NORTHEASTERN LAW is hiring a Visiting Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor for its Domestic Violence Institute. Please see their posting here. 

About the Opportunity:

The School of Law at Northeastern University seeks applicants for a visiting position during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic year. Course assignment will include running the Domestic Violence Institute and teaching the related seminar in the Spring 2023 semester, Fall 2023 semester and/or Spring 2024 semester. This is either a half-year or full-year academic appointment. Other teaching assignments will be agreed upon with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

A Visiting Clinical Professor is a temporary non-tenure-track appointment given to faculty with special skills to complement the law school curriculum. The appointee will usually be on leave or be retired from a full-time faculty position at another University, but other applicants are welcome to apply. Benefits-eligibility will be determined by the length of the appointment and whether the individual remains a full-time employee at their current institution.

Responsibilities:

The Visiting Professor is responsible for teaching and service.

Qualifications:

Applicants must hold a terminal degree in a field related to law (e.g., JD, LLB, or a comparable foreign equivalent) from an accredited institution by the appointment start date. Applicants must have demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching and scholarly achievement.

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff.  Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. 

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other  characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.

About Northeastern:

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAVID A. CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW (UDC LAW) seeks to hire two tenure-track faculty members to join our dynamic and mission-driven community in the 2023-2024 academic year.

We are looking broadly for candidates, but particularly welcome applications from candidates with an interest in teaching Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Property, Civil Procedure, and Torts. The position will begin on August 16, 2023. Candidates must have a J.D. degree and must demonstrate high scholarly distinction or promise and a commitment to teaching excellence. Applications are encouraged from women, candidates of color, LGBTQIA+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and others whose background and experience would contribute to the diversity of the law school community.

UDC LAW is the District’s only public law school and is one of only six American Bar Association approved law schools at a Historically Black College or University. UDC LAW has a statutory mission to recruit and enroll students from groups traditionally underrepresented at the bar; to provide a well-rounded theoretical and practical legal education that will enable students to be effective and ethical advocates; and to represent the legal needs of low-income residents through the School’s legal clinics. Notably, UDC LAW:

• Ranks No. 1 most chosen law school by older students (Princeton Review, 2022);
• Ranks No. 2 for greatest resources for minority students (Princeton Review, 2022);
• Ranks No. 3 for most diverse faculty (Princeton Review, 2022);
• Ranks No. 5 for Clinical Training (US News & World Report, 2023);
• Ranks No. 6 Best School for African Americans (The National Jurist and prelaw, 2022);
• Received an A+ for Diversity (prelaw, 2022);
• Ranks No. 9 for greatest resources for women (Princeton Review, 2022); and
• Is a Top 15 Best School for Asian Americans (The National Jurist and prelaw, 2022).

UDC LAW has been a leader in clinical and experiential education for fifty years. Every student in our day program is required to complete two 300-hour clinical courses. UDC LAW also has a robust evening program.

All candidates must apply through the Human Resources link located on the university website: https://udc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2hbyxh7pi3z

Interested candidates may also send a resume and cover letter to the “Faculty Appointments Committee,” with attention to Professor Saleema Snow. Materials can be delivered by email to Ms. Khadijah Muhammad at khadijah.muhammad1@udc.edu. Although we will accept applications until the positions are filled, we strongly encourage interested applicants to submit applications by October 31, 2022, for most complete consideration.

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW in San Francisco is seeking a Clinic Director for its Women’s Employment Rights Clinic at with significant experience in: (1) substantive employment knowledge including wage and hour law and discrimination/harassment/retaliation; (2) litigating in court and/or administrative forums; (3) working with low-income communities, immigrant communities and/or vulnerable populations; (4) working collaboratively with community based organizations; (5) past clinical teaching or extensive past experience supervising law students; and (6) fundraising and administrative management.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis: 

To apply:  Clinic Director and Associate Professor of Law (paycomonline.net)  or quick search #26828

For more information about the Clinic or the position, contact Professor Hina Shah, hshah@ggu.edu.

THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER is hiring a clinical teaching fellow and supervising attorney for its Social Enterprise & Nonprofit Law Clinic.

Description of the Clinic

The Social Enterprise & Nonprofit Law Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center offers pro bono corporate and transactional legal services to social enterprises, nonprofit organizations, worker cooperatives, and select small businesses headquartered in Washington, D.C. and working locally or internationally. Through the Clinic, law students learn to translate legal theory into legal practice by engaging in the supervised practice of law for educational credit. The Clinic’s goals are consistent with Georgetown University's long tradition of public service. The Clinic’s goals are to:

• Teach law students the materials, expectations, strategies, and methods of transactional lawyering, as well as an appreciation for how transactional law can be used in the public interest.

• Represent organizations in corporate and transactional legal matters.

• Facilitate the growth of social enterprise in the D.C. area.

The Clinic’s local focus not only allows the Clinic to give back to the community it calls home, but also gives students an opportunity to explore and understand the challenges and strengths of the D.C. community beyond the Georgetown Law campus. As D.C. experiences increasing income inequality, it becomes increasingly important for the Clinic to provide legal assistance to organizations that serve and empower vulnerable D.C. communities. Students are taught how to become partners in enterprise for their clients with the understanding that innovative transactional lawyers understand both the legal and non-legal incentive structures that drive organizations.

Description of Fellowship

The two-year fellowship is an ideal position for a transactional lawyer interested in transitioning into legal academia and developing teaching and supervisory abilities in a setting that emphasizes a dual commitment—clinical education of law students and transactional law employed in the public interest. The fellow will have several areas of responsibility, with an increasing role as the fellowship progresses. Over the course of the fellowship, the fellow will: (i) supervise students in representing nonprofit organizations and social enterprises on transactional, operational, and corporate governance matters, (ii) share responsibility for teaching seminar sessions, and (iii) share in the administrative and case handling responsibilities of the Clinic. Fellows also participate in a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities designed to support an interest in clinical teaching and legal education. Successful completion of the fellowship results in the award of an L.L.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University. The fellowship start date is August 1, 2023, and the fellowship is for two years, ending July 31, 2025.

Teaching fellows receive an annual stipend of approximately $57,000 in the first year and $60,000 in the second year, health and dental benefits, and all tuition and fees in the LL.M. program. As full-time students, teaching fellows qualify for deferment of their student loans. In addition, teaching fellows may be eligible for loan repayment assistance from their law schools.

Qualifications

Applicants must have at least 3 years of post J.D. legal experience. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in a transactional area of practice such as nonprofit law and tax, community economic development law, corporate law, intellectual property, real estate, and finance. Applicants with a strong commitment to economic justice are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be admitted or willing to be admitted to the District of Columbia Bar.

Application Process

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. To apply, send a resume, an official or unofficial law school transcript, and a detailed letter of interest as soon as possible but no later than January 1, 2023. The letter should be no longer than two pages and address a) why you are interested in this fellowship; b) what you can contribute to the Clinic; c) your experience with nonprofit law, community economic development, transactional matters, or corporate law; d) your diversity statement, and e) anything else that you consider pertinent. Please address your application to Professor Alicia Plerhoples, Georgetown Law, 600 New Jersey Ave., NW, Suite 352, Washington, D.C. 20001, and email it to Clinic Office Manager, Anna Harty, at lawsocialenterprise@georgetown.edu. Emailed applications are preferred.

THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER is hiring a clinical teaching fellow and supervising attorney for its Domestic Violence Clinic.

Description of the Fellowship

The Georgetown University Law Center’s Domestic Violence Clinic hires one person to serve as a clinical teaching fellow and supervising attorney each year, for a two-year term. Fellows work with Professors Deborah Epstein and Rachel Camp, and their responsibilities include: representing survivors of family abuse in CPO cases; designing and teaching Clinic seminar classes; and supervising third-year law students in their representation of clients. Throughout the program, fellows receive extensive supervision and training on their litigation skills, providing them with a substantial opportunity to improve as litigators. The fellowship experience is also designed to develop fellows’ skills as clinical law professors and launch them on a career in clinical law teaching; all of our fellows who have sought teaching jobs over the past decade or more have successfully obtained a teaching position.

