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Research & Writing Professor

Research & Writing Professor

Tampa Campus

Cooley Law School is hiring a professor to teach research-and-writing courses. Cooley, as a private, nonprofit school, has an access mission with a practical focus on lawyering skills. It has produced more than 300 judges, and its graduates include current and former members of Congress, a multi-term governor, and state-bar presidents in multiple states. Our alums have also been welcomed into prestigious academic posts, including professorships at law schools and graduate programs across the nation.

All the details about the open position are below.

Location. The hired professor will teach at Cooley’s Tampa campus.

Duties. The new professor will teach two sections per term from a menu of four required writing courses: Research & Writing I, Research & Writing II, Advocacy, and Writing for Practice. The professor may also have opportunities to cover electives such as Scholarly Writing or Drafting.

We have a healthy culture of faculty governance, so the new professor should expect to participate in committee work and will have immediate opportunities for leadership roles.

Salary. Between $84,000 and $152,000. Salary will depend on experience and credentials. We will consider applicants of every experience level and will consider conferring tenured status immediately subject to approval by the voting faculty if the new hire enjoys that status at another school or brings extensive experience or standing in the field.

Contract. We teach year-round, so expect a regular summer term. (Faculty members have breaks for most of December, April, and August.)

Start date. We anticipate that the new professor will begin no later than August 1, 2026, but we would consider a start date as early as April 1, 2026.

Status. All writing faculty at Cooley are on the tenure track. Cooley’s doctrinal faculty members hold the writing faculty in the highest regard, treating us as professional equals in every respect and valuing scholarship on all aspects of legal research and writing.

Application. If interested, please send a letter of intent and your curriculum vitae to Brad Charles at charleb@cooley.edu.

Timing. We’ll begin reviewing applications in early February and will accept applications until we’ve identified the right candidate.

Questions. Feel free to email any member of the hiring committee:

 

 

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. For further information about Cooley Law School, please visit www.cooley.edu.