Jack Turner

Jack Turner is Professor of Law and Director of the International LLM Program at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he has taught since 2010 under program founder Lewis Katz. He shapes curriculum development including implementing spring starts for incoming students and currently teaches Contract Law and U.S. Scholarly Legal Writing.

His educational background:

• Juris Doctor, Case Western Reserve University, 2002
• Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1992

Turner's expertise centers on international legal education for foreign-trained lawyers, with specialization in U.S. legal system adaptation and contract law. He directs the Summer Language and Law Institute for legal English training and teaches at Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing, China, while conducting extensive recruitment across China and the Middle East.

Prior to academia, Turner practiced as a law firm associate, staff attorney for Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, and spent seven years as a broadcast journalist. During law school, he served as articles editor for the Case Western Reserve Law Review.