Legal Writing Associate

What We Are Looking For

Baylor University is seeking a Legal Writing Associate to support the mission and vision of Baylor University and serve within the Law School. The Legal Writing Associate will assist with the ongoing programming and development of the Legal Writing Program. This includes assisting with all LARC courses, reviewing and updating Practice Court materials, assisting with intraschool moot court competitions, administering competitions, and assisting with additional courses or duties as assigned.

A Juris Doctor and less than one year of relevant work experience are required. Bar admission required/anticipated. A Juris Doctor and one year of relevant work experience are preferred. A combination of education and work experience will not be considered in lieu of the required degree and/or years of experience. 

Applications must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. 

What You Will Do

• The Associate will assist with all LARC classes, and his/her duties will vary based on the specific class
• Assist with reviewing and grading assignments for LARC Program, but also of importance, this position will help develop new bench hearing and summary judgment case packets
• Gather and review materials and grade assignments for additional classes taught by the Legal Writing Faculty, such as Advanced Legal Research, Advanced Discovery Management, and Contract Drafting and Negotiation
• Collaborate with moot court officers in managing the intraschool moot court competition. Additionally, the Legal Writing Associate may also assist with co-coaching moot court and mock trial teams
• Effectively coordinate and plan the intraschool and The Paper Chase competitions and write competition problems 
• Perform legal research to prepare materials for various classes and build Canvas modules and Discussion Boards within Canvas
• Maintain competency with various technologies including Zoom, SmartBoard, Grammarly, Brief Catch, Teams
• Perform all other duties as assigned to support Baylor’s mission
• Ability to comply with university policies
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance

LARC Program
The Associate will assist with all LARC classes and his/her duties will vary based on the specific class. For example, the Associate will work with the LARC 3 professor to develop and draft the moot court problem and bench memo. This position would also help coordinate the various sections of LARC 3 to ensure that all are receiving accurate information regarding the moot court problem and the competition. The Associate will manage the student form graders by coordinating office hours and distributing form-graded copies of the briefs to the Faculty. This position will assist in LARC 1 and 2 by updating the online textbook and interactive questions used in class. The Associate will also help draft problem packets in LARC 1 and additional problems in LARC 2 which would be used for research memos. For LARC 4 and 5, the Associate will help draft the “Deal Packet” and “Case Packet” for each class. New packets are needed each spring and must be coordinated so that the problem works for both transactional drafting and litigation drafting.

Practice Court
The writing component of the Practice Court program is intensive and requires a significant amount of time to review, grade, and comment on the various assignments. There is currently a temporary, part-time associate position that assists with grading the assignments, and the part-time position would continue to focus primarily on grading. The proposed Associate position will assist with reviewing and grading some assignments, but also of importance, this position will be available to help with developing new bench hearing and summary judgment case packets. The current packets have not been updated for several years. A consistent review and update of the materials would greatly benefit those Practice Court exercises.

Advocacy

For the intraschool moot court competition, the Associate would assist the moot court officers in managing the competition. This includes scheduling barristers, bailiffs, and competitors, tallying scores, and answering questions related to the competition. The Associate may also assist with co-coaching moot court and mock trial teams. The position could help by briefing competitors on substantive materials that the students have not yet studied in class. For example, the Associate could brief 2L mock trial competitors on evidence procedures.

Competitions
The Legal Writing Department administers two writing competitions each year – Ultimate Writer (the intraschool competition) and The Paper Chase. The As