GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL's Communications & Technology Law Clinic is accepting applications for a two-year paid position as a Clinical Teaching Fellow starting in August 2021. The person hired for this position will work closely with Professor Laura Moy to supervise the work of second- and third-year law students on high profile, cutting edge cases before the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, other federal agencies, and courts. Applications will be accepted and considered on a rolling basis through December 10, 2020.

Fellow Responsibilities

The Communications & Technology Law Clinic has two Fellows serving staggered two-year terms. The Fellows exercise a great deal of responsibility for the clinic’s cases. They work with clients and coalitions to develop strategy; meet with Commissioners, agency staff, and Congressional staff; and draft briefs, comments, and other legal documents. Because we are located in Washington, D.C., the Fellows get to experience firsthand the interplay between Congress, federal agencies, and federal courts in developing communications and technology policy. They also have many opportunities to network with others working in this area.

Each Fellow typically supervises four students each semester. Fellows assist students in developing their lawyering skills. For example, Fellows help students develop a research plan, review student drafts, and prepare students for meetings and oral presentations. Fellows also help plan and teach the clinic seminar.

The new Fellow will receive training in clinical teaching alongside Fellows in Georgetown Law’s 17 other clinics at an orientation that takes place in August and in a Clinical Pedagogy course that meets throughout the first year of the Fellowship.

Qualifications

Applicants should have a law degree and already be admitted to the District of Columbia or another state bar. We will also consider very strong candidates who will graduate from law school in 2021 and be eligible to join the bar shortly thereafter. The qualifications that we look for include:

· Demonstrated interest in technology, media, communications, privacy, surveillance, and related fields;

· Practical experience in a law school clinic, a public interest organization, government, a law firm, or a judicial clerkship;

· Strong analytical and communication skills, both oral and written;

· Experience in management and supervision;

· An interest in teaching law students in a clinical setting; and

· A commitment to serving the public interest.

Application Process

Please follow the application instructions carefully. Applicants who fail to follow these instructions will not be considered for the Fellowship.

Create a single PDF (filename: lastname_firstname.pdf) that includes—in order:

· Brief cover letter (addressed to Professor Laura Moy);

· Personal statement (approximately 500–800 words) setting forth the reasons for seeking the Fellowship;

· Résumé or C.V.;

· Current law school transcript (an unofficial copy is acceptable);

· List of at least three references, including contact information; and

· One or two writing samples (we invite both short and long pieces), each accompanied by a statement detailing whether and to what extent it has been edited by others.

Submit your application PDF as an attachment by email to CTLC_Fe.1llfpy9fyf76a8gf@u.box.com. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than December 10, 2020.

The clinic will invite selected candidates to interview via Zoom or Skype. We may also ask candidates who advance to the next round after initial interviews to participate in a test designed to assess writing and reviewing skills.

THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE LAW SCHOOL, in conjunction with the Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD), is hiring a Director of the Innocence Project Clinic (IPC).  The IPC Director is a unique and collaborative position within OPD and the legal academy. Within UB, the IPC Director will have the rank of Professor of the Practice, a non-tenured faculty position, and will run the Innocence Project Clinic, teaching and supervising student attorneys who handle cases and advocate for reform within UB’s clinical law program. With respect to OPD, the IPC Director will report directly to the Public Defender and will provide Agency-wide support and strategic vision to innocence litigation. The IPC Director will work with OPD’s attorneys and staff both on individual cases as well as on broad reform goals. In collaboration with the Forensics Division, the IPC Director will serve as a resource and provide trainings to OPD attorneys and staff on relevant social science research (including coercive interrogation tactics,unreliable eyewitness identification practices), incorporating scientific research (including DNA testing) into legal arguments, and strategic ways to address newly discovered evidence. This position will be located in Baltimore, Maryland but may require local travel.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees screening and intake of cases with claims of actual innocence that are referred to the IPC by OPD, the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP), private counsel or other organizations as well as pro sepetitions.
• Identify from intake those cases that present valid factual innocence claims and review court files, trial, appellate and post-conviction proceedings, file and litigate Maryland Public Information Act Requests for law enforcement records and conduct any additional factual investigation that may be required to fully develop the claim. In appropriate cases, file pleadings and litigate cases.
• Create and teach the Innocence Project Clinic, which entails teaching a weekly seminar, supervision meetings for each pairing of student attorneys, structuring student attorney self-reflection and evaluation, and providing supervision, feedback and evaluation to the student attorneys.
• Supervise retained investigators and students who are conducting witness interviews and document collection.
• Participate in law school activities including weekly clinical meetings, faculty meetings, faculty workshops, and other school events.
• Retain forensic experts when necessary to develop and litigate claims.
• Collaborate and consult with OPD’s Post Conviction Defenders Division to identify possible innocence cases, develop comprehensive litigation strategies on pending post conviction matters, and provide professional development opportunities to OPD staff.
• Engage in legislative advocacy, consult with the Maryland Rules committee, file amicus briefs in connection with innocence issues.
• Write grant proposals for federal and private foundation grants and manage existing federal and private foundation grants.
• In collaboration with OPD and UB, manage press relationships in connection with exonerations, relevant legislative initiatives and related policy issues.
• Keep abreast of legal and scientific developments that impact innocence cases and collaborate with OPD’s Forensics Division to identify emerging trends to strategically litigate new evidence of innocence.
• Maintain case information and updates in both UB’s and OPD’s case management system.
• Maintain and office and regular presence at OPD including regular office hours to foster a collaborative environmentand serve as an available resource and partner to OPD attorneys and staff.
• Report directly and regularly to the Public Defender and maintain consistent communicationwith OPD regarding pending cases, litigation strategies and the development of in-house training programs.
• Serve as a resource to OPD attorneys and staff on emerging scientific discoveries and social science research with implications on innocence litigation.

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of three-years’ experience as a criminal defense attorney with expertise in DNA and other forms of scientific evidence as well as post-conviction innocence claims.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience or potential to be an excellent clinical law teacher; enthusiasm to work with law students; and an excellent academic record.
• Demonstrated training and development skills.
• The ability to build trusting, productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing in the Maryland Bar or Bar of another state. (If the selected candidate is a member of the Bar of another State, the candidate must commit to becoming admitted to the Maryland Bar within 18 months of their start date.)

HOW TO APPLY:  If you wish to be considered for this position please click hereto fill out the application and please submit the following materials in one email to opd-jobs.law@maryland.gov: (1) current resume or CV, (2) cover letter indicating your specific interest in the position and outlining the skills and experience that directly related to the position and the above qualifications, (3) list of a minimum of three references, and (4) any law school teaching evaluations. In the subject line of the email please indicate “Innocence Project Director.” Incomplete applications will not be considered.

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 28,2020

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD) advocates statewide for securing justice, protecting civil rights, andpreserving liberty. We are 900+ employees strong and have been the voice of the voiceless across Maryland since 1972. OPD operates the Innocence Project Clinic in collaboration with the University of Baltimore School of Law (UB). The Innocence Project Clinic (IPC) works to exonerate the innocent, provide resources and holistic support to the exonerated, and prevent future wrongful convictions through education and policy reform. The Innocence Project Clinic screens over 200 cases annually to assess whether an innocence claim may have a viable wrongful conviction claim. OPD’s vision is for Justice, Fairness, and Dignity for All. Employees are committed to the core values of a culture ofexcellence, client-centered representation, tenacious advocacy, and are united as a team in achieving OPD’s mission.

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culturally diverse staff and strongly encourage people historically underrepresented in the practice of law to apply. Attorneys are full-time employees who serve at the pleasure of the Public Defender. Criminal Procedure Art., Section 16-203(d). Attorneys cannot engage in the private practice of law while in this position.

