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Title: Community Lawyering Center Adjunct Faculty Assistant

Employee Classification: Adjunct Faculty

Campus: University of North Texas - Dallas

Division: DAL-Academic Aff & Stdnt Success

Sub Division-Department: DAL-UNT Dallas College of Law

Department: DAL-CoL-Academic Affairs-517200

Job Location: Downtown Dallas

Salary: $500.000 per semester

Retirement Eligibility: Not Retirement Eligible

About Us - Values Overview

Department Summary

The UNT Dallas College of Law welcomes applications from Legal Aid of Northwest Texas or the Dallas Public Defenders Office who are interested in being an adjunct faculty assistant member during the Summer of 2026.
The UNT Dallas College of Law is a Fully Approved public law school in downtown Dallas with a full-time day division and a part-time evening division. The College of Law’s goals are:
(1) widening access to legal education for those who could be superb legal professionals but who cannot realistically access a legal education given factors including location, cost, and the current role of the LSAT in admission to and financing of law school.
(2) Providing an educational program focused on excellence in developing practice-related competencies, through a curriculum mapped to those competencies and using best instructional practices, including multiple formative and summative assessment throughout, engaged class design, and a spectrum of experiential education.
(3) Creating opportunity for our students by keeping tuition and debt low and producing graduates with high value and ability in multiple segments of the market for legal services.
(4) Becoming a national leader in advancing understanding of best legal education practices, of professional formation, and of the relationship between legal education and the evolving practice and business of law.
(5) Improving access to justice for underserved legal needs.
(6) Serving as a valuable partner in civic engagement with the City of Dallas and the North Texas region.

Position Overview

The primary responsibility of Adjunct Faculty will be the direct supervision of law students enrolled in the Community Lawyering Centers in their representation of clients. The CLC accepts cases involving a broad range of legal issues including family law, housing, consumer, governmental benefits, and other areas. Adjunct faculty work closely with faculty from the College of Law to assure that a quality instructional environment is provided for the students and effective legal representation is provided to our clients. Adjunct faculty assistant members will be required to meet certain parameters set by the Experiential Education program.

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D. degree
• Must be currently employed by Legal Aid of Northwest Texas or the Dallas Public Defenders Office.
• Superb academic and professional qualifications.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Practice experience that is sufficiently extensive and high quality to be a foundation for teaching in the College of Law’s educational program.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve excellence in teaching and in guiding and mentoring as to professional formation of students.
• Commitment to the goals of the College of Law and its curricular and instructional methods and goals.

Physical Requirements

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Lifting and moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting or standing.
• Repetitive motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Environmental Hazards

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule

As required by academic schedule

Driving University Vehicle

No

Security Sensitive

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. 

Benefits

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EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit –and takes actions to prevent – discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking), and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices, and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist, or participate in a related investigation or proceeding.