Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty

The Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center is pleased to announce that it is currently seeking outstanding applicants for four tenure-track appointments to its full-time faculty starting in August 2025. The law school welcomes applications from candidates interested in teaching Property, Business Organizations, Trusts and Estates, Tax, and Evidence. Ideals candidates must have a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school and a commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students. We look for innovative faculty with a preference for both practice and teaching experience. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to service to legal education and to the wider community as well as a desire to engage in the intellectual life of the Law Center. With one of the most diverse student bodies in the country, Touro Law Center is dedicated to the aims of diversity and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities. Applicants are expected to be willing and capable of teaching in-person and remotely and familiar with best practices in both modalities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare and teach graduate-level law student courses in a physical classroom and/or a virtual classroom as assigned and scheduled by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, assessments, final examinations, assignments and handouts
• Timely grade student assessments, exams, assignments, etc. and provide meaningful feedback to students
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students
• Meet regularly with assigned student advisees
• Maintain accurate student records
• Maintain a regular physical presence at the Law Center
• Stay current in and continually strive to improve teaching skills and expertise in the subjects that they teach
• Stay informed of changes in the law and remain current in recent statutory changes and case law developments
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues
• Engage in legal research and produce innovative legal scholarship
• Engage in service to legal education and to the wider community
• Engage in the intellectual life of the Law Center
• Participate on faculty and University committees
• Attend faculty meetings and Law Center and student events
• Other duties as assigned by the Dean and/or Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Education/ Experience

• Juris Doctor required
• J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school 
• Preference for both legal practice and teaching experience

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

• Commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students
• An established record or promise of legal scholarship.
• Trains and teaches others
• Interprets the meaning of information
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems
• Resolves conflicts and negotiates with others
• Updates and uses relevant knowledge
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal skills in communications with supervisors, peers and subordinates
• Displays excellent organizational skills including scheduling of events
• Performs faculty administrative responsibilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Power Point, & Outlook
• Proficiency in or ability to become proficient in using Canvas, learning management system
• Knowledge of Zoom and other online communication tools

Travel

• Travel for conferences and professional development

Physical Demands

• Extensive Use of Computers
• Extensive time sitting and standing
• Able to lift up to 5 lbs.