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Adjunct Professor of Law

\ \ DATE: April 18, 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, with specific interest in teaching Trial Advocacy Skills. 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:\ \ Trial Advocacy Skills: This course will teach students to perform trial skills based on strategic themes and theories. Classroom time includes lecture/discussion and role playing/practical exercises. The students will conduct direct and cross-examination of both lay and expert witnesses, opening and closing statements, make objections and introduce exhibits. The course will culminate with each student performing in a mock trial. Thursday, 9:15 am 12 pm - In Person Instruction.\ \ A.1. and the Law Seminar. This course addresses the wide range of legal and policy issues associated with the rapid development of networked digital technologies, including digital privacy, data protection, cloud storage, artificial intelligence, personalized advertising, biometrics, government access and surveillance, criminal profiling, privacy, and disinformation. Cybersecurity topics may include incident disclosure, data breaches, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, election interference, cyber espionage, and cyberattacks. Technical knowledge is not required. Tuesday, 9:15 am 12 pm - In Person Instruction.\ \ Wills, Trusts and Estates. This course examines the gratuitous, post-mortem transfer of wealth, including the substantive law of wills and trusts. Covered topics include intestate succession; wills, including formalities of execution, revocation and revival incorporation by reference and related doctrines; problems of construction and interpretation, including class gifts, rule against perpetuities; non-probate transfer, including inter vivos and causa mortis gifts; probate and administration of estates; trusts; their nature, creation, modification termination; express, resulting and constructive trusts; honorary trusts. Monday-Wednesday, 6;15 7:30 pm - Virtual Live Instruction.\ \ Employment Law. This course will introduce the principal statutes and common-law doctrines governing the workplace and the relationship between employers and employees. Topics to be covered include the at-will doctrine and its exceptions, hiring, compensation, employee and employer rights, privacy rights, restrictive covenants, employment contracts, wage and hour law, and employment discrimination. Certain areas of the law such as contracts, torts, constitutional law, labor law, and alternative dispute resolution will also be addressed as they intersect with the history and development of employment law. Policy and practical considerations will be evaluated. Wednesday, 9:15 am 12:00 pm - In Person Instruction.\ \ 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

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