Purdue Global Law School Adjunct Professor of Law

Purdue Global Law School is the nation's first fully online law school, established in 1998. Today, we are part of the respected Purdue University system and accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California.

Building on Purdue University's mission to provide greater access to affordable, high-quality education, Purdue Global is a public, nonprofit institution offering a world-class education online. Purdue Global delivers personalized online education tailored to the unique needs of adults who have work or life experience beyond the classroom, enabling them to develop essential academic and professional skills with the support and flexibility they need to achieve their career goals.

Adjunct Professors of Law are primarily responsible for the teaching of courses at Purdue Global Law School, and are instrumental in achieving the law school and university’s mission and objectives.

• Conducting seminars at scheduled times. Most seminars meet once weekly for an hour at either 8pm or 9:15pm ET usually Monday through Thursday.

• Answering student emails and phone calls in accordance with standards and policies.

• Student mentoring and advising, including academic phone or video conferences, as needed.

• Timely grading of assignments, mid-term and final examinations. The current standard is five days from submission or due date, whichever is later. Grading and feedback must be provided consistent with expectations including individualized and actionable feedback and grading calibrated to the bar exam.

• Assisting in curriculum maintenance and development, and continuous participation in applied scholarship activities in law and related fields.

• Courses are predesigned for you; however, you will be responsible for preparing high-quality final examinations and model answers for inclusion in the school's essay pool for most courses.

• Participating in ongoing training and peer evaluation to improve teaching.

• Regularly attending faculty meetings which are typically online, but can be in person. Regularly review meeting recordings or minutes when unable to attend.

• Complying with Purdue Global Law School policies and procedures.

• All faculty are required to report a minimum of eight (8) hours of professional development and/or CLE each year via our online system.

• Other duties as may, from time-to-time, be assigned.

• Doctoral Degree (JD) in Law

• Minimum one to two years relevant experience and/or training

• Experience in the following areas:
  Accounting for Lawyers, Contracts, Torts, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Legal Writing, Real Property, Family Law and Community Property.
  You may wish to review the
  descriptions of our course offerings.

• Currently in good standing (active or inactive) in all jurisdictions in which the Professor has applied or is or was admitted to practice law, with no significant history of bar discipline (suspension or disbarment are disqualifying events).
• Possess and maintain computers and other technology that meets the minimum requirements of the school; reliable internet access.
• Significant experience with standard office applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel, and applications specific to the Internet such as browsers, video conferencing, microphone use, and shared editing such as is used in the Google Suite.
• Demonstrably strong interpersonal, multi-tasking, and written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to teach and mentor academically and culturally diverse student populations.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to change and learn new skills, software, and processes rapidly. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a self-starter, to a very high degree of quality and…