The University of Pennsylvania Law School, a national leader in clinical legal education, seeks to appoint a full-time faculty member to its Practice Professor track to teach in and administer the new Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic.  The position is available to start between March 2012 and July 2012.

 

This new Clinic is intended to prepare students for the realities of modern legal and business practice surrounding the commercialization of innovation.  The clinic will give students hands-on, practical experience along much of the technological, legal, and business pathways that comprise the modern commercialization process.  Working in conjunction with Penn’s Center for Technology Transfer (CTT), the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Perelman School of Medicine, this Clinic will set the new standard for training modern commercial lawyersundefinedas well as provide an unprecedented example of cooperation between schools of law, engineering and medicine, and university technology transfer offices.

 

The Clinic will be integrated with Penn Law’s curriculum in law and technology and associated with its Center for Innovation, Technology and Competition (CTIC).  The Clinic faculty member will conduct outreach to other relevant campus and external organizations and, depending on expertise and background, may have teaching opportunities in Engineering and Medicine.

 

The successful applicant must possess substantial practical experience in and a deeply-rooted passion for intellectual property and technology law strategy.  He or she must present an inspiring vision for a new model for clinical legal education that involves hands-on, practical experience along the technological, legal, and business pathways that comprise the commercialization of innovation and for future directions that a premier intellectual property and technology clinic should take.  It is expected that the successful applicant will integrate law, business, and technology in an innovative clinical setting that forges strong partnerships with other parts of the university, legal and business communities in Philadelphia and nationally, and government institutions and NGOs.  The ultimate goal is to educate law students to be skilled, reflective, and ethical practitioners.

Penn seeks candidates with strong practice experience, distinguished academic and professional achievement, dynamic teaching and supervisory skills, and a deep commitment to intellectual property and technology law, clinical legal education, teamwork, and collegiality.  Candidates must have a minimum of five years of relevant practice experience; prior teaching and/or substantial experience mentoring new attorneys is desirable but not required.  Candidates must hold a J.D. degree and be a member of the Pennsylvania bar or be willing to be licensed in Pennsylvania.

 

This is a practice professor track position, which is Penn Law’s equivalent of clinical tenure.  Upon successful initial review, clinicians are promoted to the position of full practice professor and awarded five-year presumptively renewable contracts.  Clinical faculty are eligible to receive research funds during the academic year and may also apply for summer financial support for scholarly research.  The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.  Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Penn Law School’s endowed Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies is the home of nine major clinics covering civil litigation, entrepreneurship and community development, mediation, legislation, transnational lawyering, criminal defense, appellate practice, child advocacy, and, now, intellectual property and technology law.

Please submit all applications via e-mail to: lawgroup-ipsearch@law.upenn.edu.  E-mail attachment materials should include a resume and a letter of interest addressed to Rachel Mayover, Administrative Director, Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies, 3400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.  Please contact Rachel Mayover at (215) 898-8904 with any questions.

The responsibilities of the Director of the Law Skills and
Experiential Learning encompass any and all tasks necessary to plan, organize, and administer Skills Curriculum courses each semester as well as to oversee and manage experiential learning experiences and placements of law students.

Qualifications: J.D. degree with at least three years of law practice and significant administrative experience; superior organizational and interpersonal skills; ability to demonstrate initiative and be a self-starter and a team player; must be proficient in MS Office applications; ability to communicate effectively with faculty, staff and students, as well as, the Skills and Experiential learning faculty, alumni and judges.
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The Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC), in collaboration with the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS), at U.C. Hastings is seeking applications for a two-­‐ year teaching fellowship (July 2012-­‐June 2014). The fellowship provides the opportunity to learn how to teach law in a clinical setting. The fellow will work under the supervision of the RHRC Director, and will share in the full-­‐range of responsibilities of teaching the RHRC, including co-­‐teaching the clinic seminar, and supervising the clinical students’ work.

 

For more information about the RHRC, you may go to: http://www.uchastings.edu/academics/clinical-­‐programs/refugee-­‐ human-­‐rights/index.html

 

Requirements:

Experience in asylum, immigration or human rights law

Excellent academic record

Two to five years minimm practice experience, including some direct representation

Admission to a State bar

Excellent analytical and writing skills

Aptitude for student supervision

Prior teaching experienc is a plus; and

Bilingual ability in Spanish is desirable

 

Salary and benefits:  The Fellow will receive a salary of $50,000 per year, with full benefits, which includes health, dental and vision care insurance plans.

