Adjunct Instructor: Paralegal Studies Program

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We are currently seeking an adjunct attorney to serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) to build a new estate planning and administration asynchronous course in the Paralegal Studies Program. This candidate can also serve as an adjunct online instructor for the new course once the course build is complete. This course will be part of the required coursework for the paralegal students in the associate, bachelor and post-baccalaureate programs.  

Adjunct faculty members report to their respective Dean; however, they may have a dotted line reporting responsibility to a specified Department/Program Director or General Education Chair. Adjunct faculty members are student-centered, teaching mentors who assist students to progress through their academic programs to completion. Essentially, this adjunct faculty member’s key responsibility involves development of relevant content, assignments, assessments in the creation of a new legal specialty course in real estate law with the assistance of an instructional designer. The adjunct faculty member will develop content that facilitates student learning, delivers effective and career-relevant instruction, provides an environment conducive to learning. This adjunct faculty member will work with the Dean of Legal Studies in the development and revision of course maps and reviews/participates in the selection and revision of course materials, processes where appropriate.  

Responsibilities of the position include:

• Within face-to-face, online, hybrid, and/or HyFlex learning environments, the faculty member facilitates student learning, delivers effective and career-relevant instruction, provides an environment conducive to learning, evaluates student learning for all assigned classes, responds to student inquiries and grades all assignment in a timely manner.
• Engages student by using student engagement instructional techniques (i.e., collaborative learning, experiential learning, and/or problem-based learning).
• Delivers course curriculum utilizing the University’s learning management system.
• Participates in course and program level learning assessments, i.e., helping define student learning outcomes, choosing and administering measures, evaluating student performance, suggesting changes to improve student learning, and as assigned, identifying updates and corrections to courses.
• Work with the Dean, Department Chair, and/or Program Director, in the development and revision of course maps and reviews/participates in the selection and revision of course materials, processes where appropriate.
• Schedules, supervises, debriefs, and evaluates students in clinical, externship, observation, field experience, and similar settings as appropriate for the course or program.
• Participates in student retention, reaching out to students who have excessive absences, documenting their student retention activities, and ensuring students are aware of University services that may be of value to their students’ successful completion of their academic program
• Communicates availability (e.g., office hours) to all students (i.e., face-to-face, online, hybrid, and/or HyFlex learning environments) via email, phone, or other personal contact.
• Adjunct faculty are encouraged to attend graduation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree and JD preferred.
• Previous legal practice experience in trusts and estates law.
• Prior course-building and/or teaching undergrad asynchronous courses preferred but not required.  
• An equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Must possess excellent leadership, customer service, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and efficiently while meeting required deadlines.
• Ability to function efficiently in a stressful work environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, to include evenings, weekends, and travel to multiple locations as dictated by the course schedule.
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time, as well as to move about the campus.
• Must be able to hear and speak well enough to communicate with students, faculty, and staff face to face, via the telephone, and through electronic medium (e.g., email, recordings, virtual meetings, etc.).

This job description lists the major responsibilities of the job title listed. By no means is the job limited only to the responsibilities listed. Cooperation between employees is expected during periods of heavier than normal workloads and revisions to these duties on either a temporary or permanent basis is possible.

The Sullivan University System is an Equal Opportunity Employer.