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Job Posting - University of Denver Sturm College of Law - Assistant Director, Legal Internship Program

University of Denver Sturm College of Law– Assistant Director, Legal

Internship

Program

The University of Denver Sturm College of Law invites applications for the position of Assistant Director, Legal

Internship

Program. The Assistant Director, working with the Director of the Legal

Internship

Program, the Director of the Student Law Office and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs counsels and advises students on internship opportunities.  The Assistant Director also assists in administering and overseeing all field placements, educating and training field supervisors and conducting site visits, supervising associated adjunct faculty and administrative staff; developing and implementing internship policies and procedures, and developing the internship seminar curricula. The Assistant Director will be expected to teach at least one of the internship seminars each semester and work with other faculty and centers within the College of Law and University, as well as stakeholders in the community, in our efforts to develop in students the art of lawyering, provide opportunities integrating substantive learning with the practice of law, and promote the ethical practice of law.  The Assistant Director will be expected to model the highest levels of professionalism, reflective practice, and commitment to academic excellence.

The Legal

Internship

Program at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law is one of the largest internship programs in the country, with over 400 students participating in internships each academic year.  Students may participate in internships with organizations in the public, private and social sectors. 

This is a 12 month position.

Preferred Qualifications:  Clinical Teaching experience is strongly preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:  JD; applicants must have at least five (5) years of legal experience.

Required Qualifications:  Must possess strong academic credentials.  Applicants must be admitted to the Colorado Bar or willing to seek admission.

Special Instructions: Application procedure and materials:  Applicants should submit the following materials through https://www.dujobs.org/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1236025984044

1.  Cover letter describing your prior legal, teaching, and other relevant experience; your aspirations regarding this position and any other information relevant for assessing your potential as a seminar teacher and Assistant Director; 

2. Detailed resume;

3. A list of at least three references.

DC Courts - Director of Domestic Violence Program

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The Director of the Domestic Violence Program provides overall administrative coordination and policy direction to effectively accomplish the mission of the Program. Develops, organizes, coordinates, directs and evaluates the policies, programs, personnel and procurement needs of each Program branch. Reviews all Program forms for conformity with existing rules and designs new forms as rules are amended or adopted. Reviews, analyzes and interprets pertinent District of Columbia and United States Codes, decisions of the US Supreme Court and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Federal Rules relating to court procedures; confers with and recommends to Judges and the Clerk of the Court passage, amendment or withdrawal of proposed legislation on relevant domestic violence issues. Prepares and submits monthly, annual and special statistical reports of the Program’s activities to, and conducts research in order to respond to written or oral inquiries from, the Chief Judge, Executive Officer, Clerk of the Court and Judges assigned to the Program. Responsible for staff development and training, program evaluation, budget direction, divisional procurement and management of staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, court management, criminal justice, or other relevant field, plus six (6) years of senior level management experience in planning, administering and evaluating programs in a court or relevant social service environment. An advanced degree in a related field can be substituted for up to two years of required experience. Documentation of education must be submitted with your application. Please submit a copy of your most recent performance evaluation, if available, with your application.

SUPPLEMENTAL RANKING FACTORS: The following factors will be used to rate candidates' qualifications for the position. All applicants MUST respond to each ranking factor on separate sheets of paper. Please describe experience or education which indicates your level of qualification for each factor. Failure to respond to the ranking factors will disqualify you from further consideration.
1. Ability to analyze and interpret the District of Columbia Codes, United States Codes, decisions of the Unites States Supreme Court and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Federal Rules of Procedure, as well as recently passed or proposed legislature, related to pertinent Program and Court issues.
2. Ability to conduct legal research and prepare recommendations on legal, legislative, or procedural issues pertaining to Program operations.
3. Ability to prepare, justify and present budget requests.
4. Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, and to establish and maintain effective and confidential working relationships with a wide variety of personnel, such as judges, court managers and administrators, attorneys, government agencies, judicial agencies and the public.
5. Ability to select, train, supervise and manage staff in the performance of court related functions.

SELECTION PROCESS: After a review of applications and ranking factors, interviews, writing samples and/or further screening may be required of the highest qualified candidates. Selecting officials will conduct reference checks and may consider corrective action files and performance appraisals before making a final selection.

Submit D.C. Courts Application and Ranking Factor Responses: Mail to D.C. Courts, Human Resources Division, 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001; FAX to (202)879-4212; or Hand-deliver to D.C. Courts, HR Division, Gallery Place (7th Street, NW between H & F Streets), Sixth Floor, Washington, D.C. For a court application, call (202) 879-0496 or visit our website.

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Suffolk Law: Visiting Clinical Professor, Spring 2010

Suffolk University Law School is seeking an experienced Visiting Clinical Professor of Law to teach in the Family Advocacy Clinic for the 2010 spring semester. The Professor will be responsible for classroom substantive law and skills teaching, student supervision, and other related duties. The Family Advocacy Clinic represents individuals in contested family cases including divorce, custody, child support, paternity and guardianship.  The clinic works in collaboration with and provides on site representation, training and resources to a local domestic violence program.

Clinical faculty from other law schools are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants must either be a member of the Massachusetts Bar or eligible for admission to practice in Massachusetts (a local practice rule allows most out-of-state clinicians to practice for up to two years representing indigent clients).  Applicants should also have at least five years of litigation practice and/or teaching experience.

This is a one semester position beginning January 4, 2010, and ending June 30, 2010. Suffolk University is an equal opportunity employer and particularly encourages applications from women and minorities.

To apply, please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to Professor Ilene Seidman, Acting Director of Clinical Programs, Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA  02108-4977. Review of candidates will be completed by March 9, 2009. -jl

Position Announcement: Investor Rights Clinic Fellow at Pace Law

The Investor Rights Clinic at Pace University School of Law, which represents investors with small, arbitrable disputes with their securities brokers and/or brokerage firms, is seeking a Clinical Law Fellow to assist in the supervision and management of the Investor Rights Clinic caseload, and to work on investor justice and education projects.  The position offers a unique opportunity to work with law students on behalf of investors of modest means who have arbitrable securities disputes with their brokers and/or brokerage firms arising out of their trading accounts.  Clinic supervisors work with students to enhance their skills in legal research and writing, interviewing and counseling clients, navigating the arbitration process, mediating disputes, commenting on regulatory rule proposals on behalf of the small investor, and negotiating with adversaries.  For a more detailed description of the clinic’s work, download the brochure.

The Clinical Law Fellow will be appointed to the position as Staff Attorney of John Jay Legal Services, Inc., the not-for-profit corporation that operates legal clinics at Pace Law School.  The Fellow will work in close collaboration with the Investor Rights Clinic’s Director and Supervising Attorneys and will help to manage the clinic’s caseload.  During the academic year, the work will primarily consist of helping to supervise student work on behalf of the clinic’s clients.  During breaks in the academic calendar, the Fellow will be expected to assume more direct responsibility for clients.  The Fellow also will be expected to assist in developing cases, refining teaching materials and the continuing development of the program.  This is a full-time, 12-month appointment, which is grant-funded and not renewable. 
The Clinical Law Fellow may participate in the intellectual life of the Law School and pursue his or her professional goals in conjunction with the Clinic Director, including opportunities for scholarship.  The Clinical Law Fellow also will be invited to workshop papers with the faculty and is welcome to attend all events, lectures, colloquia, symposia, moots, and faculty workshops and conferences. 

Minimum Qualifications:
• J.D., and at least one year of relevant securities arbitration practice in a securities arbitration clinic or in a private setting. 
• Strong academic record and/or other indicia of high performance ability.
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest work.
• Must be (or become by September 2009) admitted to practice law in New York and remain in good standing of the bars of all jurisdictions of admission. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Familiarity with the law and process of securities arbitration;
• Basic understanding of the law governing the obligations of brokers to their customers;
• Excellent coordination and organizational skills, and meticulous attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently and supervise and coordinate the work of others;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent research and writing skills; and
• Ability to work with a wide range of people, including students, clients, attorneys, regulators and industry representatives.

Pace University is an Equal Employment and Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/H/V, committed to ensuring a diverse learning and working environment.  Female and minority candidates of all types are encouraged to apply. 

Salary:  $50,000 salary for twelve months, plus all benefits available to a full-time University employee.  This is a one year grant-funded position and is not renewable.

To Apply:  Interested applicants should send a: (a) cover letter with a statement of interest, (b) resume, (c) and recent writing sample of 10 pages or less to:

Ms. Florie Friedman, Clinic Administrator
John Jay Legal Services, Inc.
Pace University School of Law
80 N. Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603

Or, submit electronically with “Investor Rights Clinic Fellow” in the subject line.

Deadline:  No later than March 15, 2009.  Applications may be considered on a rolling basis.

Start Date:  May 26, 2009.

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NAACP National Headquarters Seeks General Counsel

Founded in 1909 by W.E.B. DuBois and others, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest nonprofit civil rights organization.  With its long history and deep roots—over 2000 local branches, youth and college chapters, and prison chapters in 50 states and approximately 250,000 members—the NAACP has played a critical leadership role in advancing the rights of African Americans and evolving American democracy in ways that are relevant to the lives of all Americans.  We are seeking a dynamic and experienced civil rights attorney to lead our in-house legal team as General Counsel.  You will serve as the NAACP’s chief attorney on civil rights issues, advising on legal strategies and representing the organization in state and federal courts.  We are particularly interested in finding an innovative and visionary leader who has deep knowledge of the field, and who can bring this expertise to bear in determining how the NAACP can best bring about meaningful and lasting change in the lives of our constituents. 

You will also guide a department that is responsible for providing legal advice to board, senior management and staff regarding all NAACP activities, including: strategic planning, compliance requirements, policy advocacy, litigation, nonprofit transactions, intellectual property, human resources, governance, and a variety of other corporate issues.  Moreover, you will serve as corporate secretary to the board. QUALIFICATIONS - Ideal candidate will have the following traits:
• J.D. required and at least ten years of experience as an attorney representing clients in civil rights cases in state and federal courts. 
• Experience gained at a nonprofit advocacy organization is preferred, but we will also consider candidates from corporate firms who have been exposed to substantial civil rights litigation practice. 
• Demonstrable record of successful litigation.
• Capacity to analyze complex legal and factual issues.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
• Ability to maintain an active travel schedule as litigation requires.
• Capacity to lead and inspire a dedicated group of professionals.
• Team player who can work well with other senior managers.

Salary: Commensurate with experience. Nondiscrimination:  The NAACP does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status. Interested candidates should send a current resume and cover letter to:

NAACP Human Resources Department
410-580-5777
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
Fax Resume: (410) 580-5735

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Job Announcement: Hofstra Law 2009-2010 Visiting Clinical Professor

Hofstra University School of Law, located in Hempstead, NY, is seeking to hire a Visiting Clinical Professor to teach and supervise in its Criminal Justice Clinic for the 2009-2010 academic year.  The Hofstra Law Clinic was established in 1973 and is a vibrant and integral part of the Law School.  The Criminal Justice Clinic serves indigent clients from New York's Queens and Nassau Counties.  The Law School also has 6 additional clinics, including Political Asylum, Community and Economic Development, Securities Arbitration, Law Reform Advocacy, Child Advocacy, and Mediation. 

Our Visiting Professor will be able to draw from the CJC's existing curriculum and well-established sources of clients and will be responsible for all aspects of running the Clinic, including: course planning and teaching, client selection, supervision and mentoring of law students in representing clients, clinic administration, and community education and outreach.  If so desired, the visiting professor can teach non-clinical course offerings, too.