The University of Baltimore School of Law (UB),with its nationally-ranked clinical law program, educates students tobecome exceptional and principled lawyers; to contribute to local, national and international discourse about the law andlegal institutions; and to promote efforts to achieve justice in local, national, and international communities. As an urbanlaw school, we value diversity, academic excellence, and public service, and seek to improve the legal system and the qualityof people’s lives.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking exceptionally qualified and experienced candidates for a full-time Clinical Associate Professor position to serve as the Director of its Technology Law Clinic (the “Clinic”). This opening is for a non-tenure track clinical faculty position with a projected start date of July 1, 2021. The Clinic is part of a unique collaboration between BU Law and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is part of BU Law’s Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, and Cyberlaw Program. The School of Law believes that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our academic programs. To that end, we are especially eager to hear from applicants who support our institutional commitment to BU as an inclusive, equitable, and diverse community. 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, a top-tier law school with an international reputation, is a community of leading legal scholars, teachers, students, and alumni, dedicated to providing one of the finest legal educations in the world. Since our doors opened in 1872, we have admitted qualified men and women, without regard to race, sex, or religion. The breadth and depth of our curriculum, especially our clinical program, as well as our innovative spirit are distinctive in American legal education.  

The Clinic represents current students at MIT and BU on matters related to their technology-related research, advocacy, and innovation. The Clinic frequently advises clients in the areas of data privacy, intellectual property, computer access laws, media law, and technology regulatory compliance. Clinic faculty help law students assist clients in counseling, pre-litigation, and transactional settings, and possibly also in litigation matters, including response to cease-and-desist letters and litigation under open records laws. Clients often present novel questions of law in emerging areas of technology, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, encryption and cryptography, and novel methods of online platform scrutiny and analysis. 

The Clinic Director will be responsible for clinical teaching as well as coordination and oversight of all aspects of the operation and development of the program. Their primary responsibilities include: supervision and training of law students with client matters; teaching and developing curricular materials for the Clinic’s year-long seminar; managing the Clinic’s reporting to the oversight board and the senior leadership at both BU and MIT; planning the strategic growth and development of the Clinic; and collaborating with partners in Computing and Data Sciences, Computer Science, and other departments at BU and MIT on interdisciplinary initiatives in law and technology. 

The ideal candidate is a member of the Massachusetts bar or is eligible for membership via admission by motion, with at least six years of experience in data privacy, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and/or media law settings. Experience with clinical legal education, technology or media litigation, or sectoral data privacy regulation, is considered a plus. Exceptional writing, editing, organizational, and managerial skills are required. 

Since we opened our doors in 1872, Boston University School of Law has been committed to admitting and building our classes without regard to race, gender, or religion. We are dedicated to building a just, inclusive, and engaged community of faculty and students. We have more work to do to make our environment more just. Boston University School of Law is committed not only to the ideals of faculty diversity and inclusion but also to the work of creating and implementing practices that combat exclusion and inequity by race, gender, gender identity, disability status, religion, or other identities subject to historical subordination. We strive to foster a more inclusive intellectual culture that represents and encourages a broad range of intellectual traditions and approaches to the law. We welcome expressions of interest from applicants of all identities, intellectual traditions, and perspectives.  

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. 

How to Apply: 

Applicants should send a letter of interest and a resume before December 15, 2020, to the Faculty Appointments Committee at Boston University School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215. Email applications are encouraged and should be sent to lawappts@bu.edu. All open faculty positions are pending budgetary approval. 

 To learn more about the law school, visit our website at www.bu.edu/law.

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL (NYLS), located in the heart of Tribeca, seeks a clinical faculty member to design and direct a Civil Rights Clinic, to begin in fall 2021. NYLS is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive community. The School is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from women, members of underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ individuals, veterans, and all other candidates whose backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints would contribute to the diversity of our school. To view NYLS’s Strategic Plan, visit www.nyls.edu/strategy, and for information on the School’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, see www.nyls.edu/diversity.

The selected candidate will design a clinic in which students serve as the primary providers of legal services, under close faculty supervision. The clinic may involve students in civil rights and racial, economic, and social justice matters, which could encompass employment and housing discrimination, educational equity, voting rights, and other issues.

While this position includes responsibility for all aspects of the clinic, including curriculum design, seminar instruction, supervision of and responsibility for student casework, and selection of clients, the selected candidate will join a team of committed clinical faculty members who collaborate on the design and development of the clinical and skills curriculum. Clinical faculty members at NYLS participate fully in the governance and life of the law school and may also have the opportunity to teach other skills and doctrinal courses. Although scholarly writing is not a requirement of the position, NYLS’s clinical faculty engages in a variety of writing projects, including traditional and clinical scholarship, and advocacy and practitioner-oriented projects, which the School encourages and supports.

The selected candidate will be on a long-term contract track or will receive a long-term contract, as appropriate, based on experience.

Requirements

• J.D. and a minimum of five years of experience in civil rights practice or clinical teaching

• Admission to the New York bar (or eligible for admission to the New York bar upon joining NYLS’s faculty)

Salary: Highly competitive

How to Apply: Please submit a detailed curriculum vitae listing relevant legal practice and law school experience, a cover letter expressing your interest and describing your qualifications, and a list of references, to William P. LaPiana, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, at associate.dean@nyls.edu.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER'S Domestic Violence Clinic hires one person to serve as a clinical teaching fellow and supervising attorney each year, for a two-year term. Fellows have several areas of responsibility, including: representing survivors of family abuse in CPO cases; designing and teaching Clinic seminar classes; and supervising third-year law students in their representation of clients. Throughout the program, fellows receive extensive supervision and training on their litigation skills, providing them with a substantial opportunity to improve as litigators. The fellowship experience is also designed to develop fellows’ skills as clinical law professors and launch them on a career in clinical law teaching; all of our fellows who have sought teaching jobs over the past decade or more have successfully obtained a teaching position.

Clinic fellows also pursue a program of graduate study, through a seminar course on clinical pedagogy, taught collectively by the Georgetown clinical faculty. (Fellows also may audit regular law school courses). In addition, during the first year of the program, fellows are members of the Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program, where they have an opportunity to collaborate with lawyers doing a variety of women’s rights legal work in Washington, D.C., and to meet with justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, and other long-time leaders in the feminist legal community. 

Preference will be given to applicants who have a background or demonstrated interest in family law, domestic violence, or poverty law and who have some trial practice experience. Applicants must have excellent oral and written advocacy skills, and must be admitted to a Bar at the time of submitting their application. Any fellow who is offered the position and is not a member of the D.C. Bar must apply for admission by waiver immediately following acceptance.

Description of the Clinic

Students in the Domestic Violence Clinic represent victims of all forms of domestic abuse in civil protection order (“CPO”) cases in D.C. Superior Court. The Clinic provides students with an intensive, challenging education in the art of trial advocacy, extensive hands-on experience with family law and poverty lawyering, and the opportunity to alleviate a crucial community need for legal representation. Through course work and client representation, students are exposed to every phase of expedited civil litigation. Students also learn to navigate the criminal justice system by working, in cases where it is consistent with their client’s wishes, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in prosecutions against those accused of abusing Clinic clients.

Students litigate to obtain CPOs that last for up to one year and can include a broad spectrum of relief designed to effectively end the violence in a family or dating relationship. For example, a judge may direct a person causing harm to cease assaulting and threatening the victim; to stay away from the victim’s home, person and workplace; and not to contact the victim in any manner. The judge may award temporary custody of the parties’ minor children, with visitation rights for the non-custodial parent, and award child and/or spousal support. Finally, each semester students develop a group project focused on improving law, policy, or community education, that is designed to expose them to alternatives beyond direct client litigation for pursuing social justice for their client base.

In the Clinic seminar, faculty and fellows provide intensive instruction to Clinic students on a wide variety of topics, including the civil, family, criminal, evidentiary and ethical laws and rules applicable to domestic violence litigation, the psychological dynamics of intimate partner violence, trauma-informed lawyering, storytelling, and the importance of empathy. In class, students participate in exercises designed to develop and refine essential litigation skills such as conducting direct and cross examinations, delivering opening statements and closing arguments, introducing exhibits into evidence, and conducting negotiations.

