Pre-Law Undergraduate Adjunct Faculty - Helms School of Government

Overview

This role is an Undergraduate Pre-Law Adjunct position and is considered an Online Adjunct Professor role with the Helms School of Government. The instructor will teach courses aligned with university standards and complete required administrative responsibilities.

Courses introduce foundational law concepts and skills for success in law school and the legal profession, including:

• Torts
• Property
• Contracts
• Criminal and civil procedure
• Legal reasoning

Instruction emphasizes logic, critical analysis, and ethical decision-making, with engagement of major themes in constitutional law and the American legal system. The curriculum also prepares students for the LSAT through structured exposure to analytical thinking and argumentation.

Instruction is delivered from a distinctly Christian worldview, integrating biblical principles with legal studies and exploring how faith informs the practice of law, justice, and public policy.

Responsibilities

Instruction

• Conduct all instructional activities in accordance with the university standards of instruction.
• Teach from the material within the approved curriculum on schedule.
• Provide timely feedback on assignments and replies to student correspondence.
• Maintain and report student grades and attendance.

Administrative

• Indicate availability to be assigned courses in each subterm using the school’s prescribed methods.
• Maintain up-to-date personnel and professional data in the university’s databases.
• Conduct self-evaluations as part of the professional evaluation process.
• Monitor the HSOG Communication Center and the assigned Instructional Mentor’s channel.
• Complete FERPA, Title IX, and all other assigned training on time.
• Support Subject Matter Experts and Program Directors in curriculum development and conduct assessment activities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Juris Doctorate (JD)

Other Qualifications

• Demonstrated strengths in teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate level.
• Appropriate mentoring and interpersonal skills.
• Organizational skills that facilitate completion of assignments and tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite and online Learning Management Systems.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications were specified.

Compensation & Benefits

• Part time
• Courses are typically paid at $800 per load hour.

Location

• Remote Location

Equal Opportunity / Non-Discrimination

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and evaluates employees and prospective employees based on job requirements. Recruiting, hiring, training, and promotion are administered without regard to protected characteristics under applicable federal and state law, including race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status, or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes.

The organization is a Christian religious-affiliated organization and is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. Federal law creates an exception for religious organizations, permitting employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs where applicable under law.