Mitchell Hamline School of Law - a leader in pedagogical innovation dedicated to expanding access to high-quality legal education - seeks applicants for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in lawyering skills and experiential education. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2027.
We welcome applications from candidates at all career stages and particularly encourage experienced teachers and scholars, including candidates who currently hold tenure at another institution or whose records may support appointment with tenure under Mitchell Hamline's standards. We seek candidates prepared to contribute to teaching, scholarship, faculty governance, curricular leadership, and the strategic development of the law school.
We are especially interested in candidates prepared to teach courses in one or more areas such as negotiation, problem-solving, advocacy, litigation skills, or other related practice-oriented subjects. We also seek candidates who are available and enthusiastic about teaching across multiple modalities: in-person classes, synchronous online classes, and in our innovative blended learning program, which is the first and largest program of its kind in the country.
The successful candidate will teach skills and experiential courses, contribute to the continued development of the law school's practice-oriented curriculum, engage in scholarship consistent with the expectations of a tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment, and participate in faculty governance and service. Depending on the candidate's expertise and the law school's curricular needs, the successful candidate may also teach doctrinal courses.
Skills faculty at Mitchell Hamline are fully integrated into the faculty and the intellectual life of the law school. This position carries a tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment, with rank and tenure status depending on qualifications and experience.
Mitchell Hamline was an early leader in clinical and experiential legal education. The school recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its nationally ranked clinical program. Mitchell Hamline continues to break new ground by offering a robust clinic and externship program for distance-based students in the school's blended learning program. Supplementing this strong clinical program is a range of simulation courses in advocacy, negotiation, and problem-solving, which build on and expand the school's historic strengths in trial advocacy and dispute resolution. Mitchell Hamline also established and continues to participate in the innovative Minnesota Justice Foundation, which coordinates pro bono opportunities for law students across all three Minnesota law schools.
Mitchell Hamline's nationally recognized Dispute Resolution Institute offers a broad, practice-oriented curriculum in negotiation, mediation, arbitration, conflict theory, advocacy, and problem-solving. The Institute brings together students, faculty, senior fellows, and practitioners through coursework, the Certificate in Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice, clinics and externships, negotiation and mediation competitions, intensive January and summer courses, study-abroad programs, and scholarly and applied-practice opportunities.
The Institute also advances innovation in skills teaching through DRI Press and the Laboratory for the Advancement of Dispute Resolution Skills Teaching, which develops and shares resources for dispute resolution and skills educators. Candidates with relevant expertise will have opportunities to contribute to the Institute and to Mitchell Hamline's broader leadership in lawyering skills, experiential education, and professional formation.
Mitchell Hamline is located in St. Paul, on the Indigenous homelands of the Dakota Oyate, at the center of a Twin Cities legal and civic community that is especially attractive for faculty committed to lawyering skills, experiential education, and professional formation. The region offers a deep and varied legal community, including state and federal courts, public agencies, prosecutors and public defenders, legal services organizations, private firms, corporate legal departments, nonprofit advocacy organizations, and a highly engaged bench and bar. Minnesota has also been a national leader in dispute resolution, restorative justice, pro bono service, and access-to-justice work.
Beyond its legal community, the Twin Cities offer a vibrant cultural and civic environment, with nationally recognized arts institutions, diverse neighborhoods, an active nonprofit sector, extensive parks and trails, and a strong tradition of public engagement. The region combines the professional opportunities of a major metropolitan area with a high quality of life, making it an appealing place to teach, write, mentor students, and collaborate with practitioners.
An appointment will be made either with tenure or on the tenure track. Anticipated annual salary range is from $105,000-$160,000 depending on qualifications and appointment. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance and 403(b) to eligible employees. Candidates will be expected to be available to teach in our in-person and blended modalities.
Equity and Inclusion
We seek to recruit and retain faculty members who share our commitment to creating a welcoming and inclusive community aligned with the goals of equity and inclusion. Candidates may demonstrate this through: (1) legal practice or community service experience; (2) a scholarly approach that contributes to the legal system's impact on underserved groups; or (3) teaching that incorporates effective strategies for the educational advancement of students from underrepresented groups.
Minimum Qualifications
The successful candidate must have distinguished academic credentials, including a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and at least five years of practice and/or skills-based or clinical teaching experience.
Process
Candidates must submit:
(1) a curriculum vitae or resume;
(2) a two- to three-page cover letter that discusses their interest in and qualifications for the position and how their experiences in law practice, teaching, research, or community service have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to inclusivity and excellence in skills education; and
(3) a list of publications and other substantial written work, together with a statement of scholarly interests and agenda. Under Mitchell Hamline's Tenure Code, scholarship may take many forms, including practice-oriented materials, amicus briefs, bar journal articles, traditional law review articles, books, and other substantial written work.
The committee will consider applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. To be considered for our initial interviews, candidates must submit their application materials by Friday, August 21, 2026.
For questions about the application process, contact Professor Jim Hilbert, Appointments Committee Chair, at [email protected].
MHSL provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are committed to teaching and working in an environment focused on equity and inclusion.
Notice of Nondiscrimination re: Title IX Sex Discrimination
Mitchell Hamline School of Law prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions about sex discrimination or harassment to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination and information about reporting concerns is located on our website (https://mitchellhamline.edu/students/title-ix/).
