LecturerSenior Lecturer Lawyering Program School of Law

Position Overview

Boston University invites applications for two full‑time faculty positions at the rank of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in the School of Law for the 2027‑2028 academic year.

The role is within the Lawyering Program, which provides intensive instruction in legal research, writing, analysis, client interviewing, oral advocacy, and transactional simulation. Each Lecturer teaches two sections of approximately 15–20 students, providing classroom instruction and individualized feedback on writing assignments, including conferences on major assignments. Each section is supported by a research librarian and three 2L or 3L Lawyering Fellows.

Additional responsibilities include attending program and faculty meetings, judging 1L moot court arguments, and performing faculty service to BU Law as assigned.

Lecturers will receive an initial four‑year contract beginning on July 1, 2027, with voting rights on all academic matters. The appointment may lead to successive long‑term contracts and potential eligibility for a presumptively renewable contract.

Candidates must have a degree from an accredited law school, excellent writing and analytical skills, a strong academic record, and prior legal practice (including judicial clerkships). Experienced legal writing teachers or those seeking to enter the profession are encouraged to apply. Salary and rank are commensurate with experience.

Applicants should send a letter of interest and a C.V. as soon as they are able to the Faculty Appointments Committee lications are 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. 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. Final candidates must complete and sign an “Authorization to Release Information” form after receiving an offer to enable this background check.