Our clinical faculty benefit from generous support for scholarship and pedagogical innovation, as well as being a part of an active and engaged NYC-area clinical community. All visiting professors are warmly encouraged to participate in workshops, conferences, and other aspects of academic life at the Law School, including the bi-monthly meetings of an energetic and supportive clinical faculty. 

The Law School seeks an applicant with demonstrated experience in the criminal justice field.  Clinical teaching experience is highly desirable. New York bar membership or eligibility and willingness to seek admission on motion is required.  Salary is commensurate with experience.

Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community. Please send or email a cover letter, resume, and the names of three references to

Jennifer Gundlach
Vice Dean of Academic Affairs
Hofstra University School of Law
Room 244 Law School
121 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
(516) 493-5854 (o)

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Job Announcement: Director - Stanford Cyberlaw Clinic

Stanford Law School invites applications for the position of Director of the Stanford Cyberlaw Clinic (SCC). SCC is a clinical program that has long been offered at Stanford Law School.  It is one of ten clinical programs making up the Stanford Legal Clinic.  The SCC provides students opportunities to work as lawyers on the cases it handles, under the close supervision of the SCC director. As its name suggests, the clinic has until now focused primarily on the intersection of new digital technologies and the law.  For example, it has worked on cases involving internet anonymity, and rights of free speech.  In addition, the clinic has worked on some fair-use cases outside of the internet context. As we approach hiring a new director we are open to considering new directions for the clinic’s work within the areas of technology or intellectual property.  Depending on the nature of the work the clinic does under its new director, the name of the clinic may well change to more accurately reflect the actual work being done.   

Duties of the Director of the SCC include management of projects and clients, direct supervision of a clinical fellow and Stanford law students, teaching the seminar that is part of the clinic, collaborating with clinical faculty at the Law School, managing the operation of the Clinic, budgeting, community relations, assisting in the development of additional resources, and acting as liaison with the Law School community.

Depending on the experience and qualifications of the candidate, the appointment as Director of the SCC may be accompanied by an appointment to a clinical-tenure-track position within the clinical faculty.   If that is not appropriate, the appointment will be made for a three-year term as a Lecturer at the Law School.  In that event, we would anticipate that the director would be considered for a clinical-tenure-track during his or her third year in the position.

We seek candidates with distinguished practice experience and a strong commitment to clinical legal education. Applicants should have at least five years experience in a relevant practice area.  Applicants should also have an academic record that demonstrates their capacity to be active participants in the Law School’s academic community. The applicant must either be a member of the California State Bar, or be willing to take the examination necessary for admission within one year of the commencement of employment.  Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume by mail or e-mail to:

Lawrence Marshall
Associate Dean for Public Service
and Clinical Education &
David & Stephanie Mills Director
of Clinical Education
Stanford Law School
Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

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Job Announcement: Legal Process Professor at Touro Law Center

Touro College - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center seeks applicants for the position of Legal Process professor. Legal Process is a six-credit, first-year course. Students receive three credits in the fall semester and three credits in the spring semester. In addition to the standard focus on predictive writing in the fall and persuasive writing in the spring, students are introduced to client interviewing, client counseling, and negotiation. Full-time Legal Process professors teach two sections of approximately 18 students each.

After two successive one-year contracts, Legal Process professors have presumptively renewable three year contracts, with renewable five-year contracts for scholarly publication. Legal Process is a directorless program with eight full-time professors who enjoy the same level of autonomy as the doctrinal faculty, as well as the same access to travel, scholarship, and other professional development funds.

Legal Process professors are involved in all aspects of law school life, including chairing and serving on major committees and serving as advisors to student organizations. They also have the opportunity to teach a variety of other courses. Legal Process professors attend faculty meetings and vote on all matters other than tenure and retention. The salary range for this position is $80,000-$89,000.

Touro is located in Central Islip, a suburban community on Long Island close to Manhattan and the wonders of New York City. Touro is housed in a new state-of-the-art facility directly across from the federal and state courthouses. Touro's innovative curriculum, court observation program, and Public Advocacy Center take advantage of this proximity by giving students hands-on experience and the ability to observe the skills they are learning in the classroom as they are applied in the real world.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and references by mail to Professor Deseriee Kennedy, Chair of Appointments Committee, c/o Marie Litwin, Secretary to the Dean, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, 225 Eastview Drive, Central Islip, NY 11722, or by email .

The Appointments Committee would like to receive all material by February 13, 2009.

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University of Baltimore Law School Seeks Two Clinical Fellows

CLINICAL FELLOW FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS CLINIC- The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a Fellowship in its Immigrant Rights Clinic to start July 1, 2009.  This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys exposure to law school clinical teaching.

The Fellow's duties include direct supervision of clinic students representing clients who have immigration law issues and clinic classroom teaching in coordination with clinic faculty. Fellows also pursue professional goals in conjunction with his/her clinic director, including opportunities for scholarship.

This position is a contractual appointment for up to two years with an option for a one—year renewal.

Qualifications: excellent oral and written communication skills; at least two years of experience as a practicing lawyer primarily in the area of immigration law; a strong academic record and/or other indicia of high performance ability; a commitment to work for low income clients and a strong interest in teaching. Fellows must be members of the Maryland Bar in order to supervise law practice by students.

Salary: The current salary is $50,000 year 1; $53,000 year 2.  The position includes full benefits, including retirement annuities, research support, and travel allowance. 

The deadline for letters of interest and resumes is March 16, 2009. For detailed job descriptions of UB’s fellowship program, please view their website.

To apply, submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to: Robert Rubinson Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Education University of Baltimore School of Law 40 W. Chase Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Phone: 410-837-4094; Fax: 410-333-3053

CLINICAL FELLOW FOR FAMILY MEDIATION CLINIC- The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a Fellowship in its Family Mediation Clinic to start July 1, 2009.  This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys exposure to law school clinical teaching.

The Fellow's duties include direct supervision of clinic students in the Family Mediation Clinic, representing clients who have family mediation issues and clinic classroom teaching in coordination with clinic faculty. Fellows also pursue professional goals in conjunction with his/her clinic director, including opportunities for scholarship.

This position is a contractual appointment for up to two years with an option for a one—year renewal.

Qualifications: excellent oral and written communication skills; at least two years of experience as a practicing lawyer primarily in the area of mediation; a strong academic record and/or other indicia of high performance ability; a commitment to work for low income clients and a strong interest in teaching. Fellows must be members of the Maryland Bar in order to supervise law practice by students.

Salary: The current salary is $50,000 year 1; $53,000 year 2.  The position includes full benefits, including retirement annuities, research support, and travel allowance. 

The deadline for letters of interest and resumes is March 16, 2009. To apply, submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to: Robert Rubinson Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Education University of Baltimore School of Law 40 W. Chase Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Phone: 410-837-4094; Fax: 410-333-3053.

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Suffolk Law School Seeks Visiting Clinical Professor

Suffolk University Law School is seeking an experienced Visiting Clinical Professor of Law to teach in its Clinical Program during the 2009-2010 academic year. The Professor will be responsible for classroom substantive law and skills teaching, student supervision, and other related duties. Applicants must able to teach and supervise students representing clients in one of the following areas: adult criminal defense, housing and foreclosure law, family law or immigration.

Clinical faculty from other law schools are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants must either be a member of the Massachusetts Bar or eligible for admission to practice in Massachusetts (a local practice rule allows most out-of-state clinicians to practice for up to two years representing indigent clients).  Applicants should also have at least five years of litigation practice and/or teaching experience.

This is a one year position, beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010. Suffolk University is an equal opportunity employer and particularly encourages applications from women and minorities.

To apply, please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to Professor Ilene Seidman Acting Director of Clinical Programs, Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA  02108-4977. Review of candidates will be completed by February.

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Two Job Announcements - Seton Hall Law School's Center for Social Justice

The Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall University School of Law, located in Newark, New Jersey, is pleased to announce the job openings listed below.  The Center is home to eight clinics, as well as the International Human Rights/Rule of Law Project, the Urban Revitalization Project and a large pro bono program.  The clinics focus on the following areas:  predatory lending and foreclosure, education and prison reform, challenges to various aspects of the ‘War on Terror”, impact litigation, family law, immigration and human rights, immigrant workers’ rights, and juvenile justice.   

The positions include a generous salary and compensation package.  Interested individuals are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.  Review of applications will begin February 16, 2009, and will continue until the positions are filled.  To apply, please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, list of three references, and a writing sample to Denise Verzella, Administrative Director, Center for Social Justice, Seton Hall University School of Law, 833 McCarter Highway, Newark, New Jersey 07102 or via e-mail.   Please indicate for which position(s) you are applying.

Seton Hall's Law School is located in the heart of downtown Newark.  It is one block from Newark Penn Station (with trains and subway service to many parts of New Jersey and to New York City), one block from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and within walking distance of the state and federal courthouses, museums, and restaurants.  Manhattan is a short train ride away.  For more information on the clinical programs with the Center for Social Justice, visit the Center’s website and click here for more information on Seton Hall University School of Law.  Seton Hall University is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer.

Practitioner-in-Residence
International Human Rights/Rule of Law Project
May 2009 to July 2010

Seton Hall University School of Law is seeking applications for a Practitioner-in-Residence for the International Human Rights/Rule of Law Project within its Center for Social Justice from May 2009 to July 2010 with the expectation of renewal of the position for one additional year.   

The Practitioner-in-Residence will work in collaboration with faculty in at least two sections of the Center for Social Justice:  the Immigration & Human Rights Clinic and the section of the Civil Litigation Clinic focusing on civil rights and challenges to “the War on Terror.”  The Immigration & Human Rights Clinic focuses on representation in claims arising under the Refugee and Torture Conventions, the Violence Against Women Act, Trafficking Victim Protection Act, human rights complaints before international tribunals, and field work on human rights and comparative refugee law issues  The Civil Litigation Clinic docket includes civil rights litigation, labor issues relating to human trafficking, challenges to immigration raids and local enforcement of immigration laws, and challenges to various aspects of the “war on terror.”  In addition, the clinic is one of the counsel in the Guantanamo Bay detainee litigation.   

The Practitioner–in-Residence will take a multi-disciplinary approach to protecting the rights of immigrant communities in New Jersey, with a special focus on immigrant women.  Examples of cases/projects undertaken by the Project include drafting amicus briefs before state and federal courts raising novel human rights arguments in cases impacting immigrant communities in New Jersey; drafting a model brief for immigration advocates regarding principles of family reunification and the best interests of the child under human rights law; representing individuals and groups who were arrested in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids; drafting and coordinating oral and written submissions with immigrants’ rights groups across the country for the U.S. visit of the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants; representing individual clients in asylum and trafficking cases; and preparing “Know Your Rights” materials.

Although the Practitioner-in-Residence will not be responsible for teaching a clinic section, she will supervise second-year students enrolled in Seton Hall Law School’s externship program, as well as first and second-year students participating in the school’s Pro Bono Program as they work on the Practitioner’s litigation and advocacy projects.   

All applicants must be members of a state Bar; New Jersey bar membership is strongly preferred but not required.  All applicants should have a strong academic record, an ability to be proactive and work independently, excellent litigation skills, and outstanding written and oral communication skills.  We welcome applications from those with at least five years of experience working in one or more of the International Human Rights/Rule of Law Project’s areas of concentration.   

Clinical Fellow
Civil Litigation Clinic
July 2009 to July 2011
 
Seton Hall University School of Law is seeking applications for a Clinical Fellow to work in our Center for Social Justice from July 2009 until July 2011.  The Clinical Fellow will work with two sections of the Civil Litigation Clinic that focus on civil rights impact litigation.  The Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to gain clinical teaching and public interest litigation experience in a supportive law school environment, while working closely with Professors in the Civil Litigation Clinics.   

