Assistant Professor/Assistant Professor of Teaching, Law

University of Memphis · Memphis

We welcome entry-level or junior lateral candidates seeking an Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor of Teaching role and interested in a variety of areas, including Legal Methods, Civil Procedure, business and commercial law, and more.

Assistant Professor is a tenure-track rank while Assistant Professor of Teaching is a non-tenure track role. A determination for which rank a candidate qualifies for will be discussed during the hiring process.

Please direct any questions to Professor John M. Newman, Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, at John.Newman@memphis.edu.

This is a readvertisement; current applicants need not reapply.

The University of Memphis is a leading, student-centered, urban public R1 research institution. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, on 1,160 acres. The University serves a population of nearly 20,000 students and 2,500 employees, including more than 1,000 full-time faculty members. The University offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 230 areas of study, master’s degrees in more than 50 subjects and doctoral degrees in 26 disciplines; supported an institutional record of more than $100 million in research awards for FY24; and has an operating budget of close to $500 million. The University of Memphis School of Law is excited to continue growing its faculty with talented, engaged professors committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. We welcome entry-level or junior lateral candidates seeking tenure-track or teaching-professor status and interested in a variety of areas, including Legal Methods, Civil Procedure, business and commercial law, and more. Memphis Law offers an outstanding and affordable educational program that attracts dedicated, hard-working students. Our highly ranked experiential learning, legal writing, and trial-advocacy programs, coupled with our dedication to outstanding doctrinal instruction, yield experienced, practice-ready graduates. Located in a historic building overlooking the Mississippi River, Memphis Law perennially ranks as the best law school facility in the nation and positions students and faculty in the heart of downtown with unparalleled access to the Mid-South’s largest legal and business community.

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