The University of Michigan Law School is seeking to hire a clinical faculty member with a background in tax and mediation to teach in its tax and mediation clinics.
Students in Michigan’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic are earning a JD or an LLM in taxation. They represent individuals with federal and state tax controversies and also run a federal tax educational outreach program aimed primarily at individuals who speak English as a second language. The LITC represents clients at all stages of tax controversy proceedings, including examination, audit reconsideration, collection due process hearings, appeals, US Tax Court trials, and collections.

Students in our Civil Mediation Clinic earn their State of Michigan civil dispute mediator certification and mediate landlord-tenant, consumer, probate, and other general civil disputes. Students in our Domestic Relations Mediation Clinic earn their state domestic relations mediator certification and mediate all aspects of pre- and post-judgment divorce cases.

The successful applicant will have significant experience in these fields and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in clinical teaching and serving the underserved. Prior clinical or other legal teaching experience (including clinic administration), and scholarship or scholarly potential are highly desirable. Candidates must hold a J.D. degree and be eligible for licensure in Michigan.
This is a contractual appointment that can lead to Michigan’s version of clinical tenure. Clinical faculty are initially appointed to a 3-year contract. That contract is renewed for a second 3-year term if the candidate demonstrates the potential to meet the standards for a presumptively renewable 7-year contract. They are considered for promotion to that presumptively renewable contract near the end of their second 3-year term. Clinical faculty have 9-month academic year appointments and are eligible for summer financial support for case coverage, special projects and writing. They have governance rights that closely parallel tenured and tenure track faculty. Michigan’s faculty salaries and benefits are extremely competitive.

Questions can be directed to Associate Dean David Santacroce at dasanta@umich.edu or 734-763-4319. The application deadline is October 25, 2013. 

Applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé to: