Description:
Description:Creighton University School of Law invites applicants for a visiting assistant professor position to teach in the Law School's legal research and writing (LRW) program.
The visitor position is a two-year, full-time position. The position would begin on July 1, 2025, and end on June 30, 2026. The visitor would teach two or three courses in the fall and spring semester in Creighton's LRW program. The program consists of three required semesters of legal research and writing classes. In the fall semester, the LRW faculty teach a 3-credit, upper-level writing course to 2Ls, focusing on appellate brief writing, oral argument, and contract drafting, and a 2-credit, entry-level research and writing course to 1Ls, introducing legal research and objective legal analysis. In the spring semester, the LRW faculty teach a 3-credit, research and writing course that includes demand letters, the drafting of pleadings and discovery, and pretrial motion practice.
Applicants should be aware that the position is for a fixed term of two years. It is possible the Law School will hire a permanent faculty member to teach in the legal writing program in future years. An individual in the visitor position will be welcome to apply for any permanent position advertised during or after the period of the visit but should know that the hiring process for a permanent position is expected to be a national search.
The compensation package includes an entry-level salary of $70-80,000, a research assistant fund, and university benefits. Summer teaching with additional compensation may also be possible. Moving expenses are not available.
Qualifications:
Applicants for this visiting assistant professor position must possess a J.D. degree, along with a strong academic record and exceptional legal research and writing skills, and they must be able to foster student learning, development, and decision making. Applicants should have two or more years of experience in a clerkship and/or in law practice. Individuals with prior teaching experience are preferred.