Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Code: 25-1112.00
Description : Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
JobTitles : Law Professor, Professor, Professor of Law, Associate Professor, Clinical Law Professor, Legal Writing Professor, Adjunct Professor of Law, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Faculty Member
Tasks:
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as civil procedure, contracts, and torts.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, papers, and oral presentations.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
- Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks.