About UNH School of Law:  Founded in 1973 to encourage innovation in legal education, the University of New Hampshire School of Law has an enrollment of approximately 350 JD students and 40 LLM and interdisciplinary master’s degree  students.  Students come from many states and countries around the world and study in a close-knit, cooperative environment.  The curriculum emphasizes an intensive, practice-based approach involving many opportunities for hands-on learning, including externships.  In recent years, approximately 75% of the JD students have participated in the program, and many students have externed at multiple placements. In addition to part-time placements, the program allows students to extern for a full semester in any type of legal setting where there is breadth and depth of legal work, and a commitment to the student’s education during the placement. The school also has an extensive in-house clinical program.

Job Description:  Reporting to the Dean and the Associate Dean of the Law School, the Externship Director is responsible for providing vision and leadership, and bringing an entrepreneurial approach in the development of the Externship Program.  Specific responsibilities include:

Essential Job Functions

1.     Responsibility for overall design and operation of the externship program, including the program’s fit in the overall educational program for JD students, insuring high quality placements and compliance with ABA rules.

2.     Work collaboratively with Assistant Director in the design and operation of the program including the following components.  

            A. Develop and teach a class focused on the development of a professional identity and                               lawyering skills.

B.      Communicate with and counsel students about the wide variety of options for the practice of law, and help them focus on areas of interest and strengths.

C.     Help students’ secure appropriate residencies/externships.  Such placements include all types of legal practice, including private firms and industry.

D.    Mentor students as they develop a professional identity and their lawyering skills.

E.     Work with students to develop individual learning plans for their externship semester(s).

F.     Review of weekly written submissions from students about the experience at their placements.

G.     Communicate with placement supervisors on a regular basis about student’s progress.

H.     Regular communications with the bar and bench, especially focused on UNH alumni and IP practitioners to help secure new and appropriate placements for students.

I.      Arrange for and visit students enrolled in program.

 

Other Job Functions

1.   General faculty responsibilities as assigned.

2.  Work with administration to determine appropriate staffing for the educational and administrative aspects of the program.

3.   Supervise administrative staff to insure records of the work with each student in the program.

4.  Provide reports to Deans and faculty as requested and appropriate.

5.  Communicate with faculty at other law schools, including attending and participating in appropriate conferences.

6.  Help publicize the UNH law externship program.

7. Regular communications with the professional development team, including career services and academic advising about general program and specific advice to individual students.

8.  Develop and manage budget for department.

9.  Interest in producing writings, including but not limited to academic scholarship focused on practical education for training new lawyers.

10.  Ability to and willingness to teach in the program year round.

Appointment:  This is a tenure track/tenure or long-term security faculty position.  Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, and the position includes a comprehensive benefit package.  Anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2013.

Application:   Please send letters of interest and CVs to faculty.appointments@law.unh.edu.  Address letters to Kimberly Kirkland, Chair, Appointments Committee.

Requirements:  Qualifications for this position include:

·      A minimum of 5 years experience as a practicing lawyer.

·      Strong interest in all aspects of legal practice and the profession.

·      Clinical or externship teaching experience strongly preferred.

·      Excellent interpersonal skills, including great listening skills and ability to work with students at time of high stress in their lives.

·      Ability to and interest in travel.

·      Ability to utilize Word is necessary and Excel, strongly preferred.

Ability to use TWEN or other technology for delivery of online education.

The University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, California invites applications from both entry-level and lateral candidates for what we hope will be two full-time, clinical tenure-track faculty positions to begin in July 2013.  
 
One of the clinical positions is to launch and teach an in-house business transactional clinic as well as a hybrid or out-placement clinic in which students are supervised by pro bono private attorneys. The in-house clinic was initially designed to represent social enterprises (a relatively new corporate form in California) and nonprofits, but we are open to any client base or substantive focus that provides students with meaningful transactional business lawyering opportunities. The hybrid or outplacement clinic will place students under the supervision of pro bono private attorneys to advise early-stage, start-up technology companies.
 
