PROFESSOR OF LEGAL WRITING - School of Law

About the role

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law invites applications for one or more full-time faculty positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Legal Writing. The position is part of a system of contracts progressing to presumptively renewable long-term contracts, separate from the University’s tenure stream. Pitt Law’s legal writing program develops the legal analytical skills of students and equips them to write and speak clearly and persuasively, in a manner appropriate for different audiences and purposes in law practice.

Responsibilities

• Teach two small sections of first‑year Legal Analysis and Writing each semester (≈15‑20 students per section), covering objective writing in the fall and persuasive writing and oral argument in the spring, plus related skills such as client interviewing and negotiation.
• May teach upper‑level writing courses.
• May have administrative duties.
• Participate in faculty governance and help shape the future direction of the Legal Writing program and the law school.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA‑accredited law school.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Outstanding academic record.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching legal writing (preferred).
• Law practice experience (preferred).
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse student body.
• Interest in developing innovative legal writing experiences within a collaborative community.
• Willingness to share ideas about teaching legal writing in the context of generative AI and evolving legal education.

Law‑Faculty Assignment Category: Full‑time regular; Bargaining unit eligible; Child protection clearances not applicable; Required attachments: Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae.