Director of LLM programs and Professor of Practice

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Part of a comprehensive research university, the College of Law is a dynamic urban-centered law school located in the heart of Atlanta with approximately 650 full- and part-time law students. We encourage applications from candidates who would diversify our faculty. Georgia State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an equal opportunity educational institution and an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Georgia State University College of Law currently invites applicants for a full-time non-tenure track professor of practice position to begin in June 2026. We are seeking applicants with significant practice, teaching, and/or research interests to perform a range of teaching and administrative responsibilities in the College of Law. While the final division of duties depend upon the experience and experise of the successful applicant, the duties that we are seeking are: (1) teaching across a variety of subject areas to support the College of Law's JD, LLM, Legal Analytics programs, and any other programs upon our mutual agreement, which may include courses in Legal Analytics, Evidence, Introduction to US Law, Professional Responsibility, Civil Procedure, Corporations, Remedies, Legislation and Regulation, Securities Regulation, and other courses as needed. (2) supporting our Academic Success division by supporting students in preparation for the bar exam; 3) mentoring organization and curriculum and bar readiness for LLM students to assist with admissions and recruitment; (4) serving as Director of LLM programs which will include responsibility for assisting with academic advising and dual concentration administration for LLM students and direction of post-JD certificate programs and professional certificate programs; (4) serving on faculty committees; and (5) supervising law student writing projects.

Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled and review will begin immediately.

Prior experience teaching LLM courses and administrative LLM programming.

Applicants should have a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school or foreign equivalent.

A criminal background check is required.

Monica Iyer, Chair, Professor of Practice Search Committee, Georgia State University College of Law. May be reached at miyer@gsu.edu.

For additional assistance, you may contact the College of Law Office of Academic Affairs

Those wishing to be considered must apply through the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system by completing an application and attaching a resume and a cover letter addressed to Monica Iyer, Chair, Professor of Practice Search Committee, Georgia State University College of Law.

Georgia State University is an equal opportunity employer.

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