THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING COLLEGE OF LAW is hiring an Assistant Professor to manage and teach its Civil Legal Services Clinic. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

The University of Wyoming invites diverse applicants to consider our employment opportunities.  We are also especially interested in candidates who have experience working with diverse populations and/or diverse initiatives.

JOB TITLE:  

Assistant Professor

JOB PURPOSE:  

Run the Civil Legal Services clinic 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Manage and teach the Civil Legal Services Clinic; may also teach one or two additional courses to fulfill curricular needs; research and scholarship

REMOTE WORK ELIGIBILITY:

This position provides vital support to campus customers and requires the successful candidate be available to work on campus.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school

Valid driver's license with a motor vehicle record (MVR) that is compliant with the University Vehicle Use Policy.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

JD degree from an accredited law school, have distinguished academic credentials, relevant legal experience, and a demonstrated commitment to outstanding teaching, research and scholarship

REQUIRED MATERIALS: 

Complete the online application and upload the following for a complete application: cover letter, resume or C.V. and contact information for four work-related references.  This position will remain open until filled. Complete applications received by 08/09/2023 will receive full consideration.

HIRING STATEMENT: 

UW is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer. We are committed to a multicultural environment and strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.  

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position, please call 307-766-2377 or email jobapps@uwyo.edu

ABOUT LARAMIE:

The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, a town of 30,000 in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West. The state of Wyoming continues to invest in its university, helping to make it a leader in academics, research and outreach. The university has state-of-the-art facilities in many areas and the community provides the advantages of a major university.

Located in a high mountain valley near the Colorado border, Laramie offers both outstanding recreational opportunities and close proximity to Colorado’s Front Range, a bustling group of metropolitan cities including Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. This beautiful mountain landscape offers outdoor enjoyment in all seasons, with over 300 days of sunshine annually. For more information about the region, please visit http://visitlaramie.org/

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JOB INFO

Job Identification:  232052

Posting Date:  07/19/2023, 12:19 PM

Job Schedule:  Full time

Locations:  16 & Gibbon, Laramie, WY, 82071, US

Schedule (Hours Per Week):  40

Travel:  Yes, 50%

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PAUL M. HERBERT LAW CENTER is hiring multiple clinical faculty for its Experiential Legal Education Program.

The Experiential Legal Education Program at LSU Law continues to grow, and we are seeking to hire faculty to teach in our Veterans Legal Services Clinic, faculty to design and implement a new transactional clinic, and faculty to serve as Director of Field Placements and Pro Bono Programs. All of these positions will be full-time on our professional practice faculty track (long-term contract positions compliant with 405(c)).  More information on these positions is below, and I am happy to answer any questions. rlancast@lsu.edu . Please consider joining our robust experiential program at LSU Law and forward notice of these opportunities to those in your community who may be interested.

The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks to hire a faculty member to teach and serve as director for our Veterans Legal Clinic. The Veterans Legal Clinic is a new addition to our clinical program and helps meet the needs of the large veteran population in Louisiana by providing direct legal services and community education. The Clinic has potential to expand and develop a partnership with the VA Hospital in Baton Rouge. The link to submit an application is:  https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/W0109-Hebert-Law-Center/Assistant-Professor-Professional-Practice_R00085501  

The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks to hire a faculty member to develop, implement, teach, and serve as director for our new transactional clinic. The clinic will be a new offering in our robust clinical program, and, although focused on transactional lawyering, the specific area of practice and clinic design is yet to be determined.  The link to submit an application is: https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/W0109-Hebert-Law-Center/Assistant-Professor-Professional-Practice_R00085499  