The Clinical Fellow will assist with client intake, all aspects of civil litigation, supervision of clinical students, and the teaching of clinical seminars.  In addition, the Clinical Fellow may be responsible for the preparation of colloquia and community training manuals, networking with community and civil rights advocacy groups, and full case coverage during the summer months.

All applicants must be members of a state Bar; New Jersey bar membership is preferred but not required.  All applicants should have a strong academic record, and excellent writing and oral communication skills.  We welcome applications from new attorneys; preference will be given to applicants who had a clinical experience or other public interest service during law school, and/or have relevant post-graduate legal experience, including a clerkship.   

Job Announcement: University of Connecticut IP and Entrepreneurship Clinic

The University of Connecticut School of Law solicits applications for an assistant/ associate clinical professor of law to serve as a supervising attorney in the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic beginning July 1, 2009.  The position is subject to the Law School's policy on long-term renewable contracts for clinical faculty, which complies with ABA Standard 405(c).

An excellent academic record, significant law practice and/or clinical teaching experience, demonstrated research and writing ability, and membership in the Connecticut bar or the ability to become a member within one year of hire, are required. The ideal candidate will also have significant intellectual property experience, some transactional business-lawyering experience, and be a member of the Patent Bar.  Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Potential candidates with questions regarding the position itself, their qualifications, or any related matter are encouraged to contact Associate Professor Hillary Greene, Director of the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at.   

Applicants should send a letter of interest and resume to Ms. Kathleen Lombardi, Program Coordinator, Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic.      

The University of Connecticut encourages applications from under-represented groups including minorities, women and people with disabilities.

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Visiting Faculty Position - California Western Law in San Diego

California Western School of Law in San Diego is looking for visiting faculty with Professional Responsibility and clinical/skills teaching experience to work in its new STEPPS Program.

STEPPS (Skills Training for Ethical and Preventive Practice and career Satisfaction) is a two-semester, second year course.  It combines professional responsibility and advanced legal skills including research, writing, interviewing, counseling, case planning, negotiation and mediation in a simulated law office setting. Students attend a large class each week in which they discuss professional responsibility and the fundamentals of the lawyering skills.  Students also participate in small class sections (simulated law offices with 16 students) each week.  They work on the simulated cases and use them as a basis for role plays and examination of issues of professional responsibility, ethics, problem solving and prevention and career satisfaction.  Much of the course is built upon the students’ simulated case work.

The candidate would be responsible for teaching the large class sections that focus on professional responsibility and lawyering skills.  The candidate would also supervise the adjunct faculty that lead the small law office sections.

For more information about STEPPS, see the article in the Complete Lawyer and the California Western website. Interested persons should contact Professor Janet Weinstein.  Candidates should send CVs and letters of interest to Professor Weinstein. 

California Western is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity.  Applications from individuals who will contribute to the diversity of the law school are encouraged.

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Job Opportunity at Seton Hall Law: Director of Skills Curriculum

Seton Hall Law seeks a Director of Skills Curriculum, which comprises the first through final year collection of skills courses as well as intra- and inter-school competitions.  The Law School’s recently adopted strategic plan aspires to a Skills Curriculum that approaches inculcation of skills holistically, reflecting coherence among the various pieces that currently comprise the curriculum.  The strategic plan emphasizes that most students do not become litigators, and that the curriculum should therefore reflect the skill set required of those who engage, inter alia, in training, counseling, investigation, and transactional practice.  It also recognizes, however, that there are certain skills common to every area of practice that should be contained in the required portion of the curriculum, such as fact-finding and oral presentation.   The strategic plan is being implemented with an eye towards the Carnegie Report and on-going discussions by the ABA Legal Education Committee about re-orienting accreditation standards towards a great focus on skills development.

The Director is responsible for the required Persuasion and Advocacy course and advanced litigation courses, including design of the curriculum, as well as hiring, training, and supervising the adjunct faculty.  The Director also coordinates the Skills Committee, develops and manages the skills budget, and develops written and web materials about the program.  At this time, the Director oversees the mock trial program as well.  The Director would also be expected to teach in some component of the Skills Program.

The several faculty and administrators who oversee the various segments of the skills curriculum, both full-time and adjunct, would report to the Director. The major exception is the clinical programs, housed in the Center for Social Justice, and externships, housed in the Office of Career Services, with which the Director would work closely to ensure a cohesive experience.  The Director of Skills Curriculum reports to the Associate Dean for Curriculum and is a long-term ABA Standard 405(c) contract 12 month position.  Salary is competitive. Applicants should have significant practice experience, as well as proven administrative and program-building experience.  Application Dead line – February 15, 2009. Respond to Maria Polimeni, Assistant to Associate Deans. 

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Position Announcement: The Schaden Endowed Chair in Experiential Learning at Colorado Law

Professor Deborah Cantrell, the Director of Clinical Programs at Colorado Law, has issued the following position announcement:

Thanks to a substantial endowment, Colorado Law is establishing an expanded experiential learning program under the creative direction of an experienced practitioner-professor.  Applications from and referrals to highly qualified candidates for the chair are eagerly solicited.                                                                  

Experiential Learning:  Colorado Law is committed to providing its students an outstanding legal education that ensures they are prepared to enter the legal profession.  To do so, we are refining our approach to teaching practical and professional skills.  We propose to expand, enhance, and coordinate the courses and activities in which a law student applies knowledge and analytical abilities through the use of lawyering skills and instill in our students an awareness of a lawyer’s civic responsibilities and opportunities to serve and lead.  This will require, among other things, integration of experiential education in selected classes throughout the Law School and coordination of existing experiential programs with one another and with the full curriculum. Our goal is to create the best experiential education program in the nation. Experiential learning at Colorado includes: nine clinical programs; basic and advanced Trial Advocacy courses; externships in law offices of private firms, public agencies, and non-profits and in judicial chambers; numerous trial and appellate court competitions; and a new, voluntary public service pledge program. 

Duties:  The Schaden Chair will develop, coordinate, and sustain a first-rate and fully integrated Experiential Learning program at Colorado Law.  Specifically, the Chair will:

· Advise and oversee faculty, program directors, and students in all components of the program.

· Teach one course a semester, such as in Trial Advocacy, Professional Responsibility and Ethics, or Clinical Education.

· Perform administrative duties, including curriculum development, fund-raising, faculty support, and student counseling.  This will include oversight of the content and delivery of the Law School’s externship program, coordination of all trial and appellate court student competitions, and promotion and administration of the public service pledge program.  Working with and through the Director of Clinical Programs, the Chair will continue to build the strength and quality of clinical education.

· Engage in substantial outreach, including recruiting and engaging volunteer and adjunct practitioners to participate in programs including Trial Advocacy teaching and coaching and judging court competitions, developing opportunities with public and private law offices for student externships, and working with non-profit organizations and public agencies to advance the pro bono pledge program. 

· Serve as the faculty liaison charged with elevating the visibility and quality of practical and service education

· Assist in integrating experiential components of the curriculum in the School’s doctrinal and theoretical teaching mission.

· Coordinate experiential opportunities with law school departments such as Career Development, Academic Affairs, and Development.   

· Continue pursuing a scholarly agenda in a chosen field.

Qualifications:  The Chair must be:

· An experienced trial lawyer; appellate experience is also desirable.

· A legal educator with a record of scholarship and teaching that is worthy of tenure at Colorado Law.  Teaching experience is ideally in fields such as Trial Advocacy, Evidence, Trial Practice, clinical education, or Professional Responsibility. 

· An individual with a personal and professional character that inspires students to use their legal education and their privileges as lawyers to serve clients and advance society with excellence, commitment, and integrity.

Please direct applications and inquiries to: Dean David H. Getches University of Colorado Law School 401 UCB Boulder, Colorado 80309-0401.

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Position Announcement: Hastings Civil Justice Clinic Teaching Fellowship

Professor Miye Goishi has posted the following fellowship announcement:

The Hastings Civil Justice Clinic seeks applications for a two-year clinical teaching fellowship program.  The fellowship is designed for lawyers with preferably at least five years of outstanding legal practice experience, who are interested in preparing for a career in law school clinical teaching.  One fellow will be selected for a full-time position beginning June 1, 2009 and ending June 30, 2011. The Civil Justice Clinic takes its fellowship training commitment seriously.  The fellow will participate in a rigorous training program over the summer 2009 that will include extensive readings and discussions about clinical supervision and pedagogy as well as lawyering techniques and approaches.  The first semester, the fellow will work intensively with a mentor/co-supervisor.  The fellow’s supervisory responsibilities will increase thereafter, with the expectation that s/he will carry a full supervisory load in the second year. 

The Civil Justice Clinic consists of four different clinics with accompanying seminars.  The permanent staff includes six full-time clinical faculty members.  The clinical fellow's responsibility will be as a co-teacher and supervising attorney in the Individual Representation Clinic.  In this one-semester clinic, which is offered each term, students act as lead counsel, under careful faculty supervision, to take cases start-to-finish from the planning of an initial client interview to their culmination in a trial, administrative hearing, or settlement.  The Individual Representation Clinic practices in three different subject fields: wage & hour law, social security disability law, and San Francisco rent control law.  The other clinics within the Civil Justice Clinic are the Group Advocacy and Systemic Reform Clinic, the Community Economic Development Clinic, and the Mediation Clinic.  The Hastings Civil Justice Clinic is widely respected for its high quality representation of clients and its pedagogy, which closely integrates hands-on legal practice experiences and extensive readings, reflective written assignments, and classroom discussions on legal skills development and professional role conceptions.

Fellowship requirements: At least five years of legal experience in client counseling, advocacy, and litigation, as well as experience in or aptitude for supervising and teaching law students (or, if less than five years lawyering experience, exceptional training and experience in supervising or teaching students or other colleagues); California Bar admission; strong written and oral skills; considerable initiative; a collegial disposition; and a demonstrated commitment to public interest or pro bono lawyering.

Fellowship salary and benefits: Salary range of $55,000 to $65,000 annually depending on experience; excellent University of California medical, vacation, and other fringe benefits; and full access to all law school facilities.

Application procedure and materials: Please send to Professor Miye Goishi, the Director of the Hastings Civil Justice Clinic, a cover letter describing your prior legal, teaching, and other relevant experience; your aspirations regarding clinical teaching; and any other information relevant for assessing your potential as a clinical teacher and supervising attorney.  In addition, you must include a detailed resume and a sample of your advocacy writing of up to 10 pages. The deadline for submitting applications is February 13, 2009.  The address for hard copies is Hastings Civil Justice Clinic, 100 McAllister St., Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94102.  Electronic copies should be sent c/o Karen Amaya with “CJC Clinical Teaching Fellowship” on the subject line.

UC Hastings is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified persons including people of color, women, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ persons are encouraged to apply.  The Hastings Civil Justice Clinic is committed to diversity in the workplace.   

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Position Announcement: Project Coordinator for Juvenile Justice Grant at LSU Law Center

Professor Robert Lancaster, the Director of Clinical Programs at LSU Law Center has issued the following position annoucement:

Project Coordinator,  LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center

The position, funded through grant funds from the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for 18 months beginning January 2009, will function as Project Coordinator.  The position will support the Project Director in accumulating materials for best practices for clinical programs, curriculum development, mentoring options, and in developing a list of knowledgeable juvenile defense consultants. The position will be responsible for maintaining current knowledge of issues in juvenile defense and the juvenile justice system in Louisiana.  In addition, considerable time will be spent compiling agendas, writing reports, collecting materials from other clinics, and handling the arrangements for the symposium. The position will also conduct day-to-day activities required for the Model Juvenile Defense Practice & Policy Clinic Project as part of the Louisiana Models for Change Initiative.  These activities include coordinating activities, making all travel arrangements, making all meeting arrangements, coordinating visits by National Research Bank, other MacArthur consultants, and others. Qualifications Required: Bachelor’s degree and experience in juvenile defense or the juvenile justice system. Strong computer/internet skills and highly developed organizational proficiency. Preferred: J.D. Knowledge of juvenile justice operations in Louisiana. Experience as a defense attorney or as a professional officer of a juvenile court. Annual Salary: $60,000. Standard benefits. Deadline: Send letter of application and resume to frank.adair@law.lsu.edu . Applicants will be considered beginning January 2009 and the position will remain open until filled.

