Law Professor

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

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Business Law Professor; Clinical Law Professor; Law Instructor; Law Professor; Legal Studies Professor; Legal Writing Professor; Paralegal Instructor; Paralegal Studies Professor; School Law Professor; Special Education Law Professor

Tasks

• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, papers, and oral presentations.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• 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.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as civil procedure, contracts, and torts.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
• 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.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.

Knowledge

• Law and Government
• English Language
• Education and Training
• History and Archeology

Skills

• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Learning Strategies
• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Speech Clarity
• Written Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Near Vision
• Speech Recognition
• Information Ordering
• Originality
• Problem Sensitivity
• Category Flexibility
• Fluency of Ideas
• Memorization
• Far Vision