THE BERKELEY LAW Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) is seeking to hire a Clinical Teaching Fellow for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2020, with the possibility of renewal for a second year. This position is open until filled. For more information about the position, including required qualifications and application materials, please visit: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF02579.

If you have questions about the position, please contact academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu.

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Working Title:     Clinical Teaching Fellow

Program:             Policy Advocacy Clinic - Berkeley School of Law

Location:             Berkeley, CA

Salary:                 $72,170

Start Date:          July 1, 2020; full-time, one-year term

The Berkeley Law Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) is seeking to hire a Clinical Teaching Fellow for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2020, with the possibility of renewal for a second year.

The fellowship is designed for recent law graduates (0-5 years’ experience) who are considering a career in law school teaching and/or in policy advocacy. Under the supervision of the clinic director, the teaching fellow’s responsibilities include representing clients, supervising students, and assisting in teaching classes.

In PAC, interdisciplinary teams of law (JD) and public policy (MPP) students pursue high-impact, non-litigation strategies on behalf of historically marginalized communities to address systemic racial, economic, and social injustice. PAC’s approach is ground-up (rooted in the lives of real people), problem-based (addressing pressing social issues), and client-driven (accountable to actual organizational clients).

The Fellow will work to help advance a national multi-year campaign to abolish regressive and racially discriminatory fines and fees in the juvenile legal system. As described in more detail below, the Fellowwill help train and supervise JD/MPP student teams working on fines and fees reform in one or more states.

PAC is committed to building an equitable and inclusive staff to teach and work in a multicultural learning environment. The clinical program supports fellows’ professional development by offering workshops on clinical pedagogy and close mentoring of fellows’ teaching, practice, and research. The school also provides support for fellows to attend conferences to advance their professional development goals and interests. The fellow may conduct academic research and writing as interested and with time permitting in consultation with the clinic director.

DUTIES

Clinical Supervision and Advocacy (85%)

·       Help train and supervise 4-6 clinical students per academic semester

·       Help manage the clinic docket during the summer

·       Assist in planning and teaching the clinic companion seminar and team meetings

·       Assist in developing and maintaining relationships with clients and stakeholders, including travel as needed to conduct outreach, research, and advocacy

·       Participate in advocacy efforts with local, state, and federal policymakers, including drafting and disseminating public-facing materials (e.g., fact sheets, briefs, reports)

·       Provide support as needed on all clinic projects and to students

Administrative Duties (10%)

·       Assist in outreach and education to promote PAC to students and stakeholders

·       Assist in media relations and development, including distribution of clinic materials to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the larger public

·       Work with other clinical faculty and fellows to improve the clinical curriculum

·       Participate in professional development, training, and networking

Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum/basic qualifications (required at time of application):

·       B.A. degree, B.S. degree, or equivalent international degree

Additional qualification (required by start date of position):

·       J.D. degree or equivalent international degree

Preferred qualifications (required :

·       Admission to practice law in at least one state (California Bar not required, but must be willing to apply for admission)

·       Experience working on criminal justice and/or racial justice policy advocacy

·       Experience in clinical teaching and supervision or other teaching experience

·       Excellent research, analytical, communication, and writing skills

·       Strong collaboration, mentoring, and facilitation skills

·       Ability to develop constructive and respectful relationships with community members, policymakers, media, academics, advocates, and activists

·       Ability to contribute to and thrive in an equitable and inclusive workplace, including cultural sensitivity and empathy in interactions with people of diverse backgrounds

·       Sense of humor, positive attitude, and self-awareness

Application Procedure: Please visit the following link to apply: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF02579.

Applicants must also provide in AP Recruit the names and contact information for three (3) references. Applicants may be required to submit two Letters of Reference.

References should be from persons who are familiar with the applicant’s written work and qualifications for the position. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (https://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy) prior to submitting their letters.

Applicants should be available to begin work on or before July 1, 2020. For information about PAC, visit: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/clinics/policy-advocacy-clinic/.

SALARY & BENEFITS

The salary range for this full-time represented position is $72,170. The University offers excellent health and retirement benefits detailed online at http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/.

Berkeley Law seeks candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching or research. Qualified women and members of historically marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

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. Inquiries may be addressed to academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu.

THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PAUL M. HERBERT LAW CENTER seeks to hire an Advocacy Fellow to assist in the administration and coaching of its Advocacy Programs.  The Advocacy Programs include the Law Center’s moot court, trial advocacy, and alternative dispute resolution external competition teams, as well as the Law Center’s internal advocacy competitions and voluntary skills development workshops.  Reporting to the Director of Advocacy Programs, this position is responsible for the continued development and administration of a robust set of student skills development opportunities.

