Director of Child Advocacy Clinic

THE UNIVERSITY OF Mississippi School of Law seeks qualified applicants for the position of Director of the Child Advocacy Clinic, a twelve-month, non-tenure-track faculty position. The faculty member’s responsibilities will include developing and teaching a rigorous classroom component for the clinic, providing high quality legal services to the clinic’s clients, and providing effective and reflective supervision of the clinic’s students. Interested persons should send a résumé and apply online at www.jobs.olemiss.edu. The University of Mississippi is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA Employer.

Director of Transactional Clinic

THE UNIVERSITY OF Mississippi School of Law seeks qualified applicants for the position of Director of the Transactional Clinic, a twelve-month, non-tenure-track faculty position. The faculty member’s responsibilities will include developing and teaching a rigorous classroom component for the clinic, providing high quality legal services to the clinic’s clients, and providing effective and reflective supervision of the clinic’s students. Interested persons should send a résumé and apply online at www.jobs.olemiss.edu. The University of Mississippi is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA Employer.

California Western School of Law is seeking a tenure-track faculty member to teach in our Clinical Internship Program, and who has experience and interest in teaching Family Law or Business Law. 

We are looking for candidates with some experience in both practice and clinical teaching. Candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our faculty are strongly encouraged to apply.

California Western is located in San Diego.  Internship opportunities are available for every student who wishes to participate in the Clinical Internship Program, and over 70% of eligible students do enroll.  Placements are allowed in private, public interest and government law offices and judicial chambers, and classes are limited to 12 students.  Students receive between 5 and 10 credits for fieldwork, plus 1 credit for the classroom component.   More information about the Internship program is available at https://www.cwsl.edu/academics/academic-initiatives/clinical-internship-program, or from the Program Director, Mark Weinstein miw@cwsl.edu, Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Linda Morton lm@cwsl.edu, or Director of the Access to Law Initiative, Bob Seibel rfs@cwsl.edu.

Interested candidates should email their materials to Professor Scott Ehrlich, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at sbe@cwsl.edu. 

Syracuse University College of Law invites applicants for a Visiting Assistant Professor for the Disability Rights Clinic.  This is a full time, temporary appointment during the spring 2015 semester.

The Disability Rights Clinic (DRC) is one of nine clinical courses in the College of Law.  It is dedicated to providing an exceptional educational experience through representation of individuals with disabilities as well as groups representing the disabled community.  Students enrolled in the DRC handle a case load consisting of employment discrimination, disability-related access to state and local government services and places of public accommodation, special education, and prisoners with disabilities.  Students advocate for clients with disabilities in administrative and judicial proceedings, and engage with the local community in educational advocacy.

The Visitor will supervise students on existing case work, identify appropriate legal work, teach the twice weekly seminar, and participate with other clinical faculty in the operation of the Office of Clinical Legal Education.

J.D. is required and a minimum of five years of relevant practice experience in disability rights law. Experience or an interest in teaching is necessary, particularly using clinical methodologies.  Attorneys who are faculty in the law clinics must be highly qualified, experienced and motivated.

Interested applicants should apply to this position at https://www.sujobopps.com (faculty opportunities - Job #071365)

Syracuse University is interested in candidates who have the communication skills and cross-cultural abilities to maximize their effectiveness with diverse groups of colleagues, students and community members.  Women, military veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.  Syracuse University is an equal opportunity employer, as well as a federal contractor required to take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

Georgetown University Law Center invites applicants interested in establishing and teaching in a transactional clinic.  This position is tenure track. The successful applicant will begin on July 1, 2015.  Georgetown seeks to add to its spectrum of business related clinics. Currently we offer clinics that teach business formation in the field of social entrepreneurship, community development and strategic planning, and that assist low income residents in the acquisition, renovation, and operation of their buildings as long-term affordable housing.

At Georgetown Law, professors dedicated to clinical teaching are fully integrated into the faculty. Both entry level and lateral hires are urged to apply. The person selected for this position would join our large clinical community, develop the clinic, be assisted by a clinical fellow and teach the clinic each semester.

The successful applicant will have a strong commitment to promoting access to justice and a demonstrated interest in nurturing student development.  Candidates must demonstrate intellectual engagement including scholarly promise (for entry-level candidates) or be a proven scholar (for lateral candidates).  Successful applicants will also have subject-matter expertise and a positive reputation in the field, the communication, organizational and collaborative skills necessary to direct and manage a clinic and a commitment to teaching clinically over the long term. Georgetown values excellent teaching and a successful applicant will have pedagogical skills, creativity, and enthusiasm for the academic endeavor.  This law school is committed to diversity, and candidates of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Please send a resume, including the names of references and a statement of interest to Hope Babcock, the Chair of the Clinical Subcommittee of the Appointments Committee. Her email is Babcock@law.georgetown.edu.

NYU School of Law is seeking new or experienced clinical teachers for tenure-track positions on our clinical faculty.  Applicants in any field of practice are welcome to apply: We are not aiming to fill a position in any particular clinic; applicants can elect either to teach in one of our existing clinics (see http://www.law.nyu.edu/academics/clinics) or to create a new clinic.  We seek to hire faculty committed to providing a powerful individual and collective learning experience that engages students actively in working collaboratively with underserved individuals and communities as they look to gain access to justice.  Our preference is to hire faculty who will create clinics or teach in an existing clinic where students serve as the primary providers of legal services, under close faculty supervision.

Applicants should have practice experience and an academic record that demonstrate the potential for clinical teaching and scholarly achievement.  NYU Law School is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity.

If you wish to apply, please send a statement of interest and a résumé to me at randy.hertz@nyu.edu by no later than November 1, 2014.

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW invites applications for entry level candidates for two full-time, multi-year contract Clinical Faculty positions, anticipated to begin in the Fall of 2015. We welcome candidates interested in serving as director of one of two new clinics, a Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic or a Legislative Policy Partnership Clinic, to maximize opportunities for students based at our Carlisle location. Dickinson Law is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, near top-quality health care institutions such as Penn State Hershey Medical Center and government centers in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C. In addition to development and supervision of students in a new clinic, candidates will have the opportunity to teach one or more doctrinal courses in their field, such as courses on Health Care Law, Law and Medicine, Administrative Law, Lobbying, State-and Local Government, etc. We seek applicants with excellent academic records, relevant experience and recommendations, and who have specific interest in supervising law students in practice-based clinical settings. Penn State Dickinson Law, with more than 150 years of history in Carlisle, is one of two fully accredited Penn State law schools. The overarching mission of the faculty at Penn State Dickinson Law is to produce lawyers who are equipped with the skills and competencies necessary to practice and excel in an increasingly global legal market. Commitment to an inclusive community is also part of our educational ethos. These two new clinics will supplement our rich experiential learning tradition, including our existing Community Law Clinic and Children’s Advocacy Clinic. Candidates must be a member of the Pennsylvania Bar or willing to become a member as soon as practicable. For general inquiries, contact Carlisle Appointments Chair, Prof. Katherine C. Pearson, Dickinson Law, Pennsylvania State University at 150 South College St, Carlisle PA 17013 (or contact Staff Assist. Anne Porter at acp17@psu.edu).

Application Process:

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. To apply, please submit your cover letter and CV through the Penn State jobs website at http://psu.jobs. To apply for the position of Clinical Law Assistant Professor for Legislative Policy Partnership Clinic, apply to vacancy #53101 via this link: https://app2.ohr.psu.edu/Jobs/External/EVMS2_External/currentap1.cfm#53101

To apply for the position of Clinical Law Assistant Professor for Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, apply to vacancy #53102 via this link: https://app2.ohr.psu.edu/Jobs/External/EVMS2_External/currentap1.cfm#53102

Notices:

Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, women, veterans, disabled individuals, and other protected groups.

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The University of Chicago Law School is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time position leading its international human rights law clinic. The position would begin during the 2015-16 academic year. The position would be on the Law School's clinical professor track, which culminates in long-term renewable contracts. The attorney who fills the position will direct the international human rights law clinic: engaging in case selection, litigation, and other advocacy to promote the clinic's mission and goals; supervising students in all aspects of the clinic's work; and teaching a related seminar and/or clinical skills courses.

Candidates must have a J.D., must have at least three years of relevant experience, and be admitted to or eligible for admission to the Illinois bar. Candidates who teach in a law school legal clinic or who have prior experience supervising or teaching law students or other attorneys are strongly preferred. Excellent writing, editing, and supervision skills are required.

Each candidate should submit a curriculum vita or resume, a list of references, a legal writing sample, a law school transcript, a cover letter that includes a detailed description of the candidate's relevant practice and teaching experience, and course evaluations from prior teaching experience if any. Other material relevant to your candidacy may be included as well. Candidates must apply on line and upload application material at: http://tinyurl.com/pm8plt8. All application material must be received by December 1, 2014.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status or status as an individual with disability. The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Disabled / Veterans Employer.

Position Overview	The Douglas County Legal Aid Clinic is a general practice clinical legal education program that provides legal assistance to low-income persons, including veterans, in the Municipal Court of the City of Lawrence and the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas.  The clinic provides representation in a wide variety of civil law cases, including transactional, family, landlord-tenant, and administrative law. The clinic also provides criminal defense representation of adults in municipal court and juvenile offenders in district court.  Students are directly supervised by practicing attorneys and must enroll in the course for 2 consecutive semesters. The primary responsibility of clinical faculty is clinical teaching and related professional performance. Although their primary responsibility is teaching, clinical professors are also expected to engage in scholarship and service to the profession.  “The University of Kansas is especially interested in hiring faculty members who can contribute to four key campus-wide strategic initiatives: (1) Sustaining the Planet, Powering the World; (2) Promoting Well-Being, Finding Cures; (3) Building Communities, Expanding Opportunities; and (4) Harnessing Information, Multiplying Knowledge. For more information, see http://www.provost.ku.edu/planning/themes/ . “
Job Description	Teaching and related Professional Performance (85%):  The Director of the Clinic is responsible for managing the overall operations of the Clinic.  This responsibility includes administering the Clinic, providing direction and leadership, supervising students, support staff and staff attorneys, obtaining and maintaining grants to fund the Clinic, and ensuring that all required grant reports are properly prepared and submitted. Supervision of students involves providing guidance and oversight on their cases, appearing with them in court as needed, reviewing pleadings and other work product prepared by interns, and meeting regularly with interns to ensure that they are receiving proper instructional support.  The Director also maintains his/her own caseload as necessary.  In addition, the Director is responsible for teaching the classroom component of the Clinic, direct instructional supervision of individual students in the Clinic, and teaching such other courses in the law school curriculum as determined by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Research and Scholarship (5%):  Although their primary responsibility is teaching, clinical professors are also expected to engage in scholarship, broadly defined, related to their areas of interest.  Demonstrated scholarship is required for promotion, and it is desirable, although not mandatory, for a decision on the first non-probationary appointment. Service (10%):  Clinical faculty members have an obligation to engage in service to the school and university, the profession, or the public. This service obligation, however, is substantially reduced because of the nature of the clinical faculty member’s teaching and related professional performance obligations.
Required Qualifications	1.  Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent legal degree. 2. Applicants must be a member of the Kansas Bar or willing to become a member by taking the Kansas Bar as soon as practical following appointment. 3.  Applicants must have five years of litigation practice and/or clinical legal education experience. *For a candidate to be considered at the Clinical Professor level, the candidate must demonstrate an established scholarly career in the clinical field and must have a history of effective clinical teaching and experience and substantial service.
Preferred Qualifications	Applicants with prior clinical or clinical teaching experience and who have achieved excellence in their primary professional and/or scholarly endeavors.
Additional Candidate Instruction	Special Conditions:  If employee is not licensed to practice in Kansas, the position is contingent upon employee passing the 2015 Kansas Bar exam and being officially admitted to the Kansas Bar. Application review will begin 1 Sept, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled.
Contact Information to Applicants	Jean Phillips, Clinical Professor and Director, Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence & Post Conviction Rememdies KU School of Law, 1535 W. 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7608 785-864-9214 phillips@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range	Commensurate with experience
Application Review Begins	01-Sep-2014
Anticipated Start Date	05-Jan-2015
Disclaimer	The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information and retaliation in the University's programs and activities. Access to information regarding equal opportunity and diversity worksite posters is available at http://www.humanresources.ku.edu/policies_procedures/category_details/index.aspx?category=8 or you may contact 785-864-4946 or employ@ku.edu for alternate access options.  Any  inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies should be directed to: Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, IOA@ku.edu, 1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS, 66045, (785)864-6414, 711 TTY.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW STEPHEN AND SANDRA SHELLER CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Summary: The Temple University Beasley School of Law solicits applications for an assistant/associate clinical professor of law in its new Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice. The Sheller Center, which opened its doors in October 2013, is an innovative, dynamic legal program that integrates students into its efforts to address as its main priority pressing legal problems facing under-served Philadelphians. The position will begin July 1, 2015. This full-time, non-tenured position is renewable yearly initially, but may, depending on the candidate’s qualifications, be eligible for long-term, renewable contracts in compliance with ABA Standard 405(c). Salary will be commensurate with background, qualifications, and experience.

Minimum Qualifications: An excellent academic record and a J.D. degree; a preferred minimum of 5 years significant law practice and/or clinical teaching experience; and must be a member of the Pennsylvania Bar or willing to become a member as soon as practical following appointment. The ideal candidate will have both significant practice experience, which includes experience with direct services and/or systemic social justice advocacy, and law teaching experience. Areas of particular interest include consumer protection, health care, and transactional work (such as community economic development), though clinic proposals in different subject areas are welcome. Demonstrated research and writing ability is required, ideally published work in a law journal or comparable publication. Temple University is committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body and is an EEO/AA employer.

To Apply: Please send the following to Prof. Jaya Ramji-Nogales at lawfsc@temple.edu: 1) cover letter; 2) one page statement of interest, including an explanation of how the applicant’s experiences demonstrate her ability to meet the academic and social justice goals of the Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice; 3) writing sample, preferably of published work; 4) resume or c.v. Interested persons are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as interviews will start in September 2014. The position is open until filled. No calls please.

William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, has begun the search for our next President and Dean. Eric Janus, who has deftly, strategically and passionately led us over the past turbulent decade in legal education, has decided to step aside and return to teaching.

A link to the website with more information about the search is at the end of this message.

Eric will step aside as Mitchell is poised to embark on new and exciting ventures. Founded in 1900, we have long been a pioneer in affording access to practice ready legal education and as a leading incubator for the bar, bench and civic leadership in our region. Clinics, externships, and skills simulation courses have long been incorporated throughout our curriculum, and the distinctions between skills and non-skills courses have almost entirely dissolved.

We recently became the first undefined and still only undefined law school authorized by the American Bar Association to offer a hybrid, 50% online J.D. course of instruction. Our plan is to take our access mission boldly into the coming years and decades. The new President and Dean will lead the implementation of the on-campus/on-line Hybrid Program, whose first cohort commences study in January 2015.  We plan to expand the models for legal education to include one allowing student’s access to a law degree and license without having to relocate from their own communities.

Still, the Twin Cities is a wonderful and hip place to live, with natural beauty, culture, a progressive political tradition and a vibrant civic life. Mitchell is a nimble, independent institution with a faculty that is deeply engaged in teaching and practice, with a resourceful Board of Trustees, a shared sense of mission among constituents, and alumni who play an outsized role in the business, judicial and civic life of the Twin Cities, Minnesota and the entire Upper Midwest.

I am one of the faculty representatives on the dean search committee, headed by retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Helen Meyer.  Please contact me (Ann Juergens) if you have questions or suggestions of potential candidates.  I am happy to chat!  Colleagues who also teach clinic, Peter Knapp, Carolyn Grose, Brad Colbert, Joanna Woolman, Colette Routel, Sarah Deer, are also able to speak with you about our law school, about the position, about Minnesota.

Kindly pass this announcement on to anyone who might be considering a deanship in her or his (near) future, or simply call or email me with ideas for potential applicants.  It is rolling process, so earlier applications are better than late ones.

Here is the link to information about the position and the application process:

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