Job Offerings
The Paul M. Hebert Law Center is committed to providing equal opportunity for all qualified persons in admission to, participation in, or employment in the programs and activities which the Law Center operates without regard to race, creed, color, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disability or veteran’s status.
Adjunct Professor - Admiralty - Maritime Torts
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member to teach the Admiralty - Maritime Torts class.
Course description: Principles of law applicable to maritime personal injury litigation; extent of admiralty jurisdiction with respect to personal injury cases; rules of law applicable to industrial accidents, including scope of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act as amended, and its relationship to state workmen’s compensation laws; general principles of tort applied in maritime personal injury litigation; remedies available to particular classes of persons, such as seamen, constructive seamen, longshoremen, and harbor workers, and passengers; recent Supreme Court jurisprudence in connection with wrongful death actions; nature and extent of damages recoverable in various kinds of actions; principles of law applicable to injuries occurring on or near fixed off-shore platforms; and scope and application of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Adjunct Professor - Admiralty Maritime Commerce
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member to teach the Admiralty - Maritime Commerce class.
Course description: This course will cover: maritime contract jurisdiction; charter parties; carriage of goods; tug, towage, and pilotage; ship mortgages; maritime liens; collision; maritime insurance; general average; salvage; limited liability in contract; and special admiralty procedures.
Adjunct Professor - Business Associations I
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member to teach the Business Associations I class.
Course description: Basic principles of business associations, including partnership, joint ventures, corporations and Sub S corporations. Topics include problems of formation, judicial disregard of corporateness, issuance of stock, problems of shareholder meetings, restrictions on transfer of interests, authority and responsibilities of directors and officers, and special problems of closely held corporations.
Adjunct Professor - Estate Planning Practice
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member for the Estate Planning Practice class.
Course description: This is an experiential simulation course that is designed to teach students the basic skills required in an estate planning practice. The course considers various estate planning techniques for individuals. Topics include will and trust drafting, planning for incapacity, end-of-life planning, and ethical issues faced by estate planners. Students will draft a variety of estate planning documents and engage in other simulation exercises. Students will apply the law of the state in which they plan to practice throughout the various drafting assignments. This course is graded Pass/Fail (E, HP, P, F). Participation requires consent of the instructor.
Adjunct Professor - Law Office Management
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member to teach the Law Office Management class.
This experiential simulation course takes students step-by-step through the process of opening their own law firm. The course uses simulations to guide students through the process of opening and managing a law office, including decisions on whether to start a firm, with whom to start a firm, what business entity to choose, which area(s) of law to practice, how to market the firm, and whom to hire. The course will explore ethical issues, legal tech including case management systems, and common issues that arise the life of a law practice.
Adjunct Professor - Law Practice Technology
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member to teach the Law Practice Technology class.
Course description: This is an experiential simulation course in which students apply technological tools to factual scenarios in a simulated lawyer/client setting. Through multiple simulated exercises with faculty feedback, students develop their knowledge of, and skill in using, technological tools common to the practice of law in the 21st century. Technology covered by the course includes basic office applications, case management and billing software, e-discovery, document automation, cloud storage, data analytics and business intelligence, and e-filing. The course will also address the ethical obligations of lawyers implicated by technology and how to meet those obligations. Ethical considerations will be incorporated into weekly discussions of specific technological tools.
Adjunct Professor - Non-Profits Organization Practice
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member for the Non-Profits Organization Practice class.
Course description: This experiential simulation course is designed to expose students to the major governance and tax issues affecting the non-profit sector—particularly charitable organizations described in IRC §501(c)(3). Through simulated exercises and faculty feedback, the course focuses on the lawyer’s role in forming, securing tax exemptions for, and counseling non-profit entities, such as charitable organizations, foundations, museums, hospitals, universities, and advocacy groups. Students will draft a variety of documents related to the formation and governance of non-profit organizations and will engage in other simulation exercises.
Adjunct Professor - Transactional Practice
Posting date: 3/21/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member to teach the Transactional Practice class.
The Transactional Practice course is an experiential simulation course that is designed to provide students with a broad commercial transaction based experience. The course will place an emphasis on structuring business deals and the formulation and drafting of business contracts and related documents. Students will have the opportunity to explore the ways in which legal issues and business objectives overlap, and the roles played by lawyers engaged in transactional representation. Student swill also learn and develop the soft skills needed to deliver meaningful and ethical advice to clients. This course is designed to broaden the student’s knowledge in a number of transactional areas, and help students learn to focus on the intersection of the client’s business objectives and the law. This course is graded Pass/Fail.
Credits: 2.
Education/experience requirement: Master's, PhD, or Juris Doctor degree (or international equivalent) from an ABA-accredited law school. Applicants should have superior academic credentials and three years of relevant experience required.
Adjunct Professor – Administration of Criminal Justice II
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member for the Administration of Criminal Justice II class.
Course description: Procedures governing trial of criminal cases covering institution of prosecution by indictment or information jury, trial motions and procedures, the verdict, sentencing, appeal, and other post-conviction remedies; stresses a comparative study of general Anglo- American procedures and specific procedures under the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.
Adjunct Professor – Insurance
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire an adjunct faculty member to teach the Insurance class.
Course description: Current problems, principles, and concepts of insurance law; interests to be protected by insurance; selection and control of risks (through exceptions, warranties, representations, and avoidance of concealment); marketing of insurance; pertinent Louisiana statutes and jurisprudential rules peculiar to Louisiana. 3 credit hours.
Adjunct Professor – Patent Law
Posting date: 3/17/2023
LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks a person knowledgeable about, and experienced in, patent litigation and patent prosecution to teach Patent Law as an adjunct professor during the Spring 2022 semester.
