Lecturer​/Senior Lecturer, Lawyering Program, School of Law

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Lawyering Program, Boston University School of Law

Location:

Boston, Massachusetts

Position Type:
Full-Time/Regular

Boston University invites applications for two full-time faculty positions at the rank of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in the School of Law. We are seeking candidates to join the Lawyering Program for the  academic year. The Program provides intensive instruction in legal research, writing, and analysis; introduces students to client interviewing and oral advocacy; and engages students in an in‑depth transactional simulation.

• Taught two sections of 15-20 students each, delivering classroom instruction and individualized feedback on writing assignments.
• Conferenced with students on major assignments.
• Collaborated with a research librarian and three 2L or 3L Lawyering Fellows.
• Attended program and faculty meetings, judged 1L moot court arguments, and performed faculty service to BU Law as assigned.
• Maintained substantial curricular latitude in selecting assignments.

• Degree from an accredited law school.
• Excellent writing and analytical skills.
• Strong academic record.
• Prior legal practice (or judicial clerkship).
• Experience in legal‑writing instruction or interest in entering the profession.

• Salary: $100,000 – $140,000 (commensurate with experience).
• Initial four‑year contract beginning July 1 2027, with voting rights on all academic matters and on appointments at lecturer rank or below. Potential for successive renewable contracts.

Send a letter of interest and a CV to lawappts as soon as you are able. Applications are being reviewed immediately and on a continuing basis, with priority given to those submitted early in the fall semester and before October 1 2026. All open faculty positions are pending budgetary approval.

Boston University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Retaliation is also prohibited. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Under Massachusetts law, we may not require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.

Boston University, consistent with the AAU’s Principles on Preventing Sexual Harassment, conducts background checks for final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. As part of this process, final candidates must complete and sign an "Authorization to Release Information" form after receiving an offer to enable this background check.