Job Details

Legal Writing Faculty (Teaching Professor Track)

Position Number: 6392850
Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Law and Legal Studies

Legal Writing Faculty (Teaching Professor Track)

Requisition Number: 65967
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: Faculty
Schedule: Full Time
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Job Summary

The University of Colorado Law School seeks a faculty member to join its legal writing program. As Colorado Law seeks to build and further enhance the status and national reputation of our program and faculty, we are especially interested in candidates with prior law teaching experience and strong leadership skills. CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

We are an engaged, diverse, and inclusive community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who help one another succeed. Our selective admissions process keeps our student body small, enabling our faculty, staff, alumni, and community to invest deeply in each student's success, while preserving space for innovative faculty research. Because we take our responsibility to educate and train future lawyers very seriously, our curriculum, research centers, and experiential learning opportunities are designed to prepare students for success in today's changing legal environment.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

The legal writing faculty includes seven full-time legal writing professionals. This position would require the faculty member to teach Legal Writing I during the fall semester and Legal Writing II during the spring semester to approximately thirty first-year law students. The faculty member will also be required to teach one upper-level writing course for 2-3 credits. Small sections allow the faculty members to guide their students' development of skills in legal analysis and writing through close feedback on frequent written work and individual conferences with students. Legal writing faculty members prepare lectures and discussions for classes each week, design writing projects, grade and critique several writing assignments each semester, and meet with students individually several times during the semester.
The workload for this position would be divided as follows: 80% Teaching / 20% Service:Teaching

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

Service

This position includes service to the institution, profession, and community. University service involves membership in departmental, college-level and university committees, attending departmental meetings, student recruitment, processing routine paperwork such as filling out reports, answering email, and participating in surveys.

What We Can Offer

The salary for this position is $80,000-$110,000 per Academic Year. Onboarding assistance is available within School of Law guidelines.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

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What We Require

Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school or equivalent degree in a related field.
Strong analytical, writing, and research skills.
At least two years of legal practice or two years of experience teaching legal writing (or related subjects) is required.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

Cover letter that specifically addresses the job requirements and outlines qualifications
Current Resume/CV
Writing Sample

Should your candidacy advance, you may be asked to provide a list of references who may be contacted for letters of recommendation. We may also request additional materials from candidates, including teaching evaluations.

For full consideration, please apply by September 1, 2025, although we recommend that you submit your materials as soon as possible.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.
For questions, please contact Professor Amy Bauer, Chair of the Teaching Faculty Appointments Committee, Amy.Bauer@colorado.edu, and Victoria Johnson, Faculty Affairs Program Manager, victoria.a.johnson@colorado.edu.
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Legal-Writing-Faculty-Teaching-Professor-Track/65967