Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Education and TrainingO*NET 25-1112.00United States

Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Median annual earnings: $84,440
Projected change: +9.1%
Typical education: Master's or Professional degree
Employment: 1.78M jobs

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The work

What law teachers, postsecondary do

Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.

Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, papers, and oral presentations.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as civil procedure, contracts, and torts.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Assign cases for students to hear and try.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
Act as advisers to student organizations.

Pay and outlook

What the job pays and where it is heading

Annual earnings range

Reported earnings by percentile, United States

10th percentile: $49,147
25th percentile: $62,814
50th percentile: $84,440
75th percentile: $118,952
90th percentile: $175,749

The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $84,440 and half earn less.

Employment outlook

2025 to 2035 projection

+9.1%faster than average

20251,782,325 jobs

2035 projected1,944,527 jobs

162,202 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.

Preparation

Education levels

What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.

Master's or Professional degree: 63.7%
Doctoral degree or more: 35.3%
Associate degree: 1.1%

Skills

Skills employers ask for

Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.

Curriculum Development
Legal Research
Talent Management
Pedagogy
Legal Writing
Online Teaching
Learning Management Systems
Academic Affairs
Criminal Law
Student Engagement
Lawsuits
Governance
Lecturing
Constitutional Law
Strong Academic Record
Appeals
Course Evaluations
Artificial Intelligence
Student Services
Syllabus Development

How the work gets done

Core competencies

Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

In the market

Job titles and employers

Recent job postings in United States

Common job titles

01Adjunct Faculties142 postings
02Adjunct Professors of Law54 postings
03Associate Professors of Law51 postings
04Law Professors48 postings
05Lecturers in Law40 postings
06Faculties39 postings
07Lecturers31 postings
08Adjunct Lecturers28 postings
09Non-Tenure Track Faculties24 postings
10Professors of Practice24 postings
11Adjunct Instructors20 postings
12Legal Writers19 postings
13Tenure-Track Professors17 postings
14Adjunct Professors15 postings
15Adjuncts15 postings
16Adjunct Business Instructors14 postings
17Open Rank Professors14 postings
18Professors of Legal Writing14 postings
19Clinical Faculties13 postings
20Faculty Fellows13 postings

Top employers

01Herc48 postings
02Western Kentucky University37 postings
03DePaul University32 postings
04University of the Pacific32 postings
05Northeastern University30 postings
06University of Southern California29 postings
07University of Chicago26 postings
08Suffolk University20 postings
09Indiana University-Bloomington19 postings
10University of Colorado System Office18 postings
11University of California-Berkeley17 postings
12University of Utah17 postings
13University of Cincinnati16 postings
14University of Miami16 postings
15College of DuPage15 postings
16High Point University15 postings
17University of Minnesota15 postings
18Georgia State University14 postings
19Arizona State University12 postings
20Brigham Young University12 postings

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