Clinic fellows also pursue a program of graduate study, through a seminar course on clinical pedagogy, taught collectively by the Georgetown clinical faculty. (Fellows also may audit regular law school courses). In addition, during the first year of the program, fellows are members of the Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program, where they have an opportunity to collaborate with lawyers doing a variety of women’s rights legal work in Washington, D.C., and to meet with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and other long-time leaders in the feminist legal community.

Preference will be given to applicants who have a background or demonstrated interest in family law, domestic violence, or poverty law and who have some trial practice experience. Applicants must have excellent oral and written advocacy skills, and must be admitted to a Bar at the time of submitting their application. Any fellow who is offered the position and is not a member of the D.C. Bar must apply for admission by waiver immediately following acceptance.

 

Description of the Clinic

Students in the Domestic Violence Clinic represent victims of all forms of domestic abuse in civil protection order (“CPO”) cases in D.C. Superior Court. The Clinic provides students with an intensive, challenging education in the art of trial advocacy, extensive hands-on experience with family law and poverty lawyering, and the opportunity to alleviate a crucial community need for legal representation. Through course work and client representation, students are exposed to every phase of expedited civil litigation. Students also learn to navigate the criminal justice system by working, in cases where it is consistent with their client’s wishes, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in prosecutions against those accused of abusing Clinic clients.

Students litigate to obtain CPOs that last for up to one year and can include a broad spectrum of relief designed to effectively end the violence in a family or dating relationship. For example, a judge may direct a person causing harm to cease assaulting and threatening the victim; to stay away from the victim’s home, person and workplace; and not to contact the victim in any manner. The judge may award temporary custody of the parties’ minor children, with visitation rights for the non-custodial parent, and award child and/or spousal support. Finally, each semester students develop a group project focused on improving law, policy, or community education, that is designed to expose them to alternatives beyond direct client litigation for pursuing social justice for their client base.

In the Clinic seminar, faculty and fellows provide intensive instruction to Clinic students on a wide variety of topics, including the civil, family, criminal, evidentiary and ethical laws and rules applicable to domestic violence litigation, the psychological dynamics of intimate partner violence, trauma-informed lawyering, storytelling, and the importance of empathy. In class, students participate in exercises designed to develop and refine essential litigation skills such as conducting direct and cross examinations, delivering opening statements and closing arguments, introducing exhibits into evidence, and conducting negotiations.

 

Application Process

Please complete the Women's Law & Public Policy Fellowship Program application and submit it to BOTH the Domestic Violence Clinic (dvclinic@law.georgetown.edu) and the Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program (wlppfp@law.georgetown.edu).

Applications must be submitted by Friday, November 11, 2022.

The fellowship begins in early July 2023, and, following a two-year term, terminates in June 2025.

ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW seeks candidates for a full-time clinical professor for our in-house Securities Arbitration Clinic, beginning June 1, 2023. Prof. Christine Lazaro, the Director of the Clinic, will be taking on the additional role of Vice Dean for Academic Affairs starting in Summer 2023. We are seeking to add an additional clinical professor to work with Prof. Lazaro as assistant director, associate director, or co-director of the clinic, depending on experience.

The Law School has a robust clinical program covering a wide array of practice areas, promoting social and economic justice for client communities. All clinics engage in direct client representation as well as law/policy reform. The Clinic will also have a seminar component. The position provides opportunities and support for scholarly research and writing, if desired, but this is not a requirement as clinical scholarship is defined more broadly (e.g., writing amicus briefs, op-eds, etc.).

