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  • 16 Aug 2016 2:51 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    Yale Law School seeks applications for a Ludwig Clinical Fellow to begin in November or December of 2016. The Fellowship is designed for a lawyer with a minimum of four years of relevant practice experience who is interested in preparing for a career in law school clinical teaching. The Fellow will work with the Ludwig Community and Economic Development Clinic (CED).

    The Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Development (CED) provides transactional legal services to clients seeking to promote economic opportunity and mobility. CED’s clients include affordable housing developers, community development financial institutions, farms and farmer’s markets, fair housing advocates, and neighborhood associations. CED’s legal services help our clients to expand access to financial services, bring arts institutions and grocery stores to chronically under-resourced communities, break down barriers to affordable housing development in high-opportunity communities, promote access to healthy foods, and facilitate entrepreneurship among low-income people.

    On behalf of our clients, our students negotiate and draft contracts; provide advice on the tax consequences of deal structures and entity choices; structure and carry out real estate transactions; represent borrowers and lenders in financings; engage in legislative and regulatory advocacy; form for-profit and not-for-profit entities; and resolve land use and environmental issues. In addition to representing clients, students in their first semester of the clinic take a seminar which covers federal, state and local policies affecting urban and suburban places; substantive law in tax, real estate development, and corporate governance; and transactional and regulatory lawyering skills, such as negotiation and drafting contracts.

    The Fellow’s responsibilities include representing clients, supervising students, assisting in teaching classes, and pursuing a scholarship agenda. The Fellow may be asked to co-teach a section of a half-semester research and writing program for first-year students. Candidates must be prepared to apply for admission to the Connecticut bar. (Candidates may qualify for admission without examination.) The Fellow will be supervised by the clinical faculty.

    The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is committed to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. Candidates must be able to work both independently and as part of a team, and must possess strong written and oral communication skills. Experience in creative and community-driven advocacy is a strong plus. Annual salary is $63,000-68,000. In addition, the Fellow will receive health benefits and access to university facilities. Email a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to Osikhena Awudu, Office Manager, The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, osikhena.awudu@yale.edu. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

    Yale Law School is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer.

  • 15 Aug 2016 2:33 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    Tracking Code 9638/H0416 Job Description

    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 welcomed qualified men and women, without regard to background or belief. The breadth and depth of our curriculum, especially our clinical program, as well as our innovative spirit are distinctive in American legal education.

    Boston University is seeking exceptionally qualified and experienced candidates for a full time Clinical Associate Professor position. This is a non-tenure track clinical faculty position with a projected start date of July 1, 2017. Students in the clinical programs have full responsibility for all aspects of the cases to which they are assigned, under the direction of clinical faculty. The person who is hired for this position must be a skilled teacher, clinical supervisor and an experienced attorney in the areas of both Human Trafficking and Immigrant Rights. The successful candidate will display excellent written and oral communication skills, demonstrated knowledge and experience with a variety of lawyering and teaching methods and outstanding lawyering skills. In addition to clinical supervision, the position is responsible for teaching the clinic seminar. The position may also include teaching a class outside the clinics, such as Immigration Law, subject to the curricular needs and the interest of the successful applicant. Furthermore, as Director of the Human Trafficking and Immigrant Rights clinic, the position will oversee all aspects of clinic management, including curriculum design and client intake.

    DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY HR WEBSITE.

    Boston University School of Law is committed to faculty diversity and welcomes expressions of interest from diverse applicants.

    Applicants should send a letter of interest and a resume before December 1, 2016 to Peggy Maisel, Associate Dean for Experiential Education, 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

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

  • 15 Aug 2016 1:49 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    Cornell Law School is soliciting applications for a Clinical Professor of Law to create, supervise and teach a transactional law clinical course. This clinic is a new initiative and the person hired will have substantial freedom to structure the design of the clinic but we anticipate the clinic will provide transactional legal assistance to non-profits, small businesses, entrepreneurs, shareholders and other entities that would not otherwise have access to adequate legal representation.

    Five years of transactional legal experience is strongly preferred. Prior teaching experience is advantageous but not essential. The Law School especially welcomes applications from individuals whose background and experience contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Applications (a cover letter including a statement of interest and a current CV) should be mailed or sent via email to John Blume, Samuel F. Leibowitz Professor of Trial Techniques and Director of Clinical, Advocacy and Skills Programs, Cornell Law School, 158 Myron Taylor Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 (Jb94@cornell.edu) no later than October 1, 2016.

  • 15 Aug 2016 1:47 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    The 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 victims of family abuse in CPO cases; designing and teaching Clinic seminar classes; and supervising third-year law students in their representation of clients. The fellowship experience is 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 position. Throughout the program, fellows also receive extensive supervision and training on their litigation skills, providing them with a substantial opportunity to improve as public interest lawyers.

    Clinic fellows also pursue a program of graduate study, through a seminar titled Introduction to Clinical Pedagogy, taught collectively by the Georgetown clinical faculty. Fellows also may audit regular law school courses. Finally, during the first year, fellows also 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.

    The Clinic prefers, but does not require, applications who have a background in family law, domestic violence, or poverty law and who have some trial practice experience. Fellows must have excellent oral and written advocacy skills, and must be admitted to a Bar prior to being offered a position in the program. Those fellows who are not members of the D.C. Bar must apply for admission by waiver upon accepting the fellowship offer.

