Lawyering Skills - Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Member

OVERVIEW

The University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minneapolis) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the Lawyering Skills department, beginning in fall 2025.

 

A Lawyering Skills professor typically teaches two sections of Lawyering Skills I (three credits) in the fall and two sections of Lawyering Skills II (2 credits) in the spring, for a total of approximately forty students each semester. Each Lawyering Skills professor also teaches an additional course (ordinarily in the spring semester) at least once every other year. Recent examples of such courses include Comparative Constitutional Law; (In)famous American Criminal Trials; Privacy Law; Election Law; and Serving Clients Well. Second-year students take Lawyering Skills III (2 credits), which focuses on appellate advocacy and is taught by adjunct professors supervised by the Director of Lawyering Skills.

 

The School of Law’s commitments to scholarship, teaching, service, and community are inspired by our distinctive mission. As a Catholic law school, we are dedicated “to integrating faith and reason in the search for truth through a focus on morality and social justice.” We seek candidates, of all faiths and beliefs, who can contribute to this mission.

 

Location

 

St. Thomas School of Law is located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota’s most populous city. The school is within walking distance of employers, courts, and mentors, including most of the major Minnesota law firms, the federal district court, multiple state courthouses, Target’s international headquarters, and many other businesses.

 

Minneapolis has the most Fortune 500 companies per capita of any U.S. metro area. Fifteen Fortune 500 companies are located in Minnesota, several with headquarters in Minneapolis or its surrounding communities, including 3M, Target, Cargill, Best Buy, Ecolab, UnitedHealth Group, and General Mills.

 

The Twin Cities are known for their cultural and social amenities and have been consistently named one of the most livable metropolitan areas in the U.S. The School of Law is situated in the heart of Minneapolis’s theater district, within walking distance of the Orpheum Theater, Minnesota Orchestra, and Walker Art Center. For sports fans, the Minnesota Twins (MLB), Timberwolves (NBA), Lynx (WNBA), and Vikings (NFL) are all a short walk from the law school, and the Wild (NHL) and Loons (MLS) are a short metro ride away in St. Paul.

 

University Background

 

The University of St. Thomas is a dynamic, mission-driven, urban university and the largest private university in Minnesota. It has 9,000+ undergraduate and graduate/professional students; eight colleges and professional schools (including schools of business, engineering, health, and others, along with the law school); and 55-plus graduate and professional degree programs. It now competes as a Division I school in intercollegiate athletics. Learn more about life as a faculty member at St. Thomas.

 

The University of St. Thomas embraces belonging and equal opportunity for all. Our convictions of dignity, diversity and personal attention call us to embody and champion an inclusive environment.  The University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO).  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, or other protected characteristic.  This commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity is consistent with our mission: Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good.  A successful candidate will possess a commitment to the ideals of this mission.

 

Salary and Benefits 

 

The University of St. Thomas offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits program, which includes:

 

• Up to 100% tuition remission for employees and dependents upon eligibility
• Up to 50% tuition remission for spouses upon eligibility
• A generous employer retirement contribution of 9.4% of annual salary upon eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision options
• Employer-paid disability, life, and AD&D benefits
• All eligible full-time faculty may request Parental Leave for the birth or adoption of a child

Salary Range: $95,000 - $105,000

 

The University of St. Thomas has provided a salary range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The specific salary offered will be determined b