During the clinical professor’s first year of appointment, the Professor will teach the Securities Arbitration Clinic, a 4-credit course taught in each of the fall and spring semesters. The class meets once weekly, and the Professor is expected to be on campus throughout the week while students are conducting office hours on their cases. In the Professor’s second year, the Professor will teach additional courses, building up to a teaching load of the Clinic each semester, as well as 4 additional credits per year by the Professor’s third year. A candidate hired as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Legal Education will be given a one-year renewable contract. A candidate hired as an Associate Professor of Clinical Legal Education will be given a presumptively renewable five-year contract; and a candidate hired as a Professor of Clinical Legal Education will be given a presumptively renewable nine-year contract.

Clinical faculty are fully engaged members of the Law School community. The starting salary for new clinical professors and tenure-track faculty is the same. All faculty, including clinical professors, are able to hire research and teaching assistants, participate in faculty colloquia, receive support for academic travel, and are eligible for summer research grants and publication awards. They are encouraged to undertake scholarship and are supported in doing so. They participate in committees, hold administrative positions, and engage in other aspects of shared governance.

Qualifications include the following: a J.D. degree; a minimum of five years of experience as a practicing lawyer; membership in good standing in the NY bar; significant experience practicing in securities arbitration before FINRA and other self-regulatory organizations; excellent written and oral communication skills and advocacy skills; a demonstrated ability to work both collaboratively and independently; and a demonstrated commitment to investor education and protection. Clinical or other relevant teaching and mentoring experience and experience in program design and development are preferred.

St. John’s Law is located in New York City in the borough of Queens, one of the most diverse urban counties in the United States. St. John’s Law is part of St. John’s University, a Catholic, Vincentian, metropolitan, and global institution with campuses in New York, Rome, and Paris that is committed to academic excellence and service to those lacking economic, physical, or social advantages. St. John’s University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex (including sexual harassment and sexual violence), sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, disability, religion, age, status in the uniformed services of the United States (including veteran status), marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, citizenship status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, or any other classification protected under federal, state, or local law. We are deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and anti-racism, and we are particularly interested in candidates who will enrich the diversity of our faculty.

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, writing sample, the names of three references, and teaching evaluations (if available). Please send materials in a single PDF to Professor Rachel H. Smith, Co-Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, at lawfac@stjohns.edu.

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL'S Clinical Program is hiring a Clinical Professor of Law & Director of PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic. Please see the job posting below and linked here: https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/50588. Anyone with questions is invited to please reach out to Stacy Kern-Scheerer, Director of Clinical Programs at sekernscheerer@wm.edu or 757-221-1460. 

