Wayne State University Law School is seeking candidates to fill the position of Director of Clinical Education. The Law School currently has eight clinics (asylum, civil rights, criminal appeals, environmental, family/elder law, medical legal partnership, patent, and transactional business), and four externship programs (corporate counsel, criminal, judicial, and public interest). All students at the Law School are required to take a clinic or externship to graduate.

The Director will oversee all clinical programs (i.e. clinics and externships); establish uniform policies, where appropriate; monitor clinical programs to ensure compliance with Law School policies and requirements imposed by the University, the ABA, professional liability insurers, funders, etc.; prepare budgets and engage in strategic planning; supervise the work of support staff and non-represented individuals; assist in scheduling clinical courses and assigning faculty to teach those courses; assist in recruiting, training, and mentoring full-time and part-time clinical faculty; report to the Dean and appropriate faculty committees regarding the performance of faculty and staff who work in clinical programs; advise the Dean and appropriate faculty committees regarding clinical matters; review and revise existing clinical programs on a regular basis and propose new clinical programs as appropriate; assist in obtaining external financial support; promote the Law School’s clinical programs on a local, national, and international level; and teach clinical and other courses as negotiated on a good faith basis with the Dean or the Dean’s designee.

This senior-level academic administrator will hold an appropriate faculty position and title. Extensive clinical/experiential teaching and administrative experience are required. The Law School encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ persons, and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Persons interested in applying should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to David Moss, Chair, Clinical Programs Subcommittee, via email (david.moss@wayne.edu), fax (313-577-9379), or U.S. Mail (Wayne State University Law School, 471 West Palmer Street, Detroit, Michigan 48202).