Lecturer - Field Placements - School of Law
Inside Higher Ed, Berkeley, CA, United States
Application Window
Open date: April 13, 2026
Next review date: Monday, Apr 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Tuesday, Apr 13, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Position Overview
Position title: Lecturer
Salary range: $70,977 – $199,722 (according to UC academic salary scale)
Percent time: Generally part‑time; 5–100%
Anticipated start: Fall 2026 or later
Review timeline: Completed applications reviewed if openings arise. Upcoming fall semester appointments usually reviewed between February and June, and July and October for the upcoming spring semester.
Position duration: Positions may be for one semester or for the full academic year, with the possibility of renewal based on need and bargaining agreement terms.
Berkeley Law is one of the premier law schools in the United States. Our programs are demanding, engaging, hands‑on, and selective. As with all our faculty, we expect our lecturers to demonstrate a strong commitment to academic rigor and intellectual diversity.
Berkeley Law strives to educate responsible, effective, and forward‑thinking advocates who serve the public through legal practice, public policy, academic scholarship, and related fields. In doing so, the school addresses some of society's most pressing challenges by leveraging its strengths in teaching and research to improve law, policy, and public institutions. At the heart of Berkeley Law's public mission is a commitment to access, affordability, and empowering students from all backgrounds to pursue impactful careers across a wide range of professional paths.
The J.D. and LL.M. programs host a diverse and constantly evolving curriculum. Hundreds of courses are offered, including dozens in our top‑ranked Law and Technology, Business Law, International Law, Environmental Law, and Social Justice programs.
This pool encompasses courses that accompany our criminal, civil, judicial, away, and environmental field placements, including the Civil Field Placement Ethics Seminar, The Criminal Law Ethics Seminar, the Field Placement Workshop, the UCDC Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Seminar; the INHR: Geneva Field Placement Seminar, the Away Field Placement Workshop; Professional Identity in U.S. Public and Private Sector Practice and INHR: Geneva Advanced Field Placement Seminar.
Responsibilities
Prepare course materials such as the syllabus and maintain a course website.
Hold office hours and provide feedback on student work.
Assess students, assign grades, and advise students.
Instructors for lecture courses are appointed in the Lecturer title; instructors for experiential center courses are appointed to the Field Work Supervisor title.
UC Lecturers and Field Work Supervisors are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by the American Federation of Teachers – Unit 18.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Qualifications
Basic qualification: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent international degree, at time of application.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start):
J.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., L.L.M. or Master's degree, or equivalent international degree, and a minimum of three years of professional experience in legal practice, judicial clerkship, or law school teaching in the United States; or
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of six years professional experience in legal practice, judicial clerkship, or law school teaching in the United States.
Availability to teach in‑person during required law school class times.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience teaching courses in a United States law school.
Five or more years of legal practice experience in the United States or another jurisdiction in the area of civil litigation and procedure.
Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills (English).
Ability to support student success through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
Effective organizational skills with attention to detail.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae: Most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter: Discuss competencies and prior professional experiences, including teaching and presentations for professional legal audiences, relevant to successful law school instruction. Address prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. Include specific efforts, accomplishments, and plans to support the success of all students through an inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Limit response to 300 words.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05336
Help contact: academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu
Job Location
Berkeley, CA
Equal Opportunity Employment
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
For more information, please refer to the University of California's Anti‑Discrimination Policy and the California policy.
All letters of reference required will be treated as confidential per UC policy and California state law.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose any pending administrative or judicial decisions in the last seven years regarding misconduct. “Misconduct” means any violation of policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's prior employment, including (but not limited to) violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination.
UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
APM – 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
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Open date: April 13, 2026
Next review date: Monday, Apr 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Tuesday, Apr 13, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Position Overview
Position title: Lecturer
Salary range: $70,977 – $199,722 (according to UC academic salary scale)
Percent time: Generally part‑time; 5–100%
Anticipated start: Fall 2026 or later
Review timeline: Completed applications reviewed if openings arise. Upcoming fall semester appointments usually reviewed between February and June, and July and October for the upcoming spring semester.
Position duration: Positions may be for one semester or for the full academic year, with the possibility of renewal based on need and bargaining agreement terms.
Berkeley Law is one of the premier law schools in the United States. Our programs are demanding, engaging, hands‑on, and selective. As with all our faculty, we expect our lecturers to demonstrate a strong commitment to academic rigor and intellectual diversity.
Berkeley Law strives to educate responsible, effective, and forward‑thinking advocates who serve the public through legal practice, public policy, academic scholarship, and related fields. In doing so, the school addresses some of society's most pressing challenges by leveraging its strengths in teaching and research to improve law, policy, and public institutions. At the heart of Berkeley Law's public mission is a commitment to access, affordability, and empowering students from all backgrounds to pursue impactful careers across a wide range of professional paths.
The J.D. and LL.M. programs host a diverse and constantly evolving curriculum. Hundreds of courses are offered, including dozens in our top‑ranked Law and Technology, Business Law, International Law, Environmental Law, and Social Justice programs.
This pool encompasses courses that accompany our criminal, civil, judicial, away, and environmental field placements, including the Civil Field Placement Ethics Seminar, The Criminal Law Ethics Seminar, the Field Placement Workshop, the UCDC Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Seminar; the INHR: Geneva Field Placement Seminar, the Away Field Placement Workshop; Professional Identity in U.S. Public and Private Sector Practice and INHR: Geneva Advanced Field Placement Seminar.
Responsibilities
Prepare course materials such as the syllabus and maintain a course website.
Hold office hours and provide feedback on student work.
Assess students, assign grades, and advise students.
Instructors for lecture courses are appointed in the Lecturer title; instructors for experiential center courses are appointed to the Field Work Supervisor title.
UC Lecturers and Field Work Supervisors are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by the American Federation of Teachers – Unit 18.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Qualifications
Basic qualification: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent international degree, at time of application.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start):
J.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., L.L.M. or Master's degree, or equivalent international degree, and a minimum of three years of professional experience in legal practice, judicial clerkship, or law school teaching in the United States; or
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of six years professional experience in legal practice, judicial clerkship, or law school teaching in the United States.
Availability to teach in‑person during required law school class times.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience teaching courses in a United States law school.
Five or more years of legal practice experience in the United States or another jurisdiction in the area of civil litigation and procedure.
Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills (English).
Ability to support student success through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
Effective organizational skills with attention to detail.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae: Most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter: Discuss competencies and prior professional experiences, including teaching and presentations for professional legal audiences, relevant to successful law school instruction. Address prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. Include specific efforts, accomplishments, and plans to support the success of all students through an inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Limit response to 300 words.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05336
Help contact: academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu
Job Location
Berkeley, CA
Equal Opportunity Employment
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
For more information, please refer to the University of California's Anti‑Discrimination Policy and the California policy.
All letters of reference required will be treated as confidential per UC policy and California state law.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose any pending administrative or judicial decisions in the last seven years regarding misconduct. “Misconduct” means any violation of policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's prior employment, including (but not limited to) violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination.
UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
APM – 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
#J-18808-Ljbffr