Assistant/Associate Professor, Legal Writing

Assistant/Associate Professor, Legal Writing - Remote

2 roles available

Full-time, Exempt

Remote

Contract

Benefits-Eligible

Salary: $90,000-$119,000

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 two Assistant /Associate Professors of Legal Writing. The positions are fully remote. Successful candidates must hold an ABA-accredited J.D. law degree. Applicants must also have legal work experience, demonstrated teaching experience, and proven research and writing ability. Experience with residential and/or online teaching is required. Junior and senior-level lateral candidates will be considered. The position starts July 2026; an earlier January 2026 start is possible.

Students at VLGS take three required legal writing courses. Legal Research and Writing and Legal Writing II span the first year. They 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. 

Successful candidates will teach two sections of Legal Writing classes per semester in VLGS’s Online Hybrid Juris Doctor (OHJD) program. Sections typically have 20-25 students. 

In addition to teaching, successful candidates will collaborate with online and residential legal writing faculty and administrative staff to coordinate Department programs and initiatives.  Under the leadership of the Director of Legal Writing, remote and residential legal writing faculty work closely to align the residential and online programs to meet common outcomes.

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. 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. The positions will remain open until filled.

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.