Clinical Legal Education Association JOBS

U.C. Irvine Law School - Environmental Law Clinic - Staff Attorney

Donna Lee — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:58:52 GMT

The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for a year-round, full-time Staff Attorney position in its Environmental Law Clinic. The Staff Attorney will be a one-year contract staff position, with possibility of renewal for a second year. Desired start date is on or before July 1, 2012.

To apply for the Staff Attorney position, please submit the following materials using UC Irvine’s on- line application system, located at

https://staffing2.hr.uci.edu/CSS_External/CSSPage_Welcome.asp; search for job number 2012- 0247:

* A cover letter describing your interest and experience in environmental law and working as part of a clinical law environment
* A current resume/cv
* Contact information for three references who can comment on your legal skills, academic

performance, or practice experience.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by May 30, 2012.

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The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for a year-round, full-time Staff Attorney position in its Environmental Law Clinic. The Staff Attorney will be a one-year contract staff position, with possibility of renewal for a second year. Desired start date is on or before July 1, 2012.
The Environmental Law Clinic is one of several core clinics that meet the School of Law’s clinical requirement.
Clinic Work
The Staff Attorney will report to, and work closely with, the Director of the Environmental Law Clinic. The nature of Environmental Law Clinic projects varies depending on client need, appropriateness of project for clinical teaching, student and faculty interest, and resource availability, but can be expected to include a mix of advocacy, and policy matters in multiple fora.
The position offers an opportunity to work on interesting, important environmental law matters, assume substantial responsibility for cases, and help to develop cases for students to work on at various stages. The staff attorney will also work closely with a range of public interest organizations.
The staff attorney will be expected to take an active role in case development and planning but will not have direct responsibility for the supervision of law students, nor be expected to teach a class or seminar.
Applicant Criteria
* Applicants must hold a J.D. degree or equivalent from an accredited institution.
* Applicants must be admitted to the California Bar (highly desirable), or the Bar of another
state.
* Five or more years of relevant work experience.
* Expertise or experience in areas of environmental law, including but not limited to: water, air, natural resources, toxics, CEQA, energy, public health, and environmental justice.
* Applicant should have demonstrated an interest and aptitude in legal and policy work related to environmental law, and a commitment to client service and the development of law students through experiential learning. Significant litigation experience including preparation of pleadings, motions and briefs are highly desirable, as are legal skills in investigation, client interviewing, compliance review, and negotiation.
* We encourage applications from those committed to equal opportunity and diversity.
* Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
* Excellent legal research and analytical skills.
Application Material and Deadlines

To apply for the Staff Attorney position, please submit the following materials using UC Irvine’s on- line application system, located at

https://staffing2.hr.uci.edu/CSS_External/CSSPage_Welcome.asp; search for job number 2012- 0247:
* A cover letter describing your interest and experience in environmental law and working as part of a clinical law environment
* A current resume/cv
* Contact information for three references who can comment on your legal skills, academic
performance, or practice experience.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by May 30, 2012.
About UCI Law
The School of Law offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree through an innovative curriculum that includes in-depth study of legal doctrine, emphasizes experiential learning and clinical experience, and provides the professional training in lawyering skills necessary for the practice of law at the highest level of the profession. A hallmark of the School of Law is that every student is required to have a clinical experience or equivalent in order to graduate.

NYU Law School - Assistant Dean of Public Interest

Donna Lee — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:56:27 GMT

NYU Law School is seeking to fill the position of Assistant Dean of Public Interest.

Here is the job description: “Develop employment opportunities in government, public interest (domestic and international), tax exempt organizations, and fellowships through employer meetings, the Public Interest Legal Career Fair, and collaboration with faculty and alumni. Provide counseling to students and alumni who seek summer, post-graduate and/or long-term public service employment. Advise public interest student groups as needed. Collaborate with Office of Career Services ("OCS") in assisting students and alumni interested in public service employment, administer post-graduate funding in conjunction with OCS, and follow-up with graduates still seeking employment. Collaborate with the Hauser Global Program to assist students and alumni interested in global public service opportunities. Collaborate with all student services offices to provide and maintain excellent student-friendly services. Oversee fellowship counseling, scholarship programs, Public Service Graduation Awards, and grant administration.”

We are looking for someone with a minimum of 7 years' experience in public interest, government or relevant private practice including supervisory experience, or in law school program administration or non-profit administration.

If you are interested in the position or know others who might have an interest, the job posting is available at: www.nyucareers.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=54867

Stanford Law School - Organizations & Transactions Clinic - Staff Attorney

Donna Lee — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:54:23 GMT

The Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School invites applicants for the staff attorney position with its Organizations and Transactions Clinic (“O&T”). The staff attorney will join the thriving clinical community at Stanford Law School where, together with the clinical faculty and staff, he or she will represent clients and train law students at one of the country’s leading institutions for legal scholarship and education.

O&T is one of ten clinics comprising the Mills Legal Clinic. The Stanford clinical program is unique in that students participate in a clinic on a full-time basis; the clinic is the only course a student takes during the term of enrollment. The Mills Legal Clinic occupies an entire floor in an award-winning central campus building opened in summer 2012.

