Fordham University School of Law - Clinical Faculty - New Civil Clinic

19 Oct 2021 10:57 AM | Jodi Balsam (Administrator)

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring for a Clinical Faculty Position to help create a New Civil Clinic.

Fordham University School of Law invites applications for a full-time tenure, tenure-track, or long-term contract clinical faculty position.  The faculty member will help create a new civil clinic assisting low income/underrepresented individuals and communities.  The faculty member will join a vibrant group of more than 15 full-time clinicians who teach, practice, and lead.  We welcome interest from both experienced clinicians and those new to clinical legal teaching.

We seek a dynamic candidate who is excited about clinical legal education, restless about fighting injustice, deeply committed to the academic enterprise, able to collaborate with diverse groups inside and outside our University, and who possesses the capacity and inclination to support and advance law reform, whether through legal scholarship, direct advocacy, or a state/national leadership role.  We expect the candidate to know, or become familiar with, principles of experiential learning and clinical pedagogy.

The faculty member will have primary responsibility for designing and then teaching and supervising students in a civil practice area at Lincoln Square Legal Services, Inc., our in-house law firm.  Typically, Fordham clinicians teach a full load when they supervise 10 students each semester in a 5-credit course that includes a regularly scheduled seminar and close supervision of student teams.  Our clinics operate during the Fall and Spring semesters.  Support for summer case coverage and/or research is available.  The faculty member may also teach other courses, depending on interest and institutional needs.

Candidates must hold a JD or its equivalent, be members of the New York Bar, or eligible to seek membership as soon as reasonably possible after committing to join us, and have a record of achievement in law school and the profession that demonstrates the capacity to actively participate in and strengthen our academic community.

Preferred qualifications include three years or more of practice experience, demonstrated excellence in teaching or supervision of students in a clinical legal setting, an established commitment to inclusive, reflective, transparent processes, and experience designing and implementing new programs or initiatives.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume or CV (with references), a one-page proposal for a clinic to be offered, and, if available, a sample scholarly work in progress or recent publication to Associate Dean Michael Martin at mwmartin@law.fordham.edu.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled but applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their materials as soon as possible and no later than November 15, 2021.

Fordham University School of Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly committed to diversity. We welcome all applications, especially from applicants who would contribute to the diversity of the law school community in any way, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or disability.

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