THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for a Fellowship to start on or about December 2, 2022, in the new Criminal Defense and Advocacy Clinic.
School of Law
Vacancy number 301296
Position Type: Faculty position with full, competitive benefits package
Opens: 09/14/22 Closes: Open Until Filled
Salary: $70,000
This full-time, year-round, 3.5 years public interest fellowship program, offers superb mentorship and training as Fellows transition from law practice to law faculty, providing intensive support in areas of pedagogy, academic writing, and more. Many former Fellows are now in long-term teaching positions at other institutions. (https://law.ubalt.edu/clinics/docs/080421%20Fellow%20alumni%20for%20webpage.pdf).
The Criminal Defense and Advocacy Clinic represents indigent individuals on misdemeanors and low-level felonies in Baltimore City District Court. In addition, the clinic takes on post-conviction projects, which may include prison conditions litigation, second look act cases, and other related policy and advocacy initiatives. Students in the clinic are the primary counsel on these matters, acting under the close supervision of law faculty, including the Fellow.
The Fellow will not only supervise the student-attorneys but also co-teach and co-plan the seminar and have opportunities to engage in scholarship and with other facets of academia. The Fellowship focuses its first year and a half on the skills of teaching, from crafting and leading seminars, to facilitating supervision meetings with student-attorneys. The second year of the fellowship focuses on developing legal scholarship. The third year, we support the Fellow to go on the clinical teaching job market. In addition to teaching, supervision, and legal scholarship, the Fellow is responsible for case coverage over the summer and during the winter break.
This position is a 3.5 year contractual appointment.
Qualifications: At least three years of experience as a practicing lawyer primarily in criminal defense, with a preference for indigent defense; excellent oral and written communication skills; a strong academic record and/or other indicia of high-performance ability; a commitment to work for low-income, justice involved individuals; and a strong interest in teaching and mentoring. Fellows must be members in good standing with the Maryland Bar or another State bar and willing to complete the necessary documentation to be permitted to supervise law practice by students.
Salary: The current salary is $67,000 per year. The position includes full benefits, including retirement, research support, and a travel allowance to attend relevant conferences and workshops. Benefits are listed here (see under “Faculty and Regular Employees”): https://www.ubalt.edu/about-ub/offices-and-services/human-resources/benefits/index.cfm.
We look forward to receiving your required electronic application, including a letter of interest, resume, and brief statement about how your candidacy would support traditionally underrepresented communities in the legal profession and academia.
The position is open until filled with a preference for applications submitted by October 1, 2022. For more details about the Fellows’ Program, please view our website at https://law.ubalt.edu/clinics/fellows/
Before you apply, save your required materials as one PDF (preferred format) or Word document, and then attach it to your application in the resume location. Short file names without spaces or special characters are helpful.
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