From a recent email message:
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law in Knoxville, TN, seeks candidates for a Director of Bar Success starting July 2025. This is a non-tenure-track faculty appointment with a presumptively renewable twelve-month contract. The position includes future eligibility to apply for a long-term contract and governance rights as to all matters except hiring and promotion of tenured and tenure-track faculty. For a lateral candidate who has already established a strong record of scholarship, a tenure-track appointment may be an option.
The Director oversees the law school’s bar success program, developing and implementing strategies to enhance student success on the bar exam through scheduled classes, workshops, individualized support, and curriculum integration. The Director also collaborates with faculty to ensure best practices in academic and bar success are incorporated school-wide. The Director coordinates LMU Law’s supplemental bar success program for each July bar exam and receives course release in the fall semester (either one course each year or full course release every other year).
LMU Law focuses on providing practice-oriented legal education to students from underserved populations and regions. The goal is to produce graduates who will pass the bar and serve their communities, addressing the legal needs of Appalachia and other underserved areas. Our faculty members are committed to supporting students in their academic, professional, and personal development, and our campus design ensures faculty accessibility and active engagement in law school life. We work collaboratively to provide innovative legal education, incorporating skill-based and experiential learning and best practices from academic and bar success. We seek candidates who share this ethos and are excited to contribute.
Requirements for the position include a J.D. degree; bar membership in any U.S. jurisdiction (can be inactive); experience teaching in a law school bar preparation program or working with law school graduates to improve bar skills; experience working with, and demonstrated commitment to supporting, diverse populations; and commitment to LMU Law’s mission. The preferred candidate will have prior experience coordinating a law school’s bar preparation program; practical legal experience; and a personal record of strong academic achievement.
We are committed to diversity and actively seek applications from underrepresented groups, including people of color, women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and veterans. We value candidates who can enrich our community, program, and mission through their diverse life experiences, perspectives, and philosophies.
Our law school is located in downtown Knoxville, which has been recognized as one of the top 25 places to live in the United States.
Inquiries and applications may be directed to Sydney Beckman, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at [email protected]. Applications must include a cover letter detailing your interest in LMU Law, a CV, and a list of three professional references. Candidates are welcome, but not required, to provide a statement of teaching philosophy, research agenda, or diversity statement. Candidates invited for campus visits will be requested to provide teaching evaluations from the past three years, if available. The committee anticipates beginning application review and extending invitations for screening interviews as quickly as possible.
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