Legal Analysis, Advocacy, and Writing Faculty

at  University of WisconsinMadison

JOB SUMMARY:

The law school seeks faculty to teach our required 3-credit Legal Analysis, Advocacy, and Writing I and II courses in the fall and spring semesters. Both courses develop skills necessary for law practice, including legal analysis and reasoning, research strategy, and concise, clear writing. In the fall, faculty teach predictive analysis and reasoning, writing, an introduction to citation, and other related skills. In the spring, faculty teach analysis from an advocate’s perspective, persuasive writing, legal correspondence, and oral advocacy and presentation skills.
Faculty are expected to develop course materials, including lesson plans, in-class exercises, and research and writing assignments. Materials and assignments must comply with the program’s policies and guidelines. Faculty provide critiques of their students’ research and writing projects and meet with students in individual conferences outside of class time. Faculty also hold weekly office hours to address general questions and concerns.
Faculty are expected to attend training sessions and planning meetings and contribute ideas to improve skills instruction, as well as perform administrative tasks associated with instruction. Faculty work under the direction of the program director, who is responsible for the overall design, policies, and direction of the program, and with an experienced, friendly, and collaborative group of engaged legal writing colleagues.

EDUCATION:

Preferred
Terminal Degree
JD required

QUALIFICATIONS:

Previous law practice experience required. Previous teaching experience preferred, but not required. Applicants must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to work both independently and collegially as part of a team. Strong academic record and current law license strongly preferred. To qualify for the teaching assistant professor title, a minimum of 2 years of previous experience teaching legal research and writing is required.

Teaching Faculty II (TL026)
Teaching Assistant Professor (TL055)