The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer.

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Northwestern Faculty Position - Children and Family Justice Center

Northwestern University School of Law invites applications for a clinical faculty position beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year in the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s Children and Family Justice Center.  Candidates will be considered for appointment to the Clinical Faculty of the Bluhm Legal Clinic of the Northwestern Law School at a level commensurate with experience and qualifications. We seek applicants for this clinical faculty position with at least ten years of experience in representing juveniles charged with crimes in the juvenile and criminal courts and an interest in their right to an appropriate education and in administrative hearings involving school discipline.  Experience in handling trials, appeals, post-conviction, class actions, school expulsion and suspension, special education, and other collateral legal matters involving juveniles is strongly preferred.  We also seek candidates with distinguished academic records and practice experience, a strong commitment to clinical legal education and teaching, experience in advocacy work on juvenile justice-related policy issues, and an interest in publishing.

The Bluhm Legal Clinic currently includes clinical faculty teaching in its Children and Family Justice Center (juvenile justice delinquency and criminal cases involving adolescents, and the related civil legal matters such as education law, and immigration and asylum matters), The Center on Wrongful Convictions, The Center on International Human Rights, the Small Business Opportunity Center, and other clinical programs that include civil litigation (predatory lending cases, civil suits arising from wrongful convictions, an landlord tenant cases), and criminal defense.

Northwestern University School of Law is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages nominations of and applications from women and minority candidates.

Applications must be submitted by February 1, 2009. Please send your curriculum vitae and cover letter to Julie Biehl . 

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One Benefit of the Economic Downturn: More Attorneys Engaged in Pro Bono Work

From the ABA Journal article Law Firms Switch Idle Lawyers to Pro Bono Work:

"There is at least one benefit to the economic downturn: More lawyers are volunteering for pro bono work. Several law firms have switched lawyers experiencing idle time to pro bono work, the American Lawyer reports. The magazine says these law firms are among those making a change:

• Dechert, which has moved seven associates to full-time pro bono work because of a slowdown in structured finance.
• Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, which has increased pro bono hours.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where pro bono hours have risen to 85 hours per lawyer through September, compared to 69 hours per lawyer last year.
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where new associates have more free time than usual to devote to pro bono."

Another Journal article Not Enough Legal Work to Go Around? What About Low-Income Clients? recounts how ABA President-elect Carolyn Lamm urged firms to consider placing idle lawyers on pro bono matters:

"One possible approach, said Lamm, a partner at White & Case in Washington, D.C., would be to work with law firms to create programs that assign lawyers to handle cases for low-income clients rather than let them go altogether. She acknowledged that lawyers assigned to such work would be likely do so at salaries far below what they were making at firms previously."

Meanwhile, the Journal continues to document the downside of the recession: Law Prof Predicts More Big Law Firms Will Collapse in ’09 and More Law Firms Likely to Freeze Associate Salaries, Consultants Say

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Job Announcement: Seattle Law Seeks Two Legal Writing Professors

Seattle University School of Law is currently accepting applications for two positions teaching legal writing. The positions are contract positions with a three-year initial contract that begins on August 1, 2009. Seattle University is an established leader in the field of legal writing: It founded the Legal Writing Institute, it has hosted seven Legal Writing Institute summer conferences, and its faculty has published numerous books and article relating to legal writing. As a result, for the last four years, U.S. New and World Report has ranked Seattle University’s legal writing program as one of the top two legal writing programs in the United States.

Individuals teaching legal writing at Seattle University receive extensive training in teaching legal writing. Currently, individuals teach both a first-year course that introduces students to legal research, legal reading, legal analysis, and effective writing, and a second-year course that introduces persuasive writing and oral advocacy. Professors are in the classroom seven hours a week, spend about ten hours a week meeting with students on a one-to-one basis, and spend about 20-25 hours a week critiquing and grading student writing. In filling the positions, Seattle University is looking for candidates with a strong academic record, experience working as a judicial law clerk or as an attorney, teaching experience, excellent writing skills, and excellent interpersonal skills. The Hiring Committee will begin reviewing applications on February 2, 2009. The positions will close when both positions are filled.

Seattle University, founded in 1891, continues a more than four hundred and fifty year tradition of Jesuit Catholic higher education. The University’s Jesuit Catholic ideals underscore its commitment to the centrality of teaching, learning and scholarship, of values-based education grounded in the Jesuit and Catholic traditions, of service and social justice, of lifelong learning, and of educating the whole person. Located in the heart of dynamic Seattle, the University enrolls approximately 6,800 undergraduate and graduate students in eight colleges and schools. Students enjoy a university ethos characterized by small classes, individualized faculty attention, a strong sense of community, a commitment to diversity, and an outstanding faculty.

Individuals interested in the position should send a letter of application, a resume or vitae, a writing sample that has not been edited by another person, and the names and contact information for three references either by email or by mail to the following address:

Professor Bryan Adamson
Seattle University School of Law
901 12th Avenue
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122-1090

More information about Seattle University’s writing program is available here, or contact Professor Laurel Currie Oates or Professor Mary Bowman.

Seattle University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Finding prejudicial discrimination inconsistent with the mission of the University and the spirit of free academic inquiry, Seattle University does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, familial status, sexual orientation, or disability. This policy complies with the spirit and the letter of applicable federal, state, and local laws. -jl

American University Washington College of Law Seeks Visiting Professors and Practitioners-in-Residence

Professor Robert Dinerstein, Director of Clinical Programs at American University, Washington College of Law has posted the following:

Visiting Professors - American University, Washington College of Law is seeking applications for one or more Visiting Professors for all or part of Academic Year 2009-10 in the following clinics: International Human Rights Law Clinic (academic year), Community and Economic Development Law Clinic (academic year), and General Practice Clinic (fall or spring semester). American University’s in-house, “live-client” Clinical Program is respected for its leadership in scholarship, development of clinical methodology, contributions to increasing access to justice for under-served clients and breadth of offerings. The Visiting Professor will supervise casework, co-teach the weekly seminar and case rounds, and engage in course planning and preparation with the clinic’s director or tenured faculty member. The Visiting Professor will also teach a course outside of the clinical curriculum.

Minimum qualifications include a JD degree, outstanding academic record, three years’ experience as a lawyer and membership in a state bar. Appointment as a Visiting Professor is limited to those who are faculty members at another law school to which they are eligible to return. American University is an EEO\AA employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body.

Applications consisting of a curriculum vitae and cover letter should be e-mailed to Professor Brenda Smith, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, with copies to Professor Robert Dinerstein, Director of the Clinical Program.

Practitioners-in-Residence - American University, Washington College of Law is seeking applications for Practitioners-in-Residence for academic years 2009-10 and beyond in a number of our in-house clinics. American University’s in-house, “live-client” Clinical Program, comprising nine (9) in-house clinics and serving approximately 240 students per year, is respected for its leadership in scholarship, development of clinical methodology, contributions to increasing access to justice for under-served clients and breadth of offerings.

At this time, it is anticipated that we may have openings in the following in-house clinics: criminal justice clinic; disability rights law clinic; domestic violence clinic; international human rights law clinic; and women and the law clinic. The Practitioner-in-Residence Program is a program designed to train lawyers or entry-level clinicians interested in becoming clinical teachers in the practice and theory of clinical legal education. Many graduates of the Practitioners-in-Residence program have gone on to tenure-track teaching positions at other law schools. Practitioners can serve in these positions for up to three (3) years. Practitioners supervise student casework, co-teach weekly clinic seminars and case rounds, and engage in course planning and preparation with the clinic’s tenured faculty. They also teach a course outside of the clinical curriculum. The Practitioner-in-Residence Program provides full-year training in clinical theory and methodology and a writing workshop designed to assist Practitioners in the development of their clinical and doctrinal scholarship.

Contact:
Robert Dinerstein
Professor of Law
American University, Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Room 460
Washington, D.C. 20016-8181
(202) 274-4141
(202) 274-0659 (fax)

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George Washington Law School - Clinical Fellowship Program

George Washington Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Phyllis Goldfarb has issued the following announcement:

The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics of The George Washington University Law School have established a two-year graduate clinical fellowship program. In recognition of the generous gift of Philip Friedman, the Fellows are known as Friedman Fellows. We have five inaugural Friedman Fellows for 2008-2010, and we are pleased to announce the availability of two additional two-year clinical fellowships to begin in the summer of 2009. These fellowships allow both new and experienced attorneys to obtain an LLM degree while examining and engaging in clinical legal education and public interest law.

Each fellowship is connected to a law school clinic. Although the clinics provide varying kinds of responsibilities and experiences, each allows the Fellow to co-teach and co-supervise, alongside experienced clinical faculty, the law students enrolled in the clinic. Every Fellow is provided the opportunity to learn about clinical teaching and public interest lawyering through the practice of engaging in it, studying it, receiving mentorship and support, and assisting clinical students in their lawyering work.

The fellowships begin with an orientation to clinical teaching, followed by two year-long courses in Clinical Teaching and Scholarship taught by the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. As part of this course sequence, Fellows receive specific instruction and guidance in teaching, supervising, and writing a publishable thesis. Fellows also enroll part-time in other classes, and receive an LLM degree upon completion of the class and thesis requirements of the LLM program.

We are currently seeking applications from candidates with strong academic, clinical, and lawyering experience for the 2009-2011 Friedman Fellowships, with a preference for applicants who have interest and experience in the following areas: family law, employment law, federal litigation, and administrative advocacy. Fellows receive an annual stipend between $40,000 and $50,000, tuition remission for the LLM program, health insurance and other benefits, and possible student loan deferment. Fellows must be members of a state bar.

Applicants should send letters of interest, resumes, a list of references, and a complete law school transcript by February 15, 2009. These materials should be sent to Associate Dean Phyllis Goldfarb or by mail to Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics, The George Washington University Law School, 2000 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20052. The George Washington University Law School is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. -jl

ABA Tax Section 2009 Public Service Fellows Announced

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 15, 2008 -- The American Bar Association Section of Taxation named two young lawyers as its first two Public Service Fellows. The Fellows will be directly involved in providing services to low-income taxpayers in the Washington, D.C. and suburban Chicago areas. The awardees are:
• Laura Newland, scheduled to earn her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in May 2009. After graduating, Newland will be working on tax-related matters at the AARP’s Legal Counsel for the Elderly program in Washington, D.C.
• Vijay Raghavan, currently an associate in the tax practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Chicago. He will be implementing a new tax law project with Prairie State Legal Services in Carol Stream, Ill.

Both fellows have committed to two years of service with their sponsoring organizations.

