Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice of Law, Lawyering Process

A national leader in experiential and interdisciplinary legal education, the University of Denver Sturm College of Law is widely regarded as one of the nation’s most innovative law schools. The law school features an outstanding student body, a community of nationally recognized scholar-teachers, an accomplished and highly professional staff, and over 17,000 alumni who have achieved careers of distinction in law, business, government, public interest, and other professional domains. Located in a beautiful and economically vibrant metropolitan area, the Sturm College of Law supports a full-time JD program, a part-time weekend JD program, a range of pioneering Master’s programs, and a set of esteemed specialty programs.

The law school’s Lawyering Process Program instructs first-year students in foundational elements of legal research and writing, document drafting, and professional practice skills. The Program is one of the nation’s most respected, currently ranked among the Top 30 legal writing programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

We seek to hire a faculty member to teach in our Lawyering Process Program as a Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice of Law, beginning on or before August 1, 2026. The successful candidate will teach two sections of Lawyering Process in both the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters.

• Teach two sections of Lawyering Process – a required, first-year, two-semester course that exposes students to the foundational elements of legal research and writing, document drafting, and professional practice skills.
• Engage in outstanding and innovative teaching, imparting relevant knowledge and professional skills.
• Collaborate with other colleagues in the Lawyering Process Program to adapt and incorporate innovative, inclusive, and effective teaching methods and to advance the impact, stature, and visibility of the Program.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with a variety of teaching methods.
• Outstanding teaching skills.
• Initiative and the ability to work both independently and in a collaborative, collegial environment.

• A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Excellent legal research, analysis, reasoning, writing, and communication skills
• At least two years of post-J.D. legal work

• Teaching experience at an accredited law school

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.

• Ability to work in front of a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.

Advertised: May 18, 2026
Applications close: June 05, 2026