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Associate Professor of Law, Legal Practice

Position Number: 6496826
Location: Washington, DC
Position Type: Law and Legal Studies

Associate Professor of Law, Legal Practice
Georgetown University: Law Center

Location: Washington, DC
Open Date: Aug 21, 2025
Deadline: Sep 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description
Georgetown University Law Center seeks to hire a full-time faculty member to teach in its first-year Legal Practice Program. The position starts July 1, 2026. The faculty member will teach two sections of Legal Practice. Each section has approximately 23-25 students and meets two hours per week. Legal Practice Faculty at Georgetown also teach a two-hour weekly seminar with six law fellows, upper-level students who serve as teaching assistants for the first-year students. Professors are responsible for selecting their own texts, designing course materials, assigning student grades, and supervising law fellows.

Qualifications
Candidates must have superior academic records and expertise in legal research, writing, and analysis. Three years of professional experience beyond law school and teaching experience is strongly preferred.

Application Instructions
Applicants should include a letter of interest, a CV, a list of three references, a writing sample, and (for more recent graduates) a law school transcript. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Materials should be submitted via our faculty search portal. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and are due no later than Friday, September 26, 2025. Early submission is strongly recommended.

Please feel free to reach out to Sonya Bonneau, Chair of the Legal Practice Committee, at sgb29@georgetown.edu with any questions.

The projected salary pay range for this position is $90,000 - $119,999, which represents the full range of anticipated compensation for this position. Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University's business needs and external factors.

For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/172426

GU is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship, color, disability, family responsibilities, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, matriculation, national origin, race, religion, personal appearance, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.