The Advocacy Fellow provides case preparation assistance to participants, assists in the recruitment and training of coaches and judges, plans and implements voluntary skills training opportunities and events, creates at least one full trial, appellate, or dispute resolution case file, and organizes competition registration and team travel arrangements. The Advocacy Fellow also acts as a secondary coach where needed.

Applicants must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school. Prior experience as a competitor and/or coach in the LSU Law Center’s Advocacy Programs or a similar law school skills training and competition program is strongly preferred.  This is a full-time position. The term of appointment for the Advocacy Fellow is one year and will begin in Summer 2020.  For exceptional performance, a Fellow may receive reappointment for a second year. 

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, résumé, and the names and contact information of at least three references to LSU Human Resources by visiting https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/W0155-Hebert-Law-Center/Advocacy-Fellow--Coordinator-of-Academic-Area-3-_R00045677.

Questions about the position should be directed to Prof. Jeff Brooks at jeffbrooks@lsu.edu.

THE ASU COLLEGE OF LAW is hiring a fellow for its First Amendment Clinic.

The ASU College of Law, located in Phoenix, AZ, launched a First Amendment Clinic in 2018, thanks to a generous gift from the Stanton Foundation. The Clinic trains law students to promote and defend free speech interests, by taking both ordinary cases that will help students develop their skills and impact litigation that aims to extend First Amendment precedent in the courts. The Clinic takes on a wide array of cases and controversies, including defense against libel claims, access to courts, access to government documents, opposing prior restraints and subpoenas of journalists, and defending the civil rights of those who are censored by the government.

The First Amendment Clinic is now hiring a First Amendment Fellow. This is a year-to-year lecturer rank position, starting August 15, 2020, with the possibility of renewal for a second year. The position is grant-funded. The purpose of the fellowship is to enable an experienced litigator to shift gears and develop a new expertise in First Amendment litigation.

Required Qualifications

• A J.D. and an active Arizona bar membership,
• At least three years litigation experience, and
• Experience in docket management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in developing First Amendment litigation experience,
• Ability to manage clinic students, and
• Capacity to work in a collaborative law clinic.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, a C.V., and at least three references. Please contact Ms. Lauren Balconi, Coordinator for Appointments Committee, with any questions: Lauren.Balconi@asu.edu.

The application deadline is May 15, 2020. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received, until the position is filled.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

Apply Now

More information: https://apply.interfolio.com/75719

VANDERBILT LAW SCHOOL seeks a fellow for its Criminal Practice Clinic.

Description

Vanderbilt Law School is looking for a fellow for its Criminal Practice Clinic. The Criminal Practice Clinic represents clients who are charged with felonies in Davidson County, Tennessee, criminal courts. The fellow will be supervised and mentored by the faculty member who is teaching the clinic and, over the two year period, the fellow will have increasing responsibility for supervising the legal work of law students in the clinic. This is a two-year fellowship beginning on July 1st, 2020. The final candidate for this position must successfully complete a background check.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school, have at least 3 years of experience working in the criminal justice system, and have a strong interest in pursuing a career in clinical teaching at a law school. Candidates should also be admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction in the United States.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit their current C.V. showing terminal degree conferred date and all prior post-doctoral positions held.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

 Apply Now (https://dossier.interfolio.com/apply/74698)

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is conducting a search to hire an Assistant Dean for Public Interest and Social Justice Initiatives.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Assistant Dean for Public Interest and Social Justice Initiatives advances public interest, pro bono engagement, and social justice initiatives at Fordham Law School (FLS), a law school with over 1400 students.  Reporting to the Dean of the Law School, the Assistant Dean for Public Interest and Social Justice Initiatives is a key member of the FLS senior management team, and the central point of contact for students and alumni regarding public interest endeavors. The Assistant Dean is responsible for creating and sustaining a dynamic culture of public service and a wide array of public interest programs at the law school in close collaboration with FLS students, alumni, faculty, centers and institutes, and administrative departments. The Assistant Dean encourages student commitment to social justice work and builds and sustains pathways to public interest and public sector employment and pro bono work for graduates.  The Assistant Dean is deeply engaged with public interest, public sector, pro bono and social justice communities both in New York and nationally, ensuring that Fordham is an active participant in the public interest realm beyond the walls of the law school.  The Assistant Dean is also a principal FLS representative to relevant professional associations and other organizations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Assistant Dean provides overall vision and strategy for public interest and social justice programming at the law school across a diverse set of students, alumni, staff, and faculty stakeholders to actualize FLS’s motto “in the service of others.”  The Assistant Dean leads FLS’s Public Interest Resource Center (PIRC), a critical hub of student-centered public interest activities.  The Assistant Dean also engages external public interest networks and provides insight into developing public interest and public sector trends. To fulfil this role, the Assistant Dean will work collaboratively with the PIRC team and other colleagues and have major responsibilities in:

Programming

-        Promotes law student participation in pro bono and community service work through PIRC’s 27 student-directed projects, FLS’s 17 centers and institutes, faculty pro bono projects and initiatives, and other collaborations inside and outside of FLS.