Application Process

Please complete the application, available at:

https://www.law.georgetown.edu/wlppfp/wlppfp-us-fellowships/application/

and submit it to BOTH the Domestic Violence Clinic (dvclinic@law.georgetown.edu), and to the Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program (wlppfp@law.georgetown.edu).

Please be sure to indicate your interest in the Domestic Violence Clinic on your application.

Applications must be submitted by Friday, November 6, 2020. Selected applicants will be contacted to schedule interviews in December, and selection will occur shortly thereafter. The fellowship begins in early July 2021, and, following a two-year term, terminates in June 2023.

BERKELEY LAW is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors should openings arise. Openings are generally part-time.

Berkeley Law is one of the premier law schools in the United States. Our programs are demanding, engaging, hands-on, and selective. We expect our faculty and lecturers to demonstrate a strong commitment to academic rigor and intellectual diversity.

The J.D. and LL.M. programs are host to a diverse and constantly evolving curriculum. Hundreds of courses are offered, including dozens in our top-ranked Law and Technology, International Law, Social Justice, and Environmental Law programs.

Within the Experiential Education curriculum, instructors teach courses in litigation and transactional lawyering skills, including negotiation, pre-trial practice, civil trial practice, criminal trial practice, appellate advocacy, legal writing, drafting, legal research, alternative dispute resolution, oral advocacy, mediation, and other related professional practice education. These courses are taught experientially, using extensive simulation, video, and other “learning by doing” pedagogies.

Please see https://www.law.berkeley.edu/php-programs/courses/courseSearch.php for curricular details.

General Duties: In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assessing student work and assigning grades, advising students, identifying and preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and maintaining a course website.

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent international degree, is required at the time of application.

Additional Qualifications: J.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. or Master's degree, or equivalent international degree, or Bachelor's degree combined with a minimum of five years working experience, is required by the start date.

Preferred Qualifications: Legal practice experience in the area in which the applicant seeks to teach and experience teaching law school courses, with outstanding student and peer evaluations. If applicant applies with a degree other than a J.D. degree, then a degree in an area of curricular need and law-related experience is preferred.

Salary: Starting annual full-time salary is currently $56,381, prorated according to teaching workload. The starting salary for an instructor teaching one course for a semester at the law school usually ranges from
$4,792 to $9,303 depending on the associated workload.

Application Procedure: To apply, please visit the following link: https://apptrkr.com/1991921.

To receive full consideration for any openings please submit a complete application and select 1-3 areas of teaching interest from the listed Specializations. Completed applications will be reviewed when openings arise. Appointments for fall semester are usually reviewed in January and for spring semester in July.

Letters of reference, teaching evaluations, and/or other materials or information may be requested of top candidates. 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 part (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (https://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy) prior to submitting their letters.

The applicant pool will close on September 10, 2021; candidates who are interested in remaining in the pool after that time will need to submit a new application.

Please direct questions to: mailto:academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu

Berkeley Law is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching.

The University of California 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.

THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW seeks candidates for the position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Law to serve as the Director of the Criminal Clinic, an intensive law school clinical program focusing on indigent criminal defense, beginning July 1, 2021.  This is a non-tenure track position subject to the Law School’s Policy on Long-Term Contracts for Non-Tenure Track Clinical Faculty, which complies with ABA Standard 405(c) by providing security of position, perquisites and participation in faculty governance similar to tenure.  The person filling this position may be hired at the rank of assistant, associate, or full clinical professor, depending on experience. The School of Law is especially interested in candidates who will add to the diversity of our faculty and community. We welcome applications from people of color and other underrepresented minorities, women, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disabilities, and other with experiences, backgrounds and viewpoints that will enrich the diversity of our institution. 

The Criminal Clinic is one of 18 clinics and field placement programs operated by the Law School, including a robust in-house clinical program that comprises clinics focusing on asylum, mediation, tax, intellectual property and animal law, and clinics run in partnership with non-profits affiliated with the law school that focus on child advocacy and transactional assistance to community organizations. It has garnered recognition statewide for training criminal defense lawyers and providing outstanding service to needy members of the community.  