The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks to The Director of Field Placements and Pro Bono Programs oversees student placements in the Law Center’s active Field Placement program and serves as the faculty advisor for the Law Center’s Public Interest Law Society (PILS). The Director coordinates with the Assistant Dean for Experiential Education to chart the strategic direction of the Field Placement and Pro Bono Programs. The Director will administer the Law Center’s Field Placement Program, including teaching and evaluating students in the various field placement courses. The Director will also be charged with creating, maintaining, and updating field placement course materials and host supervisor instruction materials, including online asynchronous course materials. The Director will also be responsible for recruiting, developing, and maintaining relationships with field placement hosts and site supervisors.  The Director will also serve as faculty advisor and primary liaison to the Public Interest Law Society (PILS).  As advisor, the Director will provide guidance and advice to student PILS leadership to ensure the sustainability and success of organization as well as create and maintain a network of pro bono opportunities for interested law students and track student participation and hours worked in pro bono programs and opportunities. The link to submit an application is: https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/W0155-Hebert-Law-Center/Director-of-Field-Placements-and-Pro-Bono-Programs_R00083627  

These positions are twelve-month faculty appointments on the Law Center’s Professional Practice faculty track (long-term contract compliant with 405(c)).

Applicants must have a JD or equivalent degree from an accredited institution, at least 5 years of practice and/or teaching experience, and Louisiana Bar admission (or willingness to obtain Bar admission in the first year of appointment). (Louisiana Bar admission is not a requirement for the Director of Field Placements and Pro Bono Programs.)

Applications should include a letter of interest and resume including a list of three references.

LSU is committed to providing equal opportunity for all qualified persons in employment opportunities without regard to race, creed, color, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, or veteran’s status. LSU is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. LSU believes diversity, equity, and inclusion enrich the educational experience of our students, faculty, and staff, and are necessary to prepare all people to thrive personally and professionally in a global society.

Questions may be directed to Missy Lonegrass, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, lawhrm@lsu.edu  or Robert Lancaster, Assistant Dean of Experiential Legal Education, rlancast@lsu.edu .

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring a Clinical Professor for its Community Legal Services Clinics.

The University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law invites applications for a full-time, year-round clinical faculty member to direct the Community Legal Services Clinics commencing no later than the start of the 2024-2025 academic year. The position may be tenured, tenure-track, or an indefinite contract, commensurate with a candidate’s experience and preferences. Each of these options involves or can lead to security of position, sabbatical opportunities, research support, voting rights, and faculty governance responsibilities.

The Clinic Director will direct four on-site live client clinics and three additional clinics that are primarily conducted with community partners. In addition the Clinic Director will oversee grants and funding for the clinics. As a clinical faculty member, the successful candidate will also teach classes in her/his/their area of expertise and supervise students in a clinic, assisting them with direct client representation, case management, development of forms and procedures, client interviewing and counseling, fact investigation, and oral and written advocacy.

Pacific McGeorge is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status. The McGeorge faculty unanimously committed itself to undertake the work to transform itself into an anti-racist law school. Thus, applicants who share that vision and particularly those who would enhance the racial and ethnic diversity of the faculty are encouraged to apply. 

To apply, please visit:

 https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/26163

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring a Director of Legal Practice for its Legal Practice Program.

The University of Connecticut School of Law seeks candidates for the position of Director of Legal Practice (Clinical Professor of Law or Professor of Law) to direct and teach in its first- year Legal Practice Program (LP Program), commencing in the fall of 2024. The LP Program at UConn Law School is an integrated three-term, seven-credit program that provides experiential training in legal writing, legal research, negotiation, interviewing, counseling, and oral advocacy. The Director will have security of position under the School of Law’s policies for either tenure or long-term contracts.

We seek an experienced, innovative, and collaborative director to guide the LP Program, including developing curriculum, mentoring faculty, teaching, and interfacing with external and internal stakeholders. For the opportunity for tenure at hire, this person will have an outstanding record of professional accomplishments commensurate with an appointment at the rank of Professor. We are especially interested in candidates who will add to the diversity of our faculty and community. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates with experiences, backgrounds, and viewpoints that will enrich the diversity of our institution.

