From an email message that I received earlier today:
Brooklyn Law School’s legal writing program is seeking a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Legal Writing. Professor Carrie Teitcher welcomes applications for the one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position for the 2021-2022 academic year. A professor in this position will teach two sections of students in our year-long 1L legal writing program (approximately 20 students per section).
To provide applicants with background about our legal writing program, two years ago, Brooklyn Law School launched our new seven-credit 1L legal writing curriculum, a change from our prior four-credit program. Our fall semester course (which increased from two to three credits) introduces students to the fundamentals of legal research and writing, focusing on objective legal analysis.
In spring of 2020, we launched our brand new 1L legal writing course called Gateway to Lawyering. We offer four subject-matter “Gateways”: (1) Law and Business, (2) Law and Information, (3) Law and Social Justice, and (4) Law and Individual Life. We endeavor to place incoming students in their subject-matter area of preference. Each legal writing professor teaches one of the four Gateway courses. The Visiting Assistant Professor likely would teach the Gateway to Lawyering: Law and Business course. All four “Gateways” follow a similar syllabus progression and assignment/grading model, and offer consistent learning objectives. Teams of legal writing professors within each Gateway choose a statutory framework within the particular subject matter area that students work with throughout the semester. In the spring course, students produce three written works (descriptive, transactional, and persuasive) to advance a client’s interests. Students also learn and develop oral communication skills, including persuasive advocacy.
We welcome entry-level and experienced teachers to apply. Applicants must have a J.D., at least three years of legal practice experience, and experience reviewing and providing written and oral feedback on the legal work of students or junior attorneys. We are looking for innovative, collaborative, and creative educators to join our legal writing team.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, résumé, and a list of three professional references to Professor Carrie Teitcher at [email protected] by Friday, July 16, 2021.
Brooklyn Law School is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, national origin, or any other protected status under local, state, and federal law.
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