Part-Time Instructor : Paralegal Program

Position overview

Salary range :

A reasonable estimate for this position is $2100 - $3500 and would also be based on the specific number of courses assigned and enrollment numbers.

Application Window

Open date : January 8, 2025

Most recent review date : Monday, Sep 15, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) is a self-supporting unit within the University of California. Funding is generated through fees collected from a diverse, complex, and ever-changing student population. Part-time instructor positions are on a course by course contracted basis. This is NOT a faculty position.

Online teaching positions are now available in the Paralegal Certificate Program. We are seeking qualified applicants possessing current knowledge and / or teaching experience in the following areas :

• Fundamentals of the Paralegal Profession
• Contracts
• Legal Writing
• Legal Research
• Civil Litigation I
• Civil Litigation II
• Ethics for the Paralegal
• Technology Practicum for the Paralegal
• Legal Career Skills
• Corporate Law
• Family Law
• Torts
• Criminal Law
• Intellectual Property

Specific Instructor Duties

Our curriculum is constantly updated and tailored to bring students the background, expertise, and business practices to remain competitive and advance their careers. Taught by qualified practitioners, our courses feature practical applications, underlying rationale, and current issues, all of which can be immediately utilized in and applied to our students' work environments.

Part-time, temporary assignments are on an as-needed basis. This is an ONGOING recruitment. We accept part-time instructor applications all year long; when the division has a need to fill, we refer to the "pool" of applications on file. We are looking specifically for instructors who are qualified to teach the course(s) as early as Spring quarter (beginning April 1st, 2025).

Individuals hired to teach these courses must understand that all such agreements with the University are made on a course-by-course basis and that the Instructor will be made no guarantee of continual involvement with the University in any capacity.

Qualifications

Basic

Additional

Preferred

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter - Cover Letter

Reference requirements

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.ap.uci.edu / JPF09459

About UC Irvine

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy .

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

APM - 035 : Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment .

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Job location

Irvine, Ca and Online