Bauer Fellowship, Northwestern University School of Law
Center on Negotiation and Mediation
Bluhm Legal Clinic
Announcement/Job Description
Northwestern University School of Law invites applications for the Bauer Fellow, a two-year, renewable, clinical fellowship. The fellowship will commence on August 1, 2015 and is expected to end July 31, 2017.
The Center on Negotiation and Mediation (CNM) at Northwestern Law is a national leader in negotiation and mediation and was named a Top Ten Dispute Resolution Program by U.S. News & World Report (2014). The CNM provides a host of opportunities for students to explore concepts in dispute resolution. The CNM offers a minimum of 13 sections of the basic negotiation workshop each year. In addition, the CNM teaches on topics including Mediation, Mediation Advocacy, International Business Negotiation, Dispute Resolution Survey, Dispute Resolution in Sports, Conflict Management in Legal Practice, Restorative Justice, and Advanced Negotiation. The CNM provides unparalleled depth and breadth in its curricular choices for students.
The CNM seeks a compassionate and entrepreneurial individual who will design and teach a restorative justice curriculum that includes a collaboration with partners to develop and provide restorative justice services. Tasks will include identifying partnerships in the Chicago area, as well as other administrative aspects of managing projects.
The Bauer Fellow will be trained to teach the basic negotiation workshop and will provide support for other CNM initiatives - including the 1L Lawyer as Problem Solver curriculum and coaching ADR competition teams.
Ideal candidates must have a J.D and significant experience in restorative justice. Preferably, applicants will also have training and experience in negotiation and mediation and be licensed to practice law in Illinois. The applicant must be comfortable supervising, mentoring and teaching law students. A willingness to engage in academic writing and research is desirable.
The Fellowship comes with an annual salary of $60,000 and benefits package.
Applicants should email letters of interest and resumes to the CNM Administrative Coordinator Nancy Flowers at n-flowers@law.northwestern.edu. No letters of recommendation are required, but up to three letters will be accepted. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2015.
Northwestern University School of Law is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages nominations of and applications from women and minority candidates.