Job description template

Law Professor Job Description Template

A copy-ready law professor job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows law professors earn a median of $128,500; the middle 50% earn $88,700–$176,490.

Job title

Law Professor

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable law professor to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will teach law courses, run legal clinics and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Teach law courses
  • Run legal clinics
  • Teach legal writing
  • Write legal scholarship
  • Advise students
  • Serve on committees
  • Comment on legal issues
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • Doctoral or professional degree
  • Current license or certification as required by [state]
  • Working knowledge of legal expertise and socratic teaching
  • Public speaking and critical thinking
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • J.D.
  • Bar admission
  • Judicial clerkship
  • Experience with westlaw and Lexis

Skills

  • Legal writing
  • Legal research
  • Clinical supervision
  • Scholarship
  • Mentoring
  • Persuasion

Work environment and schedule

Faculty work in law schools, clinics and offices. Teaching, scholarship and service with flexible hours.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a law professor job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Law Professor” is the clearest; alternates include Law School Faculty, Legal Educator, Clinical Law Professor.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a law professor so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Law Professor training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Law Professor hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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