DATE: June 4, 2025
FROM: Human Resources
POSITION: Adjunct Professors of Law
The Wilmington University School of Law welcomes applications from experienced lawyers, judges, and law school instructors who are interested in serving as Adjunct Professor of Law. This position is a part-time, non-tenured faculty position. The successful candidate will be expected to achieve and maintain excellence in teaching at the School of Law.
The Wilmington University School of Law see broad access to affordable legal education within a student-centered culture. The law school’s goals: (1) hiring faculty chosen for their extensive experience, commitment to excellence in teaching, and dedication to making a difference in the lives of their students; (2) enrolling students who reflect the diverse communities they will serve in Delaware and the national legal community; (3) offering course schedules and curricula that have been crafted to maximize the benefit for students who may be balancing professional and personal commitments in addition to their legal studies; (4) providing an educational program focused on excellence in developing practice-related competencies, through a curriculum mapped to those competencies and using best instructional practices; (5) bridging the gap between theory and practice through in externships that provide hands-on opportunities to help practicing attorneys solve real challenges; and (6) creating opportunity for our students by keeping tuition and debt low and producing graduates with high value and ability in multiple segments of the market for legal services.
There are Adjunct Professor openings to teach the following courses in the School of Law:
Federal Income Tax. This course examines the structure of the income provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended, including their applicability to individuals; capital gains and losses; identification of the taxpayer; timing of tax liability; certain deferral and non-recognition problems; and the basics of federal tax procedure. Thursday, 1:30 – 4:15 pm - In Person Instruction.
Health Care Law. This course is primarily based in U.S. federal and some state law as it pertains to health and medical law. It examines legal issues in health care including licensing healthcare professionals, healthcare-patient relationships, liability, medical liability, discrimination, healthcare reform, insurance regulation, and Covid-19. This course will stay up to date on changes that impact health law. This should be a relevant course to anyone who wants to gain a general understanding of healthcare law. The course will use various techniques to teach the materials including simulations and other in-class collaborative learning techniques. Wednesday, 1:30 – 4:15 pm - In Person Instruction.
Legal Writing I. This course introduces legal research methods, analysis of legal concepts, and the art of legal writing. Students learn the research, analysis and writing process through an assigned series of open and closed memoranda. This course will meet "in person", time and day TBD.
Contracts. This course focuses on the requirements for creating and determining the existence of an enforceable agreement. Topics covered include, (1) mutual assent and related aspects of contract formation, such as objective theory, mutual understanding, and indefiniteness; and (2) bases for legal enforcement, including consideration, promissory estoppel, unjust enrichment, and antecedent benefit conferred. Prerequisite: None. Tuesday, 6:15 – 9:00 pm. – In Person Instruction.
The successful candidate will possess the following required qualifications:
J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school.
Admitted to the bar of any state.
Superb academic and professional qualifications.
Sufficient, extensive and high-quality Practice experience to be a foundation for teaching in the Law School’s educational program.
Demonstrate the ability to achieve excellence in teaching and in guiding and mentoring as to professional formation of students.
Commitment to the goals of the School of Law and its curricular and instructional methods and goals.
Complete the writing prompt (Teaching Philosophy): Provide a description of your teaching philosophy. Your description should be no more than 1.5 pages in length and should include the following information: (1) A brief statement (5-7 sentences) explaining how you plan to provide excellence in teaching, relevancy of curriculum, and individual attention to students, which is the cornerstone of Wilmington University’s mission statement. (2) Based on your statement above, please briefly answer the following questions: (a) Explain your beliefs, theories and/or methods regarding teaching and how they shape your concept of successful teaching? (b) How do you know when you are teaching effectively? (c) How do you develop and maintain positive relationships with students? (d) How do you create a supportive learning environment? and (3) Include a summary of your thoughts on education and the role that you feel you could play in developing students to be successful in their discipline, career, and life. (This statement should be attached via the attachments area of the application, enter attached in the question's field).
Possess strong communications skills
Understand the mission and values of Wilmington University
Excellent computer skills and able to use MS Office Software
Knowledge of various instructions strategies designed to meet the instructional objectives and add to student learning
Complete the Wilmington University Teaching and Learning Training (Expectations and LMS) via the New Faculty Orientation-Part 1 and 2.
Ability to provide relevant work experience to the instructional content of the course.
If requested, provide a short teaching sample, if selected for an interview.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Teach as needed by Law School administration. Generally, adjuncts will not teach more than 1-3 class sections per academic year.
Demonstrate the ability to achieve excellence in teaching and in guiding and mentoring students in their professional development.
Follow the instructional and curricular practices of the School of Law, including use of the Canvas Learning Management System, learning outcomes, multiple assessments, and research and writing modules within a course, as appropriate, with support from other faculty as well as research librarians.
Hours of Employment: Classes are scheduled Monday – Thursday between the hours of 9:00 am – 9:35 p.m. All faculty should anticipate teaching needs in both the day and evening programs. Adjunct faculty should define their availability in their application cover letter.
Applicants are required to attach a resume or CV, a cover letter detailing how the experience and education meet the qualifications needed to teach courses in this program, copies of transcripts (unofficial are acceptable-do not mail transcripts to Wilmington University), and your writing sample (teaching philosophy). All documents should be attached to the application.