"Legal Writing Professor, School of Law"

Job Description Summary

Wake Forest University School of Law invites applications for an entry-level, tenure-track professor to teach Legal Writing. Although the position is entry-level, we welcome candidates with prior experience in teaching law.

Job Description

Job Qualifications

Applicants should possess a J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school. The potential to engage in high quality research and teaching is required. Practice experience is preferred.

Application Instructions

Review of applications will begin August 1, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Applications should be submitted in a single document including: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and the names of three references. All applications should be submitted here: Careers at Wake Forest University

Technical questions regarding the application process should be addressed to wakejobs@wfu.edu or by calling 336-758-4700 and asking for a member of the university’s recruitment team. Questions regarding the positions should be addressed to the chair of the appointments committee, Keith Robinson, at lawfacultyhiring@wfu.edu.

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professional education. Founded in 1834, the University is ranked among the top fifty national universities according to U.S. News & World Report. With over 5,400 undergraduates and 3,500 graduate and professional students, the student-faculty ratio is 11:1. Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since its founding, the University has adopted the motto Pro Humanitate, which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. For more information, visit: https://about.wfu.edu/.

The School of Law

The School of Law at Wake Forest University, which was established in 1894, has grown in prominence and is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the nation, currently ranked #7 in Legal Writing in the U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings.

The mission of Wake Forest Law is to advance the cause of justice by creating knowledge and educating students to meet the legal needs of the world with confidence, character, and creativity. We instill in students a respect for the law, a devotion to the ideal of service, and a commitment to professional values. We educate students from around the world in a richly diverse, equitable, and inclusive community.

The school offers seven clinics, including clinics focused on appellate advocacy, environmental law, criminal law, intellectual property, and veterans’ issues. Students can also get involved in more than 30 student organizations, and three legal journals: the Wake Forest Law Review, the Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law, and the Journal of Law and Policy. The law school also offers a semester in Washington, D.C., as well as a summer study abroad programs in Venice and London.

Since 2017, Wake Forest Law has housed the North Carolina Business Court, joining only a select number of law schools in the nation that contain a working court. The court provides an excellent forum for students to see an actual working court in action, as the majority of the hearings are open to the public.

In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, Wake Forest University School of Law will foster and maintain equality of opportunity for students, faculty, and staff, without discrimination or segregation on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, or military status.

Time Type Requirement

Full time