Director of Trial Advocacy, Professor of Law or Professor of Law Legal Practice

About the role

The University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law invites applications for a faculty position as Director of our Trial Advocacy program. The position may be tenured, tenure-track, or an indefinite contract, commensurate with a candidate’s experience and preferences. Qualified candidates may be considered for our Robert Eglet Endowed Chair in Trial Advocacy, a fully funded chair that includes a stipend, double travel funds, and a guaranteed writing grant.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the Trial Advocacy Program, including teaching courses in Trial Advocacy, other skills and related doctrine, and running the Mock Trial competition teams.
• A member of the faculty and reports directly to the Associate Dean for Advocacy for administrative matters.
• Teaching Mock Trial Evidence to all members of the Mock Trial team.
• Participating in running the National Ethics Trial Competition (NETC).
• Doing scholarly research and writing in relevant fields and participating in the intellectual life of the law school.

Requirements

• Juris-Doctor (J.D.) degree.
• Post-J.D. legal experience, including experience as a trial lawyer, criminal or civil.
• Three (3) years of experience teaching in and/or directing a trial advocacy program at a U.S. law school, or equivalent.
• Holds membership in a state bar association.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing skills.
• Five (5) years of experience teaching in and/or directing a trial advocacy program at a U.S. law school, or equivalent.
• A record of involvement in national and state advocacy organizations such as the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Legal Aid Services of California (LAAC), and the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators (NALAE).
• Communicates effectively.
• Possesses extraordinary interpersonal skills.
• Maintains professional composure and demeanor at all times.
• Promotes the vision, mission, and core values of McGeorge School of Law.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supplemental Questions

• Do you have a Juris Doctor degree?
• Do you have post-J.D. legal experience, including significant experience as a trial lawyer, criminal or civil?
• Do you have three (3) years of experience teaching in and/or directing a trial advocacy program at a U.S. law school, or equivalent?
• Do you have an active membership in a state bar association?
• Pacific participates in federal healthcare programs. As such, a required part of the hiring process is to verify that potential employees have not been excluded from participating in federal programs for mandatory exclusions (including for fraud, controlled substances crimes, patient abuse or neglect, or other program-related crimes) or for other permissive exclusions by the Office of Inspector General. A "Yes" response would be considered disqualifying. Please answer the following question accordingly: Are you currently excluded from participation in federal programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal healthcare program)?
• Pacific participates in federal healthcare programs. As such, a required part of the hiring process is to verify that potential employees have not been excluded from participating in federal programs for mandatory exclusions (including for fraud, controlled substances crimes, patient abuse or neglect, or other program-related crimes) or for other permissive exclusions by the Office of Inspector General. A "Yes" response would be considered disqualifying. Please answer the following question accordingly: Have you received notice that you are under review for possible exclusion from any federal programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal healthcare program)?
• Pacific participates in federal healthcare programs. As such, a required part of the hiring process is to verify that potential employees have not been excluded from participating in federal programs for mandatory exclusions (including for fraud, controlled substances crimes, patient abuse or neglect, or other program-related crimes) or for other permissive exclusions by the Office of Inspector General. A "Yes" response would be considered disqualifying. Please answer the following question accordingly: Are you currently excluded from participation in federal programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal healthcare program)?