O&T focuses on introducing students to the disciplines and materials of corporate practice. The clinic provides students with opportunities to engage in corporate and transactional work for established Northern California nonprofit organizations. Clients typically generate $500,000 - $10 million or more in annual revenues. O&T targets organizations working in sustainable agriculture, food security and food system reform, human services, and the education, youth development, and economic empowerment fields. The clinic currently has clients in eleven Northern California counties.

O&T’s practice centers on corporate governance, contract and risk management matters. Students provide governance advice and documents, draft contract and management materials, assist with transactions, and analyze operating programs and contractual arrangements. Students generally work in two-person teams and represent
3 - 4 clients during the term. Clinic points of emphasis include close reading, methodical analysis, effective collaboration, efficient writing, and crisp execution. O&T also includes a twice-weekly seminar. Seminar sessions focus on client projects and orientation to corporate practice. Classes include review of contract, transaction management, disclosure, and other documents encountered in a sophisticated commercial practice. Guest speakers, including executives and general counsels, regularly join the class. As part of introduction to practice, students explore how lawyers can serve community as well as commercial organizations through pro bono, board service, and other activities.

The staff attorney participates in all activities of the clinic. The attorney engages in client development, supervision of students, and independent client representation. He or she will have an opportunity to develop expertise in specific areas and build a practice. The attorney also assists the director with curriculum design, development of teaching materials, classroom teaching, student evaluation, and clinic operations.

Mills Legal Clinic attorneys are part of the intellectual community within the clinical program and the Law School and university at large. For example, the staff attorney will be invited to attend weekly faculty workshops at which scholars from Stanford and throughout the world present research and works in progress. The clinic also provides resources for its lawyers to participate in continuing education and other professional development activities.

Applicants for the staff attorney position must have at least three years practice experience in sophisticated transactional work in a law firm or in-house setting. Applicants must possess strong academic credentials and the organizational and team skills essential to transactional practice and clinic management. Successful teaching and student supervision experience or the demonstrated potential for such teaching and supervision are desirable but not required. Exposure to intellectual property, nonprofit and real estate law, and service as a board member, employee, or volunteer at a nonprofit organization or business, are additional plus factors.

The salary is based on a formula that is competitive with similar positions.

Applicants should submit resumes through http://jobs.stanford.edu, referencing job number 47681. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

In addition, applicants should send the following materials to the addresses below:

a statement no longer than one page describing: (i) prior experience in corporate and transactional practice; (ii) other relevant experience; and (iii) information relevant to the applicant's interest and potential for clinical supervision and teaching

a resume

a list of at least three references

a complete law school transcript

Applicants may send the materials electronically to Judy Gielniak, the Mills Legal Clinic administrative manager, at jgielniak@law.stanford.edu. Hard copies may be sent to:

Jay A. Mitchell
Associate Professor of Law
Director, Organizations and Transactions Clinic
Stanford Law School
Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610

Western State Univ. Law School - In-House/Live-Client Clinic - Tenure Track

Donna Lee — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:48 GMT

Western State University College of Law (Fullerton, CA), Tenure-Track Position for Clinician

Western State University College of Law seeks to fill a tenure-track position for an Assistant or Associate Professor of Law to develop, teach and supervise in a new in-house, live-client clinic. We invite candidates from a broad range of subject matter areas whose vision of clinical legal education is consistent with the College of Law’s mission of training future practitioners, and we particularly welcome candidates with an interest in developing a clinic in the areas of family law, employment law, or elder law. Candidates with an interest in teaching doctrinal classes, in particular Evidence and Family Law, are also strongly encouraged to apply. Ultimately, we seek the best candidates to enhance and expand our existing program, which includes an in-house immigration law clinic as well as civil and criminal externship programs.

We seek applicants with prior clinical teaching experience, a distinguished academic record, and either a record of scholarly publication or demonstrated potential to become a strong scholar. Applicants must either be a member of the California bar or willing to gain admission as soon as practicable after appointment. The search will be conducted in the 2012-2013 academic year, with the expectation that clinic will launch during the 2013-2014 academic year.

The College of Law is located in Fullerton, California. Successful candidates will join the College of Law at an exciting time in its development as it expands its faculty and program offerings. The College of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is an equal opportunity employer.

Inquiries may be directed to the Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee for 2012-2013, Jennifer Lee Koh, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Immigration Clinic, at jkoh@wsulaw.edu or (714) 459-1136.

University of North Carolina - Clinical Supervisor for the Consumer Financial Transactions Clinic

Laura McNally — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:00:52 GMT

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law seeks an experienced, versatile legal practitioner with a passion for justice and teaching to help launch and supervise a new Consumer Financial Transactions ( CFT ) Clinic. UNC-Law's Clinical Programs have a long and proud history of providing high quality, free legal representation to under-resourced individuals, organizations and communities in North Carolina while training the state's next generation of lawyers. The CFT Clinic will be UNC-Law's sixth in-house, live-client clinical program. The CFT Clinic supervisor will be hired as a 12-month per year, fixed-term faculty member. S/he will be hired on a one-year renewable contract. UNC-Law has guaranteed funding for the CFT Clinic and the faculty supervisor for a period of four years. The CFT Clinic supervisor will report to the Director of Clinical Programs and will plan, launch, and supervise a clinic in which law students will represent low- and moderate-income clients who hold home mortgages that are at risk of foreclosure or are being foreclosed upon. The Clinic will also represent clients in other consumer financial matters such as abusive practices related to credit cards, short-term loans, student loans, and check-cashing services, and unfair debt collection practices. Proposed start date is 07/15/2012.

Education Requirements:
Applicants must have a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.

Qualifications and Experience:
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years' practice experience and either experience or a demonstrated interest in teaching. S/he will have a background in representing under-resourced clients in mortgage foreclosure cases as well as other consumer financial transactions. The CFT Clinic supervisor must be, or become prior to starting the position, licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina. S/he will also be flexible and adaptable and able to work a as a member of a team in a fast-paced law clinic environment.

Special Instructions:
Review of applications will begin immediately, and the position is open until filled. Please visit jobs.unc.edu/2502717 to apply for this position. Candidates must upload both a cover letter and resume as part of their application for this position. All questions should be directed to Thomas Kelley, Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs, by email at takelley@email.unc.edu (no phone calls, please). For more information about UNC School of Law, please visit our website at www.law.unc.edu. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact:
If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University's Equal Employment Opportunity Office at (919) 966-3576 or send an email to equalopportunity@unc.edu.

Loyola Law School - ChildLaw Clinic / Policy & Legislative Reform - Clinical Fellowship

Donna Lee — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:27:30 GMT

Loyola University Chicago School of Law invites applications for the post-graduate ChildLaw Policy Clinical Teaching Fellowship. This two-year Fellowship, a non-tenure track faculty position, will commence in July 2012.

Under the direction of the director of the ChildLaw Policy Institute, housed in the Civitas ChildLaw Center at Loyola's School of Law, the Fellowship provides an opportunity for a recent law school graduate to gain experience in the area of clinical law teaching specific to policy and legislative reform. The Clinical Fellow will work closely with the Policy Institute's director, participating in the Institute's policy initiatives. The Policy Institute works on a broad range of projects related to children, including child protection, juvenile justice, domestic violence and children's health through policy reform, legislative advocacy, research and training. The Fellow also will participate in the development of course curriculum for the Childlaw Policy and Legislation Clinic and may have the opportunity to participate in teaching and supervision of students involved in other childlaw classes. The Fellow will be encouraged to develop independent areas of interest, consistent with the mission of the ChildLaw Policy Institute.

Criteria for Selection: Preference will be given to recent law school graduates with experience in legislative and policy research and analysis on the state and federal level and familiarity with the legislative process; a demonstrated interest in the field of child law; and an interest in pursuing a career in clinical law teaching. Candidates with at least two years of practice experience are preferred. Must possess excellent communication and writing skills.

Selection Process: Application materials should be postmarked by May 15, 2012 and should be submitted to Griselda Sanchez, Loyola ChildLaw Center, 25 E. Pearson St., Suite 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Applications should include a short statement describing the candidate's reasons for applying for the fellowship, a current resume, a law school transcript, three references, two letters of recommendation, and a writing sample. A current resume must also be submitted through Loyola's career site (https://www.careers.luc.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1334343944376).

For more information, contact Professor Anita Weinberg, Director of the Loyola ChildLaw Policy Institute, at (312) 915-6482, email aweinbe@luc.edu.

Villanova Law School - Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic - Clinical Teaching Fellow

Donna Lee — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:32:54 GMT

Villanova University School of Law is seeking applications for a Clinical Teaching Fellow to work in our Clinical Program from July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible, through July 2013, with a possibility of extension to July 2014.

The fellow will co-teach the Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic with Professor Beth Lyon. The Farmworker Clinic provides civil legal services to migrant workers, specializing in employment and immigration litigation. More information about this clinic can be found at http://www.law.villanova.edu/Academics/Clinical%20Programs/Clinics/Farmworker%20Legal%20Aid%20Clinic.aspx while more information about Villanova’s dynamic Clinical Program is available at http://www.law.villanova.edu/Academics/Clinical%20Programs.aspx

This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for individuals to learn about legal education in a clinical setting. The Fellow will work closely with the director of the clinic and share responsibility for designing and teaching classes, supervising students in their representation of clients, and other matters. The Fellow will also cover the Farmworker Clinic caseload over the summer and during school breaks and will conduct case intake for the clinic. The Fellow will work closely with all of our experienced clinicians and other fellows, and will interact with students in the law school’s other clinics, which focus on asylum, federal tax law, health law and a broad range of poverty related civil matters. The Fellow will also enjoy opportunities for external training and professional development. Resources and mentoring are available for scholarly research and writing.

