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The University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minneapolis) invites applications for a full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty position in the Lawyering Skills department, beginning in fall 2025.
A Lawyering Skills professor typically teaches two sections of Lawyering Skills I (three credits) in the fall and two sections of Lawyering Skills II (2 credits) in the spring, for a total of approximately forty students each semester. Each Lawyering Skills professor also teaches an additional course (ordinarily in the spring semester) at least once every other year. Recent examples of such courses include Comparative Constitutional Law; (In)famous American Criminal Trials; Privacy Law; Election Law; and Serving Clients Well. Second-year students take Lawyering Skills III (2 credits), which focuses on appellate advocacy and is taught by adjunct professors supervised by the Director of Lawyering Skills.
The School of Law’s commitments to scholarship, teaching, service, and community are inspired by our distinctive mission. As a Catholic law school, we are dedicated “to integrating faith and reason in the search for truth through a focus on morality and social justice.” We seek candidates, of all faiths and beliefs, who can contribute to this mission.
The mission also commits the School of Law to the inherent dignity of all people; to equal opportunity policies and practices; and to an environment that is inclusive and welcoming of all people. We actively seek to attract, retain, and develop faculty from all backgrounds to enhance our learning community and offer our students varied perspectives.
Location:
St. Thomas School of Law is located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota’s most populous city. The school is within walking distance of employers, courts, and mentors, including most of the major Minnesota law firms, the federal district court, multiple state courthouses, Target’s international headquarters, and many other businesses.
Minneapolis has the most Fortune 500 companies per capita of any U.S. metro area. Fifteen Fortune 500 companies are located in Minnesota, several with headquarters in Minneapolis or its surrounding communities, including 3M, Target, Cargill, Best Buy, Ecolab, UnitedHealth Group, and General Mills.
The Twin Cities are known for their cultural and social amenities and have been consistently named one of the most livable metropolitan areas in the U.S. The School of Law is situated in the heart of Minneapolis’s theater district, within walking distance of the Orpheum Theater, Minnesota Orchestra, and Walker Art Center. For sports fans, the Minnesota Twins (MLB), Timberwolves (NBA), Lynx (WNBA), and Vikings (NFL) are all a short walk from the law school, and the Wild (NHL) and Loons (MLS) are a short metro ride away in St. Paul.
The School of Law is working to advance racial justice and restorative justice in the Twin Cities, including through the Community Justice Project (legal clinic) in the Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services and the Initiative on Restorative Justice and Healing housed in the School of Law. For information on other University initiatives supporting racial equity, see https://www.stthomas.edu/about/diversity-equity-inclusion/bipoc/.
University Background: The University of St. Thomas is a dynamic, mission-driven, urban university and the largest private university in Minnesota. It has 9,000+ undergraduate and graduate/professional students; eight colleges and professional schools (including schools of business, engineering, health, and others, along with the law school); and 55-plus graduate and professional degree programs. It now competes as a Division I school in intercollegiate athletics. Learn more about life as a faculty member at St. Thomas.
The University of St. Thomas embraces belonging and equal opportunity for all. Our convictions of dignity, diversity and personal attention call us to embody and champion an inclusive environment. The University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, or other protected characteristic. This commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity is consistent with our mission: Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good. A successful candidate will possess a commitment to the ideals of this mission.
Salary and Benefits
The University of St. Thomas offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits program, which includes:
- Up to 100% tuition remission for employees and dependents upon eligibility
- Up to 50% tuition remission for spouses upon eligibility
- A generous employer retirement contribution of 9.4% of annual salary upon eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision options
- Employer-paid disability, life, and AD&D benefits
- All eligible full-time faculty may request Parental Leave for the birth or adoption of a child
Salary Range: $95,000 - $105,000
The University of St. Thomas has provided a salary range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The specific salary offered will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information.
Qualifications and Expectations:
Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent academic degree. Candidates should have strong academic credentials and experience as a lawyer (or judicial law clerk) plus teaching experience, preferably in a law-school setting. Candidates must demonstrate strong scholarly potential and a commitment to excellence in teaching. This hire will be expected to maintain an active scholarly agenda (as professional engagement through research is one of the requirements for tenure), teach two sections of Lawyering Skills I and II every academic year and another course at least every other academic year, and engage in both internal and external service.
How to Apply:
All application materials must be submitted online at http://www.stthomas.edu/jobs/. After creating and submitting an applicant profile, you will be taken to the job-specific application. Please complete the following steps:
- Copy/paste a cover letter detailing your interest in the position.
- Upload a copy of your curriculum vitae.
- If available, upload evidence of effective teaching.
- Upload scholarly agenda or evidence of scholarly record, as appropriate.
- Complete the reference section of the application by providing contact information for three professional references. No references will be contacted without first getting permission of the candidate.
Review of applications will begin immediately, and screening and call-back interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Applications should be submitted no later than March 31, 2025.
For further questions, please contact Prof. Julie Oseid, Chair of the Lawyering Skills Appointments Committee, at [email protected].
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