UConn Law School is the top-ranked public law school in the Northeast, offering a professional education and scholarly environment of the highest quality. The School is committed to building and supporting a vibrant, multicultural, and diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. Its beautiful Gothic Revival campus is located in the West End of Hartford, a few miles from the state capitol and courts, as well as the headquarters of leading insurance companies and other major corporations. The School has both day and evening divisions and offers the JD (Juris Doctor) degree, LLM (Master of Laws) degrees, and the SJD (Doctor of Laws) degree, as well as several dual degree programs. The UConn Law faculty includes leading scholars, experienced practitioners, and internationally known experts in a wide range of fields. The Law School hosts four student journals, over forty student organizations, extensive clinical and public service for the surrounding communities, and one of the largest law libraries in the world.

Founded in 1881, UConn is a Land Grant and Sea Grant institution and member of the Space Grant Consortium. It is the state’s flagship institution of higher education and includes a main campus in Storrs, CT, four regional campuses throughout the state, and 13 Schools and Colleges, including a Law School in Hartford, and Medical and Dental Schools at the UConn Health campus in Farmington. The University has approximately 10,000 faculty and staff and 32,000 students, including nearly 24,000 undergraduates and over 8,000 graduate and professional students. UConn is a Carnegie Foundation R1 (highest research activity) institution, among the top 25 public universities in the nation. Through research, teaching, service, and outreach, UConn embraces diversity and cultivates leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. UConn promotes the health and well-being of citizens by enhancing the social, economic, cultural, and natural environments of the state and beyond. The University serves as a beacon of academic and research excellence as well as a center for innovation and social service to communities. UConn is a leader in many scholarly, research, and innovation areas. Today, the path forward includes exciting opportunities and notable challenges. Record numbers of undergraduate applications and support for student success have enabled the University to become extraordinarily selective.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Excellent legal writing and communication skills.
• Three years of legal practice experience.
• Five years of experience teaching legal writing in a full-time law school position.
• Experience teaching other lawyering skills such as interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and oral advocacy; or experience training or mentoring lawyers in such skills.
• Tenure or a similarly secure long-term contract at another law school, or eligibility for tenure or a presumptively renewing long-term contract at the time of hire.
• Demonstrated interest in and involvement with the legal writing and lawyering skills education community and/or professional organizations related to teaching law, legal writing, or lawyering skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in legal education and/or the legal profession.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience directing a legal research and writing program.
• Seven or more years of experience practicing and/or teaching the skills taught in the Legal Practice program, including legal writing, client interviewing, client counseling, negotiation, and oral advocacy.

APPOINTMENT TERMS

This is a full-time appointment for a tenured-at-hire position or a position covered by the School of Law’s long-term-contract policy, which provides, upon the attainment of a presumptively-renewing long-term contract, security of position equivalent to tenure.

Applicants must meet University requirements for appointment at the rank of full Professor for tenured upon hire. Salary will be highly competitive and salary and rank will be commensurate with background, qualifications, and experience. Candidates should expect to work at the Law School located in Hartford, Connecticut.

TO APPLY

Please apply online to Academic Jobs Online https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25375 and submit the following application materials:

• A letter of interest
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching statement (including teaching philosophy, teaching experience, approaches taken to foster effective learning, concepts for new course development, etc.)
• Commitment to diversity statement (including broadening participation, integrating multicultural experiences in instruction and research and pedagogical techniques to meet the needs of diverse learning styles, etc.)
• Writing sample
• Recent teaching evaluations
• Contact information for three references

Any questions about application materials may be directed to the appointments committee chair, Minor Myers, at minor.myers@uconn.edu. For questions about the UConn Law Legal Practice program, feel free to contact the Program’s interim director, Professor Jessica Rubin, at jessica.rubin@uconn.edu.

At the University of Connecticut, our commitment to excellence encompasses a commitment to building a culturally diverse community.

This position will be filled subject to budgetary approval.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics, which may be found at http://www.ct.gov/ethics/site/default.asp.

All members of the University of Connecticut are expected to exhibit appreciation of, and contribute to, an inclusive, respectful, and diverse environment for the University community.

