Law Adjunct Faculty - Legal Design Clinic (LawX) - 130507

Job Title: Law Adjunct Faculty - Legal Design Clinic (LawX)

Job Classification: Adjunct Faculty - Teaching; may result in multiple hires

Desired start date: April 10, 2024

Posting close date: April 9, 2024

Required Degree: BS required. JD preferred. Degree must be in a related field with design experience. Required degree must be completed by the start date.

Experience: The applicant must have a strong working knowledge of, and ability to teach Legal Design Clinic (LawX).

Duties/Expectations: The position will teach a course on Legal Design. Time taught to be determined by the applicant's schedule. The Legal Design Clinic is a project-based course in which students learn to use design thinking to analyze and address legal issues. The course has three parts. First, students learn the basics of design-thinking and how those principles apply to the law. Second, the class will work as a team to create a solution to a specific legal problem identified by the instructor and involving a live client. Third, each student will identify a problem in the law that can be ameliorated through improved design and present a proposal for solving the specified problem. 

The adjunct faculty member will not be asked to attend department meetings. She or he will be expected to spend some time outside of class to address questions related to the class.

Information required at the time of application: Please list the individual contact information for each of your three recommenders on the faculty application. At some point during the selection process they may be contacted to submit their letters of reference electronically

Document(s) required at the time of application: Please attach your updated Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to the faculty application.  

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Equal Opportunity Employer: m/f/Vets/Disability 

BYU, an equal opportunity employer, requires all faculty to observe the university's Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Preference is given to qualified candidates who are members in good standing of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

All new employees who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.