The
University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law is seeking
applications for an Associate Director of its LL.M. Program for Foreign
and Chinese Lawyers.  This program currently has approximately 14
students from China forecast for the coming year, and may eventually
grow to about 20 students per year. 

[taken verbatim from UMKC announcement]

The Associate Director will have
responsibility for day-to-day running of the program, teaching the
Introduction to American Law course required of all foreign LLM
students (with assistance and guidance from other law faculty),
developing additional curricula for the program, and advising students
in the program.  If mutually agreeable, in time the Associate Director
may be given additional responsibilities for other international
programs.  Essential qualifications include: a J.D. degree from a US
law school, or its equivalent; experience as a practicing lawyer;
demonstrated writing skill; and availability for periodic work-related
travel to China.  Additional useful qualifications include: teaching
experience, practice or other experience in China, an understanding of
the Chinese legal system, language ability with Mandarin.  The
Associate Director will have a 12-month contract starting July 1, 2007,
which is renewable based on performance and success of the program.
Salary and benefits will be competitive with other non-tenure track law
school appointments. 

The
UMKC School of Law was founded more than 100 years ago and is located
in a beautiful area of Kansas City, a diverse metropolitan area of more
than 1.8 million people with an outstanding quality of life.  The
School is an urban public law school with a commitment to teaching and
students that gives it the feel of a small liberal arts college.  It
has had a summer program in China in partnership with Peking University
since 1999, and the University has relationships with a number of
Chinese universities.  Kansas City, the birth place of Edgar Snow, has
a sister city relationship with Xi’an.  The Chinese government recently
established one of its “Confucius Centers” in the metropolitan area.   

The
position will be open until filled, but review of applications will
begin on April 16, 2007.  Nominations and applications should be sent
to:

 

Associate Dean Jeffrey E. Thomas
Chair, International Committee         
University of Missouri – Kansas City
School of Law
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499

Phone: (816) 235-2382; Fax: (816) 235-5276
[email protected]  

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.