 

To apply, send a resume, law school transcript, a writing sample, and a statement of interest by January 15, 2012. The statement should address: 1) why you are interested in this fellowship; 2) how your experiences make you particularly suitable to contribute to the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic; 3) your specific experience with asylum, or other immigration cases, and/or international human rights litigation or advocacy; 4) your professional goals and how this fellowship is related to your longer-­‐term goals; 5) your understanding of the objectives of clinical teaching.

 

Address your application to: Clinical Fellowship, Refugee and Human Rights Clinic, U.C. Hastings, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, or electronically to siuv@uchastings.edu. If you email, please put: “RHRC Fellowship Application” in the subject line of your email.

The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative seeks a Clinic Expert for the 2011-2012 academic year to support its program to enhance the protection and promotion of human rights in Jordan. The Clinic Expert will create an international human rights clinic to provide law students with practical experience working with cases related to human rights.

This will be a four-week pro bono position based in Amman, Jordan. The Clinic Expert will work under the supervision of the ABA ROLI Jordan Country Director.

The Clinic Expert’s responsibilities will include:

Development of framework for program and relevant training materials;

Train participating students and supervising faculty.

Qualifications:

JD, with significant coursework addressing theme relevant to field of human rights study;

10 years professional experience including 5 years as a practicing lawyer, including experience litigating issues related to international human rights;

Academic expertise with clinic programs;

Experience training and mentoring students and/or lawyers.

Applications are being accepted at http://abanet.devhire.devex.com/jobs/324098.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law seeks an experienced, versatile legal practitioner with a passion for justice and teaching to contribute to the school’s dynamic Clinical Programs as a fixed-term faculty member (Clinic Staff Attorney). UNC-Law’s Clinical Programs have a long and proud history of providing high quality, free legal representation to under-resourced individuals, organizations and communities in North Carolina while training the state’s next generation of lawyers.

The Staff Attorney will report to the Director of Clinical Programs and the position’s responsibilities generally will include teaching and supervising law students representing clients in the Clinical Programs, as well as providing direct representation to clients when classes are not in session. These responsibilities will vary from year to year depending on the needs of the Clinical Programs. During the fall and spring semesters, the Staff Attorney will teach in a clinic of his or her own design, and/or supervise clinic students in one of the Law School’s existing clinics (Civil Legal Assistance, Immigration and Human Rights Policy, Juvenile Justice, Community Development) when needed to fill in for faculty members in those clinics. When classes are not in session, the Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing continuity of coverage for a broad range of clinical cases, ensuring high quality legal representation for the Clinical Programs’ clients.

Education Requirements, Qualifications and Experience

Applicants must have a J.D. from an accredited law school. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years’ practice experience and either experience or a demonstrated interest in teaching. S/he will have a background in or interest and ability to dive into representing under-resourced clients in various areas of legal practice, especially civil litigation, immigration, and criminal defense. The Staff Attorney must be, or become prior to starting the position, licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina. S/he will also be flexible and adaptable and able to work a as a member of a team in a fast-paced law clinic environment. Spanish language ability is a plus.

Application Procedure

Review of applications will begin immediately, and the position is open until filled. To apply, please upload a resume and cover letter to jobs.unc.edu/2502083. All questions should be directed to Thomas Kelley, Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs, by email at takelley@email.unc.edu (no phone calls, please). For more information about UNC School of Law, please visit our website at www.law.unc.edu. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Temple University Beasley School of Law invites applications for the position of Director of External Clinical Programs.

 

The Director is a non-tenure-track full-time member of the Law School Faculty, is eligible for renewable long-term contracts, and teaches the Ethics in Practice clinical course.  The Director is responsible for oversight of more than 20 external clinical courses, taught by adjunct members of the Law School Faculty, and serves as liaison between the adjunct clinical faculty and the Law School.  In this capacity, the Director is responsible for creating and implementing training for adjunct clinical faculty and serves as a resource to adjunct clinical faculty on academic and administrative issues.  The position requires the Director to visit the external clinical programs at their sites.  In addition, the Director engages in outreach with the Philadelphia area bar and is responsible for the development of new external clinical programs and other experiential learning opportunities and their submission to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.  The Director supervises registration in clinical courses and has extensive contact with students, providing counseling on clinical choices and their impact on career goals, managing issues that may arise in clinical programs, and reviewing and responding to student reflective journals, which requires knowledge of clinical teaching methods and ethical standards.  The Director must be able to work collaboratively with multiple members of the institution.