Additional information about the Criminal Clinic and other clinics at UConn Law School can be found on the Law School’s website, at https://www.law.uconn.edu/academics/clinics-experiential-learning/clinics-field-placements.  A recently-published short book, “Born Fighting: Clinical Education at the University of Connecticut School of Law,” traces the clinic’s fifty-year history:  https://today.uconn.edu/school-stories/new-book-describes-history-uconn-law-clinic/.

Position duties include planning and teaching clinic classes and supervising clinic casework in the existing Criminal Clinic program, with the opportunity to engage in program design and development for further initiatives and growth in clinical programs and programs relating to criminal justice.  The Director also counsels students; participates in public service activities; serves on faculty committees; and is encouraged to teach additional courses outside the clinic consistent with the Director’s availability and interests, and curricular need.

The position provides opportunities and support for scholarly research and writing. Although other contributions to legal education, the legal profession and society are equally valued in awarding long-term contract status. This position is also being advertised as a tenure-track position for candidates who would like more emphasis to be placed on scholarly capacity and commitment as components of their work and criteria for evaluation. (Although there are two separate postings, there is only one position available. Candidates who wish to be considered under either track should submit application materials for both job postings.) Information about the Assistant/Associate/Professor of Law position can be found below in the "To Apply" section.

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;
• A minimum of five years of experience as a practicing lawyer or equivalent experience;
• Membership in good standing in the bar of at least one state;
• Membership in the Connecticut bar or the ability to become a member within one year of hire (Connecticut’s bar admission rules allow faculty members to be admitted without taking the Connecticut bar examination in some circumstances);
• Significant experience practicing criminal defense law;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and advocacy skills;
• Demonstrated ability to work both collaboratively and independently;
• A demonstrated commitment to indigent criminal defense, public interest law, or pro bono legal work.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Clinical or other relevant teaching experience;
• Experience in supervising law students or lawyers new to practice;
• Significant criminal appellate experience;
• Engagement with legal scholarship.

APPOINTMENT TERMS

The position is at the Law School campus in Hartford. Salary will be commensurate with background, qualifications, and experience. 

Benefits include health insurance, retirement annuities and research support.

TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted through Academic Jobs Online https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/16592. Please include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, list of three references, a writing sample, teaching statement, diversity statement, and recent teaching evaluations, if any. Review of applications will begin immediately. 

Any questions about application materials may be directed to the appointments committee chair at susan.schmeiser@uconn.edu. For questions about UConn Law clinical programs more generally, and the Criminal Clinic specifically, please contact the Associate Dean for Experiential Education, Paul Chill, at paul.chill@uconn.edu or the current Director of the Criminal Clinic, Professor Todd Fernow, at todd.fernow@uconn.edu. 

Please note, UConn School of Law has a concurrent posting for an Assistant/Associate/Professor of Law.  Should you wish to be considered for both positions view the posting through Academic Jobs Online:  https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/16779.  Review of applications will begin immediately. 

One position will be filled subject the budgetary approval.

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

Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.

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.

The University of Connecticut is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. The diversity of students, faculty and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University’s teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn’s ranking as one of the nation’s top research universities. UConn’s faculty and staff are the critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations.

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Teaching Statement
• Letter of Interest
• Writing Sample
• Recent Teaching Evaluations, if any(s) (optional)
• Diversity Statement
• Three References (no actual letters, just names and email addresses)
• And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

https://www.law.uconn.edu/

susan.schmeiser@uconn.edu

University of Connecticut School of Law
55 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105-229

THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW seeks candidates for a position to serve as the Director of the Criminal Clinic, an intensive law school clinical program focusing on indigent criminal defense, beginning July 1, 2021.  This a tenure-track position.  The person filling the position may be hired at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor, commensurate with the candidate’s academic experience. The School of Law is especially interested in candidates who will add to the diversity of our faculty and community.  We welcome applications from people of color and other underrepresented minorities, women, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disabilities, and others with experiences, backgrounds, and viewpoints that will enrich the diversity of our institution.

