Position Details
Position Information
Posting Number: F00553P
Classification Title: Professor of Practice
Position Title: Professor of Practice, Heirs’ Property Clinic
GSU Information
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Department
Law - Instruction
College
College of Law
Campus
Atlanta
Position Type
Full Time Faculty
Posting Type
Internal/External
About the Department
Part of a comprehensive research university, the College of Law is a dynamic urban-centered law school located in the heart of Atlanta with approximately 650 full- and part-time law students. We encourage applications from candidates who would diversify our faculty. Georgia State University is a unit of the University System of Georgia.
Position Description
The Heirs’ Property Clinic’s mission is to preserve generational wealth, stabilize communities, and train the next generation of lawyers through high-quality legal representation and education focused on heirs’ property issues. Clients will receive legal assistance with estate planning, probate cases, title analysis, and other property-related issues. The clinic will also engage in community education, outreach, and collaboration to address systemic issues facing heirs’ property owners. For more information about the GSU Law Clinical Program, visit the webpage at: https://law.gsu.edu/student-experience/experiential-learning/clinics/.
Georgia State University College of Law seeks highly qualified applicants for a full-time non-tenure track Professor of Practice to teach in the Heirs’ Property Clinic beginning in August 2026. The Clinic will be offered in the evening to accommodate students in the part-time evening program. The Professor of Practice is a twelve-month faculty position. We are seeking applicants who have substantial knowledge in relevant fields of legal practice and who will excel at supervising and teaching law students developing skills in these practice areas.
Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Supervising student legal work on matters of direct representation of clinic clients;
- Sharing responsibility for teaching the clinic seminar;
- Engaging with students in one-on-one meetings and in a classroom environment to foster their learning and development;
- Advising and directing students through relevant legal research, memorandum drafting, and presentation preparation;
- Clinic program administration;
- Consulting with the clinic director on matters of strategy and clinic development;
- Supervising existing clinic cases when the clinic is closed during academic breaks.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by the review applications date. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the Recruitment Committee. Please note that applicants may be required to submit further documentation prior to a screening and/or campus interview. For questions related to this announcement, please contact:
Emily Torstveit Ngara
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Clinical Programs
Georgia State University College of Law
P.O. Box 4037
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4037
etorstveitngara@gsu.edu
Required Experience
3+ years relevant post-J.D. legal experience.
Required Education
Applicants should have a Juris Doctor (J.D.), Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.), Doctor of Judicial Science (S.J.D.), LL.M. (Master of Laws), or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from an ABA-accredited law school at the time of appointment.
Preferred Qualifications/Experience
- 1-2 years of successful teaching experience (including law classes or legal trainings);
- Strong oral and written communication skills;
- Excellent experience in legal practice and lawyering skills encompassing some or all of the following practice areas:
- Trusts and estates
- Probate including probate litigation
- Title clearing and title litigation
- Property tax law
- Experience advising or working with law students or entry-level attorneys; and
- A strong academic record.
Pre-Employment Requirements
A criminal background check is required.
Salary
$100,000 - $107,000
Search Chair Contact info
Emily Torstveit Ngara
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Clinical Programs
Georgia State University College of Law
P.O. Box 4037
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4037
etorstveitngara@gsu.edu
Departmental contact for assistance
For additional assistance, you may contact the College of Law Office of Academic Affairs
lawadaa@gsu.edu
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies: 1
Desired Start Date: 10/01/2026
Open Date: 08/08/2026
Review of Applications Begins: 08/17/2026
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions Summary
Those wishing to be considered must apply through the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system by completing an application and attaching a résumé and a cover letter addressed to Emily Torstveit Ngara, Professor of Practice Search Committee, Georgia State University College of Law.
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