-        Oversees the Stein Scholars Program in Public Interest Law, one of the oldest public interest scholars programs in the country.

-        Coordinates public interest programming among FLS’s centers and institutes and the broader FLS community.

-        Directs and builds on FLS’s extensive and vibrant public interest alumni network, including to support student and alumni public interest placements. 

-        Manages PIRC’s extensive annual public interest career programming in coordination with FLS’s Career Planning Center (CPC).

-        Represents FLS on public interest and public service related efforts with local, state, and national professional organizations. 

Student and Alumni Counseling

-        Develops and implements a strategic vision to inspire and prepare FLS students and graduates for careers in the broad array of public interest law--ranging from careers with nonprofit organizations, government, and public interest law firms to pro bono service.

-        Coordinates with FLS’s CPC to counsel students and alumni on charting their public interest paths, advising on related coursework, internships and externships, post-graduate fellowships and jobs.

-        Implements FLS’s programs for funding student summer and post graduate fellowships and collaborates with the Office of Institutional Advancement to expand funding opportunities for students and graduates.

Communications

-        Collaborates with FLS’s Communications and Media Relations Department, to publicize and promote student and alumni public interest work.

Administration

-        Supervises 3 full-time employees as well as student workers.

-        Develops and maintains the systems for all aspects of the operations of PIRC and the Stein Scholars Program.

-        Collaborates closely with FLS’s other administrative departments and with FLS’s academic centers and institutes.

-        Manages and oversees budgets.

QUALIFICATIONS:

●       Demonstrated commitment to working with law students, particularly in connection to public service, access to justice, and social justice initiatives.

●       Deep knowledge of and connections to the public interest legal community, preferably nationally as well as in the NYC metro area.

●       Record of accomplishment in student public service/pro bono program development or closely related role.

●       Evidence of thoughtful, collaborative, creative, and strategic leadership.

●       Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

●       Strong program design, development, strategic planning, and management skills.

●       Advanced degree required with Juris Doctor preferred.

●       At least seven years of relevant experience, such as working in a law school and/or with a non-profit or government organization, required. Candidates with ten and more years of relevant experience are strongly preferred.

SALARY:  Commensurate with experience.

FLSA CATEGORY:  Exempt

STARTING DATE:  Summer 2020

Send Cover Letter and Resume, and optional Diversity Statement, in SINGLE PDF FILE to:  Lawpideanresumes@fordham.edu 

Subject Line:  LAST NAME, FIRST NAME – Assistant Dean Search

To the attention of Gemma Solimene, Chair, Search Committee

NO CALLS OR OTHER EMAIL INQUIRIES PLEASE

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning in early to mid-March.  Early applications are strongly encouraged. 

         

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.

IE UNIVERSITY invites applications for the position as Professor of Practice of Law for the IE Law School´s Legal Clinic. The Professor will be in charge of developing and managing the IE Law School Legal Clinic.

The IE Law School Legal Clinic has grown exponentially in its first few years of existence. It reached more than 70 agreements with law firms, foundations, professional associations, NGOs and social entrepreneurs. It provides cutting-edge legal assessment on issues related to diverse topics such as global migration, the use of technology to improve access to justice, data protection and taxation.

We are looking for an outstanding individual to lead the Clinic in a new, exciting phase of development. The selected candidate must have a demonstrated knowledge and experience on how legal clinics work and the capacity to generate new clients and funding.  In particular, she/he will have to select cases, accompany our students in their entire clinical work, design and teach legal clinic courses, and interact with the Clinic's stakeholders.

The post is at the level of Assistant Professor of Practice and it is a position for a professor who is committed to an academic legal career in an international and innovative environment.   

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Management and coordination of IE Law School Legal Clinic, according to the description of the position.
• Development and delivery of undergraduate courses with an international and practice-oriented focus using innovative methodologies (including active methodology and online teaching), including the possibility to teach graduate courses.
• Personal advisor to students.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in clinical legal education.
• Professional legal qualifications.
• Specialist knowledge in a relevant area of law. Knowledge of both civil law and common law will be highly valued.
• Ph.D in a relevant area of law will constitute  an advantage.
• Academic Research in clinical legal education is an advantage.
• Fluency in English.  Knowledge of Spanish will be highly valued.

