Law - Assistant / Associate Professor of Legal Writing

Position Summary

The University of Alabama School of Law seeks qualified applicants for the position of Assistant/Associate Professor of Legal Writing. The successful candidate must demonstrate a strong commitment to contributing to the growth, development, and improvement of the legal writing program and a willingness to collaborate with colleagues on core assignments and teaching strategies. Duties include teaching two sections in the first-year legal writing program and developing an upper-level writing or drafting course. The successful candidate also may be eligible to coach a moot court team for additional compensation.

Detailed Position Information

This is a 9-month position and does not include the possibility of tenure. The position will be on a contract basis with an initial three-year term and the possibility of additional three-year terms.

Working under the supervision of the Law School’s Director of Legal Writing, our legal writing faculty collaborate with colleagues on core assignments and on teaching strategies but otherwise select and develop their own materials and lessons. The successful candidate will teach two sections in the first-year program and will also develop an upper-level writing or drafting course and teach that course twice during the three-year contract.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must have a law degree from an ABA-accredited law school and a strong academic record. Applicants must demonstrate effective legal writing skills and should be admitted to and in good standing with a state bar.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to applicants with four or more years of legal experience and to applicants with teaching experience.

Instructions and Required Materials for Application

Applications must include a resume, cover letter, list of three references, and a writing sample. Applications will be received until the position is filled, but preference will be given to applications received by April 20, 2026.