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Elon University School of Law seeks two entry-level/junior-lateral tenure-track faculty members for the start of the 2019-2020 academic year, one with focus in criminal law and evidence and possibly criminal procedure, and one with a focus in property law, wills, and trusts and estates law. Other subject matter areas may be considered. Elon Law is recognized for innovation in legal education through a highly experiential, 2.5-year curriculum that has led to increases in applications, selectivity, metrics and diversity. We seek colleagues who embrace excellence in their teaching, scholarship and service along with passion to participate in the profound changes informing the direction of legal education and legal profession. We particularly are interested in colleagues ready and able to provide integrated, immersive and iterative high-impact teaching and forward-looking scholarship and research agendas. Required qualifications include a J.D. or equivalent law degree, outstanding academic credentials, and substantive practice experience. An equitable, inclusive and diverse campus and curriculum are critical to our educational mission. Therefore Elon Law is committed to enhancing equity, inclusion and diversity, including our capacity for teaching students from all backgrounds. Recruitment and hiring are subject to approval by the University’s Provost. Please send your application or any inquiries regarding this position to Professor Steve Friedland, Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, at sfriedland2@elon.edu
Elon University School of Law in Greensboro, North Carolina, aspires to be the preeminent school for engaged and experiential learning in law, requiring more academic hours for experiential learning than any other law school. With a focus on learning-by-doing, Elon Law integrates traditional classroom instruction with course-connected, full-time residencies-in-practice in a logically sequenced program of professional preparation. Elon Law’s groundbreaking approach is accomplished in seven trimesters, which provide distinctive value by lowering tuition and permitting graduates early entry into the profession.
For more information, visit law.elon.edu.