Assistant/Associate/Professor, Legal Writing – Residential

South Royalton, VT

Faculty

Description

Assistant/Associate/Professor, Legal Writing - Residential

1 role available

Full-time, Exempt

Residential—South Royalton, VT campus

Contract

Benefits-Eligible

Salary: $90,000-$150,000, based on experience

Vermont Law and Graduate School is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We grow and learn better together with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students. In recruiting for faculty and staff, we seek unique backgrounds to enrich and challenge our community.

Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS), a national leader in legal writing, environmental law, and restorative justice, invites applications for one Assistant/Associate/Professor of Legal Writing. This is a residential position located at VLGS’s campus in South Royalton, VT. Successful candidates must hold an ABA-accredited J.D. degree. Applicants must also have legal work experience, demonstrated teaching experience, and proven research and writing ability. Junior and senior-level lateral candidates will be considered. The position starts July 2027.

Students at VLGS take three required legal writing courses. Legal Research and Writing and Legal Writing II: Theory and Practice span the first year. The courses offer students an immersive, structured introduction to systems of American law, legal organization, objective and persuasive writing, and oral communication. VLGS has standardized the curriculum in Legal Research and Writing for all sections. Professors teaching Legal Writing II share common course outcomes but design curricula for their sections based on their own interests. The capstone course is Appellate Advocacy, in which students brief and argue a case currently pending before the United States Supreme Court. Professors in the program select a pending case based on their interest in the subject matter.

The successful candidate will teach two sections of Legal Writing classes per semester in VLGS’s residential J.D. program. Sections typically have 20-25 students.

Application Requirements:

Applicants must complete an online application and electronically submit (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a writing sample, and (4) the names and contact information of three references. Please visit https://www.vermontlaw.edu/employment to apply directly. VLGS will only contact references for finalists or with the candidate's permission. VLGS strongly encourages applications from those who would bring increased diversity to our community. Direct inquiries about the positions to Faculty Appointments Committee Chair, Anna Connolly at aconnolly@vermontlaw.edu.

As part of our commitment to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, candidates who meet the qualifications for this position and who require accommodations to apply should contact Human Resources at jobs@vermontlaw.edu. Vermont Law and Graduate School strives to raise the bar for being an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, place of birth, marital status, disability, veteran's status, HIV status, pregnancy, genetic information, health insurance status, and crime victim status.