Salary range: Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Start date:  September 2020

Application process:   Apply by April 3, 2020 via INTERFOLIO at http://apply.interfolio.com/74811

The following documents will be requested: Cover letter, Long CV (including publications and research projects) and 2 Letters of recommendation

We may ask some applicants for a video interview.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited to come to the IE University campus. For general enquiries, contact Sara Flores Faculty Recruitment Coordinator at sara.flores@ie.edu

About IE University: IE University holds a leading position in Europe among institutions of higher education for excellence in innovation and learning technologies. IE University is the number one Spanish university, the seventh in Europe and the 24th in the world in the Times Higher Education’s Global University Employability Ranking 2018.

IE Law School is one of the top law schools in the world and has been listed among the best law schools worldwide in the Financial Times’ Global Legal Education report.

IE University has campuses in Madrid and Segovia, Spain. Madrid is a vibrant, cosmopolitan capital city of 5+ million that offers an enormous range of professional and leisure opportunities. Segovia is a beautiful World-Heritage city that offers the pleasures of a small city environment and easy access (30 minutes by bullet train) to the heart of Madrid.

THE VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CHARLES WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAW seeks to hire a Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) or Visiting Professor to direct its Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES) for the 2020-2021 academic year. This is a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position to lead our CARES clinic for a 12-month term, beginning this summer. Among other duties, the visiting professor will design and teach the clinic seminar and supervise all aspects of student practice, employing clinical teaching methodology. You can find more information about this position at this link.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking applications for a fellow to lead a legal and advocacy project to address school bullying. Loyola’s ChildLaw program is offering this two-year fellowship to commence in July of 2020. The Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity for an attorney to lead a comprehensive statewide initiative seeking to reduce and ultimately eliminate bullying at public and private schools. The Fellow will work closely with the ChildLaw Center faculty on the design and implementation of a program designed to expand and enhance the implementation and enforcement of bullying laws and protections.

The goals of the fellowship will be to:

• Develop an advocacy program that will train and mobilize law students and pro bono attorneys to advocate on behalf of K-12 students in bullying proceedings and empower parents and guardians to enforce rights and protections for targets of bullying;
• Collaborate and liaise with States’ Attorneys, Public Guardians, educational officials and other stakeholders to actively implement and enforce anti-bullying laws, rules, regulations and policies;
• Develop and enforce shield protections, so that targets of bullying and their advocates, parents, and guardians can pursue enforcement of anti-bullying laws and strategies and seek available remedies;
• Develop and advocate for educational and training programs designed to increase awareness of the impact of bullying, existing protections related to school bullying, and best practices in redressing bullying, developing a positive school climate, and supporting students’ social and emotional learning needs; and
• Advocate for new laws and policies to address the reduction and elimination of school bullying and improve school climate.

The Fellow will also support reporting on the processes and outcomes related to the goals of the Fellowship.

For more details and to apply, visit here.

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for an Associate Professor of Law to serve as Director of its LLM Program as soon as practicable. This is a 12-month non-tenure track appointment with an annual renewable contract. The successful candidate will join a vibrant faculty known for its teaching excellence, service to the law school and the profession, and dedication to scholarship.

Required Qualifications: 

• Applicants must have a JD or LLM from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Experience supporting and enhancing law school diversity.
• Effective communication and administrative skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated interest in international legal education and innovation.
• Experience working in an international or transnational law context.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with online legal education.
• Experience teaching with a proven record of excellence. 

Responsibilities:

• Conduct overseas travel in support of recruitment efforts.
• Develop a strong marketing plan for the program.
• Supervise independent contractor recruiters in certain contracted regions of the world.
• Assist in developing a budget and fundraising strategies for the program.
• Prepare reports for the dean and for the ABA to ensure the program is operating in compliance with ABA.
• Work with other faculty to develop academic rules governing the LLM program.
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with students, faculty, and administrators from diverse backgrounds.
• May teach a maximum of six law credits each year.

Application Procedures:

Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. (All faculty appointments are contingent upon funding.)  Interested candidates may send a resume, listing three professional references, and a cover letter to: Kerri Pelton, Washburn University School of Law, 1700 College Avenue, Topeka, Kansas, 66621, or email: kerri.pelton@washburn.edu. The successful candidate will be required to submit to a background check prior to hire and to provide official transcripts upon hire. 

