Albany Law School’s Law Clinic & Justice Center seeks a Specialized Fellow/ Staff Attorney in the launch of its new Community Development Clinic. The Clinic is a semester-long, in-house clinic that will be offered for the first time in Spring 2017.

The Clinic will represent individuals, small business owners, worker-owned cooperatives, nonprofit community-based organizations, and groups advocating for and supporting low-income entrepreneurs from immigrant, formerly incarcerated, and other excluded communities. Clinic students will perform a variety of transactional matters on behalf of Clinic clients, including business entity formation, governance, leasing, and loan closings. Students will have an opportunity to work on real estate and land use matters, including negotiating community benefits agreements.

In addition to representing clients, the Clinic involves a seminar addressing substantive legal issues related to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations engaged in economic development in cities and towns across the country. The seminar involves skill development in areas of the law including corporate governance, real estate practice, and transactional and regulatory lawyering, such as negotiation and drafting contracts.

The Specialized Fellow/ Staff Attorney’s responsibilities include representing clients, engaging in community outreach, supervising students, assisting with the Clinic seminar and simulated learning activities. Candidates must be admitted to the NY Bar prior to employment. Qualified candidates will possess at least four years of experience representing low income or other underrepresented individuals, with preference given to those with relevant legal experience. All work will be conducted with the support of the clinical faculty. The appointment is renewable on an annual basis.

Candidates must be able to work both independently and as part of a team, and must possess strong written and oral communication skills. The salary for this position is commensurate with experience and applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Interested applicants should send cover letter and resume, to:

Albany Law School

Attn: Director of Human Resources

80 New Scotland Avenue

Albany, New York 12208-3494

E-mail: humanresources@albanylaw.edu

Fax: (518) 445-3262

Albany Law School is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruitment and retention of a qualified and diverse workforce.