The substantive area of the second in-house clinical position is open, and might include civil litigation, community economic development, family law/domestic violence, policy advocacy, or tax. We invite applications for this second position now, although we may not have budgetary clarity on its availability until January 2013.
 
Clinical tenure at UC Hastings brings full voting and governance rights with similar scholarly publication expectations as our non-clinical colleagues.
 
To apply, please email a cover letter, CV, electronic copies of publications and/or works in progress, and a summary of your scholarly agenda to Profs. Jo Carrillo (carrillo@uchastings.edu) and John Diamond (diamond@uchastings.edu), co-chairs of our faculty appointments committee. Feel free to direct any preliminary inquiries or suggestions of candidates to Ascanio Piomelli (piomelli@uchastings.edu).
 
UC Hastings is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in every aspect of its operations and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, sex or sexual orientation.
 
UC Hastings is also a WASC-accredited institution and is dedicated to outcomes-based education and assessment.

The University of Richmond School of Law seeks a full-time clinical faculty member to develop, run, and teach a clinic that would provide non-litigation legal services to small businesses, entrepreneurs, non-profits, authors, and artists on business transactions and intellectual property issues.  The Clinical Professor will play a major role in determining the clinic’s specific emphasis and operation.
 
The Law School has four other in-house clinics, over 60 external clinical placements, and a well-developed, structured, sequential skills oriented curriculum.  The Law School is also home to the Intellectual Property Institute, which comprises three full-time research faculty members, that offers more than a dozen courses in intellectual property and a certificate program for J.D. students.  The Law School also participates in the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program.
 
Required qualifications for this position include a law degree, a license to practice in Virginia (or a willingness to become licensed), and significant experience in business transactions, small business start-ups, and intellectual property issues.  Entrepreneurial spirit and substantial organizational skills are a must.  Prior teaching experience is a plus but not required.
 
This is a non-tenure track, renewable contract position.  Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience and scope of responsibilities assumed.  Starting date is flexible.  Interested applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and list of references to ccotropi@richmond.edu.
 
The University of Richmond is committed to developing a diverse workforce and student body and to supporting an inclusive campus community.

 

The University of Wyoming College of Law seeks to hire a tenured, tenure-track, or distinguished visiting faculty member for the Carl Williams/Excellence Professorship in Law and Ethics beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year.  The individual selected for this position will serve as Director of the College’s Legal Services Clinic, teach Professional Responsibility, and an additional doctrinal course.  The College of Law encourages expressions of interest from applicants who have established, or are establishing, national reputations as teachers and scholars in clinical education and ethics.

 

Despite its small size, the UW College of Law has a rich history of, and ongoing commitment to, providing students with meaningful opportunities for experiential learning.  We have a vibrant experiential learning program which includes four clinics (Legal Services, Domestic Violence, Defender Aid, and Prosecution Assistance), numerous externships, and other programs such as an estate planning/wills practicum, an international human rights practicum and a variety of other skills courses, such as our natural resources practicum. In hiring for the Carl Williams/Excellence Professorship in Law and Ethics, we seek to further enhance the College of Law’s status as a model for providing outstanding experiential learning opportunities for students.

 

The Legal Services Clinic provides third year law students the opportunity to represent low income clients in civil legal matters. Student interns in the Legal Services Clinic, under the supervision of the director, handle a wide array of cases including divorce, child custody, modification of divorce, domestic violence protection orders, stalking orders, guardian ad litem appointments in juvenile and domestic relations cases, consumer debt, public benefits, return of property, and immigration issues.  The clinical programs operate pursuant to Wyoming Supreme Court rules that permit third-year law students to practice law under the supervision of a UW law professor or a Wyoming Bar member. 

