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  • 04 Oct 2024 5:07 PM | Jeff Baker (Administrator)

    THE BELMONT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications for a full-time faculty position to serve as the Director of Field Placements to begin in Fall of 2025.

    In consultation with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the candidate can choose to join the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Law on tenure track or as an Assistant Professor of Legal Practice. The Director of Field Placements will be responsible for supervising and managing students participating in field placements and summer externships at local, regional, and national sites as part of Belmont Law’s Experiential Learning Program. The Director will be responsible for applicable instruction and curriculum development, site partner relationships, as well as management of all other aspects of administering the program in compliance with ABA Standards. This position will be a twelve-month appointment.

    The Belmont University College of Law encourages applications from people whose background, life experiences, and scholarly approaches would contribute to the diversity of our faculty, curriculum, and programs. Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent degree from an accredited U.S. law school and must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching, a passion for experiential learning, and a drive to grow the program to new levels.  Belmont is an EOE/AA employer.  Belmont College of Law reserves the right to exercise a preference for those candidates who support the goals and missions of the University.

    If interested, please submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to the Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, Associate Dean Deborah Farringer, using the recruitment committee’s email address - lawfaculty.recruitment@belmont.edu.  If you have questions about the position or Belmont University, please contact Associate Dean Farringer at deborah.farringer@belmont.edu.

    Belmont University is a private, Christian university focusing on academic excellence and is located in the heart of Nashville, one of the fastest growing and most culturally rich cities in the country.  Belmont is the second largest private university in Tennessee with approximately 9,000 students. Belmont students come from every state, more than 35 countries, and all faiths. The Belmont faculty is dedicated to teaching, service, and active engagement in scholarship.  Ranked 91st among ABA-Accredited law schools by U.S. News and World Report, Belmont Law’s median LSAT/GPA for the 124 students who entered the law school in August 2023 were 160 and 3.77 (75th percentile: 162 and 3.91; 25th percentile: 157 and 3.56).  Belmont’s ultimate bar passage rate for 2018 and 2019 was 100%, one of only a few law schools in the country to have achieved a perfect pass rate in those years, and Belmont Law had the highest pass rate in the State of Tennessee in July of 2023.


  • 04 Oct 2024 1:46 PM | Jeff Baker (Administrator)

    The University of Tennessee College of Law invites applications from scholars, teachers, and practitioners in the field of advocacy and dispute resolution for the position of Director of the Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution, along with an academic appointment, to commence no later than August 1, 2025.  The full position announcement is available here

    The Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution was established with a commitment to providing unparalleled training to law students, offering numerous simulation-based courses and a Concentration in Advocacy & Dispute Resolution. 

    The Director of the Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution will have a 12-month appointment and will report directly to the Dean. The Director will play a critical role in preserving the core components of the Center’s curriculum and programs and in developing and executing an ambitious and innovative vision for the Center’s future.

    The selected Director candidate will also have an academic appointment appropriate to the candidate’s qualifications.

    Qualifications

    Candidates must hold a J.D. or equivalent law degree at the time of application and have an impressive record of experience in the areas of advocacy and/or dispute resolution, whether as a lawyer, judge, or law teacher. 

    Preferred qualifications include teaching experience; a record of scholarship (which may include law review articles or shorter practitioner-focused pieces); strong connections to the bench and bar; forward-thinking views about the curriculum needed to prepare students for modern litigation and ADR practice; experience leading, collaborating, and building programs; and an appreciation for the public interest career goals of many of our advocacy and dispute resolution students. 

    The candidate must also have the qualifications appropriate for one of the following academic appointments:

    ·  Non-Tenure Track Appointment. Candidates for Teaching Assistant Professor must show promise for excellence in areas of responsibility assigned to them. Candidates for Teaching Associate Professor must have demonstrated excellence in areas of responsibility assigned to them. Candidates for Teaching Professor must have demonstrated a consistent record of excellence in areas of responsibility assigned to them. 