Course Description: This course covers various areas of patent law such as basic issues of patent prosecution; patentable subject matter (including both utility and design patents); requirements for a valid patent; patent infringement, defenses, and remedies; and basic assignment and licensing issues. Students will typically complete and receive feedback on a few drafting exercises during this course (such as letters to clients, simple claims, legal memoranda, or portions of briefs).
Assistant or Associate Professor of Professional Practice - Legal Writing
The :LSU Law Center seeks to hire a full-time Assistant or Associate Professor of Professional Practice to teach legal analysis and writing.
A successful candidate will teach the fundamentals of legal reasoning and writing by way of predictive and objective memoranda in the fall semester and advance those skills by teaching persuasive writing of an appellate brief and appellate oral advocacy in the spring semester. The legal writing faculty collaboratively develop the course materials that are used across the 1L curriculum.
Assistant Professor of Law/Associate Professor of Law/Professor of Law
Posting date: 3/17/2023
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER seeks to hire tenure-track or tenured faculty in a variety of areas, including but not limited to faculty who have expertise in the following areas: business law, civil & comparative law, civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law and procedure, evidence, family law, professional responsibility, and property.
Associate Dean and Director for the Library and Information Technology Services
Posting date: 3/17/2023
The LSU Law Center invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Dean and Director for the Library and Information Technology Services. The Associate Dean and Director reports directly to the Dean of the LSU Law Center and maintains responsibility for all aspects of library and information technology management and operations, including but not limited to budgeting, financial, and purchasing; hiring, supervision, and other personnel management; provision of library services and research instruction; collection development and maintenance; enhancing the technological environment of the Law Center; managing the Law Library’s physical plant; and engaging in strategic planning and implementation. The Associate Dean and Director ensures the Law Library’s collection and resources, along with the Law Center’s IT services resources, are all sufficient to meet the primary goals of supporting the teaching, learning, research, and service needs of the Law Center community, and also ensures, in areas relevant to the position, that the Law Center is in compliance with accreditation standards and membership requirements of the ABA and AALS. The Associate Dean and Director is expected to be eligible for the tenure-track or for tenure in the Law Library; librarians at LSU have 12-month faculty-status appointments with ranks of Assistant Librarian, Associate Librarian (typically with tenure), and (full) Librarian (with tenure). While serving as Associate Dean and Director, the individual holding the position also participates and votes in meetings of the teaching faculty of the Law Center (except on tenure-track/tenured personnel matters and related policies).
Coordinator of Experiential Education
The LSU Law Center seeks a hard-working, energetic new addition to the team as Coordinator of Experiential Education. This position provides administrative support to the Assistant Dean of Experiential Education, Director of Field Placements, clinic directors, clinic faculty, legal staff, and clinical adjuncts. Coordinates clinic law office by utilizing a case management database to maintain client data, check for client conflicts, process accepted cases, and assign opening and closing information and codes. Provides assistance and guidance to representatives from various courts and state agencies, individuals seeking legal representation, clients, students, research assistants, and clinical faculty and staff who need assistance. Works with highly confidential data on a daily basis. On occasion, the Coordinator must accompany students off campus to witness legal documents.
Director of Field Placements and Pro Bono Programs
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire a Director of Field Placements and Pro Bono Programs.
The Director oversees student placements in the Law Center’s robust Field Placement program and serves as the faculty advisor for the Law Center’s Public Interest Law Society (PILS). The Director coordinates with the Assistant Dean for Experiential Education to chart the strategic direction of the Field Placement and Pro Bono Programs.
This position is a twelve-month faculty appointment on the Law Center’s Professional Practice faculty track.
Law Admissions Coordinator and Recruiter
This position is under the supervision of the Law Center Director of Admissions and has the responsibility of performing a wide variety of tasks in support of the mission of the Law Center Admissions Office. The Admissions Coordinator and Recruiter assists the Director in implementing admissions policies and procedures designed to meet the goals of the Law Center in areas including developing strategies and initiatives to advance the law school's efforts in marketing, recruiting, and selecting students for the JD program. The incumbent must be able to work independently and exercise independent judgment when discharging his/her duties.
Law Center Director of Academic Success
The LSU Law Center seeks to hire a non-tenure-track Associate Professor of Professional Practice or Professor of Professional Practice to serve as its Director of Academic Success, developing and implementing a comprehensive Academic Success Program to assist students in the transition to law school and to promote their successful completion of the J.D. program and bar passage. The comprehensive program will emphasize success in bar passage as well as in first-year courses, both of which require the development of strong critical reading, analysis, and legal-writing skills.
Student Affairs Coordinator
Posting date: 3/17/2023
Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, the Law Center’s Student Affairs Coordinator will serve as the first point of contact for several student affairs functions (including Admissions, Records, and the Office of Student Affairs) at the LSU Law Center. The coordinator is responsible for assisting with the daily management of the shared office space and coordination of incoming student needs. The Coordinator assists with the management of walk-in, telephone, and email inquiries and the delivery of accurate and timely information and will provide office assistance to the Admissions, Records, and Student Affairs offices. The Coordinator must possess the ability to assess student needs along with the ability to be sensitive towards difficult and unique situations, all while maintaining confidentiality. The Coordinator will engage with Law Center faculty, staff, and students daily. The Coordinator will work to effectively execute programmatic and administrative duties. The position is a public- and student-facing position which requires professionalism along with the ability to multitask while managing a variety of demands, while maintaining strong working relationships between all Law Center constituencies. This is a non-exempt, hourly position.