 

During the academic year, the Legal Services Clinic is structured as a 3-credit course which students may take for one or two semesters; clinic enrollment is usually 6-8 students per semester.  The clinic also operates during the summer and is staffed by 3-4 student interns who are paid to work full-time, as well as a few other students who take the clinic for credit. The faculty director of the clinic is assisted by a student director who handles some of the administrative responsibilities of the clinic. 

 

At UW, faculty members teaching in the clinical programs hired as tenured or tenure-track  faculty enjoy the same status as the rest of the law faculty, including parity in salary and benefits, rights to the tenure and promotion process, the same voting rights, eligibility for sabbaticals, eligibility for summer research stipends, eligibility for professional development travel funds, eligibility for funds for research assistants, rights to the same office space and support staff, and the same academic titles as appropriate per appointment and promotion. (Clinic directors receive supplemental compensation for supervising the clinics during the summer).  The successful candidate will be subject to the same core responsibilities as the rest of the law faculty and, as such, will be required to demonstrate excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service in accordance with the standards and time lines established by University of Wyoming and College of Law tenure and promotion policies, dependent on whether hired for a tenured, tenure-track, or visiting position.    

 

We seek applications from candidates with (1) a J.D. degree, (2) a strong academic record, (3) membership in a state bar, (4) significant legal practice experience, (5) experience teaching in a law school clinic setting, (6) a record of scholarship or a demonstrated potential to produce high-quality scholarship; and (7) a demonstrated commitment to clinical teaching and supervision.  (Admission to the Wyoming State Bar is not required so long as the applicant is a member in good standing of the bar of another state).

                                                                       

Application Procedure:  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  However, to be assured full consideration, candidates should submit their materials by October 1, 2012.  Applicants should submit (1) a cover letter, (2) a CV, (3) a list of three references with their contact information, and (4) a one-page statement of the applicant’s philosophy on teaching and supervision in an experiential learning setting.  These materials should be sent either electronically or in hard copy to:

 

Professor Diane Elizabeth Courselle

                        Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee

                        University of Wyoming College of Law

                        Dept. 3035

                        1000 E. University Ave.

                        Laramie, WY   82071

                        dcoursel@uwyo.edu

                        307-766-3118

 

The University of Wyoming is committed to diversity and endorses principles of affirmative action.  We acknowledge that diversity enriches and sustains our scholarship and promotes equal access to our educational mission.  We seek and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.  The University of Wyoming is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors.  To achieve that goal, upon hire we conduct background investigations on prospective employees prior to commencing employment.      

Cornell University Law School invites applications for a position as a clinical faculty member teaching an International Human Rights Clinic, one of several core clinics
that make up Cornell Law School's Clinical Programs (www.lawschool.cornell.edu/academics/clinicalprogram/int-human­ rights/index.cfm).
 
Application  procedure:
Submit, electronically, a cover letter describing your interest and experience working as part of a clinical law environment, a current resume or curriculum vitae,  and contact information  for three references who can comment  on your legal skills, academic performance or practice experience to John  Blume, Professor of Law and Director of Clinical, Advocacy and Skills Programs,  jb94@cornell.edu.
 
Applicant  criteria:
•    Applicants must  hold a J.D. degree or equivalent from an accredited institution.
•    Applicants must  be licensed to practice law in the  United States.
•    Applicants must  have expertise and substantial practice experience in the area  of international human  rights.
 
Cornell encourages applications from those committed to equal opportunity and diversity.  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
 
 
 
•    Cornell University Law School - Civil Legal Services Clinic – Clinical Faculty Member
 
Cornell University Law School invites applications for a position as a clinical faculty member teaching a Civil Legal Services Clinic serving local indigent populations in Cornell Law School's Clinical Programs.
 
Application  procedure:
Submit, electronically, a cover letter describing your interest and experience working as part of a clinical law environment, a current resume or curriculum  vitae,  and contact information  for three  references who can comment  on your legal skills, academic performance or practice experience to John Blume, Professor of Law and Director of Clinical, Advocacy and Skills Programs, jb94@cornell.edu.