    ·  Tenure-Track Appointment. Candidates for Assistant Professor should have a demonstrated potential to succeed in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service such that they will one day be a candidate for promotion and tenure. Candidates for Associate Professor should have a demonstrated record of thoughtful and effective teaching, insightful scholarship, and meaningful engagement in service. Candidates for Professor should have a record of teaching excellence, exceptional scholarly achievement, and distinguished service.

     

    Application Instructions

    Applications must be submitted through Interfolio. Applicants should submit a letter of interest (explaining how they will utilize their prior experience in this role); a C.V.; and the names and contact information for three references. While applications will be considered on a rolling basis, applicants should submit their materials no later than October 15, 2024, for best consideration. For questions, please contact Professor Paula Schaefer, Chair of the CADR Director Committee at paula.schaefer@tennessee.edu.


  • 04 Oct 2024 1:39 PM | Jeff Baker (Administrator)

    ALBANY LAW SCHOOL seeks a staff attorney to work in The Edward P. Swyer Justice Center providing legal advocacy services and direct representation to clients in its Family Violence Litigation Clinic and performing other related duties pursuant to grants and contracts. Appointment will be as Associate Staff Attorney, Staff Attorney or Senior Staff Attorney, depending on experience. We value diversity and seek applicants from backgrounds that add to a community that aims to foster respect and inclusion.


    Essential Job Functions

    ·         Assists in direct supervision of Clinic students as they provide representation to Clinic clients.

    ·         Assists Director in the selection of clients and development of legal matters.

    ·         Supervises community outreach conducted by students.

    ·         Assists Director in meeting donor/major gift/grant objectives, including attending meetings, drafting reports and contributing to matters impacting Clinic policy.

    ·         Assists Director with organizational tasks for classroom (student manuals, syllabi, readings, and arranging for  guest speakers).

    ·         Performs legal research as needed.

    ·         Provides instruction in classroom, at the discretion of and under the supervision of the Director.

    ·         Handles client representation during breaks and summer.

    ·         Assists Director in the selection of incoming students.

    Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

    ·         Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

    ·         Excellent lawyering and litigation skills.

    ·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

    ·         Excellent legal research skills and analysis.

    ·         Demonstrated ability using Microsoft Office Suite products, Lexis and Westlaw.

    Qualification Standards

    ·         Juris Doctor from an ABA approved law school.

    ·         Admission to the New York State Bar.

    ·         Two or more years of practical legal experience in the area of Family Law in New York, specifically domestic violence, preferred.  Recent law school graduate with clinical legal experience or coursework in family law/domestic violence issues will be considered.

    ·         Valid driver’s license.

    Application Instructions
    To apply, please submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the contact information for at least three references. Questions should be addressed to Professor Dale Cecka at 
    dceck@albanylaw.edu . 

     

    Compensation:  The estimated salary range for this position is $60,000-$85,000 per year, plus comprehensive benefits package. Salary offered will be based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, and in consideration of internal equity.  Comprehensive benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, retirement plan with 5% retirement contribution, employer paid life insurance and disability coverage and generous paid time off (PTO, volunteer time off, holidays and parental leave). We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible employer.

    Albany Law School is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks applicants who reflect the diversity of our student body, and community. We encourage applicants including first-gen professionals, women, applicants of color, LGBTQ, veterans, and other members of systemically marginalized groups.


  • 03 Oct 2024 7:57 PM | Jeff Baker (Administrator)

    THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL is seeking applications for a newly created full-time Program Director position in the MDefenders program. MDefenders is a program designed to provide education and support for current students considering careers in indigent defense as well as support and assistance to alumni who work as public defenders. The MDefenders program is an umbrella organization responsible for overseeing a faculty-sponsored student group for aspiring public defense students, an active alumni listserv with more than 300 members, the Public Defender Training Institute, and the Data for Defenders project. The Program Director will help to implement MDefenders's projects and will work closely with the Founder and Faculty Director to plan additional initiatives that align with the overall mission of the group to provide support for and grow interest in indigent defense work. The Program Director will also teach relevant courses on indigent defense representation to current MDefenders students and will provide counseling and advice to current aspiring public defenders on career paths.

    The appointment will be for two years with the possibility of renewal based on satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.

    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, constructive and challenging debate, and 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.
     

    Responsibilities*

    Administrative Responsibilities:

    • Oversight and development of MDefenders' Data for Defenders project including:

    o   Outreach to public defender offices and organizations to expand the program's partners and its reach and impact

    o   Social science research and drafting of motions to include in the database

    • Oversight and development of Alumni Development Program including:

    o   Creating and overseeing an alumni mentorship program for Michigan Law graduates who go into indigent defense 

    o   Maintaining alumni connections through alumni reunions and crafting monthly newsletters 

    • Advising students on indigent defense careers paths and providing substantive support to them in the application process
    • Coordinating with the Office of Career Planning and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations 
    • Coordinating activities with the MDefenders student group
    • Thinking creatively about new initiatives and helping to implement them. Examples may include creating a toolkit to enable other law schools to create programs similar to the MDefenders program or making Public Defender Training Institute programming available to entry-level attorneys through CLE programs. 

    Teaching Responsibilities:

    • Teaching advocacy-related courses that will depend on the particular skills and background of the candidate and may include teaching in the Trial-Level Public Defender Training Institute and/or creating and teaching in an Appellate Defender Training Institute 

    Required Qualifications*

    • Juris Doctor degree
    • Minimum of two years of experience working in indigent defense
    • Demonstrated project management experience 
    • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a streamlined, highly organized team
    • Excellent legal research and writing skills 
    • Strong administrative, organization, and communication skills
    • Highly motivated self-starter who is able to learn and apply new concepts quickly
    • Creative vision and ability to implement complex tasks 
    • Comfortable with and interested in technology
    • Experience teaching, training, or mentoring entry-level lawyers and/or law students

    Desired Qualifications*

    • Budgeting experience  

    Modes of Work

    Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

    Additional Information

    During the semesters that the co-director is teaching, the staff appointment effort will be adjusted downward and a LEO lecturer appointment will be created that represents the effort associated with teaching the class(es).

    How to Apply: https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/255142/mdefenders-program-director-and-instructor 

    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. Please also provide a writing sample that demonstrates your motion writing skills.

    Application Deadline

    Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

    U-M EEO/AA Statement

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


  • 03 Oct 2024 7:51 PM | Jeff Baker (Administrator)

    GEORGETOWN LAW seeks fellowship applicants for the Social Enterprise & Nonprofit Law Clinic which offers pro bono organizational and transactional legal services to social enterprises, nonprofit organizations, worker cooperatives, and select small businesses headquartered in Washington, D.C. and working locally or internationally. Through the Clinic, law students learn to translate legal theory into legal practice by engaging in the supervised practice of law for educational credit.

    The Clinic’s local focus not only allows the Clinic to give back to the community it calls home, but also gives students an opportunity to explore and understand the challenges and strengths of the D.C. community beyond the Georgetown Law campus. As D.C. experiences increasing income inequality, it becomes increasingly important for the Clinic to provide legal assistance to organizations that serve and empower adversely impacted communities.

    Description of Fellowship

    The two-year fellowship is an ideal position for a transactional lawyer interested in transitioning into legal academia and developing teaching and supervisory abilities in a setting that emphasizes a dual commitment—clinical education of law students and transactional law employed in the public interest. The fellow will have several areas of responsibility, with an increasing role as the fellowship progresses. Over the course of the fellowship, the fellow will: (i) supervise students in representing organizations on transactional, operational, and corporate governance matters, (ii) share responsibility for teaching seminar sessions, and (iii) share in the administrative and case handling responsibilities of the Clinic. Fellows also participate in a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities designed to support an interest in clinical teaching and legal education. Successful completion of the fellowship results in the award of an L.L.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University. The fellowship start date is July 1, 2025, and the fellowship is for two years, ending June 30, 2027.

