Adjunct Lecturer Lawyering: Foundations Program

Position Details

Position Information

Posting Number

Classification Title Part-Time Instructors

Position Title Adjunct Lecturer for Lawyering:
Foundations Program

GSU Information

Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, among the top five most innovative by U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among public universities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofit university to award bachelor’s degrees to African American students, 4th in the country for its first-year student experience, and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility of its students.

Among the most diverse universities in the nation, Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. public university sending African American students to study abroad.

A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways. The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in 100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate and first-professional degree levels.

With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’s interdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges. It is one of only 146 universities with an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation, an honor reserved for the nation’s most active research institutions. Outgoing research expenditures have doubled in the last decade and topped $1.2 billion over the last six years, an indication of the University’s rapid research growth.

Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’s vibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.

Department:
Law - Instruction

College:
College of Law

Campus:
Atlanta

Position Type:
Part Time Faculty

Posting Type:
Internal/External

About the Department

Located in the heart of Atlanta, the Georgia State University College of Law is a dynamic, urban-centered law school dedicated to producing practice-ready legal professionals. With a student body of approximately 650 full- and part-time law students, the College is recognized for its value and renowned for its excellent bar passage and post-graduate employment rates. The College fosters a commitment to excellence, innovation, and experiential learning.

The College of Law faculty is a collegial and accomplished community of scholars and teachers. Faculty members have a tangible impact on legal education and on law and policy. Faculty members regularly publish in leading law reviews and peer-reviewed journals, author books and book chapters, and appear in national and international news outlets. Scholarship is supported through research assistance, summer stipends, travel support, and awards.

The College of Law also features innovative and nationally renowned programs in health law, access to justice, legal analytics, metropolitan and urban growth, and sports and entertainment law.

Position Description

Georgia State University College of Law currently seeks a qualified candidate to teach Lawyering:
Foundations as an adjunct during the  academic year. The Lawyering:
Foundations program is a year-long required course for 1

Ls that covers the fundamentals of legal writing, research, analysis, problem solving, and oral advocacy. Applications are invited from individuals who have the expertise to undertake in-person teaching duties for a class of approximately 24-28 law students, including lecturing, facilitating writing workshop exercises, meeting with students in one-on-one conferences, and providing corrective feedback on weekly homework assignments and major assignments such as memos and briefs.

This is a part-time, non-tenure track appointment for 10 months, from August to May. The successful candidate…