Associate Professor of Practice, UC Law SF
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (“UC Law SF,” formerly, “UC Hastings”), located in downtown San Francisco, seeks applicants for a contract (non-tenure-track) faculty role. This full-time faculty position is situated within the law school’s innovative, faculty-led Office for Academic Skills Instruction and Support (OASIS) and provides dedicated academic and bar skills instruction and support to students in the Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP). LEOP was created by the UC Law SF faculty in 1969 to make legal education accessible to students who have overcome adversity. This acclaimed program, which is unique among University of California-affiliated law schools, supports about 20 percent of our JD students.
The Professor of Practice is obligated to teach for-credit classes only during the fall and spring but is responsible for working on LEOP skills support program development, bar support for recent LEOP graduates, and other non-teaching matters year-round, including the summer months. T
Interested candidates must have the following qualifications:
JD degree
Bar membership
At least 3 years of practice or teaching experience.
Capacity to implement academic support programming, train and manage teaching assistants and provide feedback on written legal analysis and other skills tested in law school classes and on the bar exam
Demonstrated ability to support students who have overcome disadvantage
Cross cultural competency, including the ability to connect with diverse and first generation students
Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting. Prior teaching experience is strongly preferred
The anticipated starting base compensation range is $99,275 - $109,725, depending on prior teaching experience.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Each applicant must submit the following materials: Cover letter summarizing reasons for seeking this position; Resume or CV; Teaching reviews, if any; Three professional or academic references. Please forward these materials to Provost & Academic Dean Morris Ratner (ratnerm@uclawsf.edu).