    Teaching fellows receive an annual stipend of approximately $70,000 in the first year and $75,000 in the second year, 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.

    Qualifications

    Applicants must have at least 2 years of post J.D. legal experience. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in a transactional area of practice such as nonprofit law and tax, community economic development law, corporate law, intellectual property, and real estate or housing law. Applicants with a strong commitment to economic justice are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be admitted or be able to be admitted to the District of Columbia Bar within 6 months of entering the fellowship.


    Application Process

    Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. To apply, send a resume, an official or unofficial law school transcript, and a detailed letter of interest as soon as possible but no later than December 1, 2024. The letter should be no longer than two pages and address a) why you are interested in this fellowship; b) what you can contribute to the Clinic; c) your experience with nonprofit law, community economic development, transactional matters, corporate law, or other fields of law pertinent to the clinic’s law practice areas; and d) optionally, a brief statement about any educational, familial, cultural, economic, and social experiences that have helped to shape your educational and professional goals or will contribute to your future career after the fellowship concludes. Please address your application to Professor Alicia Plerhoples, Georgetown Law, 600 New Jersey Ave., NW, Suite 352, Washington, D.C. 20001, and email it to Clinic Office Manager, Anna Harty, at lawsocialenterprise@georgetown.edu. Applications will only be accepted via email.


  • 03 Oct 2024 7:14 PM | Jeff Baker (Administrator)

    SUFFOLK LAW is hiring a Director to lead our newly created Online Dispute Resolution Clinic. The Director will lead our students in designing, building, and creating an ODR process accessible to low-income litigants in divorce cases in Massachusetts, who traditionally have not had access to ODR tools.  You can read more about the initiative here and here.  The Director will work in close coordination with faculty in our Legal Innovation and Technology Center, Family Law Clinic, and Dispute Resolution Program, as well as with experts from the American Arbitration Association, to design and build the clinic’s curriculum and develop the ODR project from the ground up. We’re looking for someone with mediation and/or alternative dispute resolution experience, and/or in the field of family law. The posting and application can be found online here.


  • 19 Sep 2024 6:01 PM | Tanya A Cooper (Administrator)

    THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for two Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills. These are non-tenure track positions with an initial appointment of one year and the possibility of renewal for long-term (three or five-year) appointments.

    The faculty member would join a team of experienced full-time faculty members who make up the School of Law’s Legal Profession Program.  Responsibilities include:

            Teaching Legal Profession I and II, and other legal research and writing courses related to legal reasoning and critical reading;

            Providing service to the School of Law and the University, and

            Participating in the larger community for legal research and writing professionals through regular attendance or presentations at conferences and other relevant endeavors to support the faculty member’s professional development.

     Minimum Qualifications

            A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school;

            Articulable commitment to the field of legal research and writing, including implementing the best models and practices available to teach legal research and writing and utilizing recent developments in pedagogy in law schools in the United States;

            Prior legal practice experience in the United States; and

            Excellent written communication skills.

    Preferred Qualifications

    The ideal candidate will also bring many of the following:

            Recent successful experience in legal research and writing teaching, including implementing best models and practices available to teach legal research and writing and utilizing recent developments in pedagogy in law schools in the United States;

            Successful experience in any or all of the following: 

            participating and teaching in online education;

            working independently and collaboratively;

            effectively engaging, teaching, and mentoring students of socially and culturally diverse backgrounds

            Effective presentation skills;

            Demonstrable commitment to socially and culturally diverse communities;

            Expressed willingness to engage with Catholic and Marianist educational values including educating the whole person and a commitment of service to the community, university and profession;

            Law school achievements and accomplishments, such as high academic achievement, law review, moot court, and/or mock trial;

            Effective interpersonal communication skills;

            Effective oral communication skills; and

            Effective classroom management skills

    Application Process

    Required Documents

            Cover Letter that addresses all of the minimum and any preferred qualifications met

            Curriculum Vitae

            A document describing your commitment to legal research and writing, including implementing the best models and practices available to teach legal research and writing and utilizing recent developments in pedagogy in law schools. 

    Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  The University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position. 

    Applications will be accepted until November 1, 2024.  To be considered as a candidate, you must apply online at:   https://employment.udayton.edu/cw/en-us/job/502184/assistant-professor-of-lawyering-skills-two-positions


  • 19 Sep 2024 5:39 PM | Tanya A Cooper (Administrator)

    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF LAW, SAN FRANCISCO (“UC Law SF,” formerly, “UC Hastings”), located in downtown San Francisco, seeks applicants for a contract (non-tenure-track) faculty role. This full-time faculty position is situated within the law school’s innovative, faculty-led Office for Academic Skills Instruction and Support (OASIS) and provides dedicated academic and bar skills instruction and support to students in the Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP). LEOP was created by the UC Law SF faculty in 1969 to make legal education accessible to students who have overcome adversity. This acclaimed program, which is unique among University of California-affiliated law schools, supports about 20 percent of our JD students.

    This position reports to the Associate Dean for OASIS on co-curricular and academic skills and programming matters. The faculty member in this role coordinates closely with the Assistant Dean for LEOP and the Director of Bar Passage Support, as well. The role includes oversight and administration of co-curricular academic skills and bar support programming for LEOP students and teaching.

    The position is full-time. Contract lengths for Professors of Practice are 1-5 years and may be renewed. The faculty rank is Lecturer, with a Professor of Practice working title (or Associate Professor of Practice for persons with fewer than five years of full-time teaching experience). The start date is July 1, 2025, or sooner, depending on the chosen candidate’s availability.

    This is a year-round position. The Professor of Practice is obligated to teach for-credit classes only during the fall and spring but is responsible for working on LEOP skills support program development, bar support for recent LEOP graduates, and other non-teaching matters year-round, including the summer months.

    Interested candidates must have the following qualifications:

    • JD degree.
    • Bar membership.
    • At least 3 years of practice or teaching experience.
    • Capacity to implement academic support programming, train and manage teaching assistants and provide feedback on written legal analysis and other skills tested in law school classes and on the bar exam.
    • Demonstrated ability to support students who have overcome disadvantage.
    • Cross cultural competency, including the ability to connect with diverse and first generation students.
    • Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.

    Prior teaching experience is strongly preferred.

    The anticipated starting base compensation range is $99,275 - $109,725, depending on prior teaching experience. The role also includes a faculty development account. This position qualifies for the Full UC Benefits Package, which includes primary retirement benefits, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, and a variety of voluntary supplemental benefit plans to meet the incumbents individual needs.

    Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

    Each applicant must submit the following materials:

    • Cover letter summarizing reasons for seeking this position.
    • Resume or CV.
    • Teaching reviews, if any.
    • Three professional or academic references.

    Please forward these materials to Provost & Academic Dean Morris Ratner (ratnerm@uclawsf.edu).

    UC Law SF is committed to creating a vibrant academic community in which diverse community members feel they belong. UC Law SF also prohibits discrimination against any person employed; seeking employment; or applying for or engaged in a paid or unpaid internship or training program leading to employment with UC Law SF on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, gender transition status, sex- or gender-stereotyping, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), genetic information (including family medical history), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services, including protected veterans. This policy applies to all employment practices, including recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, merit increase, salary, training and development, demotion, and separation. UC Law SF will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities during the recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources at humanresources@uclawsf.edu if you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position.


