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Adjunct Instructor, Business Law (On Campus)

Joliet Junior College · Joliet, IL · Part time

Posted Jul 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about your legal background and how it prepares you to teach business law to community college students.

What they are checking: Whether their legal training and practice give them real material to teach from.

Tell me about a time you taught or trained someone in a complex topic.

What they are checking: Whether they have teaching experience or transferable skills explaining hard ideas.

What would you do

A student asks you for advice about their own legal problem in class. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the line between teaching law and giving legal advice.

Your class includes students planning to transfer and others who own small businesses. How do you serve both?

What they are checking: Whether they can make the course useful for academic and practical goals.

A class discussion about a controversial case gets heated. How do you manage it?

What they are checking: Whether they can keep debate respectful and focused on legal reasoning.

This is an on-campus section. How would you make yourself available to students outside class time?

What they are checking: Whether they plan to support students beyond lecture despite a part-time schedule.

About the work

How would you explain the elements of a valid contract to students with no legal background?

What they are checking: Whether they can make core legal concepts clear in plain language.

How do you use case studies or real examples to make business law engaging?

What they are checking: Whether they connect legal rules to situations students will face in business.

How do you design an exam that tests whether students can apply legal rules, not just memorize them?

What they are checking: Whether they assess reasoning through fact patterns, which is how law is really used.

How do you keep the course current as laws and court decisions change?

What they are checking: Whether they update material so students don't learn outdated law.

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The full job description

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Position Title: Adjunct Instructor, Business Law (On Campus) Job Description: POSITION TITLE: Adjunct Instructor, Business Law STATUS: Part time – On Campus DEPARTMENT: Business DIVISION: Academic Affairs CLASSIFICATION: Exempt UNION: Adjunct Faculty REPORTS TO: Department Chair PLACEMENT: Faculty HIRING RANGE: Hiring Rate Per Contact Hour: Fall 2026 to Summer 2027: $1161.00 if candidate holds a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and $1220.00 if candidate holds a Ph.D., Ed.D, or J.D. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities. The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age, and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its faculty. POSITION SUMMARY An adjunct community college instructor is an instructor hired for one semester to teach one or more courses for which he/she is qualified to teach. The adjunct instructor reports to the appropriate Instructional Coordinator and/or Department Chair; provides quality instruction for the assigned courses. The instructor works with full-time faculty in assessing students and following all course guidelines. Willingness to teach at other campus sites is required. Adjunct instructors may submit preferences for locations and loads. Position is subject to all terms and provisions of the Joliet Junior College adjunct faculty contract. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Teach classes in appropriate instructional area. 2. Participate in annual student and chair/coordinator evaluations. 3. Comply with departmental curriculum, grading standards, attendance policies, textbook choices, and assessments, and other established processes. 4. Attend classes regularly; return college reports, credentials, and other requested documentation in a timely manner; effectively communicate with appropriate staff and chair. 5. Comply with all legal and ethical obligations, including FERPA, ADA, and other regulatory legislations. Communicate discrepancies to appropriate officials. 6. Commit to furthering the mission, goals, and core values of the college at all times. 7. Meet other contractual obligations as spelled out in the Joliet Junior College adjunct faculty contract. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 1. Must have Juris Doctor Degree from a law school with full American Bar Association accreditation. 2. At least two years of law practice experience 3. Available for 2 to 4 class assignments ON CAMPUS on Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm 4. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community, displaying cultural competence as well as emotional intelligence. 5. Demonstrated commitment to the college’s core values of respect and inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor and well-being, innovation, and quality. 6. Expertise in appropriate technologies for instruction. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 1. Teaching experience at the collegiate level. 2. Experience at the community college level. 3. Experience with traditional and non-traditional students from diverse backgrounds. 4. Experience in teaching online and/or using course management programs. 5. Experience in course development and assessment, planning, quality and accreditation processes, and committee service. 6. English and Spanish verbal and written communication proficiency. 7. Demonstrated multicultural competence. PHYSICAL DEMANDS 1. Standard classroom equipment and software. WORKING CONDITIONS 1. Classroom teaching environment. BENEFITS Click on the link for information about JJC's Benefits: Part Time - Adjunct Faculty-JUAC, IEA-NEA Full Time/Part Time: Part time Union (If Applicable): Scheduled Hours: 40

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