Full-time Assistant Professor of Legal Process -- Great Falls, Montana location

Responsibilities

• Prepare and teach graduate law student courses in a physical classroom and/or a virtual classroom
• Create course materials such as syllabi, assessments, final examinations, assignments, and handouts
• Timely grade student assessments
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students
• Stay current in and continually strive to improve teaching skills and expertise in the subjects that they teach
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues
• Engage in legal research and produce legal scholarship, as appropriate to the position
• Commit to service to legal education and to the wider community
• Engage in the intellectual life of the Law Center, which includes significant service to the Law Center
• Participate on faculty committees
• Attend faculty meetings and Law Center events
• Participate in service outside the Law Center, appropriate to the position

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school required
• Preference for both legal practice and teaching experience
• An established record or promise of excellence in teaching legal research and writing

Education/Experience

• Commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students
• Proficiency teaching in and managing a virtual classroom
• Proficiency in or ability to become proficient in utilizing advanced technology tools in in-person and virtual classrooms
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems
• Resolves conflicts and negotiates with others
• Updates and uses relevant knowledge
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal skills in communications with supervisors, peers, and subordinates
• Displays excellent organizational skills including scheduling of events
• Performs faculty administrative responsibilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook
• Knowledge of Canvas
• Knowledge of Zoom and other online communication tools

Travel

• Extensive Use of Computers
• Extensive time sitting and standing
• Maximum Salary USD $100,000.00/Yr.
• Minimum Salary USD $90,000.00/Yr.