Position

Assistant Professor of Advocacy and Assistant Director of Advocacy Programs

Start Date: August 2026

Status: Faculty, non-tenure track, 9 months

Position Summary

The Assistant Director reports to the Director of Advocacy Programs and the Dean of the Cumberland School of Law. This is a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure track faculty position. The successful candidate will work with the Director of Advocacy Programs, the Director of National Trial Teams, advocacy adjunct faculty, and Moot Court and ADR National Team coaches to lead, develop, and further enhance Cumberland’s advocacy program.

Responsibilities

Administrative

• recruiting, training, and supervising adjunct advocacy faculty;
• recruiting, training, and supervising advocacy competition coaches;
• developing advocacy curriculum;
• stewarding the Advocacy Program’s budget;
• supervising all student advocacy organizations;
• coordinating all marketing efforts of the Advocacy Program;
• coordinating advocacy conferences hosted by Cumberland School of Law
• serving as an ambassador at advocacy competitions and conferences;
• leading fundraising initiatives

Teaching

The Assistant Director will be required to teach Basic Skills in Trial Advocacy and at least one national competition team each semester. The Assistant Director will further be required to teach in the National Trial Team’s summer skills workshops and may be required to teach other advocacy courses. The Assistant Director may teach doctrinal courses as needed by the law school.

Scholarship

The Assistant Director is not required to produce “units” of scholarship as tenure-track faculty are, though traditional scholarly work is encouraged and supported. The Assistant Director is, however, expected to produce writings of benefit to the Advocacy Program.

Qualifications

Candidates must have a J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school. The candidate will also have a minimum of three years of experience in legal advocacy work. Candidates must have prior litigation experience, and candidates with advocacy and mock trial teaching experience are strongly preferred.