UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring a Visiting Professor for its Intellectual Property Clinic.  

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The University of North Carolina School of Law invites applications for a full-time, one-year position as a Visiting Professor of Law to direct its Intellectual Property Clinic during the 2021-2022 academic year.

The Intellectual Property Clinic assists entrepreneurs, small businesses and for-profit and non-profit startups with the acquisition, protection, and management of intellectual property rights, primarily in the areas of trademark and copyright. It is one of ten live client clinics at UNC School of Law and one of three (along with Startup NC Law Clinic and the Community Development Law Clinic) housed within the UNC School of Law Institute for Innovation. The Institute’s mission is to provide one-stop shopping for the legal needs of North Carolina for-profit and non-profit entrepreneurs. 

Applicants must have a J.D. or its equivalent and a record of, or the promise of, achievement as a teacher. Applicants should send, as soon as possible, a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for four references to Thomas Kelley, Professor and Director of the UNC School of Law Institute for Innovation, at takelley@email.unc.edu. Confidential inquiries are also welcome. 

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.