Assistant Professor of Legal Practice for Legal Writing​/Academic Success Program (00020028

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Working Position Title Assistant Professor of Legal Practice for Legal Writing/Academic Success Program )

Classification Title

Position Number

Position Number

Posting Date

Posting Date 08/10/2026

Closing Date

Priority Review Date

Priority Review Date 09/18/2026

Business Unit Description

Business Unit Description Faculty

Full-Time/Part Time

Full-Time/Part Time Full-Time

FTE

FTE 1.00

Position Status

Position Status Regular

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Job Code

Job Code 2070

Union Representation

Union Representation Non-Union

Union Code

Union Code N/A

Unit/Department

Unit/Department College of Law Faculty

College/Unit

College/Unit College of Law Dean

Division

Division Academic Division

Location

Location NAPERVILLE

Link to Department Website or Custom Search Page

Position Summary, Requirements, and Qualifications

Overview

Northern Illinois University College of Law ( NIU Law) invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Legal Practice for Legal Writing/Academic Success Program ( ASP ) to serve its newly launched evening Part-Time J.D. Program(“PTJD Program” or “Program”). The Program will be based at the NIU Naperville campus, which is approximately 45 minutes from NIU Law’s full-time program on the university’s main campus in DeKalb.

The position begins August 2027.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a growing program from the ground up and help shape legal education for a new generation of working professionals in the dynamic suburban Chicago legal market.

About NIU Law

NIU Law is a student-centered, nationally recognized public research university, with expertise that benefits our region and spans the globe in a wide variety of fields including the sciences, humanities, arts, business, engineering, education, health and law. Through our main campus in DeKalb, Illinois, and education centers for students and working professionals in Chicago, Naperville, Oregon and Rockford, NIU offers more than 100 areas of study while serving a diverse and international student body.

Situated within NIU ,
The College of Law is rooted in access, diversity, and excellence in teaching, with a rich history of distinction in legal education. Student success is our top priority. Our charter is simple:
We provide our students with a high-quality and affordable legal education. We want our students to realize the value of a legal education – how their training can help them professionally and how their preparation to practice law will allow them to positively impact the communities in which they live.

The highly skilled faculty at NIU College of Law are educated at some of the nation’s most prestigious law schools, and they bring a broad range of professional experience to the classroom. They are committed teachers and scholars. Our faculty invest significant time in ensuring student success by designing innovative teaching methods, fully engaging students inside and outside the classroom, and providing students with individualized attention and feedback.

NIU College of Law is particularly proud to be routinely named a top law school nationally for diversity, value, and careers in public interest and government service
. Our diversity enriches the classroom learning experience, strengthens our curriculum, and prepares our students for practice in a richly diverse region and nation. In the Part-Time J.D. Program, we will continue to cultivate this diversity, promote a culture of equity and inclusion, and support an environment in which all constituents of the law school feel valued and know they have a voice and opportunity to participate in the future of the law school.

About the NIU Law Part-Time J.D. Program

NIU Law’s new Part-Time J.D. Program ( PTJD ) will welcome its first class in Fall, 2027. The Program is designed for working professionals, career changers, and community-rooted individuals who are ready to earn a rigorous, ABA
-accredited law degree without putting their lives on hold. Students in the Naperville PTJD Program earn the same J.D. degree as students in…