Lecturer - Criminal Law - School of Law

Position overview

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay  the following table for the current salary scale for these positions: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). The current full-time salary range for these positions is $70,977 - $199,722.

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

Anticipated start: Spring 2026 or later

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

Position duration: Positions may be for one semester or for the full academic year, with the possibility of renewal. Appointments may be renewed based on need, funding, and performance.

Open date: July 11, 2025

Most recent review date: Friday, Jul 25, 2025 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: Saturday, Jul 11, 2026 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 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.

The J.D. and LL.M. programs host a diverse and constantly evolving curriculum. Hundreds of courses are offered, including dozens in our top‑ranked Law and Technology, Business Law, International Law, Environmental Law, and Social Justice programs.

This pool encompasses courses on criminal law, criminal procedure investigations and adjudication, white‑collar crime, the nexus of criminal and immigration law enforcement ("crimmigration"), youth justice, post‑conviction remedies, capital punishment, prisons and parole, sentencing, criminal justice theory and policy, and other courses on major and emerging criminal law practice and policy areas.

Instructors for lecture courses are appointed in the Lecturer title; instructors for experiential center courses are appointed to the Field Work Supervisor title. The applicant selected will have important teaching responsibilities, including preparing course materials (such as the syllabus) and maintaining a course website, and will also be expected to hold office hours, assess and offer feedback on student work, assign grades, and advise students.

UC Lecturers and Field Work Supervisors are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by the American Federation of Teachers – Unit 18.

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Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent international degree, is required at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• J.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., LL.M. or Master's degree, or equivalent international degree, and a minimum of three years of professional experience in either legal practice, judicial clerkship, or law school teaching, in the United States, or
• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of six…