Assistant or Associate Professor of Practice

The role will entail working with students and alumni to enhance, develop, and expound upon the critical skills associated with success in law school and on the bar exam. AABS offers instruction and assistance in a variety of formats, including one-on-one counseling, conducting mandatory and nonmandatory workshops, teaching required bar success courses, and developing specialized course offerings available to all enrolled students and graduates preparing for the bar exam. The position may have some weekend responsibilities but generally is a Monday-Friday position.

This is a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position with commensurate voting rights. This position will have opportunities for advancement and renewal, after an interim period. This is an in-person role, located at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in downtown Atlanta.

Ideal Experience and Qualifications:

Applicants must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, excellent academic credentials, and a demonstrated commitment to working with students to improve their academic performance. Applicants must have passed a bar in at least one jurisdiction within the United States. Preference will be given to applicants who have experience teaching in academic success or legal writing programs and to those who demonstrate a commitment to long-term student success. We are especially interested in candidates with demonstrated experience teaching legal writing and exam writing, including the provision of individualized formative feedback.

Role Responsibilities:

• Provide insight into student progress, develop departmental programming, and develop data-driven programming.
• Help manage, implement, and facilitate all components of the academic support program at the law school, including day-to-day activities of academic mentoring and achievement programming.
• Teach educational workshops to students in the day and evening divisions on topics, such as briefing, course outlining, and exam performance. Provide learning strategies and techniques to enhance and leverage the academic skills that underlie law school success.
• Work one-on-one with students in the day and evening divisions to strengthen the academic skills of critical reading, briefing, outlining, and legal analysis. Individual counseling serves all students, with a special emphasis on students identified as academically at risk.
• Provide written, formative feedback to students on practice problems and/or exams.
• Help develop and assess the academic success program by collecting and maintaining data relevant to academic performance.
• Help develop personal action plans for students studying for law school exams and bar exams.
• Evaluate academic strengths and opportunities for improvement, develop long-term academic plans, and assist in providing effective instruction to help leverage optimal student performance.
• Stay current on educational learning theory.
• Pursue bar exam success outcomes and develop subject matter knowledge.
• Perform other duties as needed within AABS.

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School values a diverse workforce and inclusive culture. We are committed to providing equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, or veteran status. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Applicants with disabilities who may need accommodations in the application process are welcome to contact Erika Murray directly (emurray@johnmarshall.edu).

All interested candidates should submit their letter of interest, a current CV or resumé, and three professional references to:

Erika Murray

Executive Assistant to the Dean

emurray@johnmarshall.edu

Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School

245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1900

Atlanta, Georgia 30303