Overview
Aptpuo – Fall – Cmld Jobs in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at University of Ottawa
Position: APTPUO – FALL 2025 – CML4307 D
Description
:
In this course, students will practice predictive and persuasive legal writing using realistic case facts and common legal documents. Students will learn effective editing and time-management strategies. Topics will include professional responsibility, legal ethics, and cultural and gender sensitivity in legal writing. Students will write in and outside of class and participate in class discussion and peer-feedback activities.
Posting limited to:
Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor
Date Posted:
May 07, 2025
Applications must be received
BEFORE:
June 10, 2025
Expected Enrolment:
16-20
Approval date:
May 07, 2025
Number of credits:
3
Work Hours:
39
Course type:
B
Posting type:
Régulier / Regular
Language of instruction:
Anglais | English
Competence in second language:
Passive
Course
Schedule:
– – – Thursday 16:00 – 18:50 (Virtual)
Requirements:
The Common Law Section is seeking candidates who are leaders in the legal profession. An LL.B., J.D., or equivalent is required for this position. The successful candidate will have extensive experience writing both predictive and persuasive legal documents.
Experience giving oral and written feedback on legal writing or experience teaching legal writing will be considered an asset. The candidate must be willing to use active learning strategies and provide extensive feedback on multiple assignments. Further, the candidate must be able to work with the other writing professors as a team directed by the Legal Writing Academy. Candidates may be asked to submit writing samples.
The Common Law Section reserves the right to select a candidate who does not fully meet each of these requirements, where the candidate’s selection would be beneficial to the program, the course, the students or for a related reason.
Additional Information and/or Comments:
The candidate may be required to teach this course either online, in-person or hybrid mode
An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience.
Title: Aptpuo – Fall – Cmld
Company: University of Ottawa
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Category: Law/Legal, Education / Teaching (University Professor, Academic)