The Criminal Clinic is one of 18 clinics and field placement programs operated by the Law School, including a robust in-house clinical program that comprises clinics focusing on asylum, mediation, tax, intellectual property and animal law, and clinics run in partnership with non-profits affiliated with the law school that focus on child advocacy and transactional assistance to community organizations. It has garnered recognition statewide for training criminal defense lawyers and providing outstanding service to needy members of the community.  

Additional information about the Criminal Clinic and other clinics at UConn Law School can be found on the Law School’s website, at https://www.law.uconn.edu/academics/clinics-experiential-learning/clinics-field-placements.  A recently-published short book, “Born Fighting: Clinical Education at the University of Connecticut School of Law,” traces the clinic’s fifty-year history:  https://today.uconn.edu/school-stories/new-book-describes-history-uconn-law-clinic/.

Position duties include planning and teaching clinic classes and supervising clinic casework in the existing Criminal Clinic program, with the opportunity to engage in program design and development of further initiatives and growth in clinical programs and programs relating to criminal justice.  The Director also participates in public service activities; serves on faculty committees; counsels students; and is encouraged to teach additional courses outside the clinic consistent with the Director’s availability and interests and curricular need. 

The position requires scholarly capacity and commitment as well as excellence in clinical teaching and supervision.  Pursuant to the Law School’s tenure policy, it is strongly preferred that clinicians' scholarly capacity and commitment be demonstrated solely through scholarly writing.  However, the Law School recognizes other ways to establish such capacity and commitment, taking into account the nature and intensity of the faculty member’s clinical teaching responsibilities. 

For candidates who do not wish legal scholarship to play as prominent a role in their work and the criteria by which they are evaluated, this position is also being advertised as a non-tenure track position subject to the Law School’s Policy on Long-Term Contacts for Non- Tenure Track Clinical Faculty, which complies with ABA Standard 405(c) by providing security of position, perquisites, and participation in faculty governance similar to tenure.  (Although there are two separate postings, there is only one position. Candidates who wish to be considered under either track should submit application materials to both job postings.)  Information about the Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor of Law position can be found below in the "To Apply" section.

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;
  
• A minimum of five years of experience as a practicing lawyer or equivalent experience;
• Membership in good standing in the bar of at least one state;
• Membership in the Connecticut bar or the ability to become a member within one year of hire (Connecticut’s bar admission rules allow faculty members to be admitted without taking the Connecticut bar examination in some circumstances);
• Significant experience practicing criminal defense law;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and advocacy skills;
• Demonstrated ability to work both collaboratively and independently;
• A demonstrated commitment to indigent criminal defense, public interest law, or pro bono legal work.
• Demonstrated scholarly capacity and commitment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Clinical or other relevant teaching experience;
• Experience in supervising law students or lawyers new to practice;
• Significant criminal appellate experience.
• APPOINTMENT TERMS

The position is located at the Law School campus in Hartford. Salary will be commensurate with background, qualifications, and experience.  Benefits include health insurance, retirement annuities and research support.

TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted through Academic Jobs Online https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/16779. Please include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, list of three references, a writing sample, teaching statement, diversity statement, and recent teaching evaluations, if any. Review of applications will begin immediately. 

Any questions about application materials may be directed to the appointments committee chair at susan.schmeiser@uconn.edu. For questions about UConn Law clinical programs more generally, and the Criminal Clinic specifically, please contact the Associate Dean for Experiential Education, Paul Chill, at paul.chill@uconn.edu or the current Director of the Criminal Clinic, Professor Todd Fernow, at todd.fernow@uconn.edu. 

Please note, UConn School of Law has a concurrent positing for an Assistant Clinical Professor of Law. Should you wish to be considered for both positions please view the posting through Academic Jobs Online: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/16592. Review of applications will begin immediately. 

One position will be filled subject to budgetary approval.

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

Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.

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.

The University of Connecticut is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. The diversity of students, faculty and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University’s teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn’s ranking as one of the nation’s top research universities. UConn’s faculty and staff are the critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations.

