461: Unveiling the Adjunct Experience: An Interview with Markus Funk

461: Unveiling the Adjunct Experience: An Interview with Markus Funk

Author: Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC July 22, 2024 Duration: 41:11

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're joined by Markus Funk – partner at Perkins Coie, professor, and author - to talk about being an adjunct law professor.   

In this episode we discuss:

  • Markus Funk's background and teaching experience
  • The role of adjunct professors in law schools, as well as the opportunity cost and challenges associated with it 
  • Institutional hierarchy in law schools
  • Proposals for improving adjuncts' experience
  • The benefits of taking classes with adjunct professors

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