Click here for more information on the ABA Tax Section Public Service Fellowship. A copy of the press release is available here:Download PubSvcWinnersFinalRelease.doc -jl

Seattle Law School Seeks Externship Program Director

Professor Paul Holland, the Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic Director at Seattle Law School has posted the following position announcement:

Seattle University School of Law invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of Externship Programs to begin in Summer 2009. The School of Law is seeking a faculty Director who will build upon the strong foundation of our large and thriving Externship Programs (approximately 150 student externs across the fall, spring, and summer terms) and further deepen our commitment to providing a high quality educational and practice experience for our students. The Director of Externship Programs, working with the Director of the Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic and the Vice Dean, counsels and advises students on externship opportunities; administers and oversees all field placements; educates and trains field supervisors and conducts site visits; supervises associated adjunct faculty and administrative staff; develops and implements externship policies and procedures; oversees and develops the externship seminar curricula; and provides vision and leadership for the School of Law’s extensive and diverse externship offerings. The Director will be expected to teach at least one of the externship seminars and engage in professional development consistent with our 405(c) faculty contract standards. The Director will also work with other faculty and centers within the School of Law and University, as well as stakeholders in the community, to fulfill the school’s mission of educating for justice. The Director is expected to model the highest levels of professionalism, reflective practice, and commitment to academic excellence. Qualifications: J.D. degree and a minimum of 3 years of practice experience are required; teaching experience is strongly preferred; clerkship experience is a plus.

Seattle University School of Law educates ethical lawyers who distinguish themselves through their outstanding professional skills and their dedication to law in the service of justice. Faculty, students, and staff form a vibrant, diverse, and collaborative community dedicated to the mission of educating outstanding lawyers who are leaders for a just and humane world. The School of Law's commitment to academic distinction is grounded in its Jesuit Catholic tradition – one that encourages open inquiry, thoughtful reflection and concern for personal growth. Innovation, creativity and technological sophistication characterize our rigorous educational program, which prepares our graduates for a wide range of successful and rewarding careers in law, business, and public service. The School of Law occupies a state-of-the-art building in one of the nation's most vibrant and livable cities and is enjoying an exciting trajectory of programmatic growth and institutional advancement.

Founded in 1891, Seattle University is one of 28 Jesuit universities in the U.S. Dedicated to educating the whole person, to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world, Seattle University is located near downtown on 48 acres in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges 2009" ranks Seattle University among the top 10 universities in the West that offer a full range of masters and undergraduate programs. There are currently over 7,500 students enrolled within the university's eight schools and colleges. Seattle University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information on Seattle University generally, please visit www.seattleu.edu; for more information on the School of Law, please visit www.law.seattleu.edu.

Applications will be considered beginning January 12, 2008. Electronic applications are encouraged.

Contact: Annette E. Clark, Vice Dean and Associate Professor of Law, Chair, Externship Program Director Search Committee, Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave, Box 222000, Seattle, WA 98122. Telephone: (206) 398-4069; Fax: (206) 398-4310. -jl

Michigan State Seeks Clinician/Scholar

Michigan State University College of Law is interested in hiring an established scholar who would join the faculty with tenure, and whose teaching would include clinical teaching. Michigan State has strong clinical programs in tax, small business, rental housing, and child welfare. This model of a clinician/scholar is a new one for the law school. The school will consider candidates who would join an existing clinic, or start something new. To be considered as an applicant, please send a letter of interest and CV to Professor Al Storrs, Chair, Appointments Committee, 358 Law College Building, East Lansing Michigan 48824-1300. Feel free to contact Professor Michele Halloran, MSU Law Director of Clinical Programs, with questions about Michigan State’s clinical programs. -jl

Columbia Seeks Visiting Clinician for Nonprofit/Small Business Clinic

Columbia Law School seeks a Visiting Clinical Professor to teach its Non-Profit Organizations/Small Business Clinic for one or both semesters of 2009-2010.  Begun in 1985 as the Community Development Clinic, the Clinic is one of the oldest clinics in the country devoted to neighborhood revitalization through transactional work on behalf of non-profit organizations and small businesses.  The Clinic serves clients located primarily in underserved communities by helping them to structure their enterprises, develop effective governance policies, enter into contracts, leases and other transactions and meet regulatory requirements.  Most of the Clinic’s clients address needs in New York City; some work on human rights and economic development matters abroad. 

Starting from a well-developed curriculum and well-established sources of clients (particularly in the non-profit area), the Visiting Professor will be responsible for all aspects of running the Clinic: including course planning and teaching, client selection, supervision and mentoring of law students in representing clients, Clinic administration, and community education and outreach.  Visitors are invited to participate in all colloquia and other aspects of academic life at the Law School, including the monthly meetings of a diverse and supportive clinical faculty.

The successful applicant will be a licensed attorney who has 4+ years of experience and demonstrated skill in representing non-profits and/or small businesses in the areas identified above and a record of strong academic achievement and commitment to public interest work.  Clinical teaching experience and demonstrated ability to work with culturally and economically diverse communities are highly desirable.  Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

Please refer questions to the Clinic Director, Barbara Schatz. 

Apply online and please also send cover letter, resume, writing sample or publication and names of three references to Professor Schatz at:

Columbia Law School
435 West 116th Street–Box B-6
New York, NY 10027

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Council for Children’s Rights Seeks Managing Attorney/Director of Program Operations

The Council for Children’s Rights, a holistic child advocacy and legal nonprofit is seeking applicants for the position of Managing Attorney/Director of Operations.  This nonprofit based in Charlotte NC has 33 staff (including 14 attorneys) and represents over 2500 children a year.  CFCR specializes in education, mental health, juvenile delinquency, dependency and civil custody cases.  Applicants should meet all of the following criteria:

- Extensive knowledge of children’s rights and experience representing children
- A passion for children’s rights and the protection of children
- Proven leadership abilities, including mentoring and supervising attorneys
- Demonstrated skill in facilitating collaborations and community partnerships
- Excellent written and oral litigation skills
- Flexibility and creativity to lead in a fast paced environment
- Human resources and talent development skills
- Ability to lead in a diverse environment with diverse client populations
- NC Bar Licensure or eligible for reciprocity

Competitive salary and benefits depending on experience.  All interested persons should send a cover letter and resume to Brett A. Loftis via email or at 601 E. 5th Street, Suite 510  Charlotte, NC  28202.

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Fordham Law Seeks Experienced Clinician

Fordham University School of Law seeks an experienced clinical legal educator for a faculty position to commence no later than August 2009. Fordham has a vibrant clinical program, with a clinical faculty of more than 20 offering an extensive simulation program and live client/real matter clinics in more than a dozen practice areas. This appointment may be to a tenured or tenure-track position, to a presumptively renewable long term contract, or to a visiting position, depending on the record and interests of the successful applicant.

We invite applications from candidates who have a distinguished academic background, five or more years of teaching experience, a record of excellence in academic scholarship, and a commitment to service in the law school and the community. The successful candidate will have primary responsibility to develop and teach a new live-client clinic or to further develop and teach in an existing live-client clinic. S/he will also have the opportunity to teach simulation and non-clinical courses depending on his or her interests and the needs of our students.

Candidates must be admitted to, eligible for admission to, or willing to sit for the New York Bar. Fordham University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and particularly encourages applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply.

Resumes and letters of application describing the applicant’s research interests and teaching fields should be forwarded to the Fordham Law School Experienced Clinician Selection Committee no later than December 15, 2008, or to:

Ms. Diana Marin
Fordham University School of Law
33 W. 60th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10023

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Director Position - ACLU of New Mexico

ACLU of New Mexico seeks a Director of the Regional Center for Border Rights. Located in Las Cruces, the Center promotes change in border policies by documenting and analyzing patterns of civil rights abuse and communicating its findings to influence policy makers and public opinion. It also supports general civil liberties advocacy in southern New Mexico. The position requires excellent communication and leadership skills, managerial experience and bilingual skills (Spanish/English). Legal or journalism background is a plus. Salary is commensurate with experience. The position offers generous health, dental benefits and pension plan. A complete job description is available online.

Send letter of interest, resume, writing sample, three references and salary requirements to:

Executive Director, ACLU-NM
PO Box 566
Albuquerque, NM 87103, or
Fax: (505)266-5916

ACLU of New Mexico is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals are encouraged to apply.

Dean Search - University of Montana School of Law

The University of Montana School of Law, located in Missoula, Montana,  has begun a dean search with the dean’s position commencing July, 2009.   It will be an exciting time for a new dean as he/she will arrive to a newly remodeled building with a brand new three story wing including new clinic facilities.   The law school has long been recognized for its innovative curriculum and its commitment to required clinical education.  Anyone interested can access the full posting online and Clinic Director Peggy Tonon  is available to address any questions about the position.  -jl 

University of Baltimore Tax Clinic Seeks Teaching Fellow

The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for an anticipated position as a fellow in its Tax Clinic to start no later than July 1, 2009. This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys exposure to law school clinical teaching.

The Tax Clinic handles a wide variety of tax controversy issues in tax court and before the Internal Revenue Service. The fellow’s duties include direct supervision of case work of clinic students and clinic classroom teaching in coordination with clinic faculty. Fellows also pursue professional goals in conjunction with his/her clinic director, including opportunities for scholarship. This position is a contractual appointment for up to two years with an option for a one-year renewal.

Qualifications: Excellent oral and written communication skills; at least two years of experience either as a practicing lawyer primarily in the area of tax law or in a U.S. Tax Court clerkship; a strong academic record and/or other indicia of high performance ability; a commitment to work for low-income clients and a strong interest in teaching. Fellows must be members of the Maryland bar (currently licensed in Maryland or willing to take the next Maryland Bar exam) to supervise law practice by students.

Salary: The current salary is $50,000 year 1; $53,000 year 2. The position includes full benefits, including retirement annuities, research support and travel allowance.

The deadline for letters of interest and resumes is March 1, 2009.

For a detailed description of UB’s fellowship program, please view their website.

To apply, submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:

Keith Blair
Assistant Professor of Law
Tax Clinic
University of Baltimore School of Law
40 West Chase Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Phone: (410) 837-5706; fax: (410) 333-3053.

The University of Baltimore is an equal opportunity employer and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. -jl

Yale Law School - Clinical Teaching Positions

Yale Law School is seeking applicants for teaching positions in its clinics, beginning July 1, 2009. Professorial rank will be based on experience.  A minimum of five years in practice is required. Clinical teaching experience is preferred but not required. We will consider both entry level and experienced applicants. Applicants must be licensed to practice law in at least one state; they must plan to become licensed in Connecticut, if they are not already.  Yale Law School currently offers more than fifteen clinical courses with a broad diversity of subject matters (click here for more information). Applicants should submit a cover letter detailing research interests and teaching fields.  The letter should explain how the applicant’s agenda fits with Yale’s clinical offerings.  In addition, applicants must submit a CV and a list of references to kathryn.jannke@yale.edu. Applications must be received by December 15, 2008.

Yale University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any individual on account of that individual's sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

U.C. Hastings Seeks Senior Staff Attorney - Center for Gender and Refugee Studies

The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) seeks applicants for a full-time Senior Staff Attorney/Associate Director.  CGRS, the nation’s leading organization on gender asylum, works to positively impact the development of the law through a combination of appellate litigation and policy advocacy, public education and organizing strategies. CGRS provides extensive technical assistance and training, and publishes a broad range of materials providing guidance and analysis on cutting edge asylum issues. CGRS also operates as a national clearinghouse for gender asylum, tracking decisions in individual cases and maintaining an extensive database with case information.

Job Description: The Senior Staff Attorney/Associate Director will assist the Director in the administration and management of CGRS, including supervision of development and legal staff. He or she will be involved in all aspects of CGRS’s substantive legal work – from development of legal strategies to implementation of these strategies. He or she will be engaged in writing for a broad range of constituencies, and writing responsibilities may include drafting of briefs and analytical memos on legal developments; practice advisories for attorneys, and talking points for coalition partners. In addition, he or she will be expected to carry a significant management and supervision role.

