Adjunct Faculty - Law

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Adjunct Faculty - Law
The candidate will include some or all of the following: teaching, service, scholarship, and related administrative tasks. Will involve evening or off-campus duties, as well as student recruitment and retention activities. Attend a legal studies department faculty meeting each semester, as scheduled by the program coordinator. JD degree from an ABA-approved law school and admission to the Maryland State Bar Association is needed. Experience working as a paralegal and as an attorney is needed. Must be a Graduate of **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.’s Legal Studies program. Evaluate, update, and revise course materials on a regular and ongoing basis. Meet with students during office hours, as needed. Maintain and improving competence in legal specialty areas being taught. Participate in university and department assessment activities, including those to maintain the program’s ABA-approval. Perform administrative functions necessary to support the teaching duties. Engage in service activities such as regular attendance at department meetings and professional development events. Professional peer review is an essential feature of effective teaching. Student advise includes time spent meeting with students regarding academic, curricular matters. University service includes service on the Faculty Council, school and departmental committees is needed. Engage in instructional activity totaling no more than 1,000 contact hours per academic year. Prepare courses in accordance with published faculty workload guidelines and departmental requirements. Prepare and distribute course syllabi according to university and departmental requirements. Evaluate, update, and revise courses regularly. Participate in the assessment activities of the Department, Division, and University as directed. Administrative responsibilities include writing syllabi, grading course work, submitting final grades. Work experience as a paralegal is needed. Work experience as an attorney licensed to practice in Maryland is advantageous. Excellent communication skills are essential as is a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, service and technology application in the classroom. Ability to effectively utilize technology including WebXpress, Blackboard, and university electronic templates such as the syllabus template is needed. Excellent interpersonal and group communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of students is needed. Demonstrates ability to teach and evaluate undergraduate students is advantageous. Working (or Advanced) knowledge in Microsoft applications, including Word and Excel is advantageous.

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