Applicants must have excellent oral and written communication skills, a commitment to public interest or pro bono legal work, a minimum of three (3) years of relevant legal practice experience, the ability to work both collaboratively and independently, and a demonstrated interest in and aptitude for student supervision and teaching. Applicants should have an interest in pursuing an academic career. Former fellows have moved on to positions at Chapman University School of Law, Rutgers School of Law-Camden, the University of Cincinnati College of Law, the University of Tennessee College of Law and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Spanish-speaking ability is highly desirable. Applicants must be qualified to be licensed in Pennsylvania.
Please send by email or hard copy a resume, a letter of interest, a writing sample, and the names and contact information for at least 3 professional references to Patricia Brown, Paralegal and Clinic Office Administrator, Villanova School of Law, 299 N. Spring Mill Road, Villanova, PA 19085, brown@law.villanova.edu. Inquiries about the position can also be sent to Professor Dveera Segal, Director of the Clinical Program, at 610-519-6417 or segal@law.villanova.edu.

We will begin reviewing applications as soon as they are received and we will continue to review applications on a rolling basis.

Villanova University is an Augustinian Catholic liberal arts institution with liberal arts and graduate programs in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. It is an equal opportunity employer and invites applications from all interested persons.

Northwestern Law School -Bluhm Legal Clinic Justice Center - Staff Attorney

Donna Lee — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:07:17 GMT

Northwestern University School of Law invites applications for a clinical assistant professor position beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year in the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s Roderick MacArthur Justice Center and for the position of Staff Attorney at the Justice Center. We seek applicants for this staff attorney and faculty position with distinguished academic records and a strong, demonstrated commitment to practicing in the area of civil rights and working on criminal justice policy issues.

The Bluhm Legal Clinic currently includes clinical faculty teaching in its Roderick MacArthur Justice Center, Children and Family Justice Center, The Center on Wrongful Convictions, The Center on International Human Rights, the Small Business Opportunity Center, and other clinical programs that include appellate advocacy, criminal defense, civil litigation (predatory lending cases, civil suits arising from wrongful convictions, an landlord tenant cases), externship, negotiations and trial advocacy.

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 May 15, 2012. Please send your curriculum vitae and cover letter to Locke Bowman at l-bowman@law.northwestern.edu.

Fordham Law School - CED Clinic - Teaching Fellowship

Donna Lee — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:43:43 GMT

Fordham’s Community Economic Development Clinic is offering a Teaching Fellowship starting August 2012. The Fellow will work with experienced CED practitioner Brian Glick. S/he will help supervise students in client representation and co-teach the CED Clinic seminar and is expected to participate actively in the life of our clinical program and law school. We expect the Fellow to be with us for two years.

Fordham’s CED Clinic represents New York City groups fighting for social justice in low-income communities of color and low-wage, predominantly immigrant workforces. As their general counsel the clinic helps sustain effective organizations and build institutions--health clinics, childcare centers, worker-owned enterprises--that empower their participants while providing desperately needed services and opportunities. The clinic supports neighborhood efforts to shape development, limit gentrification and win community benefits agreements. It also assists small grassroots groups with incorporation, bylaws and tax exemption. Students learn transactional business lawyering in a nonprofit social justice setting.

We seek an attorney with at least two years’ experience, preferably more, who is interested in pursuing a career in clinical teaching. Spanish fluency and transactional or social justice lawyering experience preferred. Fordham is an equal opportunity employer. Lawyers from the types of communities served by the CED Clinic are especially encouraged to apply.

The Fellow will receive a competitive stipend with full benefits and research support.

To apply, please e-mail a resume and letter of interest to cedfellowship@law.fordham.edu. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

For further information, contact Candice Adams, caadams@law.fordham.edu, 212.636.7058.

North Carolina Central Univ. Law School - Dean

Donna Lee — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:08:37 GMT

North Carolina Central University School of Law invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the School of Law.

Established in 1939, the mission of the North Carolina Central University School of Law is to provide a challenging and broad-based educational program designed to stimulate intellectual inquiry of the highest order, and to foster in each student a deep sense of professional responsibility and personal integrity so as to produce competent and socially responsible members of the legal profession. Currently, the school has approximately 36 full-time faculty members and a student body population of 534 students.

The North Carolina Central University School of Law is fully accredited by the North Carolina State Bar Council and the American Bar Association, and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

North Carolina Central University is a comprehensive university that offers programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional degree levels, with an enrollment of more than 8,500 students. Over the next several years, the University expects to enhance the quantity of its master’s degree offerings and to establish a number of selected doctoral programs. North Carolina Central University is one of sixteen constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina System. U.S. News and World Report has rated NCCU as the best public HBCU in the country for the last two years and the Law School is rated as the ninth most popular law school nationally.

The Dean of the Law School is expected to have the following: expertise in legal education, understanding of pedagogy and a commitment to experiential education; strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills; proven experience in resource development; and knowledge of and commitment to the mission of the School of Law. The Dean will report to the Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and will serve as the chief academic, fiscal and administrative officer for the School of Law.

Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please submit all nominations and applications to Carla Logan at carla.logan@divsearch.com. Applications should include a letter of interest and curriculum vitae.

North Carolina Central University is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Univ. of Mississippi Law School - Civil Legal Clinic - Two Legal Counsel Positions

Donna Lee — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:35:04 GMT

The Civil Legal Clinic located at the Univ. of Miss. School of Law seeks to fill two legal counsel positions. These are professional positions, within a non-profit office and legal clinic, in which the incumbent manages and litigates civil cases, supervises and instructs law students in the practice of law, participates in policy research projects, and provides a variety of programmatic and administrative support in the Clinic. Please apply at jobs.olemiss.edu <http://jobs.olemiss.edu> if interested. Contact Desiree Hensley at 662-915-6896 if you need more information. The University of Mississippi is an EEO/AA/Title IV/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA employer.