  • 16 Sep 2024 4:30 PM | Tanya A Cooper (Administrator)

    FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for a full-time tenure, tenure-track, or long-term contract faculty position to direct our Entrepreneurial Law Clinic.  The faculty member will join a vibrant clinical program that has 15 full-time clinicians who teach, practice, and lead. We welcome interest both from those new to clinical legal teaching and from experienced clinicians; an appointment could be made to Associate Clinical Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, or Professor.

    We seek dynamic candidates who are excited about clinical legal education, deeply committed to the academic enterprise, and able to collaborate with diverse groups inside and outside our university. We also welcome candidates who possess the capacity and inclination to support and advance law reform.  Commitment to principles of experiential learning and clinical pedagogy is central to the position; those who are not already conversant with these principles should be committed to developing in this domain.  The faculty member will have primary responsibility teaching and supervising students in the Entrepreneurial Clinic at our in-house law firm (Lincoln Square Legal Services, Inc.).  They will also have primary responsibility for selecting clients and matters and structuring the overall design and goals of the clinic.

    In its current form, the highly successful Entrepreneurial Law Clinic provides pro bono transactional legal services to under-resourced entrepreneurs and small business owners and participates in community outreach to educate entrepreneurs about legal issues.  Students work with clients to form entities, structure incentive compensation for founders, protect clients' intellectual property rights, help clients build their workforce, as well as draft shareholder, operating, vendor, customer, lease and/or employment agreements.  We are open to candidates who wish to work within the Clinic’s current form as well as those who wish to advance their own distinctive vision of an Entrepreneurial Clinic at Fordham Law School.

    We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including those applicants facing barriers to or who have been underserved by legal education and in the legal profession. The salary range for this job is $175,000-$290,000, dependent on experience. Any summer case coverage or research funding is in addition.

    Qualifications

    Candidates must hold a JD or its equivalent and be members of the New York Bar (or be eligible to seek membership as soon as reasonably possible after committing to join us). A period of at least three years of practice experience in transactional practice is preferred.

    Application Instructions

    Candidates can review the full job posting and apply for the position through Interfolio. Applications should consist of a C.V. and a cover letter stating the applicant’s vision for the clients and communities the clinic would serve, the range of matters to be handled, and the clinic’s student learning objectives. The cover letter should also indicate aspects of the candidate’s practice experience that render them suitable for the position.  Candidates seeking a tenure or tenure-track position should include a separate research agenda and potential job market paper.

    For questions, please contact Professor Tracy Higgins or Professor Paul Radvany, Co-Chairs of the Clinical Faculty Appointments Committee, at thiggins@fordham.eduradvany@fordham.edu.

    Applications will be accepted until the position is filled but applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their materials by October 15, 2024 or earlier.

    Location

    Lincoln Center Campus

    Open Date

    Sep 12, 2024

    Salary Range or Pay Grade

    $175,000 to $290,000

    Deadline

    Oct 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

    To apply or to find out more information on the position, please click here:  Interfolio

    Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
     
    Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

  • 12 Sep 2024 4:47 PM | Tanya A Cooper (Administrator)

    CORNELL LAW SCHOOL is soliciting applications for a full-time Clinical Professor (Assistant, Associate, or Full – rank commensurate with experience) to join the faculty of the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic (the ELC). This position will be based in Ithaca, New York.

    The ELC, Cornell’s only transactional law clinic, is in its sixth year of operation. The ELC provides pro bono transactional legal services to startup businesses and entrepreneurs who are not yet ready or able to engage paid legal counsel, but who need assistance setting the legal foundation for their businesses. The ELC’s clients include both for-profit and not-for-profit businesses that are poised to create jobs, contribute to community economic development, and promote innovation. Some clients are local in their focus, and others have the potential to have an impact far beyond New York State. Law students working in the ELC gain practical experience in a variety of substantive legal areas including business structuring and entity formation, intellectual property, employment, immigration, finance and commercial contracts.

    The ELC is expanding, thanks to a significant gift establishing the Blassberg-Rice Entrepreneurship Law Center (the Center). The expansion of the ELC represents Cornell Law School’s commitment to community-engaged learning and partnerships throughout New York State. The ELC will ultimately include three faculty members, two based in Ithaca and one based in New York City. Specifically:

    • The current position is to replace the ELC’s founding clinician, who is moving away from Ithaca and leaving Cornell Law School. The appointment is expected to start in July 2025.
    • The ELC recently hired a full-time New York City-based clinician to teach a section of the ELC at the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island, establishing Cornell’s first New York City-based law clinic. This program will start in January 2025.
    • The current goal is to hire the second Ithaca-based ELC faculty member to begin their appointment in fall 2026.

    The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include the following:

    • Teach or co-teach the seminar component for the Ithaca section(s) of the introductory and/or advanced ELC, focusing on both substantive business law and legal skills such as contract drafting and client relations.
    • Manage ongoing client engagements and supervise students’ client work, ensuring that the work is done in a timely and professional manner.
    • Respond to inquiries from potential clients and select clients to work with the ELC.
    • Develop resources to support the ELC’s engagement with the local community, including workshops, presentations and standard forms.
    • Help maintain relationships with law firms and other organizations that support the ELC.
    • Engage with the regional and national clinical legal education communities.
    • Co-lead the appointments process for the second Ithaca-based ELC faculty member.

    Depending on the successful candidate’s experience, the position may involve a leadership role in the Center as well.

    The appointment level will depend on the successful applicant’s level of experience, but the appointments will be to the long-term, presumptively renewable, contract track. The candidate will be a member of the Law School clinical faculty with voting rights and academic leave terms consistent with the title.

    Qualifications:

    JD and admission to the New York bar (or eligibility for admission on motion to the New York bar). A successful candidate must have a minimum of five years’ relevant practice experience, excellent supervisee- and client-management skills, the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced law practice environment, and a track record of forming positive professional relationships. Prior law school teaching or clinical teaching experience is strongly preferred.

    Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

    To Apply:

    Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, the names of three references, and other significant supporting materials to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28368. We also ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their experiences and/or approaches (past, current, or future) to fostering learning, research service, and/or outreach in a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials.

    To ensure maximum consideration, please submit all application materials by October 15, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to early applicants.

    Pay Range:

    $56,000-$230,000

    Pay Ranges:

    Noted pay ranges reflect the potential pay opportunity for each job profile. The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

    • Prior relevant work or industry experience.
    • Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
    • Unique applicable skills.
    • Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)

    Familiarize yourself with Cornell’s COVID-19 workplace guidance as well as the university’s COVID-19 services and information.

    About Us:

    Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school, currently ranked 14th by U.S. News & World Report. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 120 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the Lawyering Program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level. Our faculty is consistently ranked among the top in the country for scholarly productivity and influence and has pre-eminence in many areas, including quantitative and qualitative empirical legal studies, international and comparative law, and robust doctrinal scholarship in core fields. Our school is committed to being recognized as the leader among law schools at combining inspiring theoretical, doctrinal, and experiential teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a supportive, intellectually rich community, so that our graduates can achieve excellence in all facets of the legal profession.

    Cornell Tech is a revolutionary model for graduate education that fuses technology with business and creative thinking. Cornell Tech brings together like-minded faculty, business leaders, tech entrepreneurs and students in a catalytic environment to produce visionary ideas grounded in significant needs that will reinvent the way we live. Cornell Tech focuses on creating pioneering leaders and technologies for the digital age, through research, technology commercialization, and graduate-level education at the professional masters, doctoral and postdoctoral levels. Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech partner on the Law, Technology & Entrepreneurship Program, which offers JD and Master’s of Law students a unique environment to learn the skills to become a successful lawyer and counselor for technology companies and ventures.

    Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. With our main campus located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City. We offer a rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of personal life, including: employee wellness, workshops, childcare and adoption assistance, parental leave, flexible work options.

    Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations. Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students, and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose, and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement.


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