The University of Connecticut aspires to create a community built on collaboration and belonging and has actively sought to create an inclusive culture within the workforce. The success of the University is dependent on the willingness of our diverse employee and student populations to share their rich perspectives and backgrounds in a respectful manner. This makes it essential for each member of our community to feel secure and welcomed and to thoroughly understand and believe that their ideas are respected by all. We strongly respect each individual employee’s unique experiences and perspectives and encourage all members of the community to do the same. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

The University of Connecticut is an AA/EEO Employer.

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL is hiring an Assistant Professor for its Lawyering Program.

Location: Portland, OR

Subjects: Lawyering/Legal Writing.

Start Date: August 1, 2024

Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, invites applications from candidates to teach as an Assistant Professor in our nationally ranked Lawyering Program beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. Our legal writing program was ranked 16^th by U.S. News and World Report in 2023. We are looking for an Assistant Professor who can join us to teach first year Lawyering courses and the Advanced Legal Writing course, and who are dedicated to maintaining and advancing the quality and reputation of our Program.  

Assistant Professors in our Lawyering program have the opportunity to advance to long term employment and to participate in faculty voting. They receive funding for scholarship, research, and travel for conferences and presentations. We also offer a unique, collaborative academic community at Lewis & Clark and the chance to teach while enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Previous experience teaching lawyering skills and legal writing is preferred but not required.

We will begin screening interviews in September, and campus callbacks will take place shortly thereafter.

Interested persons should send a c.v., references, a writing sample, a diversity statement, and a letter describing their experience and interest in teaching lawyering skills and legal writing to Kerry Rowand, Executive Assistant to the Dean, at lawfacultyhire@lclark.edu. More information about the law school can be found at https://law.lclark.edu/. 

Lewis & Clark College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We value diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in compliance with all requirements related to sex, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation. 

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring a Community Fellow for its Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Project, founded in 2007, is the pioneer and premier academic program that examines current racial inequities through the lens of history and seeks creative reparative justice. CRRJ investigates, publicizes, and remediates cases of racial homicides during the period of 1930 and 1954. In 2022, CRRJ launched a publicly available digital Archive of 1,000 cases of racial violence in the Jim Crow South. CRRJ is a project of the Center for Law, Equity and Race at Northeastern University School of Law.

CRRJ seeks to expand its work with historically harmed communities by providing them meaningful access to the Archive and by facilitating community-based research. The Fellow will also have the opportunity to utilize the Archive and interact with experts, journalists and others who are focusing on historical racism in the US and seeking avenues for redress.

The Community Fellow will have an opportunity to undertake the following activities:

• 1.  Build a project of their choosing based on the Archive.
• 2. Design, manage, and execute CRRJ’s community-based programs associated with the history that is the subject of the Archive, including convenings, educational programming in the humanities and arts, exhibitions. Such community-based projects include renaming streets to memorialize victims of racial terror killings; promoting arts projects on this topic; engaging public officials; and hosting commemorative events.
• 3.  Promote strong collaborative relations with CRRJ’s and CLEAR's non-academic partner organizations.

This is a full-time US based one-year position with opportunity for renewal supported by an external grant. The Community Fellow will be expected to attend meetings and events at Northeastern University in Boston.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in any field or area of study, such as Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Proven track record of at least five years of anti-racist and social justice work and activities at the local, state, or national level, demonstrating the ability to engage and collaborate with community members on different levels.

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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring a Staff Attorney for its Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Project, housed at the Northeastern University School of Law (CRRJ) is the pioneer academic program in the country examining current racial inequities through the lens of history and seeking creative reparative justice. CRRJ investigates, publicizes, and remediates cases of racial homicide. It has built the most comprehensive archive on racial violence events between 1930 and 1955 in the country. Founded in 2007, CRRJ’s project is unique in its combination of rigorous research and community engagement. CRRJ identifies the underlying hidden narratives from the time period and seeks to bring justice to families and communities.

The Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Project is now a program of the law school’s Center on Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR). CRRJ’s Racial Redress and Reparations lab (“Lab”) advances its work with communities and policy makers seeking to engage effectively and responsibly with the heightened call for racial redress in the US. The Lab offers expertise in designing reparative processes, historical and legal research, convening assistance, and policy development. The approach of the lab is to bring all stakeholders on board in the development and design of these processes, for we believe that participation, consultation, and dialogue is essential to the project of reparation. The Lab’s mission is to provide community education and engagement that paves the way for a successful project of repair and recognition.

CRRJ is currently seeking a staff attorney to direct the legal programs of its Racial Redress and Reparations Lab (“Lab”) and teach in its clinical program. Reporting to Professor Margaret Burnham, the successful candidate will have subject matter experience in civil rights law; human rights law criminal justice or a related field; and broad knowledge of US civil rights history. The successful candidate will have experience working as an attorney in the litigation or policy arena, or in legal education.

The Staff Attorney serves as the lead on the Lab team, directing law students, legal fellows (lawyers), and other staff in the design and execution of projects of racial redress for legal wrongs in the US. The Staff Attorney may teach clinical law courses; lead legal research projects; engage in litigation and policy advocacy; develop programs and projects for the law school community in CRRJ’s areas of expertise; manage CRRJ’s relationships in the academic and legal community including litigation partners in national law firms; create training material and policy guidelines; and collaborate closely with affected communities, public officials, and social justice organizations. The Staff Attorney will play a critical role in enhancing CRRJ’s visibility, representing CRRJ at meetings and conferences, participating in development activities, and fostering strong staff relationships.

The responsibilities of the Staff Attorney will include:

• Develop, administer, and expand CRRJ’s legal advocacy, including individual community-based restorative justice projects; advocacy in legal and policy forums, teaching and research on historical injustice; supervise relationships with external partners; manage programmatic intake and vetting policies; work closely with legal fellows and other staff on CRRJ projects; build and maintain relationships with academic and nonprofit programs aligned with CRRJ.
• Supervise CRRJ students; design and teach CRRJ clinical courses; design and deliver programming for the law school and University on civil rights/reparative justice.
• Ensure visibility for CRRJ in diverse academic and social justice nonprofit groups and the policy arena. Represent CRRJ at meetings and conferences. Participate in media events and assist with fundraising. Build and maintain relationships with communities and social justice movements aligned with CRRJ.

This is a full-time benefits-eligible position based at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. This is a two- year term appointment with potential for renewal subject to funding and at the discretion of the employer. Northeastern is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Final candidates may be required to participate in a presentation exercise.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications

• Juris doctor from an ABA-accredited or a state-accredited law school and a member in good standing of a bar in the United States
• A minimum of three years of recent legal experience in civil rights, criminal justice, human rights or a related field
• Knowledge of state and federal laws regarding civil rights, reparative justice, human rights or criminal justice
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion and a proven ability to work with a diverse group of students, staff and faculty.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advocacy in litigation or policy arena preferred.
• Experience in legal education preferred.

APPLICATION

• Please submit your cover letter, fellowship statement, resume, and list of references in one PDF submission. More information below.
• Cover Letter: Describe your background and organizational work within the anti-racist and social justice space.
• Project Statement: Provide a statement for a project idea for the fellowship.
• List references: Include at least three references.

INFORMATION

• Boston, MA (Main Campus)
• Full Time
• Posted 8 Days Ago
• R117228

A P P L Y H E R E

BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL seeks applicants for TWO full-time clinical faculty positions, with particular interest in entry level or lateral candidates who would teach in a civil litigation and/or transactional law clinic of some type. We are interested in developing or expanding client-facing clinics in the areas of housing, children/juvenile law, and family law; consumer protection, disability, benefits, healthcare, and tax; or intellectual property, small businesses, nonprofits, or community economic development. The successful applicant may continue with one of our existing clinics or develop a new program; they will, in either event, play a major role in determining the clinic’s specific emphasis and operation.

