The University of New Mexico School of Law invites applications for a full-time, tenured or
tenured-track faculty position to teach in its Legal Analysis and Communication Program,
starting in the Fall of 2026.
Faculty in the program are responsible for teaching Elements of Legal Argumentation I & II, the
law schools required first-year legal writing sequence. ELA I & II focus on developing students’
skills in legal reading, research, analysis, and communication. The program’s faculty members
typically teach two first-year sections of approximately 15-20 students each (or 30-40 students
total). They also teach upper-level writing courses, and the successful candidate will be expected
to help design and implement the program’s upper-level writing curriculum. At UNM, legal
writing faculty serve on all law school committees (including serving as chairs of committees)
and are eligible for summer research and teaching grants. The Legal Analysis and
Communication Program is a director-led program that values close collaboration and quality
teaching.
We value candidates from diverse backgrounds and perspectives as we work toward enriching
our students’ learning through inclusion and enhancing the faculty’s academic mission of
research, teaching, service, and community engagement in New Mexico, the United States, and
the world. Women in the STEM disciplines, under‐ represented racial and ethnic minorities,
groups historically marginalized in American life, individuals with disabilities, and those from
rural origins, first‐generation college experience, and veteran status are encouraged to apply for
the opportunity to be part of a university‐wide priority on excellence‐and‐equity across all
dimensions of the academic mission.
Offering a J.D. degree, cross-disciplinary dual degrees, and a Masters of Legal Studies, the UNM
School of Law is nationally recognized for innovative classes that combine law practice skills
training with doctrinal instruction and a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio.
All applicants should submit a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, and List of References to the
University of New Mexico Jobs website at this link: https://unmjobs.unm.edu/, please reference
REQ33997. For the best consideration, please apply by September 20th, 2025. For more
information, please contact:
Nathalie Martin
Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee
