Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational Instruction and Library
Classroom work means leading discussions and lectures on subjects such as civil procedure, contracts, and torts, then grading papers, exams, and oral presentations. Course prep includes syllabi, assignments, and handouts, plus keeping attendance and grade records. Many also research a legal topic and publish in journals, books, or electronic media, and they keep up by reading current literature and attending conferences. Suits people who like close reading of legal texts, testing arguments in class, and writing for both students and a professional audience.
Typical education: First Professional Degree (MD, JD, DDS)
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$128'500
Median Wage Market Position
$128'500
What you might do
- Cover civil procedure, contracts, and torts
- Get students talking about legal cases
- Grade papers and oral presentations
- Write and give exams on law
- Publish legal research in journals or books
- Track student attendance and course grades
Skills that matter
- Lecturing on civil procedure and contracts
- Facilitating legal classroom discussions
- Evaluating papers and oral presentations
- Publishing research in law journals
- Writing exams on legal topics
- Following new developments in the law
AI & the future of this role
Drafting hypos, summarizing doctrine, and first-pass feedback on student writing are tasks AI might absorb. Seminar discussion, professional ethics, and judgment about how law works in practice still tend to favor experienced faculty, leaving the role only partly exposed.
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