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The University of Colorado Law School seeks a faculty member tojoin its legal writing program. As Colorado Law seeks to build andfurther enhance the status and national reputation of our programand faculty, we are especially interested in candidates with priorlaw teaching experience and strong leadership skills.

We seek applications from candidates with excellent academicrecords and demonstrated teaching ability. The University ofColorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diversecommunity of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributingto an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunityemployer, including veterans and individuals withdisabilities.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with allapplicable federal, state, and local laws governingnondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating aworkplace where all individuals are treated with respect anddignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals withdisabilities.

We are an engaged, diverse, and inclusive community of students,faculty, staff, and alumni who help one another succeed. Ourselective admissions process keeps our student body small, enablingour faculty, staff, alumni, and community to invest deeply in eachstudent’s success, while preserving space for innovative facultyresearch. Because we take our responsibility to educate and trainfuture lawyers very seriously, our curriculum, research centers,and experiential learning opportunities are designed to preparestudents for success in today’s changing legal environment.

The legal writing faculty includes seven full-time legal writingprofessionals. This position would require the faculty member toteach Legal Writing I during the fall semester and Legal Writing II during the spring semester to approximately thirty first-year lawstudents. The faculty member will also be required to teach oneupper-level writing course for 2-3 credits. Small sections allowthe faculty members to guide their students' development of skillsin legal analysis and writing through close feedback on frequentwritten work and individual conferences with students. Legalwriting faculty members prepare lectures and discussions forclasses each week, design writing projects, grade and critiqueseveral writing assignments each semester, and meet with studentsindividually several times during the semester.

The workload for this position would be divided as follows: 80%Teaching / 20% Service:

• This position will teach an annual workload of 3 courses or 6-7credits. Faculty members are expected to provide instruction andstudent advising as assigned by the Dean or their delegate.
• Classroom instruction responsibilities include holding classfor the entire period for which the class is scheduled (includingthe final examination period) and evaluating students' work andassigning grades within the policies of school and campus.
• Ongoing curriculum development and planning is also animportant component of teaching.

• This position includes service to the institution, profession,and community. University service involves membership indepartmental, college-level and university committees, attendingdepartmental meetings, student recruitment, processing routinepaperwork such as filling out reports, answering email, andparticipating in surveys.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Entry Level (Associate Teaching Professor): $82,500-$85,000 perAcademic Year.
• Lateral (Associate Teaching Professor or Teaching Professor):$85,000-$125,000 per Academic Year.
• Onboarding assistance is available within School of Lawguidelines.

At the University of Colorado Boulder , we arecommitted to supporting the holistic health and well-being of ouremployees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical,dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuitionassistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for localtransit. As one of Boulder County’s largest employers, CU Boulderoffers an inspiring academic community and access to world-classoutdoor recreation. Explore additional perks and programs throughthe CU Advantage program.

Be collaborative. Be supportive. Be Boulder.

• Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school orequivalent degree in a related field.
• Strong analytical, writing, and research skills.
• At least five years of legal practice or two years ofexperience teaching legal writing (or related subjects) isrequired.

• A distinguished academic record.
• Demonstrated experience teaching law students.
• The demonstrated ability to work and develop curriculacollaboratively with doctrinal faculty members. Colorado Law isseeking to integrate legal writing courses with other coursesthroughout the law school curriculum.

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Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu