From an email message which I recently received:
The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, anticipates hiring up to three full-time faculty members to teach in the Legal Methods program beginning Fall 2017. Legal Methods is a rigorous, required first-year legal research, writing, and analysis course. The Law School anticipates that each professor would teach Legal Methods I (fall) and Legal Methods II (spring) with approximately thirty-six students each semester. The legal writing professors and our Director of Legal Methods will work collaboratively to implement and coordinate the program, including identifying and designing aspects of the program that will be consistent across all sections, but the legal writing professors will have substantial autonomy in formulating course content. The position is not tenure-track. Candidates should have an outstanding academic record, demonstrated excellence in legal research and writing, and excellent communication skills. Candidates must have a J.D., bar admission, and at least two years’ practice experience. Candidates should have a strong desire to teach legal research and writing to first-year law students as well as a desire and ability to work collegially in a collaborative environment. Teaching experience is desired but not required. The positions are contingent on available funding. The Law School anticipates that the annual academic year base salary will be $60,000. Tennessee does not have an income tax, and, in several different surveys, Memphis consistently ranks in the top ten for having one of the lowest costs of living in the United States. Additionally, the positions will be benefits eligible. (See http://www.memphis.edu/benefits/info/retirement.php for more information.) The Law School encourages expressions of interest from candidates whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Please forward a letter of interest, a resume or C.V., and a list of three references by September 16, 2016, to Professor David S. Romantz, Chair, Faculty Recruitment Committee, at dromantz@memphis.edu. Please submit your materials in a single Word or .pdf document with the subject line “LM 2016 [your name].” The University of Memphis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.