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Requisition Number
33974
Title
Clinical Instructor
School / Unit
Harvard Law School
Department
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
Location
Cambridge
Full Or Part Time
Full-Time
Salary Grade
058
Date Posted
05/22/2008
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Duties And Responsibilities
Reporting to the Faculty Director/Managing Attorney, the Clinical Instructor ("CI") supervises second- and third-year law students providing legal representation to low-income clients in the Legal Aid Bureau's areas of practice (landlord-tenant, domestic relations, wage and hour, unemployment benefits, and other public benefits). The CI
supervises, assesses and structures the practice work of the students on all aspects of advocacy, including interviewing and counseling, factual investigation and discovery, case analysis and strategy development,
motion practice, negotiation, and trial and hearings work. This is a one-year appointment, commencing the summer 2008, with expectation of renewal subject to performance standards and program needs. See additional job description below.
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Required Education, Experience and Skills
Basic Qualifications: J.D., admission to MA Bar, and 5+ years of practice with substantial trial experience. Additional Qualifications: Significant experience in poverty law and in-depth knowledge of landlord-tenant law required, with preference for those with experience
in one or two of the Legal Aid Bureau's other practice areas: domestic relations; wage and hour; unemployment benefits; and other public benefits. Prior involvement in clinical legal education and or supervision of students or inexperienced attorneys highly desirable. Ability to work sensitively with diverse multi-cultural population of
clients, students and staff essential. Bi-cultural and/or bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Proven team-building skills and superior interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills required. Must have demonstrated ability to work independently, as well
as in teams, and in demanding and periodically high-stress
circumstances. Must be able to work creatively within broad program goals and have the motivation to learn and achieve superior professional practice and mentoring skills. Strong organization, time management,case management and documentation skills are necessary.
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Additional Information
Continued from above: The Clinical Instructor also meets regularly with other teaching staff; assists in conducting case rounds and seminars on practice skills and substantive law; and participates in other office-wide projects, including orientation, trainings, retreats, and
outreach events. S/he is also expected to be knowledgeable about and participate in classroom components of clinical courses taught by law school faculty; to prepare timely and thoughtful written evaluations twice each semester; and to make clinical grading recommendations to faculty. Although students are the direct case handlers, the Clinical
Instructor acts as attorney of record with ultimate authority for the cases conducted under his or her supervision. During summer months and other periods of student absence, Clinical Instructors are entirely or
partially responsible for direct case handling, including communication with clients, motions and trials. Vacations will be scheduled around the requirement of maintaining effective case coverage. Some evening and occasional weekend hours will be expected. The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
is a curriculum-based poverty law clinic that represents low-income residents of Middlesex and Suffolk Counties in civil matters, including landlord-tenant, domestic relations, wage and hour, unemployment benefits, and other public benefits. It is staffed by a full-time Faculty Director/Managing Attorney, a full-time Administrative Director, two full-time Clinical Instructors, three part-time Clinical Instructors, a full-time Senior Clinical Fellow, a part-time Office Manager, and approximately 42 2L and 3L Harvard Law School students fulfilling a two-year commitment. Since 1914, the Bureau has functioned
under a tradition of student leadership and governance, making it a unique and exciting institution in clinical legal education.
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Required Screening
Harvard University requires pre-employment reference and background screening. Apply online at
http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=37979
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Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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