Yale Law School - CED Clinic - Clinical Professor of Law

Donna Lee — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:18:32 GMT

Tenure-Track Position: Clinical Professor of Law to be associated with the
Community & Economic Development Clinic at Yale Law School

Basic Description
Yale Law School invites applications for a clinical professor of law to work in its Community and Economic Development (CED) Clinic. The professorship will be a tenure-track position with the potential of clinical tenure.

Nature of Position
The CED Clinic offers students the opportunity to engage in meaningful economic development initiatives and transactional lawyering experiences across a range of practice areas under close faculty supervision. The clinic has been interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together students from the law, business, architecture, forestry, and divinity schools at Yale. Students represent community organizations, coalitions, nonprofits, community financial institutions, local government, and small businesses. They work in regulatory, transactional, business and strategic capacities. Projects often involve legislative advocacy and policy research and development and may expose
students to: formation and governance of for-profit and not-for-profit entities; strategic planning and decision-making, negotiating and drafting contracts; developing employment and other policies; structuring real estate transactions; assessing the financial feasibility of proposed projects; securing funding from federal, state, local, and private sources; and resolving zoning and environmental issues. Current projects include efforts to promote community banking in New Haven, to combat foreclosure, and to encourage real estate development on behalf of community development corporations. The clinical professor will oversee development of clinic transactional projects, provide direct supervision of students in the clinic, work with other supervising attorneys in the clinic, and teach a seminar accompanying the clinical fieldwork.

Basic Requirements
Applicants should have significant experience in transactional legal work. This may include experience in some or all of the following: real estate development; entity formation; and banking law. Candidates must be prepared to apply for admission to the Connecticut bar. Applicants should have outstanding legal writing skills, high ethical standards, sound judgment, and the ability to motivate and train law students and promote teamwork.

Additional Requirements
Highly desirable attributes that the appointments committee will consider
include:
(1) Prior law school teaching experience.
(2) A track record of previous publications in community economic development law and practice, and a demonstrated commitment to scholarship.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and c.v. to Beth Barnes at beth.barnes@yale.edu

Yale Law School - CED Clinic - Director and Clinical Professor of Law

Donna Lee — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:03:20 GMT

Tenured or Tenure-Track Position: Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the
Community & Economic Development Clinic at Yale Law School

Basic Description
Yale Law School invites applications for a clinical professor of law to become the Director of its Community and Economic Development (CED) Clinic.
The professorship will be either a tenured or a tenure-track position with the potential of clinical tenure.

Nature of Position
The CED Clinic will offer students the opportunity to engage in applied policy making related to economic development in the New Haven area as well as potentially in other communities in the region. A major goal of the clinic will be to instruct students in the design, feasibility, implementation and evaluation of a variety of economic development interventions and initiatives. The clinic is interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together students from the law, business, architecture, forestry, and divinity schools at Yale. Students represent community organizations, coalitions, nonprofits, community financial institutions, local government, and small businesses. They work in regulatory, transactional, business and strategic capacities. Projects often involve legislative advocacy and policy research and development and may expose
students to: formation and governance of for-profit and not-for-profit entities; strategic planning and decision-making, negotiating and drafting contracts; developing employment and other policies; structuring real estate transactions; assessing the financial feasibility of proposed projects; securing funding from federal, state, local, and private sources; and resolving zoning and environmental issues. The clinical professor will direct the Ludwig Center for Community and Economic Development, which works at the intersection of law, policy, entrepreneurship, economics, and
social innovation to research and design creative, testable, and scalable solutions to community development challenges at the local, national, and global levels. In addition, the clinical professor will oversee development of clinic projects, provide direct supervision of students in the clinic, work with other supervising attorneys in the clinic, and teach a seminar on economic development policy.

Basic Requirements
Applicants should have significant experience in policy experience related to economic
development. This may include experience related the design, implementation or evaluation of government policies or private or NGO initiatives to stimulate economic development. It may include transactional experience in some or all of the following: real estate development; entity formation; and banking law. Candidates must be prepared to apply for admission to the Connecticut bar. Applicants should have outstanding legal writing skills, high ethical standards, sound judgment, and the ability to motivate and train law students and promote teamwork.

Additional Requirements
Highly desirable attributes that the appointments committee will consider
include:
(1) Prior law school teaching experience.
(2) A track record of previous publications in community economic development law and practice, and a demonstrated commitment to scholarship.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and c.v. to Beth Barnes at beth.barnes@yale.edu

UC Irvine Law School - Consumer Protection Clinic - Visiting Clinical Faculty Position

Donna Lee — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:53:52 GMT

The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for a full-time visiting clinical faculty position for a one-year period (with a possibility for renewal for a second year) beginning July 1, 2012 for a new Consumer Protection Clinic. The Consumer Protection Clinic will aid the California Monitor, appointed March 16, 2012, who provides advice and support to the California Attorney General in enforcing the landmark $25 billion national mortgage settlement. UCI Law Professor Katherine Porter serves as the California Monitor; she will co-teach the Consumer Protection Clinic with the visiting professor.

