Lecturer – LL.M. Legal Research and Writing - School of Law

Lecturer – LL.M. Legal Research and Writing
- School of Law

Position title:

Lecturer

Salary range:
The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay  the following table for the current salary scale for these positions:
Salary Scale. The starting full-time salary for this position is salary point 1, currently $70,977

Percent time:
Generally part-time; 5 - 100%

Anticipated start:
Fall 2026 or later

Review timeline:
Completed applications will be reviewed should openings arise. Appointments for the upcoming fall semester are usually reviewed between February and June and July and October for the spring semester.

Position duration:
Positions may be for one semester or for the full academic year, with the possibility of renewal. The possibility of reappointment is based on need and subject to the terms of the bargaining agreement

Open date:
May 20, 2026

Most recent review date:
Thursday, Jun 4, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date:
Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Berkeley Law is generating an applicant pool of qualified instructors should openings arise.

Berkeley Law is one of the premier law schools in the United States. Our programs are demanding, engaging, hands-on, and selective. As with all our faculty, we expect our lecturers to demonstrate a strong commitment to academic rigor and intellectual diversity.

Berkeley Law strives to educate responsible, effective, and forward-thinking advocates who serve the public through legal practice, public policy, academic scholarship, and related fields. In doing so, the school addresses some of society's most pressing challenges by leveraging its strengths in teaching and research to improve law, policy, and public institutions. At the heart of Berkeley Law's public mission is a commitment to access, affordability, and empowering students from all backgrounds to pursue impactful careers across a wide range of professional paths.

LL.M. Legal Research and Writing (LL.M. LRW) is a two-unit course, which introduces foreign-trained LL.M. students to U.S. legal reasoning and practice. Students learn legal analysis, research, and writing in the style used by U.S. lawyers. The Director of LL.M. LRW provides a standardized curriculum, including research and writing assignments, class exercises, and PowerPoint templates. Instructors will not need to develop any course materials, although they may adapt ungraded exercises, lesson plans and PowerPoint slides to suit their individual teaching style.

Students work on predictive writing only. The final assignment is an office memo of 15-20 pages (including revisions).

Instructors' job duties include preparing for class, delivering course content during in-person class sessions, providing extensive written feedback on students' assignments, and grading students at the end of the semester on a standardized curve. Instructors also hold office hours for one hour each week and meet with students individually at least once during the semester to discuss their written work; instructors may hold office hours and student meetings either in-person or remotely by Zoom.

The Director of LL.M. LRW provides training and support to new instructors.

LL.M. LRW classes usually have about 12 students per section. There is no teaching assistant. New instructors teach one section of LL.M. LRW, which meets in-person once weekly for 110 minutes during the fall semester only. The course meets on the UC Berkeley campus in the morning, afternoon and evening (Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.).

UC Lecturers are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by the American Federation of Teachers
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Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Basic qualifications (required at time of…