 

Temple University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all in every aspect of its operations.  The University has pledged not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical handicap.  This policy extends to all educational programs and activities.  Temple University Beasley School of Law is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.  The faculty is dedicated to preparing students to enter and continue in the legal profession with the highest level of skill possible, with a firm commitment to principles of professional responsibility, and with a sense of personal obligation to lead and to serve the communities in which they live and practice.  We are dedicated to our traditional ideal of making opportunities for legal education accessible to talented students who might otherwise not have the opportunity and those who might encounter barriers due to race, creed, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, socioeconomic background, or other personal characteristics.  The Law School seeks to maintain and strengthen our longstanding tradition of accessibility and diversity in order to pursue the goals of excellence in higher education and equal justice under the law.

 

Candidates should send their applications via email to Robert J. Bartow, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. robert.bartow@temple.edu

Our clinic is looking for a new clinical instructor who will also serve as a Lecturer on Law to teach Negotiation Workshop during the spring semester. The job starts July 1, 2012 for a three year term: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerID=25240&siteID=5341&AReq=25290BR

The successful candidate will play a central role in helping to innovate, manage, and supervise the Law School’s vigorous and expanding program in negotiation, mediation, dispute resolution, and ADR.  The Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law will work directly with the Director of the Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program but is also expected to be engaged broadly in the life of the Law School and in the life of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. For more information on the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program, visit:  www.law.harvard.edu/negotiation.

Duties and Responsibilities: Reports to Director of Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. Will assist in continuing to build, plan, and administer  clinical program in negotiation, mediation, and dispute resolution. Responsible for developing student projects and for building and maintaining client relationships. Will help develop training curriculum and materials for students in program. Will supervise and mentor students, including meeting regularly to discuss developments in their projects, and providing regular, detailed feedback. Will help supervise administrative aspects of program, including case management and development, web resources, and publicity. Will serve as Lecturer on Law during Spring semester, leading section in Spring Negotiation Workshop under direction of the Program Director. Duties as lecturer include course planning, preparation and delivery of lectures, supervision of and feedback to students, and working collaboratively with the other members of the teaching team for the spring course. Note: This is a 3-year term appointment from July 1, 2012 though June 30, 2015.

Basic qualifications: JD; experience with theory and practice of negotiation, mediation, dispute systems design, or alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Additional qualifications: 1+ yrs business and/or legal experience with focus on negotiation and dispute resolution desirable as is some experience in clinical legal setting or direct supervision and mentoring of young attorneys or professionals. Should be passionate about working with students and about developing field of negotiation and dispute resolution, and have long term interest in pursuing career in negotiation and dispute resolution. Superior interpersonal skills, proven capacity to work as a team member, sound judgment, an entrepreneurial attitude, exceptional ethical standards, strong mentoring ability, deft management skills, and outstanding writing and verbal skills required.

Wake Forest University School of Law plans to hire a full-time Director for its existing Innocence and Justice Clinic.  Information related to the current operation of the clinic is available at http://innocence-clinic.law.wfu.edu/.  Salary and protections for security of position are negotiable, commensurate with candidate qualifications.  We hope the Director can start work before the Fall 2012 semester.  Wake Forest University is an equal opportunity employer, and particularly welcomes applications from women, racial minorities, and other groups under-represented in the legal profession. 

Licensed attorneys with an interest in this position should send a resume and cover letter by November 30, 2011 to Professor Ronald Wright, P.O. Box 7206, Winston-Salem, NC  27109-7206, or wrightrf@wfu.edu.

Hamline University School of Law (HUSL) seeks to hire a full-time tenured or tenure track faculty member to be the Associate Dean (or Director) for Experiential Learning. HUSL provides an outstanding traditional legal education, with value-added opportunities for every student to participate in clinics and externships, as well as competitions and mandatory pro bono activities.  Offerings of simulation courses in lawyering and dispute resolution skills are also a hallmark of the Hamline law school education.  We seek a new dean (or director) with faculty rank to expand, enhance, and provide more coordinated leadership for all of HUSL’s work-integrated learning opportunities.  S/he will also directly manage either the externship or clinical programs of the law school.  