The visiting clinical faculty member will have primary responsibility for clinical teaching and supervision of student work, which is anticipated to include improving implementation of the settlement relief, assessing bank compliance with the settlement, and responding to consumer complaints about bank conduct. Clinic students will be exposed to how lawyers design and execute compliance strategies, the challenges of aiding consumers in financial trouble, and the complex roles of a state Attorney General. Students will develop a range of legal skills, including investigation, client interviewing, negotiation, and legal analysis. The substantive law related to the Clinic’s work will likely include, in addition to consumer law, areas such as contract law, property law, banking law, accounting, and complex litigation.

The School of Law offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree through an innovative curriculum that includes in-depth study of legal doctrine, emphasizes experiential learning and clinical experience, and provides the professional training in lawyering skills necessary for the practice of law at the highest level of the profession. A hallmark of the School is that every student is required to have a clinical experience or equivalent in order to graduate. For more information, visit www.law.uci.edu.

Applicant Criteria:

--Applicants must hold a J.D. degree or equivalent from an accredited institution, be an active member of the California bar in good standing by August 15, 2012, and have demonstrated potential for outstanding clinical teaching. An outstanding academic background and relevant experience in practice are expected.

--Applicants with at least five years practice experience and some clinical law teaching experience preferred. Practice experience in the areas of consumer advocacy, financial institutions, mediation or negotiation, debt collection, poverty law, and/or community economic development desirable. Applicants should be committed to an innovative curriculum that combines experiential learning with interdisciplinary and theoretical teaching.

--We encourage applications from those committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

--Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

All applicants should submit a cover letter describing teaching and practice areas of interest and curriculum vitae, using UC Irvine’s on-line application system, RECRUIT, located at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by April 18, 2012.

The University of California, Irvine School of Law is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and strongly encourages applications from all qualified applicants, including women and minorities. UCI is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples, is dedicated to work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies, and is the recipient of an NSF Advance Award for gender equity.

Loyola Law School - ChildLaw Clinic - Clinical Fellowship

Donna Lee — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:49:58 GMT

SALISBURY CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP IN CHILD AND FAMILY LAW
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is seeking applications for the Salisbury Clinical Fellowship in Child and Family Law. Loyola's ChildLaw program is offering this two-year Fellowship, to commence in July of 2012. The Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity for a recent law school graduate to gain experience in both clinical law teaching and litigation in the field of child law. The Clinical Fellow will work closely with the ChildLaw Clinic Faculty, assisting in the representation of clients, the supervision of students, and the development of course curriculum.

The Salisbury Fellow will share responsibility with the Clinic Director and Associate Director for the ChildLaw Clinic. The Clinic affords representation primarily to child clients, in the areas of child protection, child custody, and juvenile delinquency. The Fellow will assist with the supervision of law students in their representation of clinic clients. The Fellow will be expected to assist with all levels of client representation, including pre-trial, trial and appellate proceedings. The Fellow will also participate in the development of the course curriculum and the teaching of a weekly seminar, focused on ethical and substantive issues arising in the representation of child clients, skills training, and the discussion of current clinic cases. The Fellow will be encouraged to develop independent areas of interest, consistent with the mission of the ChildLaw Clinic.

Criteria for Selection: Priority will be given to recent law school graduates who have a demonstrated interest in the field of child and family law and an interest in pursuing a career in clinical law teaching. Candidates with at least two years of practice experience are preferred. Admission or eligibility for admission to the Illinois bar by July 1, 2012, is required. (Out-of-state applicants should review Illinois Supreme Court Rule 717 for special admission criteria applicable to legal service program lawyers.) Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Educator.

Selection Process: Application materials should be postmarked by May 1, 2012 and should be submitted to Griselda Sanchez, Loyola ChildLaw Center, 25 E. Pearson St., Suite 1100, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Applications should include a short statement describing the candidate's reasons for applying for the fellowship, a current resume, a law school transcript, three references, two letters of recommendation, and a writing sample. A current resume must also be submitted through Loyola's career site (www.careers.luc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54797).

For more information, contact Professor Bruce Boyer, Director of the Loyola ChildLaw Clinic, at (312) 915-7940, email bboyer@luc.edu.

U.C. Berkeley Law School - Death Penalty Clinic - Clinical Teaching Fellow

Donna Lee — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:34:52 GMT

Position:          Clinical Teaching Fellow, Death Penalty Clinic
Location:        Berkeley, CA
Salary:             $64,404 to $70,812 depending on experience
Start Date:      July1, 2012

The Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic:

           The Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic is one of the few clinics nationwide engaged in the defense of indigent clients facing the death penalty. Under the direct supervision of clinical faculty, clinic students learn first-hand the responsibility and skills required to defend individuals in capital cases. Students gather life history documents, conduct fact investigation, interview witnesses, and collaborate with experienced capital investigators and a variety of forensic experts. They research and draft legal pleadings, and assist in hearings and trials in courts ranging from state trial courts to the United States Supreme Court and in jurisdictions as diverse as Alabama, California, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia.

