Seton Hall Law School is hiring an Adjunct Professor to serve as Director of Persuasion and Advocacy for the 2025-26 Academic Year.
Persuasion and Advocacy (P&A) is a required two-credit course, designed to teach upper division law students persuasive lawyering skills that can be used in any setting. Though the course uses the context of a trial in a courtroom, the skills developed apply across the spectrum of legal work, whether in corporate negotiations, zoning-board presentations, or appellate arguments. The exercises and simulations focus on integrating storytelling and thematic development into the basic skills of direct questions, leading questions, opening statements, and closing arguments. This is an experiential skills course where students are asked to participate in drills and simulations in every class.
Multiple sections of P&A are offered in both Fall and Spring semesters. Each section meets once per week for two hours for 13 weeks. P&A also is offered in an intensive format twice per year, in the Winter Intersession over five days and in the Summer Session over two weekends in late May/June.
This is a part-time position, with a stipend of $25,000 for the academic year, beginning on or about July 1, 2025. During the Fall and Spring semesters, the Director will be expected to work approximately 5-10 hours/week, with additional time during weeks involving video review and technology training. Planning and directing the intensive programs in January and May/June requires substantially more time each week for organization and running the programs.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties of the Director include:
• Administering P&A for the academic year 2025-26, including meetings with other faculty involved in experiential education and with the Associate Dean for Experiential and Clinical Education
• Reviewing and updating the P&A curriculum
• Coordinating technology education (e.g., TrialPad) for all sections of P&A
• Managing and overseeing all sections of P&A, including updating the syllabus, choosing fact patterns, and identifying trial video clips to be used for in-class demonstrations
• Hiring and training new adjunct professors who will be teaching a P&A section
• Responding to questions/concerns from P&A faculty
• Creating/updating P&A teaching guide with class-by-class instructions, goals, and exercises
• Coordinating video review for all P&A students, including overseeing professor responsible for conducting video review sessions
• Directing the winter and summer intensive P&A programs
• Lecturing during the winter and summer intensive P&A programs and teaching individual sections as needed
• Teaching one section of P&A in Fall 2025 (2 credits) and one section in Spring 2026 (2 credits)
• Substituting for P&A professors when they are unable to teach their class
• Supervising the Research Assistant for experiential education who will assist with the course
Required Qualifications:
• JD or LLM from an accredited institution
• At least five years of legal practice in any state
• Trial and significant litigation experience
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring students
Desired Qualifications:
• Prior advocacy teaching experience preferred, but not required
Licenses and Certificates:
Salary Range: Minimum pay is $1200 per credit for those without a terminal degree and $1300 per credit for those with a terminal degree.
Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt
Physical Demands: General Office Environment
Special Instructions to Applicants:
All interested candidates should submit a (1) cover letter, (2) CV, and (3) list of three references with names and contact information. For questions about the position, please contact Lori Outzs Borgen, Associate Clinical Professor and Director, Center for Social Justice at lori.borgen@shu.edu. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.