Applicant criteria:
•    Applicants must hold a J.D. degree or equivalent from an accredited institution.
•   Applicants must be admitted to the New York Bar (preferred) or the bar of another state and be able to waive in or be willing to take the NY Bar Exam.
•   Applicants must demonstrate expertise and substantial  practice experience in the area of civil legal services for indigent populations.
 
Cornell encourages applications from those committed to equal opportunity and diversity.  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

            The University of Wyoming College of Law seeks to hire a tenured, tenure-track, or distinguished visiting faculty member for the Carl Williams/Excellence Professorship in Law and Ethics beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year.  The individual selected for this position will serve as Director of the College’s Legal Services Clinic, teach Professional Responsibility, and an additional doctrinal course.  The College of Law encourages expressions of interest from applicants who have established, or are establishing, national reputations as teachers and scholars in clinical education and ethics.

 

Despite its small size, the UW College of Law has a rich history of, and ongoing commitment to, providing students with meaningful opportunities for experiential learning.  We have a vibrant experiential learning program which includes four clinics (Legal Services, Domestic Violence, Defender Aid, and Prosecution Assistance), numerous externships, and other programs such as an estate planning/wills practicum, an international human rights practicum and a variety of other skills courses, such as our natural resources practicum. In hiring for the Carl Williams/Excellence Professorship in Law and Ethics, we seek to further enhance the College of Law’s status as a model for providing outstanding experiential learning opportunities for students.

 

The Legal Services Clinic provides third year law students the opportunity to represent low income clients in civil legal matters. Student interns in the Legal Services Clinic, under the supervision of the director, handle a wide array of cases including divorce, child custody, modification of divorce, domestic violence protection orders, stalking orders, guardian ad litem appointments in juvenile and domestic relations cases, consumer debt, public benefits, return of property, and immigration issues.  The clinical programs operate pursuant to Wyoming Supreme Court rules that permit third-year law students to practice law under the supervision of a UW law professor or a Wyoming Bar member. 

 

During the academic year, the Legal Services Clinic is structured as a 3-credit course which students may take for one or two semesters; clinic enrollment is usually 6-8 students per semester.  The clinic also operates during the summer and is staffed by 3-4 student interns who are paid to work full-time, as well as a few other students who take the clinic for credit. The faculty director of the clinic is assisted by a student director who handles some of the administrative responsibilities of the clinic. 

 

            At UW, faculty members teaching in the clinical programs hired as tenured or tenure-track  faculty enjoy the same status as the rest of the law faculty, including parity in salary and benefits, rights to the tenure and promotion process, the same voting rights, eligibility for sabbaticals, eligibility for summer research stipends, eligibility for professional development travel funds, eligibility for funds for research assistants, rights to the same office space and support staff, and the same academic titles as appropriate per appointment and promotion. (Clinic directors receive supplemental compensation for supervising the clinics during the summer).  The successful candidate will be subject to the same core responsibilities as the rest of the law faculty and, as such, will be required to demonstrate excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service in accordance with the standards and time lines established by University of Wyoming and College of Law tenure and promotion policies, dependent on whether hired for a tenured, tenure-track, or visiting position.    

 

            We seek applications from candidates with (1) a J.D. degree, (2) a strong academic record, (3) membership in a state bar, (4) significant legal practice experience, (5) experience teaching in a law school clinic setting, (6) a record of scholarship or a demonstrated potential to produce high-quality scholarship; and (7) a demonstrated commitment to clinical teaching and supervision.  (Admission to the Wyoming State Bar is not required so long as the applicant is a member in good standing of the bar of another state).

