Assistant/Associate Contracts & Business Law Professor, School of Law

About the role

The Wake Forest University School of Law invites applications for a tenure-track professor position to teach contracts and business law. The position is open to both entry-level candidates and pre-tenure lateral candidates.

Responsibilities

• Engage in high-quality research and teaching
• Possess a J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school
• Preferred practice experience for lateral applicants
• Hold a tenured/tenure-track position at an accredited U.S. law school

Requirements

• Applicants must submit a single document including: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and the names of three references
• Applications should be submitted through the link: [Careers at Wake Forest University]
• Review of applications begins August 1, 2025, and continues until the position is filled

Qualifications

• Must have a J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school
• Preferred practice experience
• Lateral applicants must hold a tenured/tenure-track position at an accredited U.S. law school

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Technical questions regarding the application process

Address technical questions to: wakejobs@wfu.edu or call 336-758-4700 and ask for a member of the university’s recruitment team.

Questions regarding the positions

Address questions to: lawfacultyhiring@wfu.edu

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professional education. Founded in 1834, the University is ranked among the top fifty national universities according to U.S. News & World Report. With over 5,400 undergraduates and 3,500 graduate and professional students, the student-faculty ratio is 11:1. Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The School of Law

The School of Law at Wake Forest University, which was established in 1894, has grown in prominence and is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the nation. The mission of Wake Forest Law is to advance the cause of justice by creating knowledge and educating students to meet the legal needs of the world with confidence, character, and creativity. We instill in students a respect for the law, a devotion to the ideal of service, and a commitment to professional values. We educate students from around the world in a richly diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. The school offers seven clinics, including clinics focused on appellate advocacy, environmental law, criminal law, intellectual property, and veterans’ issues. Students can also get involved in more than 30 student organizations, and three legal journals: the Wake Forest Law Review, the Journal of Business & Intellectual Property Law, and the Journal of Law and Policy. The law school also offers a semester in Washington, D.C., as well as a summer study abroad programs in Venice and London. Since 2017, Wake Forest Law has housed the North Carolina Business Court, joining only a select number of law schools in the nation that contain a working court. The court provides an excellent forum for students to see an actual working court in action, as the majority of the hearings are open to the public.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability, and military or veteran status. The University conducts background investigations for all final faculty candidates being considered for employment. The University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment and encourages applications from individuals from underrepresented groups.