Academic Success Instructor and Adjunct Professor of Law

The Academic Success Instructor and Adjunct Professor in this position will teach academic success, bar exam preparation, and legal writing courses under the auspices of the Legal Writing program at Cardozo Law School, together with up to 5 credits per academic year in doctrinal courses. The position will begin immediately when filled, with an initial term through June 30, 2025. The position is renewable, with renewal terms of up to one year.

• Teach both JD and LLM academic support and bar exam preparation courses
• Teach both JD and LLM legal writing courses
• Support academic support, bar exam preparation, and legal writing courses and programs, including by scoring and giving feedback on student work
• Possibility to teach additional doctrinal courses, totaling no more than 5 credits per academic year

Experience & Educational Background:

• J.D required
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience teaching academic support and/or legal writing courses

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong teaching and communication skills

Salary Range:

$60,000 - $92,000

About Us:

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a leader in legal education, located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The law school is renowned for its program in intellectual property, which includes the FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media and Entertainment Law. Cardozo Law has a long tradition of public advocacy and is the birthplace of the Innocence Project and the home of our Center for Rights and Justice. Cardozo offers a world-class faculty and encourages creative thinking and innovation in the legal profession. Cardozo provides students with a strong foundation in legal theory combined with practical hands-on experience in a variety of areas including criminal law, civil rights law, and business law. The school prides itself on creating a vibrant and warm community for faculty, staff and students.

A division of Yeshiva University, Cardozo Law School offers an excellent compensation package, and a broad range of employee benefit plans. The law school is a secular institution within a religious university and welcomes people of all religions, ethnic backgrounds, races and sexual identities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.