A clinical position at Boston College Law School is a full-time faculty position and may be on the law school’s clinical track, eligible for renewable long-term contracts with tenure-equivalent security, or the University’s tenure track, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and preferences. Applicants must possess a JD or equivalent law degree, and have significant experience in practice or in a clinical teaching environment. Candidates must also possess a commitment to principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; a collaborative spirit; and substantial organizational and management skills. A successful applicant must be or become a member of the Massachusetts bar.

Applications, including a curriculum vitae and cover letter should be emailed to Professor Claire Donohue, Chair, Clinical Hiring Committee, at clinicalhire-ggroup@bc.edu. Although there is no formal deadline, we will begin screening candidates for further consideration in mid-September 2023, so interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Boston College, a Jesuit, Catholic university and the first institution of higher education operating in Boston, is today among the nation’s foremost universities. The Law School, founded in 1929 and located in Newton, Massachusetts, approximately 7 miles west of downtown Boston, is informed by traditions of academic rigor, service to others, and personal and professional formation of its students.

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected under federal, state or local law. We strongly encourage those who would enrich the diversity of our academic community to apply. 

To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office of Institutional Diversity at

https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/human-resources/sites/oid/About-Us.html. 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring a supervising attorney for its International Human Rights Law Clinic.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Position title: Clinic Supervising Attorney

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t15-f.pdf. The starting full-time salary for this position is salary point 19, currently $130,851.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: January 1, 2024 (flexible)

Position duration: Initial one-year term with eligibility for renewal

APPLICATION WINDOW

Open date: August 13, 2023

Next review date: Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Berkeley Law International Human Rights Law Clinic (IHRLC) seeks applications for a Clinic Supervising Staff Attorney.

Under the supervision of the Clinic Director, the Supervising Attorney’s general responsibilities include training and supervising students in client representation; working on the clinic’s docket of projects and cases, managing one or more legal cases or projects independently (i.e., without a
co-supervisor); and performing varied administrative and other tasks to assist in Clinic’s and Clinical Program’s operation.

IHRLC advances human rights at home and abroad through litigation, documentation, evidence-based policy work, and client-centered advocacy on a range of cases and urgent issues. One of the oldest human rights clinics in the country, the clinic has pioneered a client-centered, multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to its work. Students hold perpetrators of mass violence accountable in international and domestic courts, fight for justice for migrants at the border and immigrants in our community, and protect human rights defenders under threat from authoritarian regimes.

IHRLC is committed to preparing law students from diverse backgrounds and providing first-rate legal services to underrepresented individuals, marginalized communities, and public interest organizations. The Clinical Program is committed to building an equitable and inclusive faculty and staff to teach and work in a multicultural and antiracist learning environment. The law school provides support for Supervising Attorneys to attend conferences that advance their professional development goals and interests.

DUTIES
Under the supervision of the Clinic Directors, the Supervising Attorney will be responsible for:

Clinical Supervision and Advocacy (80%)
• Train, teach, and supervise six to eight clinic students per semester
• Manage clinic projects and cases and vet new clinic projects and cases
• Develop and maintain clinic relationships with clients, partners, co-counsel, and other stakeholders
• Travel to offsite meetings as needed to work on clinic matters (often with students)
• Attend and assist in teaching of the weekly clinic seminar on an as-needed basis
• Manage the clinic docket during summers, winter break, and faculty leaves

Administrative Duties (15%)
• Helping maintain clinic and client files, course materials, website, and social media feeds
• Organize programmatic events, such as conferences, workshops and speaker series
• Promote the clinic to students and other constituencies
• Engage in media relations and development
• Serve on Clinical Program and law school committees
• Speak at public events and with the press, and otherwise participating in professional networking, training, and development activities

Other Duties as Assigned (5%)
• Perform other duties as needed

UC Field Work Supervisors are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by American Federation of Teachers - Unit 18.

Additional materials may be required of applicants.

