Director Legal Commons

Position: Director of the Legal Commons
Job Title

Director of the Legal Commons

Agency

East Texas A&M University

Department

Dean - CHSSA

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Commerce, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT:

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Please provide the following documents:

* Cover Letter

* Resume/CV

* Three professional references with complete contact information (Unsolicited letters of recommendation will not be considered).

* Transcripts (Unofficial will be accepted with application. Official transcripts are required upon acceptance of verbal offer).

If transcripts are from an international institution, it is the responsibility of the prospective faculty member to have the transcripts translated and evaluated by an approved credential evaluator.

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In addition, on January 27, 2026, Texas Governor Abbot issued a moratorium on the filing of any new H-1B unless approved by the Texas Workforce Commission. Accordingly, if you will now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status this moratorium may affect our ability to employ you should you be selected as the final candidate.

SUMMARY:

East Texas A&M University invites applications for the position of Director of the Legal Commons, a nine-month staff position within the College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts (CHSSA) with an assigned teaching responsibility. The Director will serve as the founding leader of the Legal Commons of East Texas A&M University, a coordinating initiative, housed in the Office of the Dean, designed to organize and strengthen the University's undergraduate pathways into law and legal-adjacent professions.

This is a nine-month staff position, aligned with the academic year, which carries administrative leadership of the Legal Commons as a primary responsibility, oversight of Paralegal Studies as the initiative's core academic program, and a 2/2 teaching assignment in the long academic terms. The Director reports to the Dean of CHSSA and works in close coordination with the Department Head of Social Sciences on matters related to the Paralegal Studies curriculum, scheduling, compliance, adjunct coordination, and program review.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the East Texas A&M University employment portal. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is September 1, 2026.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

The Legal Commons represents a new and distinctive institutional commitment at East Texas A&M, one that builds on existing programmatic strength across the College without displacing departmental ownership of academic programs. The Director will have the rare opportunity to build something from the ground up: a coherent, visible, and student-centered infrastructure for pre-law education that the University has not previously had.

The Paralegal Studies program, housed within the Department of Social Sciences and carrying ABA accreditation obligations, provides the academic…