Title: Instructor/Assistant Professor, Legal Studies Institute

Department: Legal Studies Institute

Campus Location: Arnold/Main Campus

Salary Range: $58,055-$72,915

Work Mode: This position requires regular in-person presence on campus and at alternative locations, depending on class schedule and other assigned duties.

Hours Per Week: 40

Work Schedule: 

Position Type: Full-Time Faculty,  Exempt

Position Summary

Anne Arundel Community College (AACC), located near historic Annapolis, Maryland, has served a diverse community for over 60 years through high-quality, affordable, and accessible learning.

We seek faculty committed to student success, continuous improvement, and inclusive excellence. The ideal candidate values collaboration, lifelong learning, and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

AACC is a fully accredited, public two-year college offering degrees, certificates, and transfer pathways. This tenure-track position requires regular on-campus presence, with flexible teaching schedules available.
Contract Dates: August 16, 2026– June 15, 2027
Teaching Formats: Day, evening, weekend, in person,hybrid, and online

Job Duties and Responsibilities

A strong candidate should have proven ability to teach college-level legal-based courses, and experience with a wide range of legal-specific computer applications is highly preferred. The Legal Studies Institute seeks a faculty member that has a fundamental understanding of recent and future trends for the Paralegal field. Additionally, excellence in oral, written and interpersonal communication skills is required. Teaching assignments are for 15 faculty load hours per semester and include courses in criminal law and Introduction to Paralegal Studies. In addition to instructional responsibilities, the faculty member will have a role in curriculum development, assessment strategies, outcome measurements, special events, partnerships, and academic advising.

Primary responsibilities:
· Thirty faculty load hour annual contract taught during fall and spring terms, day and evening - including face-to-face, online or hybrid instruction and instruction at off-site locations (including local high schools and AACC satellite campuses at Arundel Mills and Glen Burnie)
· Teach at least 50% of teaching load in person and 50% in a virtual environment.
· Six office hours per week, including in person hours, during the fall and spring terms which may include student advising and mentoring
· Teaching and assessing student learning
· Professional development
· Department, school and college/community service

In addition to a faculty member's primary responsibilities, the exceptional candidate will also demonstrate commitment and experience in one or more of the following areas:
1. Mentoring students from target groups; new full-time or part-time faculty
2. Designing, formatting and delivering curriculum for all learning modalities
3. Developing and implementing community education and engaged learning programs
4. Partnering with colleagues to enhance services to students and the community
5. Recruiting and marketing
6. Devising retention strategies and activities
7. Establishing and strengthening relationships and collaborative activities including K-12 and baccalaureate-granting colleges

Required Qualifications:

J.D. degree

Member in good standing of Maryland Bar or another state bar

Prior teaching experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Three years of experience teaching law and/or conducting CLE programs

Experience working with paralegals and/or experience working as a paralegal

Experience in assessment, curriculum development, and/or curriculum design, a plus

Advanced computer skills using Microsoft Office, Adobe, legal specific software, including, but not limited to e-discovery software, Westlaw, LexisNexis, case management, billing software, etc.

Experience in delivering instruction in non-traditional settings using various delivery modes

Experience in a community college environment

Bilingual or other language proficiency


Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administrators, and staff members. The college seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to the college's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, embrace concepts of equity and inclusiveness, and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.

While we appreciate your interest in employment with Anne Arundel Community College, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for any position.

Pay dates occur on the 7th and 22nd of each month. If those dates fall on a weekend, the pay date occurs on the Friday prior to the 7th and 22nd. As an employee of the college, you are eligible for a comprehensive Employee Benefits Guide

In the best interest of the College, only individuals who are residents of Maryland or one of the following states will be eligible for employment at the college: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. The college will annually review this restriction and, if appropriate, expand the list of states of employment eligibility.