Qualifications: Applicants must be admitted to practice law (any state) and have at least ten years of legal experience in asylum and related areas (i.e. withholding and Convention against Torture). The ideal applicant will have had experience in mentoring and supervising more junior attorneys, as well as in management and development. Applicants must be self-motivated, be able to work with a minimum of supervision, and be capable of complex analytical work. Applicants must have a proven track record demonstrating that they possess exemplary research and writing skills. They must also possess outstanding communication skills which allows them to communicate effectively to a variety of  constituencies. Preference will be given to applicants with prior experience in, and demonstrated commitment to social justice and public interest law.

Salary and benefits: Salary is based on experience and qualifications. There is an excellent package of full benefits.

Application procedure: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply, send a substantive cover letter, resume and list of references to the address below. Please no phone calls or emails. A copy of the job announcement is available here: Download JobDescription.pdf

Applications must be in paper form, and addressed as follows:

CGRS Senior Staff Attorney Search Committee
Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
U.C. Hastings College of the Law
200 McAllister Street
San Francisco, California 94102

Primer on Clinical Legal Education: Second Installment (a.k.a. "The Mother Lode")

Since my first installment, Professor Vanessa Merton delivered a wonderfully complete answer to a prospective clinical law prof's query: "What Resources Exist for Folks Interested in Entering the Academy as a Clinical Law Professor?"  Professor Merton has graciously allowed me to post her response, which could very well make further posts on this subject superfluous:

Here's a compendium of ideas I've sent to folks over the years. If you’re serious about this academic thing, you need to gear up the way you’d gear up for a heavy trial.  Learn some of the history so you better understand what’s happening now: start with overall perspective from Robert Stevens, Law School: Legal Education in America from the 1850s to the 1980s.  Then focus on the history of clinical education, e.g., Margaret Martin Barry, Jon C. Dubin & Peter A. Joy, Clinical Education for This Millennium: The Third Wave, 7 Clinical L. Rev. 1 (2000).

Read through Best Practices for Legal Education – all of it – takes about four hours to eyeball the pages, get the basic concepts. (You can get it for free.) Or read it more carefully if you really want to impress (and learn).  If you’re determined to wow, do the same with the Carnegie Foundation’s Educating Lawyers and Greg Munro’s Outcomes Assessment for Law Schools. Read the MacCrate Report, a/k/a Legal Education and Professional Development: An Educational Continuum, published by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Poke around that website for a while. You could benefit from reading through the ABA’s Standards for Approval of Law Schools and three of the Section's recent Committee reports on Outcome Measures, Security of Position, and Transparency.

Look through the materials generated by the Institute for Law School Teaching at Gonzaga Law, which you should be able to find in any decent law school library.

Go to the CLEA website:  Just a wealth of ways to learn the vocabulary -- read the Mission Statement, dive into past CLEA Newsletters to get a sense of current and perennial issues, read through the CLEA Bibliography of Clinical Teaching and Scholarship, read the New Clinicians Handbook, etc.

You should be familiar with LexternWeb and the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education, and perhaps Washburn Law's list of Best Law Teacher nominees.

Read some classics: Tony Amsterdam’s Clinical Legal Education - A 21st Century Experience, 34 J. Legal Educ. 612 (1984); Learning from Practice (2d ed.) by Ogilvy et al. and Chavkin’s Clinical Legal Education. If you can get your hands on them, read through The Lawyering Process: Materials for Clinical Instruction in Advocacy, by Bellow and Moulton, and Dvorkin, Himmelstein and Lesnick, Becoming a Lawyer: A Humanistic Perspective on Legal Education and Professionalism.

It'd be useful to skim through as many back issues of the Clinical Law Review as you can -- available at any law school library, and abstracts of most CLR articles are accessible from the CLEA website.  Then there's the Journal of Legal Education –- reading through several back issues (you did say this is what you want to do for a living, didn’t you?) can help you pick up on what's happening in legal academe in general. 

Go to the Society of American Law Teachers website and browse.  Attend a SALT Public Interest retreat where you will meet the coolest law professors. 

Natch, if you can find out who is actually interviewing you, it wouldn't hurt to peruse one or two of their latest articles and read their bios. 

Also could check out:

Breaking into the Academy: The  University of Michigan Journal of Race and Law Guide to Programs for Aspiring Law Professors. The Guide was designed to help law students and lawyers break into legal academics.  It contains advice on negotiating the application process, addresses and phone numbers of helpful organizations and citations to articles about the demographics of the law teaching profession.  In addition, the Guide contains listings of Law Teaching Fellowship Programs, Graduate Law Degree Programs and Legal Methods Teaching Programs which might be of interest to those considering law teaching.  Additional resources are available in Eric Goldman's piece Careers in Law Teaching, as well as Douglas J. Whaley, Teaching Law: Advice for the New Professor, 43 Ohio St. L. J. 125 (1982).

A good way in may be through one of the numerous teaching fellowships now available.

Also you should be aware of, if not regularly following, blogs like:

Best Practices for Legal Education

clinicians with not enough to do, and

Clinical Law Prof Blog

Write a book or two, of course.  Failing that, find a book or two that really intrigues you or pisses you off and write a book review. You’ll quite possibly be able to get it published quickly.

Good luck!

Again, heartfelt thanks to Prof. Merton. -jl

Fellowship Opportunity: Harvard Legal Aid Bureau - Housing Law Group

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (Bureau) seeks a Clinical Fellow for an 18-month appointment commencing January 2009, with expectation of renewal based on performance and program needs.  The Fellow will play an active role in supervising practicing law students within the Bureau’s housing (landlord/tenant law) concentration group. Under the supervision of the Bureau’s Faculty Director, the Fellow will learn clinical teaching methodology, while developing and refining teaching and practice approaches and improving data collection and outcome measures in the Bureau’s practice areas. Candidates should be recent (two to five years) law school graduates who are interested in transitioning from a full-time law practice to a career in legal education. Please apply on-line using requisition #35388.

The Bureau is a curriculum-based poverty law clinic with a long-standing tradition of student leadership and governance.  Clinical Instructors and Fellows supervise, assess, and structure the practice work of second- and third-year law students on all aspects of advocacy, including interviewing and counseling, factual investigation and discovery, case analysis and strategy development, motion practice, negotiation, and trial and hearing work. They utilize the students’ casework to teach the fundamentals of lawyering while acting as attorneys of record with ultimate authority for all cases conducted under their supervision. 

Requirements:

• J.D., admission to the MA Bar, and 2-5 years of practice and trial experience required.
• In-depth knowledge of landlord-tenant law and experience in poverty law required. 
• Experience in clinical legal education and or supervision of students highly desirable.
• Bi-cultural and/or bi-lingual candidates encouraged to apply.

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau is committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action.  Application is available on-line, please use requisition #35388.  -jl

Trending Toward Tenure-Track

A quick analysis of the advertised 2009-2010 clinical faculty positions indicates the academy is trending toward offering clinicians employment on a tenure-track basis. According to my calculations, approximately 62% of the advertised positions are tenure-track. Specifically, 21 of the 34 faculty positions are listed as tenure-track. The remaining faculty positions include:

2 clinical track,
6 contract attorney positions (2 Multi-Year Renewable, 1 Long-Term, 1 Renewable, 1 Contract Clinical Faculty, 1 Look-See Visiting Appointment)
3 do not specify employment status, and
2 are listed as non-tenure track.

Moreover, if the 2 clinical track positions hold true to the commonly accepted “Clinical Track” definition as being substantially similar to tenure pursuant to ABA Standard 405(c), affording "full-time clinical faculty members a form of security reasonably similar to tenure," that raises the percentage to about 71%. This same argument applies to the 2 multi-year renewable contract positions, which then raises the percentage of tenure-track, or reasonably similar to tenure, positions to just about 73.5%.

Thus, the 4 that do not specify employment status, 4 of the 6 contract positions, and the 2 non-tenure track schools will find they are competing in a market overwhelmingly offering tenure-track or "reasonably similar to tenure" employment.

It is also possible the schools that do not specify employment status may in fact offer tenure-track employment, or otherwise comply with 405(c). Similarly, the contract attorney positions may in fact all be long-term or multi-year renewable contracts. In any event, the trend is clear. -jl

Updated: 2009-2010 Clinical Law Professor Positions and Teaching Fellowships

The following law schools have announced 2009-2010 clinical faculty positions and fellowship opportunities in the CLEA Newsletter, AALS Placement Bulletin and various listservs:

American University, Washington College of Law, Tenure-Track Clinical Faculty

University of Baltimore, Tenure-Track or Tenured, Immigrant Rights Clinic

Barry University, Look-See Visiting Appointment, Immigration Clinic

UC - Berkeley, Director of the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic

Charlotte, Tenure-Track or Fixed-Term Renewable Contract, Inaugural Clinic Faculty

University of Connecticut, Long-Term Renewable Contract, Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor, Intellectual Property Clinic, Entrepreneurship Clinic, beginning January 1, 2009.

CUNY, Tenure-Track, Immigrant and Refugee Rights Clinic

University of Colorado, Criminal Defense Clinic

Columbia Law School, Assistant Dean & Director, Center for Public Interest Law

DePaul University, Two Tenure-Track Positions

Faulkner University, Non-Tenure-Track, Family Violence, Elder Law Clinic

Fordham, Contract Clinical Faculty, Samuelson-Glushko Intellectual Property and Information Law Clinic

Franklin Pierce, Tenure-Track, Professor and Director, Social Justice Institute

Georgetown, Tenure-Track, International Human Rights Clinic

Georgetown, Clinical Graduate Teaching Fellowships (15-17 available fellowships). Descriptions of each fellowship and application deadlines available online.

Harvard, Clinical Fellow, Housing Clinic - Legal Aid Bureau (18 month appointment, beginning January 2009, apply online)

Harvard, Two-Year Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center for Health Law, Biotechnology and Bioethics

University of Houston, Multi-Year Renewable Contract, Immigration Clinic

Indiana University - Bloomington, Clinical-Track, Director  - Nonprofit Legal Clinic

Indiana University - Indianapolis, Clinical-Track, Civil Practice Clinic

Louisiana State, Clinical Faculty, Spring 2009 and 2009-2010 academic year

University of Louisville, Tenure-Track, Clinical Faculty

Loyola (Los Angeles), Summer Fellowship (two available), Center for Juvenile Law and Policy

University of Maryland, Tenure-Track, Mediation Clinic

University of Miami, Tenure-Track, Director of Litigation Skills Program

University of Michigan, Long-Term Contract, Urban Communities Clinic

University of Mississippi, Tenure Track, Civil Litigation Clinic

University of New Mexico, Tenure Track, Clinical Program and Indian Law Program

UNC (Chapel Hill), Tenure-Track, Tenured or Fixed-Term Contract, Intellectual Property Clinic

UNC (Chapel Hill), Tenure-Track, Tenured or Fixed-Term Contract, Civil Law Clinic

University of North Dakota, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Civil Litigation Clinic

Ohio State, Tenure-Track or Visiting Positions, Clinical Faculty

University of Pennsylvania, Renewable Contract, Clinical Supervisor & Lecturer, Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic

Quinnipiac University, Tenure-Track, Clinical Faculty

Roger Williams, Tenure-Track or Tenured, Clinical Faculty

St. John's, Fellowship (Minimum of 2yrs), Child Advocacy Clinic

Seattle University, Tenure-Track, Domestic Violence Clinic

Seton Hall, Tenure-Track, Center for Social Justice

Suffolk, Fellowship, Juvenile Justice Center

Wayne State, Non-Tenure-Track, Clinical Faculty

Yale, Robert M. Cover Fellowship in Public Interest Law (2yr position)

If you do not see your school listed and would like to announce a position, please email me. -jl

Clinical Faculty Position at University of Maryland School of Law

The University of Maryland School of Law seeks applicants for a clinical faculty position in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution.  The primary roles of the successful applicant will be to teach and run an ongoing Mediation Clinic and to engage in scholarship related to mediation and dispute resolution.  The faculty member will also serve as director of the Center for Dispute Resolution at the University of Maryland School of Law (C-DRUM).  In addition, the faculty member will have the opportunity to teach additional conflict resolution courses.

