Description

The College of Law at Cleveland State University invites applications from entry-level and lateral candidates for the position of a Visiting Legal Writing Professor of Law, beginning in the 2026-27 academic year. This is a non-tenure-track 10-month contract position starting August 1, 2026.

The College of Law at Cleveland State University has a longstanding Legal Writing program, with a required two-semester, six-credit, graded legal writing and research course in the first year and a required third semester of legal writing after the first year, which is satisfied by taking one of a number of several legal writing courses.

The successful candidate will teach two sections of the required first-year course (approximately 35 students total) and may teach a third-semester legal writing course. Students retain the same professor for both semesters. Visiting Legal Writing professors teach research, writing, and analysis, but do not teach appellate advocacy.

Visiting Legal Writing professors may also advise students undertaking independent research projects and have other administrative and advising duties within the College of Law. Additionally, they may choose to participate in the broader legal writing community through scholarship and service.

Visiting Legal Writing professors at the College of Law at Cleveland State University do not vote at faculty meetings. However, they participate in law school and university governance, serve on faculty committees, and otherwise contribute as valued members of the College of Law and Cleveland State communities.

CSU aspires to be a national leader in social and economic mobility. We will be a great place to learn and work. CSU is striving to be a nationally recognized and student focused public research institution that provides accessible, affordable, and Engaged Learning opportunities for all.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school;
• A minimum of two years of legal practice experience or a judicial clerkship;
• A strong academic record.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Practice and experience demonstrating legal writing and research expertise;
• Teaching experience;
• Skill in using online teaching and learning platforms, including for remote instruction;
• Potential for excellence in teaching legal writing;
• Strong interpersonal skills.