You can read more about the clinic’s matters and staff, here: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/clinics/international-human-rights-law-clinic/about-the-clinic/

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/index.html

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Candidates must hold a J.D. degree, or equivalent international degree

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Admission to practice law in at least one state
• At least three (3) years of post-graduate experience in law practice

Preferred qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of human rights practice experience
• Demonstrated ability to engage in multimodal advocacy initiatives including litigation, fact-finding, policy advocacy, and empirical studies
• Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, and planning skills
• Willingness to work on IHRLC’s full range of cases and projects
• Career intention to practice in public interest, public sector, and/or clinical setting
• Substantive knowledge and experience with international human rights standards and institutions
• Experience in clinical teaching or as a clinical law student
• Experience working with diverse communities, clients and other stakeholders
• Ability to manage cases and projects and supervise students independently
• Spanish language ability

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Legal Advocacy Writing Sample - A sample of written legal work no longer than 12 pages
• Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity).

Reference requirements

• 2-3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04049

Help contact: lmukha@law.berkeley.edu

CAMPUS INFORMATION

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

JOB LOCATION

Berkeley, CA

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL is hiring a clinical professor for its Michigan Innocence Clinic. 

How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Job Summary

The University of Michigan Law School is seeking to hire a clinical professor to teach in its Michigan Innocence Clinic (MIC) starting next academic year. Depending on experience, the applicant may start as a clinical assistant professor or a clinical professor.

The MIC works to exonerate actually innocent criminal defendants who have been convicted in state or federal court in Michigan. The MIC primarily works on cases where there is no DNA to test, and so the work of the Clinic largely involves finding new witnesses, searching for suppressed evidence, and challenging discredited or outdated forensic science. The MIC opened in 2009 and in its 14-year history, it has secured victories in 41 cases on behalf of clients who served anywhere from a few months to over 45 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. In addition to supervising students and summer interns while working collaboratively to litigate cases of the MIC's clients, this position also entails co-teaching the clinic seminar for two semesters each year.

Who We Are

Founded in 1859, Michigan Law School is one of the world’s leading institutions of legal education and enjoys a reputation for academic excellence characterized by a powerful commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Michigan is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the nation, and enjoys international renown for its intellectual rigor, stunning physical surroundings, preeminent faculty scholarship, and a community noted for collegiality and warmth. Michigan Law has an exceptional and cooperative community of talented and interesting students, with 1000 in the J.D. and 40 in the LL.M. program. Our commitments to collegiality, to constructive and challenging debate, and to enabling our students to pursue a wide range of options explain why the Law School has long been committed to diversity along many dimensions. Our graduates serve with distinction in the private, public, non-profit, and academic sectors, in large numbers in every major market in the nation, as well as internationally. The University of Michigan is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which is considered among the best places in the United States to live and work.

At Michigan Law, we view our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as central to our mission as an educational institution and we seek to ensure that each member of our community has full opportunity to thrive in our environment. We believe that diversity is key to individual flourishing, educational excellence, and the advancement of knowledge and we maintain a deep commitment to fostering a diverse community in which all students, staff, and faculty learn and work in an atmosphere of inclusion and respect.

Required Qualifications*

Ideal candidates will have at least five years of relevant experience, which may include clerkships, fellowships, criminal/appellate litigation, and/or clinical teaching. Candidates must demonstrate a strong interest in clinical teaching and innocence litigation, as well as potential for scholarship. Candidates must hold a J.D. and be eligible for licensure in Michigan.  

Additional Information

This is a full-time contractual appointment that can lead to a long-term clinical contract. Clinical faculty have 9-month academic year appointments and are eligible for summer financial support for case coverage, special projects, and writing. They have governance rights that closely parallel tenure and tenure-track faculty. Michigan’s faculty salaries and benefits are extremely competitive.

Contact Information

Please direct questions to Associate Dean for Experiential Education Debra Chopp at dchopp@umich.edu or 734-763-1948. The position is open until filled but it is advisable to apply by September 22, 2023.

Applicants may apply online to the University of Michigan Careers site or send a letter of interest and resume to Assistant to the Dean Robyn Grimes at rlgrimes@umich.edu.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.