Legal Skills Professor
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Job Location:
San Diego, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 125000 - 140000
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
California Western School of Law (CWSL) seeks applications from entry-level or lateral candidates for a full-time faculty position to teach in its Legal Skills program beginning Fall 2026. Responsibilities would include teaching Legal Skills I (including objective analysis writing and research) and Legal Skills II (including persuasive writing research and oral advocacy). We expect opportunities to teach additional courses in the candidates area or areas of expertise. Although we prefer candidates seeking a tenure or tenure-track appointment we will also consider candidates applying for long-term contract status or to the long-term contract track.
Established in 1924 CWSL is a non-profit law school accredited by both the ABA and WASC as well as an AALS member that has the distinction of being San Diegos oldest law school. CWSL continues to rethink the status quo in legal educationbalancing a rigorous practical education with cutting-edge scholarship and community service. As a result our graduates have a reputation for being uniquely practice-ready.
Our faculty members are experts in multiple fields and have become highly quoted authorities in numerous areas of law including constitutional law criminal law insurance legal technology and pedagogy and labor and employment. We are proud of our facultys publication record teaching and service to the academy and legal community.
Application materials should include a cover letter C.V. and research agenda. Please direct application materials and questions to the Chair of the Appointments Committee Professor Emily Behzadi Cárdenas at: We will begin reviewing applications in early January 2026. The anticipated salary range for the positions falls between $125000 and $140000 commensurate with experience and qualifications. CWSL provides additional benefits including health care relocation pension contributions and eligibility for summer scholarship stipends and publication awards.
California Western School of Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to affirmative actionand will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities upon request.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Machine Learning
- AI
- Classroom Experience
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Leadership Experience
- Program Development
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
