Job Number: 01-240418-02: Adjunct Professors - Pretrial Litigation and Moot Court
Company Name: University of Missouri School of Law
The University of Missouri School of Law is seeking Adjunct Professors to teach upper-level elective courses during the 2024-2025 academic year that begins in August 2024 and ends in May 2025, as well as during Summer 2025. Depending on the needs of the law school and the availability of applicants, an Adjunct Professor could teach in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, or during a combination of these times.
The University of Missouri School of Law is a full-time J.D. and LL.M.-granting institution located in Columbia, Missouri. For more information, please see
https://law.missouri.edu/. The School of Law strives to foster a diverse faculty committed to effective teaching and to attract a student body with diverse experiences and views. Columbia, Missouri is regularly ranked as one of the most livable cities in the United States.
Course Details:
The law school hopes to hire one or more Adjunct Professors to teach some or all of the following courses:
Pretrial Litigation is a course that focuses on the study of the legal principles, techniques, strategies and skills which pertain to civil pretrial practice, including: Professional and Ethical Considerations, Case Selection Case Investigation, Development of a case theory, Pleading, Discovery, Pretrial Conference, Motion Practice, Settlement Processes and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
The course is normally offered as a 3-credit course (meeting twice weekly) but could be offered as a 2-credit course (meeting once weekly) depending on the availability of the instructor. The course is normally offered in person but could be offered as an online (or hybrid) course depending on the availability of the instructor. Instructors available to teach in person would be preferred.
Moot Court I and Moot Court II are each 1-credit courses that prepare students to represent the law school in external moot court competitions. Generally, Moot Court I meets in the spring semester and the summer semester, and Moot Court II meets in the fall semester. Students enroll in Moot Court I in spring or summer (but not both) and upon successful completion are eligible to enroll in Moot Court II in the fall. Moot Court I focuses on writing a successful moot court competition brief. Moot Court II focuses on successful moot court oral argument.
The Moot Court courses can meet either in person or online. For instructors preferring to teach online, preference will be given to those able to meet students at least occasionally in person in Columbia. Preference will be given to applicants willing to commit to teaching for a full year (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025). As part of their teaching responsibilities, Moot Court instructors normally serve as coaches for some external competition teams (but are not responsible for all of the law school’s external teams). Willingness to travel to some number of competitions (at the law school’s expense) is desirable.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have a J.D. from an accredited law school, and preference will be given to candidates with a strong academic record, excellent litigation skills, and experience in the practice of law.
Ideal candidates will also have law school teaching experience.
Law practice in Missouri is valued.
Interested Parties/How to Apply:
To apply, please submit a cover letter, a resume, and three references to Ben Trachtenberg, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, at
trachtenbergb@missouri.edu, or call at (573) 882-7293.
You may also contact Anne Alexander, Director of Legal Research & Writing, at
alexanderam@missouri.edu or (573) 882-5186.
If you have prior teaching experience, please provide a recent set of course evaluations.
Materials will be reviewed on an ongoing basis with a start date in August 2024 or January 2025.
We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn, and innovate.
In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research, and engagement.
The University of Missouri is an equal opportunity/ADA institution. To request ADA accommodations, please call the Disability Inclusion and ADA Compliance Manager at 573-884-7278.