The new Associate Dean (or Director) will provide key leadership to ensure that each J.D. candidate will be provided with simulation and/or workplace experience.  More specifically, s/he will:

• •1.      Assist the faculty in meeting its strategic goal of incorporating experiential education more fully into the curriculum, including the coordination, development and expansion of our existing experiential programs;
• •2.      Engage in substantial outreach, including recruitment and supervision of adjunct practitioners to teach and supervise students;
• •3.      Coordinate experiential opportunities with the work of the law school’s career services office;
• •4.      Teach classroom components for externships or clinics; and, as agreed upon by the Dean and permitted by workload, other experiential classes in the curriculum;
• •5.      Provide oversight for administrative duties necessary to a thriving experiential learning program including assisting with marketing of HUSL’s programs; providing student counseling; preparing operational policies for programs; and preparing budget documents;
• •6.      Identify and pursue opportunities to fund experiential education efforts; and
• •7.      Assist with experiential activities such as the mandatory pro bono requirement and Hamline’s student competitions.

The Associate Dean (or Director), as a faculty member, will develop and maintain a scholarly agenda commensurate with rank and experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must possess: a Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school; experience in clinical or experiential education; the potential to produce high quality scholarship and eligibility to be admitted to practice in Minnesota.

To apply, submit a cover letter, resume/curriculum vitae, and three professional references (including addresses and phone numbers). Electronic submissions must be in Word or PDF format. Review of materials will begin as soon as they are received and will continue until the position is filled.

 

Send inquiries or applications to:

Professor Z. Jill Barclift, Chair of Faculty Appointments

Hamline University School of Law

1536 Hewitt Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104

zbarclift@hamline.edu (with “Experiential Learning” in the subject heading)

Hamline is an EOE Employer.  It is University policy to not tolerate harassment or discrimination based on race, color, gender, ethnic background, national origin, sexual or affectional preference or orientation, marital or parental status, disability, religion, age, or veteran status in its employment or educational opportunities.

Yale Law School invites applications for a clinical professor of law to run a clinic on First Amendment, Media Freedom and Information Access issues at Yale Law School.

The clinical professor will work with Yale's Information Society Project (ISP) on media and information policy issues.

The professorship will be a tenure-track position with the potential of clinical tenure.

Nature of Position

(1) The clinical professor will run the law school's Media Freedom and Information Access clinic.

The clinical professor will manage litigation, teach, and supervise students in the clinic. The clinical professor will also coordinate the clinic's relationships with supervising attorneys with whom students may cooperate. Yale's Media Freedom and Information Access clinic will accept cases on issues related to both old and new media, in areas including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of information, telecommunications, intellectual property, privacy, and Internet law. The clinical professor will be expected to develop and expand the clinic's work through important litigation that promotes media freedom and information access. The clinical professor will be expected to establish and maintain the clinic's relationships with other organizations devoted to promoting media freedom and information access.

(2) The clinical professor will be a faculty fellow of the Yale Information Society Project (ISP). Founded in 1997, ISP is an interdisciplinary center that studies the implications of new information technologies for law and society, committed to the goals of democracy, development and civil liberties. As part of ISP, the clinical professor will work with ISP fellows on policy issues concerning Internet, telecommunications, and media law. The clinical professor will publish scholarship and oversee scholarship by ISP fellows and students on these and related issues. The clinical professor will also work with the fellows and students of the ISP in their amicus practice.

(3) In addition to directing the media freedom clinic, the clinical professor may also teach courses in the law school on media, Internet law, and related issues.

Basic Requirements

Applicants should have at least five years' experience in litigation concerning the First Amendment and media law-including both old and new media-and have broad experience in media and Internet-related issues including freedom of information, intellectual property, telecommunications and privacy. Applicants should have outstanding legal writing skills, high ethical standards, sound judgment, and the ability to motivate and train law students and promote teamwork.

Additional Requirements

The Law School seeks applications with strong academic ambitions who can help lead a program in media law and information policy at Yale that contains both litigation and policy components.

Highly desirable attributes that the appointments committee will consider include:

(1) Prior law school teaching experience.
(2) A track record of previous publications in media law, information policy, intellectual property, telecommunications, and privacy and related fields, and a demonstrated commitment to scholarship.
(3) A working knowledge of first amendment, media law, journalism, Internet law, and information policy organizations with which the clinic and the ISP might partner.

Interested candidates should sent a cover letter and c.v. to Beth Barnes at beth.barnes@yale.edu.