Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor in Legal Writing - Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell Hamline School of Law, a leader in pedagogical innovation dedicated to expanding access to high-quality legal education, seeks multiple entry-level or lateral candidates for full-time or .75 FTE non-tenure-track faculty positions in our Legal Writing Program beginning July 2024. These positions may involve teaching in various modalities, including teaching an in-person classroom, in our blended learning modality, or in a hyflex format. These positions may lead to successive short-term contracts of 1-3 years.

Our faculty has committed to help Mitchell Hamline become an anti-racist law school. We seek to recruit and retain a diverse faculty as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of our state and nation; to improve the legal profession and expand access to justice; to maintain the excellence of the law school; and to offer our students richly varied perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.

We are looking for:

• Candidates with experience in law practice, law-related professional fields, or academia who are interested in teaching our year-long Legal Analysis, Research, and Communication course. Candidates are eligible to teach additional upper-division legal writing, skills, or doctrinal classes.
• Candidates whose law-practice, teaching, research, or community-service experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.
• Candidates who are interested in, and excited about, teaching in our innovative blended learning program (https://mitchellhamline.edu/academics/j-d-enrollment-options/blended-learning-at-mitchell-hamline/).

Candidates must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or foreign equivalent degree. We strongly encourage those who attended or taught at the following categories of institutions to apply:

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Law Schools (HBCUs) or Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs)
• Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), Native American Indian Serving, Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTIs), or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNHs)
• Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)
• Asian-American & Native Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)

We welcome candidates whose teaching incorporates effective strategies for educational advancement of students in underrepresented groups.

Our law school is in an historic area of Saint Paul, on the Indigenous homelands of the Dakota Oyate, home to the Penumbra and Fitzgerald theaters, a diverse array of restaurants, and one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. Just across the river, Minneapolis is the home to the Walker Art Center, First Avenue, the Guthrie Theater, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and one of the nation's liveliest performing arts scenes. The city was the birthplace of the American Indian Movement and continues to boast one of the largest urban American Indian populations in the country. Eleven federally recognized tribes, including four Dakota and seven Ojibwe tribes, remain within the State of Minnesota. Minneapolis and Saint Paul are among the top cities for the arts and entertainment, active lifestyles, non-profit organizations, and exceptional levels of volunteer engagement.

Candidates must submit: (1) a resume; (2) a cover letter that discusses their interest in the position and how their law-practice, teaching, research, or community-service experience have prepared them to teach MHSL's year-long Legal Analysis, Research, Writing and Communication course and to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. We expect interviews to take place in March or April 2024. Applicants invited to interview should be prepared to submit a 5-to-15-page writing sample demonstrating legal writing and analysis. Applicants who are invited for a campus visit will also be asked to prepare a brief teaching demonstration and submit student evaluations from prior positions (if applicable).

The committee will consider applications on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. To ensure consideration, please submit your application by February 20.

For questions about the application process, contact Kate Kruse, Appointments Committee Chair, at kate.kruse@mitchellhamline.edu.

Mitchell Hamline School of Law is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. We are dedicated to building a diverse employee base that is committed to teaching and working in an environment focused on equity and inclusion. Each employee is responsible for ensuring equity and inclusion is rooted into their day-to-day work. Employees must strive to promote equity through continuous learning and improvement, the positive development of our community, and the identification and removal of barriers.