USC Gould School of Law is seeking a lecturer to teach Advanced Legal Writing.  This two-unit course is designed to give upper-division students advanced skills that are critical for effective legal writing, including the ability to (1) develop and analyze legal arguments so that they can be organized into coherent and cogent letters, contracts, and memos; (2) recognize and edit verbose writing; (3) recognize and rephrase ambiguous writing; and (4) subtly edit language to make it more persuasive. The course focuses on written exercises and on drafting types of documents that were not covered in the first-year writing curriculum.

Candidates for this position must have a JD, experience practicing law, and experience teaching legal writing.  In addition, this course will be taught on campus, so instructors must be local.

USC reserves the “Adjunct” appointment for faculty teaching less than full-time at USC, who are employed full-time in a primary profession or career elsewhere. Adjunct faculty typically teach only one course per year but, in exceptional cases, may teach one course per semester, if approved by the dean.

The base salary range for this position is $2,232 - $9,178 per semester. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the number of units per course, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Equity, diversity, inclusion, opportunity, and access are of central importance to the Gould School of Law. Gould holds a unique position in society, and within the university, as every aspect of these principles is influenced by and can be protected through legal rules and institutions. At Gould, we are proudly committed to maintaining a community in which each person respects the rights of others to live, work, and learn in peace and dignity, to be proud of who and what they are, and to have equal opportunity to realize their full potential as individuals and members of society.