Open Rank - Legal Analysis and Communication - req# 33997

PositionSummary:

TheUniversity of New Mexico School of Law invites applications for a full-time, tenuredor tenured-track faculty position to teach in its Legal Analysis and Communication Program, starting inthe Fall of 2026.

Faculty in the program are responsible for teachingElements of Legal Argumentation I & II, the law school’s requiredfirst-year legal writing sequence. ELA I & II focus on developing students’skills in legal reading, research, analysis, and communication. The program’s facultymembers typically teach two first-year sections of approximately 15-20 studentseach (or 30-40 students total). They also teach upper-level writing courses,and the successful candidate will be expected to help design and implement theprogram’s upper-level writing curriculum. At UNM, legal writing faculty serveon all law school committees (including serving as chairs of committees), andare eligible for summer research and teaching grants. The Legal Analysis andCommunication Program is a director-led program that values close collaborationand quality teaching.

We value candidates fromdiverse backgrounds and perspectives as we work toward enriching our students’learning through inclusion and enhancing the faculty’s academic mission ofresearch, teaching, service, and community engagement in New Mexico, the UnitedStates, and the world. Women in the STEM disciplines, under‐ representedracial and ethnic minorities, groups historically marginalized in Americanlife, individuals with disabilities, and those from rural origins,first‐generation college experience, and veteran status are encouraged to applyfor the opportunity to be part of a university‐wide priority onexcellence‐and‐equity across all dimensions of the academic mission.

Offering a J.D.degree, cross-disciplinary dualdegrees, and a Masters of Legal Studies, the UNM School of Law is nationally recognized for innovative classes thatcombine law practice skills training with doctrinal instruction and a 10:1student-to-faculty ratio.

Forinformation about the University of New Mexico School of Law and to learn moreabout Albuquerque, please follow the link provided: http://lawschool.unm.edu/about/index.html

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidates must possess a J.D. or equivalent legal degree
• Two years of post-J.D. legal work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated research and writing ability
• Experience teaching legal analysis and all forms of communication related to that analysis in a law school or other professional setting
• Demonstrated ability to represent the interests of a client in writing
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other faculty members or other professional colleagues
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose writing problems
• A demonstrated commitment to cultivate an understanding of the rich and varied cultures of New Mexico and to the success of the university's mission to serve local and global communities.

Only applications submitted throughthe official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this jobadvertisement on a 3rd party site, pleasevisit UNMJobs to submit an application.

Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.