Position Number	F0953W
Role Title	Instructor/12-Mth
Position Title	Clinical Prof of Law & Dir PELE Special Educational Advocacy Clinic
Position Summary	The Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic provides legal services to school-aged children with disabilities and their parents, supervises law students in providing these services, assists in training students in a clinical legal education environment, and provides education and outreach activities. The PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic delivers client services to children with disabilities and their parents seeking special education eligibility and services undePresentr the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The PELE Clinic also trains law students in a clinical law school setting to be thoroughly familiar with a difficult area of administrative law, to develop basic and advanced law office management skills, to refine research and legal writing abilities, to interview clients and witnesses, to negotiate and mediate with opposing counsel and school district employees, to draft complaints and petitions when appropriate, and to create relationships with clients and investigate and advocate on their behalf both orally and in writing. The Clinical Professor of Law and Director will be responsible for: Clinical Teaching: Bi-weekly seminar instruction; evaluating student performance and the status of cases through regularly scheduled student meetings; assessing student success with student-directed reviews and evaluations; preparing students for a number of different legal practical experiences through training and planning; evaluating student performance after legal experiences through after action reviews; working with students to understand various levels of legal authority in their cases; guiding and advising students on work with clients; overseeing outreach activities of the clinic with student interaction; advising students on practical legal work; preparing students for the ethical and reflective practice of law. Case Work and Client Representation: Responsible for operation of the PELE Clinic office as a small law office with law student associate attorneys. Case management of client files to include interviewing clients and witnesses; monitoring and supervising student work on the cases; keeping up to date on pertinent case law, regulations, decisions, statutes, etc.; tracking student’s time sheets and all work done in a file; making final legal decisions on the method of pursuing cases and the objectives; giving legal advice to clients; working with students and educational or medical professionals to develop evidentiary support for cases; representing clients in school meetings, mediation, administrative hearings and courts, when appropriate. Case supervision is during the academic year as well as in the summer months, the latter with assistance from student research assistants. Participating in fundraising activities as appropriate, including providing information to Law School Advancement, writing grants and proposals as well as serving as principal investigator for awarded grants; preparing required grant reports and financial reporting, as required. Organizing conferences, symposia, and educational outreach as appropriate; collaboration and partnership with other organizations; and supervision of clinical fellows, when necessary.
Required Qualifications	JD and valid state bar license required. Knowledge of and experience with IDEA and Sect. 504, and experience assisting children with disabilities and their families in special education advocacy matters required. Must have client-based experience, advocacy experience, and superior research and legal writing skills.
Preferred Qualifications	Virginia Bar License, or willingness to see admission to VA Bar Prior work in special education and/or in clinical teaching, and fundraising experience preferred. Prior experience in K-12 teaching, experience with interpretation of educational evaluations and testing data preferred. Creative program development experience a plus.
Conditions of Employment	This position is eligible for non-tenure Security of Position. This position may be hired as an Assistant, Associate or Full Clinical Professor.
Department	3N1000 Law School Operations
Location	William & Mary
Job Open Date	09/26/2022
Review Begin Date	10/26/2022
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Job Category	Instructional Faculty
Special Application Instructions	Required Documents: Cover letter and CV/Resume For full consideration, submit application materials by the review date, 0ctober 26, 2022. Applications received after the review date will be considered if needed.
Background Check Statement	William & Mary is committed to providing a safe campus community. W&M conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.
EEO Statement	William & Mary values diversity and invites applications from underrepresented groups who will enrich the research, teaching and service missions of the university. The university is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Benefits Summary Statement	William & Mary offers our employees a full array of benefits including retirement, health insurance with options for expanded dental and vision along with group and optional life insurance with coverage for spouse and children, flexible spending accounts, and an EAP (Employee Assistance Program). Our employees enjoy additional university benefits such as educational assistance, professional development, wellness benefits, and a robust holiday schedule. All employees have access to fitness facilities on campus. Staff members also have access to the university libraries, and much more. To learn more, go to: https://www.wm.edu/offices/hr/currentemployees/benefits/index.php

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HARVARD LAW SCCHOOL is hiring a Clinical Fellow for its Tax Law Clinic. 

Job Summary

We invite applications to serve as a Clinical Fellow with the Tax Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. The Clinical Fellow will become an important member of the Tax Clinic team, will carry a docket of cases both individually and in collaboration with other attorneys, and will support the Clinic’s advocacy and community engagement. The Tax Clinic’s work combines individual client representation with impact litigation strategies and policy advocacy. The Clinical Fellow position represents a unique opportunity to join Harvard Law School’s clinical program, to work in a dynamic community-based legal services program, to advocate for low-income taxpayers in a variety of case types and practice settings, to develop lawyering skills and knowledge of low-income taxpayer advocacy, and to receive mentorship. The Clinical Fellow reports to the Clinic Director.

Job Specific Responsibilities

The Clinical Fellow will:

• Represent clients in controversies with the IRS and Massachusetts Department of Revenue at different stages of dispute, from audit to Tax Court and, potentially, to the federal district and circuit courts.
• Participate in community outreach and in training sessions led by the Clinic.
• Participate in systemic reform efforts, including litigating impact cases in the circuit courts; filing amicus briefs in federal courts; and writing comments on regulations and other policy pronouncements to provide a voice for low-income taxpayers.
• Generate and help move forward ideas for new Clinic projects.
• Participate in the Clinic’s collaborative learning environment.