                                                                       

            Application Procedure:  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  However, to be assured full consideration, candidates should submit their materials by October 1, 2012.  Applicants should submit (1) a cover letter, (2) a CV, (3) a list of three references with their contact information, and (4) a one-page statement of the applicant’s philosophy on teaching and supervision in an experiential learning setting.  These materials should be sent either electronically or in hard copy to:

 

Professor Diane Elizabeth Courselle

                        Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee

                        University of Wyoming College of Law

                        Dept. 3035

                        1000 E. University Ave.

                        Laramie, WY   82071

                        dcoursel@uwyo.edu

                        307-766-3118

 

            The University of Wyoming is committed to diversity and endorses principles of affirmative action.  We acknowledge that diversity enriches and sustains our scholarship and promotes equal access to our educational mission.  We seek and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.  The University of Wyoming is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors.  To achieve that goal, upon hire we conduct background investigations on prospective employees prior to commencing employment.

ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking an outstanding candidate to join a dynamic faculty as Professor of Legal Practice and Director of the Trial Advocacy Program. The position is a full-time, non-tenure track appointment with faculty status and a long-term renewable contract. The Director’s responsibilities will be three-fold.  First, the Director will coordinate the overall Trial Advocacy Program, managing adjunct faculty and teaching courses in Trial Advocacy and Evidence.  Second, the Director will supervise the law school’s award-winning mock-trial student organization, The Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute.  Finally, the Director will develop trial advocacy training programs for practitioners.  Candidates should have excellent academic and professional credentials, including trial experience, must demonstrate a commitment to outstanding advocacy skills training, and must have the ability to work effectively with others in a collaborative setting.  The School of Law is part of St. John’s University, a Catholic, Vincentian, and metropolitan institution committed to academic excellence.  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, St. John’s encourages applications from women, minorities, and others whose background and experience would contribute to the diversity of the faculty.  Applicants should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Associate Dean G. Ray Warner, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, St. John’s University School of Law, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439.  (E-mail responses should be directed to lawfac@stjohns.edu )

Golden Gate University School of Law invites applications and nominations for the position of dean of the School of Law. Golden Gate University, in San Francisco, CA, is a private not for profit institution and a major center for professional study in the fields of business, taxation, accounting, and law. The school is in the heart of downtown San Francisco.
 
Golden Gate University School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in the western United States. It is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State of California, and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The Law school offers a full-time day program and a part-time evening program leading to the Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree. Students may also earn an LL.M. in five areas, as well as an S.J.D. graduate degree.
 
The law faculty is accomplished and diverse, and most full-time faculty practiced law before teaching. They are experts in a wide range of legal areas. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1, and professors are committed to being accessible to students.
 
We seek a visionary and dynamic leader to guide the law school in the 21st Century. The successful dean of Golden Gate University School of Law will be an accomplished legal scholar, an innovative thinker, and an outstanding administrator. The dean is the chief academic and administrative officer for the School of Law. S/he reports directly to the President of the University and is a member of the University's senior management team. Among the dean’s specific responsibilities are: providing leadership in long-range and strategic planning that addresses evolving academic and financial challenges and opportunities facing legal education; planning and executing student recruitment efforts to attract a highly qualified and diverse student body and meet enrollment goals; leading the law school’s advancement activities; serving as principal liaison between the University and the American Bar Association; and maintaining connections with the legal communities we serve.
 
The dean must have a J.D., L.L.B. or equivalent degree from an ABA-accredited law school. The dean must also be able to demonstrate success in the following areas: a record of academic and scholarly accomplishment sufficient to merit appointment as a full professor of law with tenure; the ability to attract, retain and develop outstanding faculty, students and staff; a commitment to collegiality across the University, with the ability to nurture a strong sense of community among and between all schools; and a commitment to fundraising and other university advancement activities.
 
For a more complete profile of Golden Gate University, the Law School, and the Law School Dean position, see http://law.ggu.edu/about/dean-search.
 
