Job Description

The Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center is pleased to announce that it is currently seeking outstanding applicants for several tenure/tenure-track appointments to its full-time faculty starting in August 2027. The law school welcomes applications from candidates interested in teaching in the following areas: Business Organizations, Torts, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Health Law. Ideal candidates must have a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school and a commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students. We look for innovative faculty with a preference for both practice and teaching experience. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to service to legal education and to the wider community as well as a desire to engage in the intellectual life of the Law Center. Applicants are expected to be willing and capable of teaching in-person and remotely and familiar with best practices in both modalities. Candidates should have an established legal scholarship record or promise of legal scholarship.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and teach graduate-level law student courses in a physical classroom and/or a virtual classroom as assigned and scheduled by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, assessments, final examinations, assignments, and handouts
• Timely grade student assessments, exams, assignments, etc. and provide meaningful feedback to students
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students
• Meet regularly with assigned student advisees
• Maintain accurate student records
• Maintain a regular physical presence at the Montana Law Center campus
• Stay current in and continually strive to improve teaching skills and expertise in the subjects that they teach
• Stay informed of changes in the law and remain current in recent statutory changes and case law developments
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues
• Engage in legal research and produce innovative legal scholarship
• Engage in service to legal education and to the wider community
• Engage in the intellectual life of the Law Center
• Participate on faculty and University committees
• Attend faculty meetings and Law Center and student events

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• Juris Doctor required.
• J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school
• Preference for both legal practice and teaching experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills in communications with supervisors, peers, subordinates, and students
• Ability to resolve conflicts and negotiate with others
• Excellent organizational skills
• Commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students
• Proficiency teaching in and managing a virtual classroom
• Proficiency in or ability to become proficient in utilizing advanced technology tools in in-person and virtual classrooms
• An established record or promise of legal scholarship
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook
• Proficiency in Zoom and Canvas or similar LMS

Travel

• As needed.

Working Conditions

• Ability to sit at a computer and also stand in front of a classroom for long periods of time.

Maximum Salary

USD $200,000.00/Yr.

Minimum Salary

USD $145,000.00/Yr.