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Facilitated classroom discussions and debatesEvaluated and graded student assignments and presentationsPrepared course materials and syllabi for classesAdministered and graded examinations for studentsConducted research and published findings in journalsMaintained student attendance and grade records
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Helped with classroom discussions and debates to enhance student engagement and understanding of legal concepts
Prepared comprehensive course materials and syllabi, ensuring alignment with academic standards and learning objectives
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Helped with classroom discussions and debates, leading to increased student involvement in understanding legal concepts
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Students became more involved in class discussionsClass participation rates increased significantlyStudents demonstrated better understanding of legal concepts
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Prepared comprehensive course materials and syllabi, ensuring alignment with academic standards and learning objectives
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Updated materials each semesterRevised syllabi for every course offeringAdjusted course content regularly based on feedback
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Advising students on careers
Evaluating student work
Researching expertise topics
Evaluating educational programs
Administering tests
Preparing tests
Compiling specialized bibliographies
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Developing instructional objectives
Planning experiential learning activities
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What a Postsecondary Law Teacher does
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Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
What it pays
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Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$88,700
Median
$128,500
75th percentile
$176,490
About 20,060 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$78,340
$135,340
$168,070
AR
$60,710
$95,630
$127,270
AZ
$86,360
$131,950
$179,620
CA
$88,710
$119,540
$169,570
DC
$98,520
$134,090
$168,210
FL
$80,110
$102,720
$167,430
IA
$101,350
$160,700
$170,440
ID
$106,810
$106,810
$135,770
IL
$50,900
$107,700
$212,740
IN
$104,670
$139,400
$222,570
KS
$88,890
$138,670
$246,160
KY
$69,250
$140,820
$173,980
MA
$102,200
$132,010
$226,930
MD
$107,270
$139,980
$186,840
ME
$71,490
$136,400
$198,860
MI
$110,460
$141,680
$224,610
MN
$84,000
$171,790
$218,970
MS
$64,360
$74,440
$74,850
NC
$80,150
$97,090
$161,090
NE
$99,210
$127,690
$209,320
NH
$102,730
$157,800
$210,560
NJ
$103,470
$135,760
$210,060
NY
$92,310
$132,180
$214,900
OH
$30,770
$75,930
$142,320
OR
$99,000
$167,010
$177,600
PA
$80,420
$121,310
$160,680
RI
$95,020
$128,490
$172,500
SC
$101,980
$162,400
$218,550
TX
$97,950
$138,160
$207,490
UT
$44,290
$68,270
$128,750
VA
$91,770
$136,270
$211,340
WA
$83,270
$125,210
$173,750
WI
$108,620
$140,940
$226,070
Other names
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teacher, law teachers postsecondary, adjunct instructor, adjunct law professor, adjunct professor, assistant professor, associate professor, business law instructor, business law professor, clinical law professor, college faculty member, college professor.
More names for this work
constitutional law professor, contracts law professor, criminal law professor, environmental law professor, faculty member, instructor, labor law professor, law adjunct professor, law instructor, law lecturer, law professor, legal writing professor, media law faculty member, paralegal instructor, professor, torts law professor, u s law instructor, united states law instructor, university faculty member.
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