Job Description

About the Opportunity

Northeastern University School of Law is hiring new faculty to teach in our Legal Skills in Social Context (LSSC) program during the 2027-2028 academic year. We are seeking to fill a full-time position for Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor to teach the LSSC is the cornerstone of the first-year curriculum at Northeastern and reflects the schools commitment to both experiential education and social justice. The 8-credit course is designed to enhance law students skills development with a social justice lawyering experience. The course is comprised of two parts: a traditional legal research and writing component and a faculty-supervised social justice research project in partnership with a community curriculum for the course challenges students to grapple with law as a social construct and its impact on historically excluded populations and to examine the roles of lawyers in the pursuit of justice and learn and develop a wide array of essential lawyering skills and have an opportunity to apply their skills by putting them to immediate use in support of underserved communities.

The School of Law is a national leader in experiential legal education with a deep commitment to law in service of the public interest and to engaged scholarship and interdisciplinary making faculty appointments the School of Law seeks to enhance its innovative curriculum which combines experiential learning with rigorous analytical training and interdisciplinarity.

The search committee is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to the excellence of the academic community through their research teaching and/or service. We also encourage applicants to share how their background and experience will contribute to the Northeastern community.

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and the search will continue until the position is filled. More information regarding this position can be obtained by contacting the Legal Skills in Social Context Program Director Margaret Hahn-DuPont via email at

Responsibilities:

The new hire will be responsible for teaching two sections of the LSSC course which includes teaching legal research writing and lawyering skills to first-year law students and supervising two student social justice research projects conducted in partnership with a community or public interest organization. Sections are taught either on ground or in the law schools evening FlexJD program which is fully remote and partially asynchronous. Therefore there is an expectation that FlexJD program teaching will be included in the new hires teaching package.

Qualifications:

Required: Applicants must hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or LL.B. or foreign equivalent required by employment start date. Candidates must have expertise in teaching legal research writing and lawyering skills as well as a demonstrated commitment to using law as a means for advancing social justice.

Documents to Submit:

Applicants should submit a formal letter of interest along with curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three references.

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical vision dental paid time off tuition assistance wellness & life retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit for more information.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin age sex sexual orientation disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay Range:

Assistant Teaching Professor: $98000.00 - $112000.00 Associate Teaching Professor: $115000.00 - $129000.00

With the pay range(s) shown above the starting salary will depend on several factors which may include your education experience location knowledge and expertise and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.

Required Experience:

IC

Job Tags

Full time, Work experience placement, Immediate start, Remote work, Afternoon shift

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