The University of Pennsylvania Law School, one of thenation’s oldest and most distinguished law schools, offers a distinctive cross-disciplinarylegal education – drawing on the depth and breadth of the University ofPennsylvania – and a supportive intellectual community for our scholars, staff,and students alike. 
Penn Law seeks to appoint a full-time (in a renewable termposition) Associate Dean to its faculty to lead and teach in our highlyacclaimed Legal Practice Skills (LPS) Program. The LPS Program builds on Penn Law’s foundational curriculum in waysthat prepare students for the realities of modern legal practice.  It seeks to encourage students to recognizepractice readiness and skill development as central to their Penn Lawexperience and offer opportunities for them to build those skills over thecourse of their three years here. 
The Associate Dean for LPS is the curricular chair of theProgram and, along with LPS faculty colleagues, designs and implements hands-on,practical, in-depth teaching and practice of the written and oral communicationand presentation skills required of lawyers in today’s increasinglytechnological and inter-disciplinary practice. The Associate Dean ensures a best-in-its-class curriculum that is connectedto the world of legal practice and continually innovates in ways that improvestudent learning and reflect the changing nature of practice. The centerpieceof that curriculum is the first-year Legal Practice Skills course, a mandatory,year-long, six-credit course, with four credit hours offered in the fall and twoin the spring. The Associate Dean teaches one section of the first-year LPSclass to a group of approximately forty students.
The Associate Dean also designs and implements, withappropriate colleagues, both upper-level writing and experiential courses thatbuild on the required first-year program while recognizing the varied types of practiceskills used by lawyers in diverse settings and an introductory writing coursefor Penn Law’s international LLM students. The Associate Dean oversees PennLaw’s intramural moot court competition.
As the director of the Legal Practice Skills program, the AssociateDean identifies and implements educational opportunities to enhance practice-readyskills broadly across the Penn Law experience. The Associate Dean works closelywith colleagues to coordinate and integrate learning opportunities in analyticaland doctrinal courses, clinical and practice courses, externships, pro bonolearning, and the Penn Law Center on Professionalism programming. The AssociateDean is a member of the Experiential Learning Committee and collaborates inefforts to broaden and deepen Penn Law students’ practice skill development. 
Outstanding teaching is a hallmark of the LPS Program.  The Associate Dean manages the identification,hiring, and professional development of five Legal Practice Skills facultycolleagues.  A successful Associate Deanwill value and promote a culture of collaboration among LPS faculty and highexpectations for the program more generally.
The Associate Dean conceives and manages a budget for theLegal Practice Skills program.
The Associate Dean represents Penn Law to colleagues in theeducational community both internally and externally. The Associate Dean presentsreports on the LPS Program upon request by the Dean, including to the LawSchool’s Board and to faculty.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate mustpossess substantial practical experience in and a deeply-rooted passion for excellencein legal practice generally and written advocacy, drafting, and communicationskills in particular.  He or she mustpresent an inspiring vision for the future direction of a premier legal writingand communication skills program with a goal of educating Penn Law students tobe skilled, experienced, reflective, cross-disciplinary practitioners.
 Penn Law seeks candidates with strong practice experience, distinguished academic and professionalachievement, dynamic teaching and supervisory skills, a track record ofexcellent team skills, and a collaborative approach.  Penn Law recognizes that such candidates maycome from a wide range of background and bring diverse experiences to the job. Candidatesmust have a minimum of five years of relevant practice experience; priorteaching and/or substantial experience mentoring new attorneys is desirable butnot required.  Candidates must hold aJ.D. degree and be a member of a state bar.
To apply, go to https://apply.interfolio.com/67791 and submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample, andlist of three references.
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The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty and stafffrom diverse backgrounds. The University of Pennsylvania is an equalopportunity and affirmative action employer.  Candidates are consideredfor employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, genderidentity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age,disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class. Questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street,  Philadelphia, PA 19104-6205; or(215) 898-6993 (Voice) or (215) 898-7803 (TDD).