Students are enrolled in the Death Penalty Clinic for the entire academic year. They also take a required companion seminar taught by the Clinic faculty. More information on the Death Penalty Clinic can be found here: www.deathpenaltyclinic.org<http://www.deathepenaltyclinic.org>.

Job Description for Clinical Teaching Fellow:

The Death Penalty Clinic offers a two-year post-graduate fellowship for a criminal defense attorney interested in clinical teaching. The purpose of the fellowship is to provide assistance to capital defendants in the South, as well as an opportunity for the Fellow to gain experience teaching and supervising law students in a clinical setting. The majority of the Fellow’s docket will be capital cases in which the Clinic partners with lawyers in the South and non-profits, such as the Southern Center for Human Rights, the Georgia Capital Defender Office, and the Texas Defender Service, among others. If time and case load permit, the Fellow can also engage in his or her own academic research and writing.

The fellowship will begin on July 1, 2012 and continue through June 30, 2014.

The Fellow will work under the supervision of Clinic faculty in the following ways:

           1.         Supervise four to six clinic students per semester;
2.         Assist in litigating capital cases, mostly in the South, at trial, on appeal and/or in post-conviction (state and federal);
3.         Assist in planning and teaching the clinic companion seminar and/or case rounds;
4.         Engage in academic writing, if time and case load permit;
5.         Travel to the South, often with students, to visit clients, conduct investigation, attend court proceedings and meet with co-counsel; and
6.         Assist in organizing programmatic events, such as conferences, workshops and speaker series.

Qualifications:

1.         J.D. degree and admitted to practice law in at least one state (California Bar not required);
2.         At least three years of criminal defense experience, preferably capital defense experience and/or trial experience;
3.         Excellent legal research and writing skills;
4.         Ability to work well under pressure, both independently and as part of a team;
5.         Ability to travel frequently (multiple times a year);
5.         Experience litigating in the South preferred;
6.         Experience investigating cases at the trial or post-conviction level preferred; and
7.         Substantive knowledge in the areas of capital punishment, evidence, and criminal procedure.

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range is $64,404 to 70,812, depending on experience. The University offers excellent health and retirement benefits which can be viewed online at http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/.

Application Procedure:

E‐mail a cover letter, resume, legal advocacy writing sample (such as a brief, motion or equivalent) and a list of three (3) references to the address below:

Sheri Showalter (academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu<mailto:academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu>)
Director, Human Resources
Room 315 Boalt Hall
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Berkeley, CA 94720‐7200

Applications must be received no later than May 2, 2012. We are seeking candidates whose research, teaching, or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.

Inquiries may be addressed to HR Director Showalter at academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu<mailto:academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu>.

Please refer potential reviewers to the UC Berkeley Statement of Confidentiality found at: http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html.

The University of California is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

University of Houston Law Center - Transactional/Entrepreneurial Clinic - Assistant Clinical Professor

Donna Lee — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:05:36 GMT

The University of Houston Law Center is seeking a non-tenure track, Assistant Clinical Professor, to direct and teach in the Transactional/Entrepreneurial Clinic. The Director’s duties include conducting appropriate supervisory training, mentoring students, and providing appropriate classroom instruction. The UH Law Center Transactional/Entrepreneurial Clinic students assist small businesses and non-profit organizations in the Houston area with legal matters encountered in the start-up of a business, including negotiating lease agreements, selecting a proper organizational structure, developing employment policies, and the buying and selling of products and services. We are looking for candidates with excellent academic credentials as well as practical experience. Prior teaching experience and scholarship will be looked upon favorably. The University of Houston Law Center is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages the application of minorities, women, and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Please send cover letter and resume to Professor Janet Heppard (jheppard@uh.edu), Clinical Program Director, UH Law Center, 100 Law Center, Houston, Tx 77204-6060. http://www.law.uh.edu

CUNY Law School - Economic Justice Project/Lawyering Program - Instructor of Law

Donna Lee — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:01:46 GMT

CUNY School of Law seeks to hire someone on an expedited basis to teach in the Economic Justice Project and Lawyering Program. A copy of the position vacancy notice is copied in below. A description of the Economic Justice Project appears at http://www.law.cuny.edu/clinics/clinicalofferings/EconomicJustice.html, and information about the Lawyering Program appears at http://www.law.cuny.edu/academics/curriculum/Lawyering.html. We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible through the CUNYfirst system located at https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu/oam/Portal_Login1.html.

