Hiring Announcement: University of South Dakota School of Law

From an email message that I recently received:

Location: Vermillion, SD
Subjects: Legal Writing  
Start Date: Spring 2023 or Fall 2023         
Salary: $65,000.00 to $85,000.00 depending upon qualifications

Legal Writing Lecturer Position

The University of South Dakota School of Law looks to hire an entry-level or lateral legal writing instructor, dependent upon qualifications. This is a lecturer position that will start at the beginning of or during the 2022-2023 academic year.

The successful candidate will teach in our 1L Legal Analysis & Writing (LAW) program as well as select upper-division writing courses. 

The successful applicant would be primarily responsible for teaching and secondarily for service. As this is not a tenure-track position, scholarship is not required, although it is supported. The successful applicant must have earned a J.D. and be a licensed attorney in a United States jurisdiction (a state or the District of Columbia) or able to be licensed at the time appointment begins. 

The University of South Dakota is an equal opportunity employer.  USD is committed to fostering dynamic and welcoming working and learning environments for all.  USD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to ideological, political, or sectarian opinions or perspective; or race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, disability, national origin, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  USD is committed to the principles of free expression and encourages the timely and rational discussion of topics in an environment that is intellectually and ideologically diverse. 

Inquiries may be directed to Eric W. Young, Assistant Dean, University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, 414 East Clark Street, Vermilion, SD 57069. You may also send a message by email to eric.young@usd.edu or you may call at 605-658-3524. If you have questions about the legal writing program specifically, please feel free to contact Wendy Hess, Professor & Director of Legal Writing & Analysis, by sending a message to wendy.hess@usd.edu.