Adjunct Professor of Law; Temporary Pool

Position: Adjunct Professor of Law (Temporary Employee Pool)
Posting Details

Position Information

Title
Adjunct Professor of Law (Temporary Employee Pool)

Campus
Sacramento

Department
Law Instruction-Adjunct

Posting Number
F01024

Full or Part Time
Part Time

Open Date
09/26/2025

Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Days Per Week

Weeks Per Year

Position Description

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions

The University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (McGeorge), an ABA-accredited law school in Sacramento, California, seeks a law professional to teach classes to students on a part-time basis. The law school's adjunct faculty, drawn from the region's most distinguished jurists and practitioners, offers a wealth of practical experience and special expertise to our students. The law school uses adjuncts to enrich the curriculum with specialized courses, unique perspectives, and more choices than we might otherwise offer.

With adjunct faculty, students can experience different pedagogical approaches and gain access to leading practitioners and judges. Adjunct faculty are also valuable in teaching about newly emerging or rapidly changing areas of law. Providing a wide variety of elective courses, both during the day and evening sections, would be impossible without the use of qualified adjunct professors. Adjunct professors are part-time, non-tenure/tenure track employees, contracted via mutually-signed offer letters, to teach specific classes during specific semesters (specific dates) as outlined in the offer letter.

All adjunct faculty are expected to perform the following duties:

• Complete all employment documentation and any required trainings, and submit employment documents such as signed offer letters in a timely manner.
• Prepare for your course, which includes preparing the syllabus, selecting and submitting for printing any unique teaching materials, selecting books for student purchase, and preparing course materials and assessment/exam text. Syllabi include course descriptions, learning objectives, exam dates, teaching and exam policies, text and readings, and other policies and student deliverables.
• Provide a classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Adhere to all University and law school policies.
• Teach the assigned course(s) (see "Specific Assignment" below) as published in the Academic Schedule and noted in the offer letter, using pedagogical and other teaching methods fairly and effectively.
• Track student attendance using tools provided, and refer students to the Administration if required for attendance and/or performance issues.
• When appropriate, use the institution's learning management platforms (TWEN, Canvas, etc.) to post assignments, syllabi and other reference materials, and to communicate with students.
• Read submitted student work and assessments/exams, and provide written comments to students in a timely manner to provide feedback on performance.
• Meet with students during "office hours" to provide individualized direction and assessment of progress.
• In order to ensure the proper number of teaching hours is completed, work with Administration to schedule "make-up" classes for any cancelled classes.
• Grade all mid-term and final exam papers, and other assessments as appropriate, and submit those grades per timelines to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Experiential Learning for approval.
• Review student-completed course evaluations conducted online at the end of each semester to analyze student perceptions of your teaching and to provide insight into possible teaching improvements.

We are seeking applicants to teach in the following areas:

• Family Law
• Legal Writing & Research
• Information Privacy
• Criminal Law
• Race & Mass Incarceration
• Evidence
• Legislation and Lawmaking
• Executive Government & Processes
• Contracts
• Community Property
• The Legal Profession
• Negotiation
• Other courses as needed

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must hold a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree.
• Three (3) years post-J.D. work experience in related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior teaching experience is desirable, but not essential. Must, however, demonstrate evidence of teaching potential.
• Three years working in the substantive legal field is preferred.
• Lead and function in an active change environment.
• Inspire excellence.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform…