Please visit the Harvard University Recruitment Management System for additional information and to apply for the position at http://employment.harvard.edu/.  For more information about the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation visit www.chlpi.org.

The University of Wisconsin Law School is currently hiring two Clinical Assistant Professor positions with the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinical Program. Principal duties include: work together with other L&E Clinic staff to supervise law students working with entrepreneurs and start-up businesses including: meet regularly to provide guidance and instruction, review and approve student work, attend client meetings and evaluate student performance.

Collaborate with other L&E Clinic staff on the ongoing development of the Clinic including: improving systems and processes, participating in client selection and development, entrepreneurial outreach, and leading or assisting with strategic initiatives. Research, write and disseminate articles and presentations addressing legal and other issues arising from the work of the L&E Clinic.

For more detailed job descriptions and how-to-apply information for each position, please visit: 

Clinical Assistant Professor - Systems: 
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=79785

Clinical Assistant Professor - Operations:
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=79783

Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) in Environmental Law at Pace Law School

Pace Law School seeks applicants for a new Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) in Environmental Law. The VAP in Environmental Law will hold a one-year appointment, renewable for a second one-year term. The appointment is designed to mentor and train future environmental law professors.

The VAP will have a reduced teaching load of one course per semester, the opportunity to focus on scholarly research and writing, and the expectation that s/he will enter the law school teaching market. The VAP will receive the same office and administrative support as other faculty members, is invited to participate fully in faculty activities, and will receive a small travel and research fund. Additionally, the VAP will present a work in progress at Pace Law School’s Future Environmental Law Professors Workshop, receive feedback and mentoring from other scholars, and present a finished manuscript to the faculty at our weekly scholarly colloquium.

The salary for the VAP in Environmental Law is $55,000 per year plus benefits, including health and dental insurance.  The VAP will not be eligible for a full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty appointment at Pace Law School until after six years following the completion of his/her term in residence.

Candidates will be selected based on their prior work and educational experience, and teaching and scholarly potential. Pace is committed to achieving equal opportunity in all aspects of University life.  Applications are encouraged from people of color, individuals of varied sexual and affectional orientations, individuals who are differently-abled, veterans of the armed forces or national service, and anyone whose background and experience will contribute to the diversity of the law school.  Pace is committed to achieving completely equal opportunity in all aspects of University life. 

Applicants should submit:

• Curriculum Vitae (that lists three references and law school courses the candidate would be interested in teaching)
• If possible, one published scholarly article or unpublished paper draft that reflects the candidate’s scholarly interests and potential

The application deadline is May 1, 2014.

If you would like to be considered for a Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Law appointment beginning in the Fall of 2014, please send your application materials via email to Professor Jason J. Czarnezki at jczarnezki@law.pace.edu.  Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

Visiting Professor of the Practice and Managing Attorney for the Virginia Costal Policy Clinic

William & Mary Law School seeks applicants for a position as Visiting Professor of Practice and Managing Attorney for its Virginia Coastal Policy Clinic (VCPC).  VCPC provides science-based legal and policy analysis of environmental and land use issues affecting the state’s coastal resources, educating the Virginia policymaking, non-profit, legal, and military and business communities about these subjects.  It works in close partnership with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and Virginia Sea Grant.  The Managing Attorney’s responsibilities include development of a docket of legal and policy analysis projects dealing with coastal flooding, sea level rise, wetlands protection, and related coastal issues; clinical teaching; collaborative work across disciplines; fundraising; conference and symposia planning; and establishing and maintaining relationships with scientific experts at VIMS, local planners, state and local policymakers, and stakeholders active in environmental, land use, coastal and flooding issues in Virginia.

Required qualifications include:  A JD degree and license to practice law in at least one state, and preference will be given to members of the Virginia State Bar or those eligible to sit either for the Virginia bar or waive admission into Virginia.  Preference will also be given to those with clinical legal education experience.

The ideal applicant has five years practical experience in the science and public policy of coastal issues; experience in interdisciplinary collaboration; clinical teaching experience; superior writing, editing, and verbal skills; outstanding academic credentials; and excellent teamwork, research and writing skills. Scholarship is not a requirement of this position.

This is a grant-funded position, contingent on continued grant support. Salary for this 12-month position will be commensurate with experience within state university range; position includes benefits. Apply at https://jobs.wm.edu/ under instructional faculty.  The position is accorded visiting status for the first year of employment. During that term, the candidate may seek, pursuant to the Law School’s and College’s procedures, a further appointment that would be accorded a presumption of continuation from year to year.

Visiting Professor of Practice and Staff Attorney, Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic

William & Mary Law School seeks applications for a Professor of Practice and Staff Attorney for our Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic. The Staff Attorney position in the Puller Clinic is a position created to provide direct client services to the Veteran/Active Duty population and to assist in training students in a clinical legal education environment. 

The mission of the Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic is to deliver client services to veterans seeking disability compensation before the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans seeking discharge upgrades, physical evaluation board representation, and/or medical retirement before the Department of Defense.  The Puller Clinic also trains law students in a clinical law school setting to be thoroughly familiar with a difficult area of administrative law, to develop basic and advanced law office management skills, to refine research and legal writing abilities, to interview clients and witnesses, and to create relationships with clients and investigate and advocate on their behalf both orally and in writing.

Required qualifications include: Knowledge of the Department of Defense rules and regulations concerning separations, medical retirements, discharge upgrades, and physical evaluation boards; knowledge of the Department of Veterans Affairs rules and regulations.  Also must have client-based legal experience, advocacy experience, superior research and legal writing skills, and clinical teaching experience.  JD and valid state bar license to practice law required; prior service in a military service’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, including completion of JAG Officer Basic Course, and accreditation by the Department of Veterans Affairs preferred. 

The Staff Attorney for the Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic’s responsibilities include clinical teaching; case work and client representation; community education and outreach; and assistance in fundraising.  Scholarship is not a requirement of this position.

Salary for this 12-month position will be commensurate with experience within state university range; position includes benefits. Apply at https://jobs.wm.edu/  under instructional faculty.  The position is accorded visiting status for the first year of employment. During that term, the candidate may seek, pursuant to the Law School’s and College’s procedures, a further appointment that would be accorded a presumption of continuation from year to year.

Visiting Professor of Practice and Managing Attorney for the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic

William & Mary Law School seeks applications for a Visiting Professor of Practice and Managing Attorney for the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic, which provides legal services to school-aged children with disabilities and their parents, supervises law students in providing these services, assists in training students in a clinical legal education environment, and provides education and outreach activities, including an annual Institute in Special Education Advocacy.

Required qualifications include: a Juris Doctor degree and valid Virginia state bar license to practice law; knowledge of and experience with IDEA and Sect. 504, and experience representing children with disabilities and their families in special education advocacy. Must have client-based legal experience, advocacy experience, superior research and legal writing skills, and clinical teaching experience. Preferred qualifications include: prior experience in K-12 teaching, experience with interpretation of educational evaluations and testing data.

The Professor of Practice and Managing Attorney’s responsibilities include case work and client representation; clinical teaching; fundraising; community education and outreach, and the annual Institute in Special Education Advocacy. Scholarship is not a requirement of this position.

Salary for this 12-month position will be commensurate with experience within state university range; position includes benefits. Apply at https://jobs.wm.edu/ under instructional faculty. The position is accorded visiting status for the first year of employment. During that term, the candidate may seek, pursuant to the Law School’s and College’s procedures, a further appointment that would be accorded a presumption of continuation from year to year.

Fellowship, Avon Global Center for Women & Justice at Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York

Description:

The Avon Global Center for Women & Justice at Cornell Law School is seeking applications for its 2014-15 Women and Justice Fellowship.  The position will begin in August 2014.  The appointment is for one year, but reappointment for a second term is possible.  The Fellow will play an integral role in executing and further developing the Center's initiatives.

The Center works with judges, legal practitioners, civil society advocates, and other stakeholders in an effort to end gender-based violence.  The Center’s initiatives focus on advancing access to justice and the international rule of law, with an emphasis on defending the human rights of women and girls.  For more information, please visit the Avon Global Center for Women & Justice website at http://www.womenandjustice.org.

This fellowship offers varied experience in the areas of international human rights and gender justice, including legal research, clinical teaching, and project management.  In addition to working with the Center team, the Fellow will interact with students, faculty, judges, and advocates from diverse countries, cultures, and backgrounds.  Cornell Law School provides an intellectually engaging work atmosphere, located in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State.

Fellow responsibilities will include:

- researching and drafting memoranda in response to requests by judges for legal research assistance;

- conducting original research for Center-produced publications;

- providing support for and supervising students undertaking projects through the Global Gender Justice Clinic, a law school clinical course;

- assisting with planning and managing Center programs, events, and outreach initiatives, including the annual Women & Justice Conference; 

- acting as content editor and strategist for Center publicity, including website and social media networks; and

- furthering the development of the Center's online legal resources collection, including research and analysis of case law from the US and other countries, as well as scholarly articles and reports.​

Qualifications:

 Requirements: 

- J.D. or LL.M.

- Strong research, writing, and editing skills

- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail

- Ability to manage a diverse range of projects and initiatives

- Demonstrates interest in international human rights, comparative law, and/or gender justice issues

At least two years of relevant professional work experience preferred.  Experience in international legal research and in website and/or database management is helpful.

Start date:  August 2014.

Salary and health benefits and access to university facilities.

Application deadline: May 1, 2014.  As applications will be considered on a rolling basis, early application is strongly encouraged.

To apply: Applicants should email a cover letter discussing their interest and qualifications, resume, law school transcript, writing sample (maximum length 10 pages), and contact information for three references to Karla Creech, Program Assistant (kjc93@cornell.edu).  

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. Located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the new Cornell Tech campus to be built on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.

Diversity and inclusion have been and continue to be a part of our heritage. Cornell University is a recognized EEO/AA employer and educator.

Oklahoma City University School of Law seeks applications for a clinical professor who will serve as legal director for the Oklahoma Innocence Clinic.  The Clinical Professor/Legal Director manages a caseload and teaches the classroom, skills, and field work components of the education program provided for law students in the Oklahoma Innocence Clinic at Oklahoma City University School of Law.  The Clinical Professor/Legal Director is responsible for working with the Innocence Network regarding case referrals, Network activities, and assistance. 

The pedagogical experiences of clinic students will be expected to include screening and investigating claims of actual innocence, preparing plans for post-conviction case development and legal strategies for pursuing such claims, and representing prison inmates in Oklahoma who have provable claims of actual innocence.  Clinic students will receive instruction and gain experience in fact investigation; building a case file; communicating effectively with clients, witnesses, opposing counsel, and law enforcement and court personnel; professional collaboration; and recognizing and resolving questions of professional responsibility. 

Most of the clinic’s litigation will be performed in post-conviction proceedings.  The Clinic will consider all cases where a viable claim of actual innocence can be pursued. These include DNA cases and non-DNA cases.  (Requests for assistance from inmates subject to capital sentences will be referred to the appropriate state or federal organization available to handle such matters.)

This is a non-tenure track faculty position.  The position will be on a renewable, multi-year contract.  The starting date is June 1, 2014, or as soon thereafter as the successful candidate is available. 

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

·         A J.D. degree and an outstanding record of academic and professional achievement.

·         A commitment to the goals of reducing and rectifying wrongful convictions of innocent people.

·         The experience and commitment required to lead and grow an innocence clinic that has been in operation since 2011.

·         One of the following:  (1) a minimum of five years full-time experience litigating post-conviction or innocence cases plus extensive experience supervising lawyers or student law clerks; (2) a minimum of five years clinical teaching experience in criminal law with some post-conviction experience; or (3) a combination of (1) and (2).

·         Experience and relationships within the national or international innocence community.

·         Experience managing the caseload of a busy law office.

·         The ability to engage in effective clinical teaching both in the classroom and in direct supervision of students.

·         The ability to manage an active caseload of innocence cases.

·         The ability to engage in policy reform work related to the goals of reducing the frequency of wrongful convictions.

·         The ability to raise awareness of the Clinic and its work throughout Oklahoma and beyond.

·         A willingness and ability to assist in identifying and obtaining permanent sources of funding for the Clinic, including experience with grant-writing.

·         Membership in the Oklahoma Bar.  If the successful candidate is not a member of the Oklahoma Bar, it is expected that he or she will seek admission through the most expeditious means available, which may be reciprocity, the bar exam, or the limited licensure available in Oklahoma for clinical teachers.

About Oklahoma City University

Founded in 1904, Oklahoma City University is an independent university affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university is characterized by an intellectually challenging and vibrant student-centered learning community committed to preparing students to become effective leaders in service to others. With an enrollment of approximately 3600 students and low faculty-student ratio of 1:14, classes are small and students have many opportunities for close associations with faculty and staff in the classroom and beyond. Faculty and students are partners in a learning process that focuses on creating effective communicators who respect diversity, possess critical thinking skills and cultural and aesthetic awareness, and are prepared to be responsible and ethical leaders in their communities.

U.S. News and World Report has ranked Oklahoma City University in the top tier of western region master level universities since 1999 and has included Oklahoma City University in the Great Schools, Great Values rankings since 2006.

Employee Benefits

The position includes an excellent benefit package including: tuition remission for spouses and children pursuing a degree at Oklahoma City University and over 500 other participating private institutions, health insurance, long term disability, life insurance, family membership to fitness center, TIAA-CREF retirement plan.

Review of applications will begin immediately.  The position will remain open until filled. 

Letters of interest, accompanied by the sender’s C.V., should be sent to:

Arthur G. LeFrancois

Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee

Oklahoma City University School of Law

2501 N. Blackwelder

Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1607

alefrancois@okcu.edu

Oklahoma City University is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the values and goals of diversity.

Please apply online at: http://okcu.silkroad.com/epostings/jobs/submit.cfm?fuseaction=dspjob&company_id=16211&version=1&jobid=462

Greater Hartford Legal Aid seeks a Litigation and Advocacy Director

Greater Hartford Legal Aid (GHLA) seeks a Litigation and Advocacy Director (LAD) to support all aspects of GHLA’s advocacy and mission “to achieve equal justice for poor people, to work with clients to promote social justice, and to address the effects and root causes of poverty.”  For more than fifty years, GHLA attorneys have offered families in poverty advice in individual legal matters, and representation in Connecticut and federal courts and administrative tribunals.   GHLA is a fiscally sound, administratively strong agency supported by a dedicated staff, management team and Board of Directors.  GHLA has twenty-one attorneys and thirty-three total staff.  The broad base of funding that supports GHLA’s $ 4.5 million budget does not include Legal Services Corporation funding.

Qualifications of the Next Litigation and Advocacy Director:

·         Commitment to GHLA’s Mission

• ·         Barred in Connecticut, or eligible for timely admission to practice
• ·         Minimum of 10 years legal practice experience preferred

·         Highly skilled and effective lawyer

·         Experience as lead counsel in complex state litigation

·         Experience as lead counsel in complex federal litigation highly preferred

·         Significant experience leading an advocacy effort other than litigation

·         Superior oral, written communication, editing skills

·         Excellent administrative and organizational skills

·         Management or administrative experience involving supervision of staff

·         Personal attributes including:

o   dedication to high moral and ethical standards,

o   the ability to engender confidence and trust,

o   a management style that inspires and encourages professional growth in others,

o   a strong work ethic and commitment to working as a team,

o   the ability to work effectively with diverse groups and individuals,

o   a sense of humor, sound judgment, and overall excellent “people skills.”

·         Commitment to a flexible, comprehensive view of representation on behalf of low income people that values both individual and systemic advocacy

·         Ability to identify and respond to shifting trends in legal practice and policies affecting the poor

High Priority Roles and Responsibilities for the Next Litigation and Advocacy Director:

The LAD provides information, technical assistance, co-advocacy, supervision, training, and strategic support to staff on litigation, systemic and legislative advocacy, outreach and engagement with the community, media advocacy, and emerging legal advocacy approaches. 

Roles and Responsibilities (continued):

·         Supports, teaches and models effective advocacy and emerging legal advocacy approaches in state and federal courts, administrative proceedings, legislative and other policy forums, and the community. 

·         Generates critical thinking among staff in pursuit of GHLA’s mission.

·         Acts as a catalyst for the identification of systemic issues that affect GHLA’s clients and the development of strategic litigation and/or advocacy strategies to address them, with a focus on GHLA priority areas.

·         Coordinates, supports, and participates in major or complex litigation.

·         Develops tools and guidelines that facilitate efficient and effective litigation.

·         In collaboration with Management Team and staff, is responsible for promoting staff professional development, identifying content areas, developing and conducting regular staff training.

·         Works with the Managing Attorneys to monitor caseloads and legal work of attorneys to insure proper balance between direct service to individual clients and advocacy involving systemic issues that benefit the larger client population.

·         Assists staff to remain current on procedural and substantive law as well as policy and research issues regarding GHLA priority areas and broader issues affecting the client community, and to identify and facilitate connections across units/substantive areas.

·         Acts as a resource on the Rules of Professional Responsibility and the Code of Ethics.

·         Works effectively with the leadership and staff of the legal services network to coordinate state-wide litigation and advocacy efforts.  

·         Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with community organizations, local bar associations, judges, social service agencies, funding sources, public officials, the media, and other individuals or groups related to the provision of legal services to the poor.

·           As a member of the Management Team assists in all aspects of management responsibilities.

Greater Hartford Legal Aid achieves high expectations through annual individual staff work plans driven by strategic objectives and feasible workloads.

CONFIDENTIAL Application Process:

To encourage all interested and highly qualified applicants to apply, the hiring process will be confidential.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  In order to receive full consideration, however, candidates are urged to submit their materials by April 15, 2014.

Interested candidates should submit a letter expressing in detail your interest in the position of Litigation and Advocacy Director of GHLA, and what you believe you can contribute to the future of GHLA and its client community.  The letter should be accompanied by a current resume, and two writing samples. Materials should be emailed to advocacydirectorsearch@ghla.org in Microsoft Word. 

Highly qualified candidates with questions about the position or process are encouraged to contact Executive Director Jamey Bell at 860-541-5048. 

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Excellent salary and benefits.

About Greater Hartford Legal Aid:

Mission:           To achieve equal justice for poor people, to work with clients to promote social justice, and to address the effects and root causes of poverty.

Incorporated in 1958, GHLA attorneys represent clients in individual legal matters, litigate important impact and class action cases, and pursue strategies that effectively solve systemic legal problems.  GHLA’s work is guided by Principles of Advocacy that call for high quality, accessible representation that meets critical needs, along with advocacy that “achieves long term benefits for the low-income community.”  Throughout GHLA’s history its approach has been collaborative and flexible, identifying emerging issues while building new partnerships and identifying innovative strategies.  GHLA staff and attorneys work side by side with community social services, and provide extensive legal technical assistance and support to local advocates and agencies.  GHLA is a national leader on family violence and poverty issues.  In collaboration with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, it directs the Building Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence Initiative (www.bcsdv.org).  Its priorities include helping workers move toward economic stability, protecting victims of family violence, preserving benefits for those who cannot work, preventing homelessness and preserving affordable housing, increasing educational opportunities for children, and improving the health and safety of clients who are elderly or living with HIV. 

            Over the past 50 years, our lawyers have also brought or co-counseled cases that have achieved significant systemic results for the low-income community.  These include:

• ·           Carc v. Thorne closed an institution that warehoused people with developmental disabilities, and established homes for them in the community
• ·           Pitt v. Hartford Housing Authority provided housing choices for dislocated tenants;
• ·           Raymond v. Rowland required the State to accommodate people with disabilities who seek certain government services 
• ·           Rabin v. Wilson-Coker ensured that tens of thousands of working adults continued to receive transitional Medicaid benefits
• ·           Carr v. Wilson-Cokersuccessfully challenged the inadequate access to dental services for Medicaid recipients and led to significant improvements in low-income children’s access to dental health care 
• ·           Pham v. Starkowski  sought to enjoin the termination of the State Medical Assistance for Non-Citizens (SMANC) Program
• ·           Briggs v. Bremby  is a federal court class action filed on behalf of impoverished persons experiencing lengthy delays in receiving food stamps

            GHLA is a key partner in the Connecticut legal services network, which shares technology and actively collaborates to effectively advocate on statewide systemic issues and improve access to justice for those living in poverty.  GHLA has diverse private and public financial support from local, state, and national funders and through the well-established Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation.   GHLA benefits from the leadership and guidance of distinguished members of the Bar and the community who serve on the Board of Directors.  A program that began over 50 years ago as a one lawyer office in the basement of City Hall has grown to a full-service law firm, persistent and effective in its mission.