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

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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

Resources:

• Perkins Coie: T. Markus Funk (https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/professionals/t-markus-funk.html)
• LinkedIn: T. Markus Funk (https://www.linkedin.com/in/t-markus-funk-ph-d-24709925/)
• The Hidden Life of Law School Adjuncts: Teaching Temps, Indispensable Instructors, Underappreciated Cash Cows, or Something Else?, by T. Markus Funk, Andrew S. Boutros, and Eugene Volokh (https://texaslawreview.org/the-hidden-life-of-law-school-adjuncts-teaching-temps-indispensable-instructors-underappreciated-cash-cows-or-something-else/)

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-461-unveiling-the-adjunct-experience-an-interview-with-markus-funk/)

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