Job Description
Job Title: Law School Instructor
Job ID: 5352
Location: CUNY School of Law
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
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GENERAL DUTIES
Performs teaching, research, and guidance duties at the CUNY School of Law in area(s) of expertise as noted below. Teaching responsibilities may include supervision of students in legal practice or other law-related activity. Shares responsibility for committee and department assignments, performing administrative, supervisory, and other functions as may be assigned.
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Law Instructor
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Exempt
CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION
TWO POSITIONS AVAILABLE.
The Law School seeks applicants with a demonstrated commitment to our social justice mission for a full-time teaching position. The Law School Instructor hired in this cycle will primarily teach First-Year Lawyering Seminar, the foundational course in CUNY School of Law's nationally recognized lawyering curriculum, with particular focus on the training development of public interest/public service lawyers. Spanning all three years of law school, the Law School's lawyering curriculum was hailed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in its 2007 Report, Educating Lawyers:
Preparation for the Profession of Law. CUNY Law innovatively and successfully integrates students learning of practical skills and the ethical demands of professional identity with their learning of legal theory and doctrine. The Law School's First-Year Lawyering Seminar teaches legal analysis, legal writing, professional responsibility, and other lawyering skills by integrating clinical methodology with substantive, theoretical, and doctrinal material. Using simulation exercises and hypothetical cases, students role-play lawyers, clients, judges, and/or legislators confronted by legal issues arising from material in their other first-year courses. The Lawyering Seminar focuses on the ways in which lawyers work and think in various areas of practice, with a focus on public interest law. Students develop their analytic skills by writing and revising legal documents on which they receive feedback and critiques. They also acquire new qualitative skills, such as active listening, collaborative problem solving and
decision-making, self-evaluation, and ethical reasoning. Students are encouraged to develop critical awareness of the social, legal, philosophical, political, and psychological content of their work. The Law School views these perspectives as central to a future lawyer's understanding of his/her status and role, including the mandates and aspirations of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct. Second-Year
Lawyering Seminar and required clinical courses in the third-year build on the skills learned in the first year. The Instructor may, in accordance with the law school's needs, teach additional lawyering seminars, a doctrinal course, and/or provide academic skill instruction or other program support. This position is full-time and the instructor will be expected to teach and/or assist with the design and development of curriculum materials during the summer. The Law School Instructor will be responsible
for committee work and such administrative, supervisory, and other functions as assigned. In their first two years of service, Law School Instructors may opt into participating in faculty meetings, pursuant to the CUNY School of Law Governance Plan. Instructors may assume other faculty governance responsibilities and serve on committees as appointed by the Dean or Committee on Committees. Upon
reappointment for three or more years of continuous service, Law School Instructors may participate in governance activities without an annual opt-in process. Law School Instructors will perform other related duties as necessary or as directed by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. This position may include weekend and evening hours.
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facultyappointments@mail.law.cuny.edu
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Unversity of Kansas Law School - Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic - Clinical Associate Professor

Donna Lee — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:13:14 GMT

The University of Kansas School of Law seeks a clinical legal educator to serve as the director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic (MLP). This is a full-time, 12 month, benefits eligible appointment. The MLP Clinic partners legal and medical services and operates on-site at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, the Health Care Access Clinic in Lawrence, Kansas, and several other sites in the Kansas City area. The director oversees all operations of the clinic. This includes teaching the classroom component and providing clinical supervision for students in client representation, working closely with the legal services staff attorneys to manage clinical cases and securing grant funds to maintain existing sites and to develop other MLP sites. The director is also expected to engage in scholarship and service to the profession. Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent legal degree, must be a member of the Kansas Bar or willing to become a member as soon as practical following appointment, and must have three years of post-JD practice and/or post-JD clinical legal education experience. Application review begins April 10, 2012. Apply online at https://jobs.ku.edu, search position #00209535. Include cover letter, resume or CV, and three references with online application. EO/AA

Contact: Professor Melanie Wilson, mdwilson@ku.edu, (785) 864-0359.

North Dakota Law School - general practice/community clinic - Visiting Assistant Professor

Donna Lee — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 03:14:46 GMT

The University of North Dakota School of Law anticipates a need for a Visiting Assistant Professor to teach in the Clinical Education Program (“Law Clinic”) during the 2012-2013 academic year. The Law Clinic is a one-semester course in which students represent organizational and individual clients in matters involving employment or housing discrimination, unemployment insurance, wage and hour, and landlord/tenant disputes and also work on community projects. The duties of faculty teaching in the Law Clinic include direct supervision of second and third-year students as they represent clients and participate in community projects, as well as curriculum development and joint classroom teaching. The Clinical Education Program is an integral part of the School of Law’s mission, facilitating student development of the knowledge, skills, and professional values required to engage in the ethical, reflective practice of law.

Persons interested in teaching students through the types of cases currently handled in the Law Clinic or in other subject areas (including, but not limited to, criminal defense, public benefits, or family law) are encouraged to submit a letter of interest. Significant practice experience and prior clinical teaching experience will be strongly preferred, and required qualifications will include a JD from an ABA accredited law school and admission to practice in North Dakota or eligibility for admission by motion or test score, pursuant to North Dakota Admission to Practice Rule 7 (http://www.ndcourts.gov/rules/Admission/frameset.htm).

Depending upon need and interest, the appointment will be for either one or both semesters of the 2012-2013 academic year. When classes are not in session, the Visiting Assistant Professor will be responsible for providing continuity of coverage for pending cases, ensuring high quality legal representation for the Clinical Education Program’s clients.

For more information about the University of North Dakota School of Law, please visit our website at http://law.und.edu/ and for more information about the Clinical Education Program, please see http://law.und.edu/clinics/index.cfm.

Interested persons should submit a letter of interest and c.v. to Professor Margaret Moore Jackson at margaret.jackson@email.und.edu.