ADJUNCT FACULTY PROFESSOR - Presidential Power in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at University of Pittsburgh

LAW 5171 – PRESIDENTIAL POWER – 3 credits – Spring 2027

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law invites applications for an adjunct faculty position to teach Presidential Power for the spring 2027 semester.

Description: This course will use contemporary legal events to explore the question of what it is legal and not legal for a President to do. In this age of an explosion in Executive Orders, this course will delve deeper into Separation of Powers topics students may have begun to explore in Admin Law, Con Law, and/or Leg-Reg. We will cover executive orders, removal/appointment powers, independent agencies, and the President's powers vis-a-vis congressionally authorized (mandated?) spending. We will use contemporary cases generated from President Trump's first 100 days and prior Presidents to explore the developing legal understanding of what it is permissible for a President/Executive to do and how.

Salary: $2,500 per credit

Qualifications: Juris Doctor degree, graduate-level teaching experience preferred; 5 years of practical experience in corporate law practice preferred.

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.