Adjunct Lecturer in Law - Children and the Law

USC Gould School of Law is seeking an adjunct lecturer to develop curriculum and teach an undergraduate law class, LAW 250: Children and the Law.

The instructor will begin work this summer 2025 to develop the course.

The instructor will then teach the course during the fall 2025 semester, from August 25 to December 5, 2025 (final exam period from Wed-Wed, Dec 10-17). The class is scheduled to be held on campus on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00AM to 11:50AM.

Candidates must have a JD or PhD and strong legal professional backgrounds in the relevant subject matter, preferably with teaching experience. The course will be taught exclusively to enrolled undergraduate students.

LAW 250: Children and the Law (4 units)

LAW 250 will provide a basic introduction to issues regarding children and the law. We will focus on many legal issues and controversies that at their heart are multidisciplinary concerns. Topics of focus will be discussed and presented from psychological, sociological, philosophical and criminological perspectives. This course will examine topics such as child abuse, adoption and foster care, and juvenile delinquency from the perspective of children's rights as well as children's capacities and limitations as decision-makers. Popular domestic and international case examples will be critically examined. At the end of this course, students will be familiar with key issues related to children's role in the legal system and have an understanding of how to appraise and conduct developmental research with an application to legal settings.

This class may be postponed to a later semester if there are fewer than 6 students enrolled.

Fall Semester 2025 (68 instructional days)

Classes Begin: Mon, August25

Labor Day Holiday: Mon, September1

Fall Recess: Thu-Fri, October 9-10

Veterans Day Holiday: Tue, November 11

Thanksgiving Holiday: Wed-Sun, November 26-30

Classes End: Fri, December5

Study Days: Sat-Wed, December 6-9

Exams: Wed-Wed, December 10-17

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USC reserves the "Adjunct" appointment for faculty teaching less than full-time at USC, who are employed full-time in a primary profession or career elsewhere. Adjunct faculty typically teach only one course per year but, in exceptional cases, may teach one course per semester, if approved by the dean.

To ensure compliance with federal, state or local regulatory requirements as well as university policy and procedures, Adjunct Lecturers are required to complete specific training requirements as a condition of employment. Adjuncts Lecturers must complete mandated training by a required deadline. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination, in accordance with the Faculty Handbook. Trainings that are required for all faculty and staff include USC's Harassment Prevention Training at the time of hire and every two years thereafter, USC's Integrity and Accountability Code Training at the time of hire, Information Security training annually, and Workplace Violence Prevention Plan training annually. A variety of other trainings may be required based on specific job responsibilities.

https://policy.usc.edu/training-requirements-and-opportunities/

https://employees.usc.edu/learn-grow/learning-and-professional-development/required-training/

The base salary range for this position is $2,376 - $12,250 per semester. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the number of units per course, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

The Gould School of Law (Gould) considers candidates that demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC's Unifying Values (link). Gould holds a unique position in society, and within the university, as every aspect of these principles are influenced by and can be protected through legal rules and institutions. At Gould, we are proudly committed to maintaining a community in which each person respects the rights of others to live, work, and learn in peace and dignity, to be proud of who and what they are, and to have equal opportunity to realize their full potential as individuals and members of society.