ABA Adjunct Faculty Handbook

Adjunct Faculty Handbook

In 2005, the ABA published an Adjunct Faculty Handbook that was largely written by Dean Gail Richmond (Nova Southwestern) as well as several other faculty members. The name is a bit misleading because it appears to be a handbook designed for law schools as opposed to adjunct faculty. It covers such things as administration and human resource issues, access to the law library, access to photocopiers, the need to provide adjuncts with certain academic information such as the name of publishers, classroom policies, faculty evaluations, student evaluations, exams, curves, etc.

At St. John's, I was given a copy of this Handbook, a Handbook designed for Adjunct faculty, a Student Handbook and a library handout which I have found very helpful. At New York Law School, I have never been given a copy of any handbooks other than the Student Handbook. However, New York Law School puts on training programs for Adjunct faculty about twice a year which I have found to be excellent. 

Adjuncts may find the ABA Faculty Handbook of interest.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein