Posted 10/25/09
THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL
Associate Director of Legal Writing/Senior Lecturer
Associate Director of Legal Writing and Senior Lecturer
The University of Pennsylvania Law School invites
applications for the position of Associate Director of
Legal Writing and Senior Lecturer, beginning in July 2010.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Associate Director will hold responsibility for:
(1) Teaching the first-year Legal Writing course;
(2) Selecting, training, and supervising student
instructors;
(3) Coordinating legal research training with the
librarians; and
(4) Teaching upper-level writing courses
The Associate Director will also direct the Law School's
academic support program. The primary responsibility of the
Associate Director will be to teach the first-year Legal
Writing course in partnership with the Director of the
Legal Writing Program and other legal writing faculty.
Together, the Associate Director and Director will teach
large lectures to sections of the first-year class; develop
course materials and teacher training materials; train and
supervise upper-level student instructors for the course;
and coordinate legal research training with the law
librarians and representatives of CALR services.
The Associate Director will teach upper-level courses as
approved by the Director and the Associate Dean. Most such
upper-level courses should emphasize lawyering skill
development. The Associate Director will also direct the
Law School's academic support program, which includes a
series of lectures provided to first-year students in the
fall term and individual counseling provided throughout the
year to students of all classes. The Associate Director
will provide individual counseling and instruction to
students seeking academic assistance and to students
identified as having academic difficulty after their
first semester.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
The applicant must have a Juris Doctor degree (or
comparable professional degree) and superior writing,
research, and analysis skills. Legal practice experience is
required. Prior law school teaching experience in legal
writing, as well as experience mentoring beginning teachers
and lawyers and providing academic support, is strongly
preferred.
COMPENSATION:
The Associate Director will hold four-year renewable terms
and the title of Senior Lecturer. During the first three
years, an outside candidate, if selected, would receive a
one-year contract renewable for up to three years, with
four-year renewable terms applicable thereafter. The
Associate Director will receive the standard research and
travel allowance given to faculty. The Associate Director
will participate in faculty committees and will attend
faculty meetings as a non-voting member.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis but
should be received by no later than December 4, 2009.
Please send a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and
contact information for at least two references to:
CONTACT: Eric Dillalogue
Administrative Assistant for
Legal Skills Programs
Email: MAILTO:edillalo@law.upenn.edu
Questions can be addressed to:
CONTACT: Professor Alan Lerner
Chair of Legal Writing Search Committee
Email: MAILTO:alerner@law.upenn.edu