To apply, candidates must submit a cover letter describing how their background, interests and qualifications meet or exceed the position’s requirements; a curriculum vita; and a list of five or more business references with contact information (including e-mail address). All application materials, which will be kept strictly confidential, should be submitted electronically (Adobe PDF or MS Word format).  Review of applications will begin in the fall. Candidates who apply by October 1, 2012 will receive full consideration. The Law School Dean Search Committee strongly encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. Golden Gate University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
 
Direct inquiries, nominations, and application packets to:
Terri Shultis, Director of Human Resources
Golden Gate University
lawdeansearch@ggu.edu
536 Mission Street. San Francisco, CA 94105

The Georgetown Law Center is offering Clinical Teaching Fellowships in most of its 14 clinics to new and experienced attorneys for the 2013-2015 academic years.  Each two-year fellowship is associated with one of the Law Center’s clinical programs, and each program varies in purpose, requirements, and duties.  All of the clinical fellowships, however, share a common goal: to provide highly motivated lawyers the chance to develop skills as teachers and legal advocates within an exciting and supportive educational environment.   Fellows directly supervise J.D. students enrolled in the clinics, assist in teaching clinic seminars, and perform work on their own cases or other legal matters. Fellowships will begin in the summer of 2013, with an intensive orientation designed to introduce fellows to clinical teaching methods. Upon completing the requirements for graduation, fellows are awarded the degree of Master of Laws (Advocacy).  Graduates of Georgetown’s clinical fellowship program have gone on to prestigious positions in law teaching and public interest law settings.

Teaching fellows receive an annual stipend of approximately $53,500 (taxable), health and dental benefits, and all tuition and fees in the LL.M. program.  As full-time students, teaching fellows qualify for deferment of their student loans. In addition, teaching fellows may be eligible for loan repayment assistance from their law schools.

The application deadlines for each clinic are listed below.  To apply for a fellowship, please go to the website for that clinic and follow the application process described by the clinic.   Each clinic makes its own hiring decisions. 

• Appellate Litigation -- December 3, 2013
  
  
• Center for Applied Legal Studies -- -- December 3, 2013

• The Community Justice Project -- -- December 3, 2013

• Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy, Criminal Justice Clinic, and Juvenile Justice Clinic (Prettyman & Stiller Fellows -- November 2 , 2012

• Domestic Violence -- November 2, 2012

• Federal Legislation & Administrative -- -- December 3, 2013

• Harrison Institute for Housing & Community Development -- March 3, 2012

• Institute for Public Representation -- -- December 3, 2013
  
  
• Street Law Clinic – March 4, 2013

***With the exception of fellows in the Center for Applied Legal Studies and the Street Law Clinic, all fellows must be members of the D.C. bar. Fellowship applicants who are admitted to a bar elsewhere must apply to waive into the D.C. bar upon accepting their fellowship offer. The Law Center will reimburse the expense of waiving into the D.C. bar incurred by those fellows who have already taken the bar exam elsewhere prior to accepting their fellowship offer.

The University of Chicago Law School is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time position training and supervising law students as a Fellow, appointed with the rank of Lecturer, in the Law School’s Corporate Lab Transactional Clinic. The position will begin on or about November 1, 2012, and last through June 30, 2014, and is designed for transactional attorneys with law firm and/or in-house experience who wish to embark upon a career in clinical teaching.

The Corporate Lab’s focus is on introducing students to transactional practice in both in-house and law firm contexts (see http://law.uchicago.edu/corporatelab.) Reporting to the director of the Corporate Lab, the successful candidate will participate in all activities of the Transactional Clinic and will assist the director with developing clients, supervising students, managing the Speaker Series and other Lab events and initiatives connecting law students to the legal community, curriculum design, classroom teaching, student evaluation and all other Lab activities.

 

Candidates must have a J.D and at least two years of practice experience in sophisticated transactional work in a law firm and/or in-house setting. Candidates must be highly organized and adept at working in teams. Prior teaching experience is highly desirable but not required. Each candidate should submit a resume or curriculum vita, a list of references, a legal writing sample and a detailed description of relevant experience, and course evaluations from prior teaching experience, if any. Candidates are required to apply online and upload all application material at the University of Chicago Academic Career Opportunities website: https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=52409 . All application materials must be received by September 25, 2012.

 

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.