Application Materials Required: Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Teaching Statement
• Letter of Interest
• Writing Sample
• Recent Teaching Evaluations, if any(s)
• Diversity Statement
• Three References (no actual letters, just names and email addresses )
• And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

https://www.law.uconn.edu/

susan.schmeiser@uconn.edu

University of Connecticut School of Law
55 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105-229

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL is seeking to hire a Clinical Instructor (CI). The CI is responsible for working with the Director and other staff members to operate the Transactional Law Clinics (TLC), including the supervision of two Student Practice Organizations (SPOs) - Recording Artists Project (RAP) and Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (HLEP). The CI will guide students who are representing clients on a broad range of civil matters, including general business, corporate, community economic development, non-profit, real estate, entertainment, and other transactional legal areas.

Job Code
167058 Clinical Lawyer

Job-Specific Responsibilities
As Clinical Instructor, you will:

• Teach, mentor, supervise, evaluate and structure the practice work of law school students and represent clients of the TLC and SPOs;
• Participate in the classroom component of TLC and be involved in assisting with curriculum development;
• Assist in the marketing and community outreach efforts of TLC and the SPOs by supporting the clinic's endeavors to develop and nurture relationships with various client communities, organizations, and client populations;
• Participate in office wide projects such as administration and in the clinic's program as a laboratory for innovation in practice and clinical legal education;
• Assist, as needed, in helping to guide the SPOs with various internal and external related matters, as requested by the Director; and Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications
Candidates must have earned a J.D. at least 3 years ago, have at least 3 years of relevant experience, and be admitted to the Massachusetts bar or eligible for temporary admission pursuant to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:04.

Additional Qualifications

We are looking for people who have:

• Experience with formal mentoring and supervision of law students, beginning attorneys, emerging and start-up companies, or other professionals.
• Experience as former clinical student with a transactional law or community economic development clinic, a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to manage clients and independently oversee a substantial case load.
• Effective oral and written communication, organizational skills, time management, case management and documentation skills.
• Motivation, initiative and ability to work creatively within broad program goals.
• Motivation to learn and achieve superior professional practice and mentoring skills.

Job Function
Faculty & Student Services

Sub Unit
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Location
USA - MA - Cambridge

Department
Transactional Law Clinics

Time Status
Full-time

Union
00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Salary Grade
058

Pre-Employment Screening
Education, Identity, License/Cert.

EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Apply Here: https://www.Click2Apply.net/2whsrbj7jz8r7dbc

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GEORGETOWN LAW seeks applications for a tenure-track lateral or entry-level faculty to direct the Federal Legislation Clinic starting during the 2021-22 academic year.

One of seventeen in-house clinics, the Federal Legislation Clinic trains students in the art of “legislative lawyering” though their representation of non-profit organizations seeking to advance their policy agendas through Congress and administrative agencies. Our founding director, Chai Feldblum, wrote the pioneering scholarly piece in the field: The Art of Legislative Lawyering and the Six Circles Theory of Advocacy.

The Clinic does not have a specific subject matter mandate. Instead, the Clinic has worked with institutional clients selected by the Clinic's director and covering a wide array of issues, including immigrants’ rights, privacy and technology, criminal justice reform, and workplace fairness. Under the supervision of the Clinic’s director and two clinical teaching fellows, students have drafted op-eds, talking points, and strategy documents for legislative campaigns; prepared analyses of legislative and regulatory proposals, Congressional testimony, comments for regulatory agencies, and model legislation; accompanied clients to meetings in Congress and before regulatory agencies; and helped clients prepare for testimony before Congressional committees.  Given the Clinic’s track record, the new faculty director will have a great deal of discretion to focus on any number of substantive subject matters.

Georgetown Law has operated its top-ranked clinical program for more than 50 years. Through this program, students learn the practical art of lawyering while providing quality legal representation to under-represented individuals and organizations.

Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, references, and a scholarly agenda to Professor Aderson François, c/o Maria Islam, Office Manager for the Civil Rights Clinic, at mi368@georgetown.edu. Georgetown Law has a strong commitment to diversity among its faculty and encourages applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.