Basic Qualifications

The Fellow should have graduated from an ABA-accredited law school with a J.D. degree in the last five years. The Fellow should be admitted to the Massachusetts bar, or be eligible for admission upon exam or waiver, or be eligible for temporary admission pursuant to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:04.

Additional Qualifications

We are looking for people who have:

• Prior experience advocating for community members of limited means
• Curiosity and creative problem-solving skills
• The ability to quickly pivot and adapt
• The ability to work independently and ask good questions
• The ability to prioritize work, especially given competing priorities
• The ability to exercise discretion and comply with confidentiality requirements
• The ability to exercise sound and effective judgment in complex decision making
• Strong research, writing, and editing skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Enthusiasm for being part of a program that teaches and mentors law students and helps people from diverse backgrounds with urgent legal needs
• The ability to interact with clients, community members, colleagues, and others in a culturally competent way
• A commitment to diversity and an inclusive working and learning environment

Additional Information

The candidate need not have a significant tax background, as the Clinic will train and mentor the Fellow in developing the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively represent low-income taxpayers; however, prior experience in tax or an expressed an interest in tax are positive factors, as would be an LLM in Taxation.

The position has an anticipated start date of spring semester 2023. We will review applications and conduct interviews on a rolling basis during fall semester 2022. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

This is a full-time fellowship (35 hours per week), eligible for Harvard benefits.

This is an initial two-year term appointment with potential for renewal, subject to departmental funding and need.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Instructions

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, a resume/CV, a writing sample, and a list of three or more references. Applications must be submitted via e-mail to LSCfacultyassistant@law.harvard.edu. Please put “Tax Clinic Fellowship Application” in the subject line of your e-mail.

Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Harvard University views equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging as the pathway to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering a campus culture where everyone can thrive. We strive to create a community that draws upon the widest possible pool of talent to unify excellence and diversity while fully embracing individuals from varied backgrounds, cultures, races, identities, life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, and values.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About The WilmerHale Legal Services Center

Founded in 1979 by the trailblazing clinicians Gary Bellow and Jeanne Charn, the WilmerHale Legal Services Center (LSC) of Harvard Law School is located at the crossroads of Jamaica Plain and Roxbury in the City of Boston. LSC’s longstanding dual mission is to pursue justice for community members of limited means while educating Harvard Law Students for practice and professional service. Through six clinics—Consumer Protection, Family Law/Domestic Violence, Low-Income

Taxpayer, Housing, LGBTQ+ Advocacy, and Veterans Law and Disability Benefits—and numerous projects and pro bono initiatives, LSC advocates and student attorneys provide essential legal services to community members from nearby neighborhoods in Boston, to residents of Greater Boston and Massachusetts, and in some instances, where cases present unique law reform opportunities, to clients from across the country.

Across its many practice areas, LSC works to improve the lives of individual clients, to seek systemic change for the communities it serves, and to provide clinical law students with a singular opportunity to develop fundamental lawyering skills within an immersive and community-based, legal services practice setting. LSC’s clinics use a variety of advocacy tools—including high-volume civil legal services, cutting-edge litigation and policy advocacy, and innovative outreach and community legal education strategies. Central to LSC’s model of legal advocacy and clinical education is an understanding that legal crises do not arise in isolation, that many clients face multiple and intersecting legal and non-legal needs, and that a holistic approach to lawyering best serves client and community interests. LSC actively partners with a diverse array of community groups, prioritizes cooperation and inter-disciplinary work, including through two medical-legal partnerships, and regularly adapts its practice areas to meet the changing legal needs of client communities. To learn more about LSC and its individual clinics, projects, and initiatives, please visit here.

THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL invites applicants for the position of Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer in its Civil Practice Clinic. The Civil Practice Clinic (CPC) is Penn Law’s oldest in-house, live client clinic. It enjoys a long and distinguished history of providing high-quality, legal assistance to indigent clients in a broad range of civil litigation matters, while promoting the professional development of students who serve as the front-line lawyers for their clients.

The Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer will work closely with the Director of the CPC and other CPC faculty in all activities, including course planning, teaching, supervising and mentoring law students, representing clients, and coordinating with other providers of civil legal assistance in the local community. The Clinical Supervisor will assist CPC students in developing and enhancing core lawyering competencies including client interviewing, case planning, client counseling, fact development, problem solving, legal research and writing, ethical decision-making, negotiation, and trial presentation skills. Students are certified by state and federal courts to engage in all aspects of lawyering under faculty supervision, and they provide legal assistance individually and in teams on matters such as housing, consumer, employment, public benefits, civil rights, and civil asset forfeiture. Students also participate in weekly “case rounds” discussions of their cases where they engage collaboratively in problem solving on difficult substantive and ethical issues that arise in litigation.

The successful applicant will begin as soon as practicable with the hope of having someone join our team to begin teaching in the fall semester. The position is a contract position that is annually renewable up to a maximum of 5 years. It is the Clinic’s goal and expectation that the selected candidate will receive training, mentoring, and experience in all aspects of teaching, supervising, and running a successful litigation clinic that will enable the individual to pursue a career in legal academia, if desired, upon completion of service at Penn Law.

Applicants should be licensed attorneys who have 5+ years of experience in civil litigation, a strong commitment to promoting access to justice, and a demonstrated interest in nurturing student development. Admission to the Pennsylvania bar within one year is required. The successful applicant will possess excellent organizational, communication, and advocacy skills and will be someone who works well independently and as a member of a team. A record of strong academic achievement, commitment to serving diverse, low-income communities, and intellectual engagement with the law are essential. Teaching experience (or a passion for teaching), creativity, and strategic thinking are highly valued. Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please apply at http://apply.interfolio.com/108313.

Please refer questions to the Director of the Civil Practice Clinic, Louis S. Rulli, at lrulli@law.upenn.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL invites applicants for the position of Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer in its in-house, live client, transactional law clinic. The Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic (ELC) was founded in 1982 as one of the nation’s first legal clinics devoted to the study and practice of business law. It serves both for-profit and non-profit organizational clients by placing students in the role of “lead counsel” for economically and socially impactful ventures.

The Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer will work closely with the Director of the ELC in all activities, including course planning, teaching, supervising and mentoring law students, representing clients, clinic administration, and community education, engagement and outreach.

The successful applicant will challenge ELC students to practice and hone a variety of core competencies that will be critical in their careers (fact development, framing and analyzing legal issues, negotiating and drafting, and client counseling), but also to develop critical capacities for exercising judgment, solving problems, cultivating a professional identity, communicating (through a variety of modes) with clients and supervisors, collaborating with peers, and managing projects, people and expectations.

Applicants should be licensed attorneys who have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a general business or transactional law practice and demonstrated acumen in business planning, structuring, negotiation, contract drafting, and community engagement. Admission to the Pennsylvania bar within one year is required. A record of strong academic achievement, commitment to improving society, and intellectual engagement with entrepreneurship and the law are essential. Teaching experience (or a passion for teaching), creativity, strategic thinking, and demonstrated ability to work with culturally and economically diverse groups are highly valued.

The successful applicant will begin teaching as early as January 2023 but no later than July 2023. The position is a contract position that is annually renewable up to a maximum of 5 years. It is the Clinic’s goal and expectation that the selected candidate will receive training, mentoring, and experience in all aspects of teaching and leading a successful transactional clinic that will enable the individual to pursue a career in legal academia upon completion of service at Penn Law School including starting or directing a transactional law clinic at another law school.

We value a diverse and inclusive teaching and client representation environment. Applicants are encouraged to express how their unique background and experiences might contribute to the diversity, cultural vitality, and perspective of clinical teaching, supervision, and client representation.

Please apply through this link: apply.interfolio.com/113530. Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please refer questions to the ELC Director, Praveen Kosuri at pkosuri@law.upenn.edu.