Part-Time Faculty - Advanced Legal Topics: Pitch to Premiere (JDi Residency)(Law994, M603) S''27

The College of Law is seeking a part-time instructor to teach a 2 credit course Pitch to Premiere in its residential (JDi Residency) program. The course (Law994, M603) meets in an intensive form at March 8-11, 2027. The course focuses on what in-house entertainment lawyers and business affairs executives actually do. Students follow the life cycle of a television project from the initial pitch through premiere while examining the legal and business decisions that shape each stage of the process. Students learn the customary terms negotiated in entertainment deals and how projects are acquired, packaged, taken to market, developed, financed, produced, and delivered to exhibitors. Examples are drawn from actual scripted and unscripted projects in the entertainment and sports industries. The course also reviews the distinct roles of Business Affairs, Legal Affairs, and Production Legal, and how they collaborate with creative, production, and finance executives and negotiate with agents, managers, and talent lawyers.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have an excellent academic record and should hold a JD degree from an accredited law school.
• Preferred post-JD experience and credentials should include significant legal practice in diverse areas of law including entertainment and sports law.
• A demonstrated commitment to excellent classroom teaching is required.
• Prior law school teaching is preferred.
• Candidates must have the ability to work effectively with students, colleagues, and community members from different backgrounds.
• Post-JD experience and credentials should include substantial in-house or firm-side practice in entertainment, media, or sports law, including negotiating development, production, talent, and distribution agreements.

Job Specific Qualifications

• Provide detailed feedback on student assignments, prepare classes, and work on projects and other student assignments as needed.
• Strong research, writing, and other communication skills are necessary for this position.

Responsibilities

• Order the appropriate books and materials in advance of the class start date.
• Prepare lectures, projects and other student assignments.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours.
• Present instruction based on the competencies and performance levels of the course.
• Meet all designated class periods.
• Submit completed mid-semester progress reports and final grades according to the College of Law and University regulations.
• Grade student assignments and exams in a timely manner.
• Provide departmentally sanctioned forms for completed student evaluations

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable

Tools/Equipment

Not Applicable

Application Instructions

In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume/curriculum vitae, cover letter, reference list and a writing sample.