Position: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Legal Studies
Department: Academic Affairs
Type of Position: Adjunct Faculty
Exemption Status: Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: Varies depending on department needs.
Opportunity for hybrid schedule: No
Starting Salary Range: AJCR $1,262-$1,404 per credit hour and in accordance with the adjunct table and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.
Position Summary:
Johnson County Community College is looking for an instructor for its 3-credit hour Immigration Law course in the ABA-approved Paralegal program. Candidates for this JCCC position are required to reside in either Kansas or Missouri.
Faculty in the Legal Studies adjunct pool teach the equivalent of 0-10 credit hours per semester, and contracts are not guaranteed every semester. Instruction should be engaging, experiential, motivating, and effective whether online or in person.
Effective teaching requires, at a minimum
- content expertise;
- sound instructional methods drawn from the scholarship of teaching and learning and from practical experience in the legal field;
- successful communication, including timely and substantive feedback; and
- meeting institutional expectations related to class meetings, availability to students, attendance gathering, syllabi preparation and distribution, grading and maintenance of grade records, confidentiality of records, timely responses to requests for information, and other expectations of the College.
- fulfilling stated College policies and procedures, including completion of mandatory training;
- attending and participating in required meetings
- exercising stewardship in the use of College facilities and materials;
- submitting information or materials related to assigned duties as requested by College administrators or peers in a timely manner
- working as an effective team member;
- maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position.
Candidates who would like to be considered should submit materials prior to the review date, along with responses to these questions:
1. Provide a list of classes taught and indicate for each (a) where it was taught, (b) when it was taught, (c) the approximate size of the class, and (d) whether it was taught on campus, online, or in a hybrid format.
2. Provide a statement describing your experience supervising paralegals or working as a paralegal.
Required Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor degree for attorney candidates.
- Bachelor's degree with either a Paralegal Certificate or Paralegal Degree for paralegal candidates.
- Minimum of two years of experience as an attorney supervising paralegals or two years of experience working as a paralegal.
- Immigration law work experience.
Required Skills:
- Ability to effectively teach immigration law and practical application of the law, demonstrated by experience teaching in a community college or university setting, or other teaching-related experience.
- Ability to analyze immigration law text and data, demonstrated by work history or recommendations documenting those skills.
- Ability to communicate immigration law effectively in writing and in presentations, demonstrated by professional and/or educational/academic work history.
- Ability to use technology effectively in work and classroom settings, demonstrated by professional or educational/academic work history.
- Ability to use various immigration law software in the workplace.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience teaching college-level paralegal classes.
- Experience teaching in a community college setting.
- Experience teaching immigration law.
- Currently admitted to the practice of law in Kansas or Missouri.
- Excellent technology skills, demonstrated by experience in the use of educational online learning management systems or law-related technology and software.
To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts.
*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.
Benefits Category
For Adjunct Faculty
- Optional Retirement plan access
- Tuition discount for JCCC courses (for adjuncts meeting eligibility criteria)
- Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
- Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
About JCCC:
Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture – not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.
Mission: JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.
Vision: JCCC will be an innovative leader in equitable student access, learning and success.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
JCCC is an equal opportunity employer and equal access institution. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.
Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator (TitleIX@jccc.edu), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550, Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov.
Disclosure:
If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the HR@jccc.edu. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be updated at any time at the discretion of management. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.
If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email HR@jccc.edu.