The Washburn campus is located in the heart of Topeka, Kansas, blocks from the state capitol.  Topeka has been named a Top Ten City in Kiplinger’s magazine.  Topeka features affordable housing with beautiful, historic neighborhoods filled with well-maintained parks, and is the home of the Brown v. Board of Education historical site. Topeka is also conveniently located near Lawrence and Kansas City making Topeka an ideal place to live and work.  Washburn benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; and more.

Washburn is dedicated to providing a student-centered and teaching focused academic environment and a curriculum that engages the diversity of human experience across the globe. We seek candidates who are committed to Washburn’s efforts to create a climate that fosters the growth and development of a diverse student body, and we encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education. Application materials should clearly articulate how the candidate will contribute to the University’s commitment to diversity and inclusion through their teaching, research, and/or service.

Washburn University is an EOE.  Washburn University provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or marital or parental status.

DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW seeks a Director to lead the Law School’s First Amendment Clinic.  The Clinic was launched in 2018 and already has established a presence in the region and nation.  We are looking for a dynamic and proven lawyer and advocate with serious interest or experience in teaching and mentoring law students and young lawyers.  The new Director will work with the Clinic’s Supervising Attorney to build on the Clinic’s existing work with the goal of being among the nation’s leading legal clinics devoted to the First Amendment freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition.

Like Duke’s other legal clinics, the First Amendment Clinic at Duke Law has both a public and a pedagogical purpose.  The First Amendment Clinic’s public purpose is primarily to provide legal advice and representation for persons who could not afford to pay for the kind and quality of legal work that the Clinic provides. The Clinic focuses primarily on serving individuals in the Southeast, and on directly representing them as clients or providing them with legal advice, rather than on filing amicus briefs in high-profile national cases. To date, the issues the Clinic has addressed on behalf of clients have included defamation, invasion of privacy, the validity of a judicial gag order, the appropriate means of publicly discussing an experience of sexual assault, and the lawfulness of restraints on free expression imposed by a major sports franchise. 

The First Amendment Clinic’s pedagogical purpose is to provide an experiential learning opportunity for students with a special interest in freedom of expression. Duke’s robust clinical program reflects the Law School’s strong commitment to providing Duke Law students with a broad range of learning opportunities, and the Law faculty’s recognition that engaging in the actual practice of law can be an extremely valuable component of a student’s overall experience. In the First Amendment Clinic, the experiential learning focuses substantially on the direct representation of parties in litigation and pre-litigation. Students have engaged in drafting complaints, pre-trial discovery (including taking and defending depositions), writing briefs, and arguing motions, all under the supervision of the Clinic Director and other faculty.  In addition to providing direct legal services, the Clinic serves its public and pedagogical goals through public events to educate the bar and the public about the importance of the First Amendment and the central role that freedom of expression plays in our political system. Our hope is that the students who participate in the creation of these public events will develop a lifelong professional dedication to advancing First Amendment interests. 

Although the new Director of the First Amendment Clinic will be ultimately responsible for all Clinic activities, the Director will have the assistance of a highly skilled Supervising Attorney, who is actively involved in the selection and handling of the Clinic’s cases, teaching the Clinic’s seminar, and planning for the Clinic’s development over time.  The First Amendment Clinic is also supported by an excellent Program Coordinator, who handles a wide range of administrative and paralegal tasks.  In addition to supervising students and teaching in the Clinic seminar, the Director will have the opportunity to pursue other interests, such as non-clinical teaching in Duke Law’s curriculum or related research and writing.

In addition to a strong record of or demonstrated potential for litigation and clinical teaching, the ideal candidate will offer:

1)     Broad-based substantive legal experience in issues involving the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of thought and expression;
2)     A deep commitment to access to justice that is consistent with the ethos of the Duke Law clinics, as well as creativity to deploy various legal skills toward this end;
3)     Excellent teaching and mentoring skills; 
4)     The ability and willingness to build connections locally, regionally, and nationally to engage in activities that strengthen and protect First Amendment rights; and
5)     A demonstrated record of effective collaboration with, and mentorship of, colleagues.

The position of Director of the First Amendment Clinic at Duke Law is open for the 2020-21 academic year and beyond. Membership in the North Carolina Bar, or eligibility for admission and a willingness to become a member, is necessary.

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and résumé via email to Rachel Greeson at rachel.greeson@law.duke.edu. Please submit your materials as soon as possible; the initial review of applications will begin March 2, 2020.

Please share this announcement with those who might be interested. Questions about the position may be addressed to Andrew Foster, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Clinics, foster@law.duke.edu; 919-613-7076.