The existing Mediation Clinic is a year-long clinic in which students are trained to mediate cases in the District Court for Baltimore City.  In addition, students in the clinic mediate a variety of cases that are referred by judges from the state trial courts, as well as by state and federal agencies.  C-DRUM is a comprehensive dispute resolution center that works collaboratively with public and private institutions to promote, enhance, and teach conflict resolution skills and to research and develop conflict resolution systems throughout Maryland and beyond.  Current C-DRUM initiatives include school-based conflict education programs, research for the Maryland judiciary on juvenile justice and family court processes, and design of dispute resolution systems for public agencies. The Director works closely with the Deputy Director to develop initiatives, write grant applications and perform work required under existing grants and contracts.

The Law School has a long tradition of clinical education, and is committed to maintaining and expanding its nationally ranked experiential learning program.  Candidates may be considered for continuous appointment to the Law School's tenure track.  A minimum of five years' relevant practice or comparable clinical teaching experience is preferred.  Applicants must be licensed to practice law in at least one state and be eligible to take the Maryland Bar if not already admitted to practice in Maryland. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Professor Jana Singer, Faculty Appointments Committee, University of Maryland School of Law, 500 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 or to Prof. Singer via email.

Note: A listing of 2009-2010 clinical faculty positions is available here. -jl

2009-2010 Clinical Law Professor Positions and Fellowship Opportunities

The following law schools have announced clinical faculty positions, fellowship opportunities and related positions beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year:

American University, Washington College of Law, Tenure-Track Clinical Faculty

University of Baltimore, Tenure-Track or Tenured, Immigrant Rights Clinic

UC - Berkeley, Director of the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic

Charlotte, Tenure-Track or Fixed-Term Renewable Contract, Inaugural Clinic Faculty

CUNY, Tenure-Track, Immigrant and Refugee Rights Clinic

University of Colorado, Criminal Defense Clinic

Columbia Law School, Assistant Dean & Director, Center for Public Interest Law

Fordham, Contract Clinical Faculty, Samuelson-Glushko Intellectual Property and Information Law Clinic

Georgetown, Tenure-Track, International Human Rights Clinic

Georgetown, Clinical Graduate Teaching Fellowships (15-17 available fellowships). Descriptions of each fellowship and application deadlines available online.

Harvard, Two-Year Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center for Health Law, Biotechnology and Bioethics

University of Houston, Multi-Year Renewable Contract, Immigration Clinic

Indiana University - Bloomington, Clinical-Track, Director  - Nonprofit Legal Clinic

Indiana University - Indianapolis, Clinical-Track, Civil Practice Clinic

Louisiana State, Clinical Faculty, Spring 2009 and 2009-2010 academic year

University of Louisville, Tenure-Track, Clinical Faculty

Loyola (Los Angeles), Summer Fellowship (two available), Center for Juvenile Law and Policy

University of Maryland, Tenure-Track, Mediation Clinic

University of Miami, Tenure-Track, Director of Litigation Skills Program

University of Michigan, Long-Term Contract, Urban Communities Clinic

University of Mississippi, Tenure Track, Civil Litigation Clinic

UNC (Chapel Hill), Tenure-Track, Tenured or Fixed-Term Contract, Intellectual Property Clinic

UNC (Chapel Hill), Tenure-Track, Tenured or Fixed-Term Contract, Civil Law Clinic

University of North Dakota, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Civil Litigation Clinic

Ohio State, Tenure-Track or Visiting Positions, Clinical Faculty

University of Pennsylvania, Renewable Contract, Clinical Supervisor & Lecturer, Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic

Franklin Pierce, Tenure-Track, Professor and Director, Social Justice Institute

Roger Williams, Tenure-Track or Tenured, Clinical Faculty

St. John's, Fellowship (Minimum of 2yrs), Child Advocacy Clinic

Seattle University, Tenure-Track, Domestic Violence Clinic

Seton Hall, Tenure-Track, Center for Social Justice

Suffolk, Fellowship, Juvenile Justice Center

Wayne State, Non-Tenure-Track, Clinical Faculty

Yale, Robert M. Cover Fellowship in Public Interest Law (2yr position)

If you do not see your school listed and would like to announce a position, please email me. -jl

Job Announcement: University of Mississippi Law School

Professor Deborah Bell has announced Ole Miss is seeking to add a new faculty member to their Civil Legal Clinic:

The University of Mississippi School of Law seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty position for the Law School's Civil Legal Clinic. The Civil Legal Clinic is the law school's largest clinic, composed of multiple clinical offerings that have included Elder Law, Domestic Violence, Child Advocacy, Low-income Taxpayer, Legislation and Policy, Consumer, and Street Law Clinics. The Civil Clinic faculty is composed of a tenure-track faculty member and five adjuncts who supervise students in offerings within the Clinic. The tenure-track faculty member's responsibilities will include developing a clinic offering consistent with the Civil Clinic's educational and service goals, directing collaborative teaching of the classroom component of the Civil Clinic, and oversight responsibility for the Clinic as a whole, including supervision of grant-writing and reporting, and clinic design and development. The Director may also teach one or more other law school classes. The Director is expected to achieve excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service to the law school and community consistent with his or her clinical responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications: A J.D. degree from an accredited law school, three years experience as an attorney, member of the Mississippi Bar or willingness to take the Mississippi Bar at first opportunity, distinguished academic record, teaching promise, record of scholarship or evidence of the ability to produce scholarship; a commitment to clinical teaching and public interest law practice.

How to Apply: Interested persons should register with the Association of American Law Schools or send a résumé and apply online at www.jobs.olemiss.edu.  In addition, Prof. Bell advises interested parties to forward materials to the Faculty Recruitment Committee at the address immediately below:

Lisa Shaw Roy
Jessie D. Puckett, Jr., Lecturer and Associate Professor of Law
Chair, Faculty Recruitment Committee
University of Mississippi School of Law
Lamar Law Center
P.O. Box 1848
University, Mississippi 38677
(662) 915-6813
lisaroy@olemiss.edu

The University of Mississippi is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA Employer. -jl

Job Announcement: Barry University School of Law

Professor Gerard Glynn has announced that Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law seeks to hire an Immigration Law clinician next fall:

Immigration Clinic Visiting Professor

Barry University School of Law seeks applicants with a demonstrated commitment to clinical legal education for a “look-see” visiting appointment to create an Immigration Clinic. The Immigration Clinic would be the third in-house clinic at the Law School.  Students currently work in the Children and Families Clinic and Earth Advocacy Clinic. 

Duties include working collaboratively with other teachers in the clinical program; direct supervision of third-year students in client representation and project work; development of curriculum, simulations, and advocacy materials; and joint classroom teaching.

The initial position would be a visiting faculty position with the hopes of converting the position into a permanent position when the School acquires sufficient funding.  If the position became permanent the faculty member would be on our tenure-track system.  In addition to the teaching responsibilities, the faculty member would be expected to achieve excellence in scholarship and service to the school and community.  The position can begin as soon as January 1, 2009. 

The Barry University is a Dominican Catholic university.  The main campus is in Miami Shores, Florida.  The Barry University School of Law is located in Orlando, Florida, a vibrant and sunny place to live and to attend school. The Law School received full accreditation from the American Bar Association in December 2006. Barry University is an equal opportunity employer and people of color, women and others with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

QUALIFICATIONS - J.D. degree or its equivalent. A minimum of three years of post-law school work experience is required and five years of such experience is preferred. Substantial experience in trial and appellate deportation defense is strongly preferred. Clinical teaching or supervisory experience is also preferred. A record of scholarship or evidence of the ability to produce scholarship is required.  Bar membership and willingness to seek admission to the Middle District of Florida Federal Court.

We will begin to review applications in early fall so interested candidates should apply as soon as possible. Please send resume and cover letter to:

Leonard Birdsong
Chair Faculty Recruitment Committee
Associate Professor of Law
6441 E. Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32807
lbirdsong@mail.barry.edu

-jl

Job Announcement: University of New Mexico School of Law

Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law has announced the law school is hiring for next fall, including a tenure-track or tenured clinician: 

The University of New Mexico School of Law invites applications and nominations for one or more faculty positions in its Clinical Program and its Indian Law Program, or both starting in the Fall of 2009.  A detailed Notice of Faculty Positions is available here:  Download notice_of_faculty_positions1.doc  -jl

Job Announcement: University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic

Professor Ellen Marrus, has issued a clinical position announcement on behalf of the University of Houston Law Center for academic year 2009 - 2010. The announcement appears below:

The Law Center seeks applicants for a clinical faculty position in the Clinical Legal Education Program to teach and administer the Immigration Clinic. The Faculty member is designated as Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor, depending on qualifications and experience. The non-tenure track appointment will have the possibility of a multi-year, renewable contract with the first two years being a probationary period.

The salary range for the position is $60,000 to $80,000 for a ten-twelve month academic year. The position is responsible for teaching and administering the Immigration clinic, one of our in-house clinics. The individual appointed to clinical ranks in the Clinical Legal Education Program must, at a minimum, hold a JD Degree from an ABA-accredited law school and be licensed to practice law. Qualified candidates must have strong academic credentials and practice experience in the field of Immigration Law. Strong preference will be given to candidates with prior clinical teaching experience.

The University of Houston is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should send a resume or c.v. to: Prof. Janet Heppard, Acting Director, Clinical Legal Education, University of Houston Law Center, 100 Law Center, Houston, TX 77204-6060. Telephone: 713-743-2094. Fax: 713-743-2195. Applicants should submit materials via e-mail to Prof. Heppard.  -jl

Fellowship Opportunity - Loyola's Center for Juvenile Law and Policy

Loyola Law School’s Center for Juvenile Law and Policy will award two summer fellowships made possible by the W.M. Keck Foundation, to law students who have demonstrated a commitment to public interest law, criminal defense and children’s issues.  The fellowship provides a generous stipend for two months beginning June 1, 2009. 

The summer fellowship will be a unique opportunity for law students to practice law under the supervision of clinical faculty at the Loyola Law School Center for Juvenile Law and Policy.  Fellows will provide case management for our active clients and will be responsible for all other aspects of legal representation.  Summer fellows will be required to appear in court on behalf of our clients and, as such, must be certified by the California Bar in order to provide legal services under the supervision of an attorney.  Candidates must have completed civil procedure and evidence prior to the appointment.  Fellows can expect to be exposed to a broad range of juvenile justice issues and will be expected to participate in initiatives that the Center undertakes during the summer. 

Applications are to be submitted to the Center for Juvenile Law and Policy at Loyola Law School, 919 Albany Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015, by 5 p.m., November 18, 2008.  Faxed applications will not be accepted.  The application should include: a cover letter, a copy of the applicant’s resume, an official law school transcript through Fall 2008, and one letter of reference.  The reference letter should be sent directly to the Center from the author.  The cover letter should describe the candidate’s interest in juvenile criminal defense practice and how the fellowship fits into the candidate’s future professional interests.

For information on certification by the State Bar of California, please go to the California Bar website. -jl

Latest Edition of CLEA Newsletter Now Available

The September 2008 issue of the CLEA Newsletter is now available by going to the CLEA website http://www.cleaweb.org and clicking on the link for CLEA Newsletters. - jl (Hat Tip: Larry Spain)

Job Posting Tuesday - Director of the Litigation Skills Program - Univeristy of Miami

Job Description for Director of the Litigation Skills Program

The University of Miami School of Law invites applications for the
Director of the School's Litigation Skills Program beginning fall of
2009.  This is a tenure-track position.  Appointment will be made at the
associate or full professor level, depending on experience.

