course in Environmental Law, (2) a course in Natural Resources, and (3) a one-semester Environmental Law Clinic of 8-12 students. The scope of the Clinic may include a wide range of services in relation to legal and factual research, rulemaking, legislative drafting, and policy development, but not litigation.
Position 2. We are also looking for a Professor of Practice to teach courses and assist in increasing our current educational opportunities at the intersection of technology and the law. Projected courses include: Technology and Legal Practice; eDiscovery; FinTech and the Law; Internet Law; Data Privacy; Cybersecurity; Data Analytics; Blockchain and the Law; Law, Ethics and Artificial Intelligence; and Contract Drafting in the New Technological Age.
Applicants should possess a J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and a minimum of 3 years of practice experience, as well as evidence of potential for engaging in high quality teaching. Applications should be sent via email to [email protected] and should include: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, law school transcript, and the names of three references.
In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations for all final faculty candidates being considered for employment. Wake Forest University welcomes and encourages diversity and inclusion and seeks applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. It seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University.
For further information, contact: Omari Scott Simmons, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, Wake Forest University School of Law, P.O. Box 7206, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 or via email [email protected]. Email submissions are preferred.
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