Adjunct Legal Writing Faculty

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Adjunct Legal Writing Faculty

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Description

Creighton University School of Law invites applicants for an Adjunct Legal Writing Professor position to teach in the Law School's legal research and writing (LRW) program.

Teach two or three courses in the fall and spring semester in Creighton's LRW program. The program consists of three required semesters of legal research and writing classes. In the fall semester, the LRW faculty teach a 3-credit, upper-level writing course to 2Ls, focusing on appellate brief writing, oral argument, and contract drafting, and a 2-credit, entry-level research and writing course to 1Ls, introducing legal research and objective legal analysis. In the spring semester, the LRW faculty teach a 3-credit, research and writing course that includes demand letters, the drafting of pleadings and discovery, and pretrial motion practice.

Qualifications

• Must possess a J.D. degree, along with a strong academic record.
• Must have exceptional legal research and writing skills.
• Ability to foster student learning, development, and decision making a must.
• Two or more years of experience in a clerkship and/or in law practice.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.

Application Instructions

Required documents to apply:

• CV
• Cover Letter/Letter of Interest

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Creighton University School of Law, located in Omaha, Nebraska, was founded in 1904, not just to prepare lawyers but to develop leaders. The law school is rooted in the Jesuit Catholic tradition of educating the whole person and empowering its graduates to find their place in the world, so that they contribute to the greater good through leadership, through service, throughout their life.

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Department

School of Law

Posted

Wed, 07/01/2026

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