The School is interested in recruiting an individual with a proven
record of achievement who will enhance the national reputation of this
outstanding program. The Director should have extensive expertise and
experience in trial practice and in teaching trial skills and a
substantial record or a demonstrable interest in scholarship related to
trial skills or related substantive areas.

The University of Miami School of Law Litigation Skills program is an
award winning program that provides top quality simulation training in
pre-trial and trial practice. Approximately 80 percent of the School's
students take the voluntary six-credit Litigation Skills I class. The
Director designs skills problems, teaches litigation skills classes, and
recruits, trains, and supervises the work of approximately 60 adjunct
faculty. The adjunct faculty are leading practitioners and judges who
work with students in small groups to develop their skills.

The Director also oversees the development of Litigation Skills II, a
course for students who complete Litigation Skills I. Skills II includes
advanced litigation matters such as jury selection, expert witnesses and
multiparty or multi-claim lawsuits.  Students who complete Skills I may
also enhance their skills through a one-semester clinical placement
(externship).

The Director supervises the Litigation Skills Program Manager and an
Assistant to the Director. The Director works with clinical faculty to
identify and coordinate externship placements with public agencies and
public interest law offices.  The Director develops and fosters
relationships with the various agencies, courts, and firms from which
Litigation Skills faculty are recruited and clinical externs are placed.

The Director should be prepared to teach one or more core courses on an
annual or rotating basis, depending on the needs of the School and the
scope of other responsibilities.  In addition, the Director should be
prepared to work with students to enhance the School's efforts in
inter-school skills competitions.

Interested persons should contact Professor Terence J.  Anderson c/o
Detra Davis, University of Miami School of Law, P.O. Box 248087, Coral
Gables, FL 33124-8087 or ddavis@law.miami.edu.

Job Opportunities

The University of Maryland is seeking to hire a Program Director for the  Community Justice Clinic.

The Lewis and Clark Legal Clinic wishes to hire a full-time Clinical Professor.

Georgetown University Seeks an Assistant Dean for Clinical Programs.

At the University of Maryland Community Justice Clinic

This new clinical course will focus on the roles of lawyers in reducing violence in our society, including as prosecutors, advisors, mediators, planners,  teachers/mentors, and house counsel. It will operate in one or two Baltimore City neighborhoods. During the year, students will work sequentially and/or contemporaneously in several components of the clinic:
1) Community prosecution: In conjunction with the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office, students and faculty will help to design, operate, evaluate, and replicate a community prosecution project in the Baltimore City District Court in which students help to: prosecute "quality-of-life"crimes (trespassing, vandalism, drug activity, drunk and disorderly conduct, loitering, open containers, prostitution, shoplifting and disturbing the peace), support a diversion/community service rogram (in which offenders perform community service in lieu of incarceration), represent the community organization that supervises and provides services to the offenders, and work with police, prosecutors, defenders and community groups to make this project effective.
2) Community justice council: Students and faculty will help to create,
staff, and evaluate this entity, which will devise and implement strategies to supervise and rehabilitate offenders who come from the neighborhoods served by the council, including "career" offenders. The council will be composed of law enforcement, prosecution, defense, court, service providers, community, educational, and church representatives.
3) School conflict resolution projects: In cooperation with a local high
school, students and faculty will help to: staff a workgroup that will
develop conflict-resolution projects for the high school, to implement and evaluate those projects, and to replicate successful projects. The workgroup will be composed of school administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community leaders.
4) Youth advocacy/law/leadership program: In cooperation with the local high school and one or more local community organization(s), the law students and faculty will work with high school students and faculty to develop, test, evaluate, and replicate a law-related, high school educational program and materials for that program. This project will engage both sets of students in learning-by-doing, with the focus of the work on neighborhood problems that have legal components.
5) Business-development: In conjunction with local community organizations and business leaders, the faculty and students will help to develop a local not-for-profit or for-profit business that will provide and fund some of the services that will be required to create and maintain the above projects.

The job is posted at the University of Maryland website.  Applications must be submitted on line and are due on July 22, 2005.

At Lewis and Clark Law School

Clinical Professor of Law, Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon

Excellent lawyering skills required–five years’ minimum experience. Excellent oral and written communications skills. Teaching, training less experienced lawyers, and lawyer mentoring a plus. Oregon State Bar membership required, or willingness to become Bar member within one year.

The Legal Clinic has provided practical skills training to 2nd and 3rd year law students since 1972. Five clinical faculty provide theoretical and practical legal education in a model using cases which are relatively fast moving and short in duration. Current case types include: chapter 7 bankruptcy, eviction defenses, and domestic violence and related cases. While the vacant position was dedicated to unemployment compensation administrative hearings and appeals, other case types which maximize our students’ educational opportunities within the time constraints of an academic semester will be considered.

Duties include supervising student case work, mentoring one-on-one, and classroom teaching, as well as preparation of materials covering substantive law and procedures. The Clinic has a strong emphasis on teaching ethics and professionalism.

Members of underrepresented groups encouraged to apply.

Salary anticipated $55,000-$70,000 DOE, plus possible summer teaching compensation. Excellent benefits.

Cover letters and resumes accepted until position filled. Send resumes to Lewis and Clark Legal Clinic, 310 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 1018, Portland, Oregon 97204. Or email to carolin@lclark.edu

At Georgetown

Georgetown University is currently accepting applications for the
position of Assistant Dean, J.D. Program (Clinical).  The Assistant Dean
is responsible for the administrative supervision of the J.D. clinical
program and the academic administration of the Law Center’s graduate clinical teaching fellowship program.  Duties include: developing and implementing administrative procedures and academic policies governing J.D. students enrolled in the clinics and for the graduate teaching fellowship program;  coordinating the clinic enrollment process; coordinating a year-long course on clinical pedagogy for teaching fellows; providing academic counseling to J.D. students in all areas of the curriculum; monitoring the multiple budgets of the entire clinical program; developing and editing publications describing the clinical and fellowship programs; overseeing and developing content for the clinics’ web pages; coordinating the review, evaluation and possible revision of the J.D. simulation curriculum.

Requirements: J.D. degree and some post-J.D. experience; superior writing and organizational skills. Management experience in an academic or legal setting and experience in clinical pedagogy and professional mentoring or student counseling are strongly preferred. This is an administrative, not a teaching, position.

Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to Deborah
Epstein, Associate Dean for Clinical Education, Georgetown University
Law Center, 111 F Street, N.W., Washington, DC  20001.  Electronic
applications will not be considered.

Job Opportunities

Job Opportunities for Clinical Law Teachers and Clinical Law Fellows

Harvard Law School seeks a Business Law Senior Fellow to work in its small business clinical program at the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center. 

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau has a part time (.57 FTE with benefits) Clinical Instructor opening.

The University of New Mexico School of Law is seeking to hire a qualified tax expert to assist in teaching in the Clinical Law Program as part of a Low Income Taxpayer grant.

Harvard Law School seeks a Business Law Senior Fellow to work in its small business clinical program at the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center.  The Fellowship is a significant component of the Center’s mission to function as a laboratory for innovation in community based legal services and in clinical legal education.  The Fellow will work with the Senior Clinical Instructor in the Center’s Community Enterprise Project to accomplish the following goals:  to expand opportunities for small businesses in previously disinvested areas with a focus on opportunities for women and minority owned and managed enterprises; to offer rich educational experiences for second and third year Harvard Law students; to develop and refine teaching and practice approaches; to improve data collection and outcome measures in community economic development practice; and to offer the Fellow experience in clinical teaching and supervision law students.

The Fellow will be encouraged to research and write on clinical education or legal policy issues related to the role of small businesses and not for profits.  The Fellow should have a background in business law and an interest in clinical legal education.  Prior experience in community law practice and general practice in corporate, general business or non-profit law are required.  The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years.  Candidates with a strong career interest in clinical education and/or in effective delivery of legal services to the small businesses and not for profit entities that enhance and strengthen low and moderate income communities are encouraged to apply. 

Minimum Requirements: JD Degree, and a minimum of 2 years of relevant legal experience.  Admission to Massachusetts Bar required or must be eligible for admission under court rule. Strong oral and written communication and organizational skills; strong motivation, initiative, demonstrated ability to work creatively within broad program goals. Strong motivation to learn and achieve superior teaching and practice skills. Please send resume and cover letter by July 8, 2005 to: Cheryl Burg Rusk, rusk@law.harvard.edu.

The Center is committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau has a part time (.57 FTE with benefits) Clinical Instructor opening. Clinical Instructor opening. Please apply on-line http://atwork.harvard.edu using requisition # 23426.  This is a one-year appointment; eligibility for subsequent terms is based on performance and/or program needs. Start date flexible.

The Bureau is a curriculum-based poverty law clinic with a long-standing tradition of student leadership and governance, making it a unique and exciting institution in clinical legal education. Instructors act as attorney of record, they assess and structure the practice of students on all aspects and procedures, accompany students to all court or administrative hearings, and provide regular feedback on practice performance.

Requirements:

- J.D., admission to the MA Bar, and 5 years of practice with substantial trial experience

- Significant experience in poverty law. Domestic relations required;
unemployment benefits; social security disability and other public benefits
highly desirable.

- Experience in clinical legal education and or supervision of students
highly desirable

- Bi-cultural and/or bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

The Bureau is committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of New Mexico School of Law is seeking to hire a qualified tax expert to assist in teaching in the Clinical Law Program as part of a Low Income Taxpayer grant.  This will be a non-tenure track visiting faculty position for the Fall semester of 2005-06 with the possibility of an extension through the Fall of 2006, depending on funding.  The successful candidate will work with the clinic faculty in supervising students in contested tax cases with the IRS.  In addition, the applicant will conduct training sessions for students and lawyers interested in taking pro bono low income tax cases in exchange for the training.

Minimum qualifications are a J.D. degree or equivalent legal degree, a license to practice in tax court, and federal income tax training.  Preferred qualifications are an LL.M. in tax; experience in state and federal tax disputes; experience and/or training in teaching, especially clinical teaching; and interest and potential in producing scholarship.

To apply, send a signed letter of interest that addresses your qualifications, a curriculum vitae, and names, addresses and phone numbers of three references to:

Gloria Gomez
UNM School of Law
MSC11 6070
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM  87131-0001

For best consideration, please submit application by July 22, 2005.  Recruitment will continue until opening is filled.  The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.

University of Cape Town Legal Aid Clinic Seeks Clinical Supervisor

The University of Cape Town Law School is seeking a clinical supervisor for its Legal Aid Clinic.  UCT Legal Aid Clinic was started by law students, including the present Dean, in 1973. It was the first clinic of its kind and operated as a legal advice office at SHAWCO Centres in the peninsula.  In 2004, there were five attorneys, one candidate attorney, an administrator and 14 students.  Students work in the Legal Aid Clinic as part of their academic course work. 

The fundamental goal of the UCT Legal Aid Clinic is to provide practical legal education and legal services to people who cannot afford lawyers. The outreach aspect of the clinic is at the core of the its work, with  satellite clinics operating in Athlone, Kensington. The clinic also provides back-up legal services for community-based advice offices. Finally, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees funds two Refugee Counsellors, Ms Fatima Khan and Ms Nyaradzo Machingambi, who run the clinic's Refugee Rights Project. This Project helps refugees and asylum-seekers in making claims for asylum and in the search for durable solutions such as repatriation, resettlement and local integration.

You can learn more about the UCT Legal Aid Clinic at its website.  Or, go straight to the job posting.  Applications are due by July 6, 2005.