    Description of the Clinic

    Students in the Domestic Violence Clinic represent victims of intimate 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 Civil Protection Orders (“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, in a CPO, a judge may direct a batterer 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, so that a victim is not forced to return to a batterer due to economic necessity. Finally, each semester students develop a group project focused on improving law, policy, or community education, that is designed to expose them to bigger picture ways to pursue social justice for their chosen client base.

    To prepare students to appear in court, Clinic faculty provide intensive instruction in evidence, civil procedure, and legal ethics, as well as the civil, family, and criminal law applicable to domestic violence litigation. In the seminar class, students participate in exercises designed to develop and refine essential litigation skills such as conducting direct and cross examination, delivering opening statements and closing arguments, introducing exhibits into evidence, and conducting negotiations. In addition, students hear from expert guest speakers on topics such as the psychological dynamics of battering and victimization, immigration and domestic violence, and counseling programs designed for the perpetrator community.

    Application Process

    Please complete an application (http://www.law.georgetown.edu/academics/centers-institutes/wlppfp/us/USapplication.cfm), and submit it both to the Domestic Violence Clinic, c/o Briana Hauser (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 4, 2016. Selected applicants will be contacted to schedule interviews in December or January, and selection will occur shortly thereafter. Start date is in early July 2017, and the fellowship lasts for two years, terminating in June 2019.

  • 15 Aug 2016 1:45 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications from both entry-level and lateral candidates for two full-time, tenure-track faculty positions to commence in the 2017 Fall Semester. Candidates should have a particular interest in either business law teaching, including business associations and contracts, or transactional clinical teaching in business, taxation, intellectual property, community economic development, or health care that offers students transferable legal skills.

    A J.D. or equivalent law degree is required. Successful applicants must have a strong academic background, expertise and experience relevant to the position, and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

    In furtherance of the University’s and the College’s fundamental commitment to diversity among our faculty, student body, and staff, we strongly encourage applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and others whose background, experience, and viewpoints would contribute to a diverse law school environment.

    The Faculty Appointments Committee will interview applicants who are registered in the 2016 Faculty Appointments Register of the Association of American Law Schools at the AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference in Washington, D.C. Applicants who are not registered in the AALS Faculty Appointments Register are advised to send a letter of intent, resume, and the names and contact information of three references by September 30, 2016 to:

    Sean Gunter

    On behalf of Michael Higdon, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee

    The University of Tennessee College of Law

    1505 W. Cumberland Avenue

    Knoxville, TN 37996-1810

    All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admissions without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status. Eligibility and other terms and conditions of employment benefits at The University of Tennessee are governed by laws and regulations of the State of Tennessee, and this non-discrimination statement is intended to be consistent with those laws and regulations. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the University. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Equity and Diversity.

  • 15 Aug 2016 1:41 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    The University of Washington School of Law invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Law to direct and teach its Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (ELC). The successful candidate must hold a JD and demonstrate scholarly excellence in transactional, intellectual property, or non-profit law, or a related field. In addition, the candidate must possess outstanding clinical teaching and organizational skills. In particular, the candidate must be capable of teaching the clinical course, supervising students’ work with clients, and collaborating with community partners, including practitioners, entrepreneurs, and others within UW’s innovation ecosystem. The candidate should also be willing to teach doctrinal courses in the candidate’s substantive area of expertise.

    At the University of Washington, the initial appointment of an Assistant Professor is for a period of three years. Renewal for a second three-year period will be considered by the department in Spring Quarter of the second year of the initial appointment. Promotion and tenure must be considered in the sixth year, however it may also be considered earlier than the sixth year as appropriate.

    The Entrepreneurial Law Clinic is one of 12 in-house clinics at UW Law. The ELC is an innovative clinic serving entrepreneurs throughout the Pacific Northwest. Modeled after the structure and services of technology- and entrepreneurship-focused law firms, the ELC provides entrepreneurs with access to lawyers and students specializing in critical fields such as intellectual property, corporate and securities law, and tax. By providing such counseling, the ELC has become one of the cornerstones of the Pacific Northwest’s entrepreneurial community. In 2014-15, the ELC served 30 ventures, including ten microenterprises, five technology ventures, and ten nonprofit or social entrepreneurship projects. The clinic provides critical early stage legal and business counseling to the following groups: technology entrepreneurs, small business owners, social entrepreneurs, non-profits, and University of Washington researchers. In addition to providing traditional transactional legal services, since 2012 the ELC has participated in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Law School Clinic Certification Program, under which UW law students are granted limited recognition to practice before the USPTO under faculty supervision. Finally, the ELC's work involves significant collaboration with CoMotion, the University of Washington's hub for innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer.

    Candidates must either be admitted to the Washington bar or capable of admission to the Washington bar prior to September 1, 2018. A combination of at least 3-5 years of law practice and/or clinical teaching experience is preferred. While the Committee has wide discretion in choosing methods to conduct an effective national search, those methods shall include attention to issues of diversity and inclusion.

    To apply for this position, please submit the following information to lawjobs@uw.edu

    Cover letter (addressed to Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee)

    Curriculum vitae or resume (include a telephone number, mailing address, and email address)

    List of three references who are knowledgeable of your qualifications for this position (include telephone numbers, mailing addresses, and email addresses)

    Please use “Entrepreneurial Law Clinic – Assistant Professor” in the subject line of your email.

    Please submit all components in a single, multi-page PDF document.

    To ensure consideration, applications should be received no later than October 1, 2016. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

  • 15 Aug 2016 1:40 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    The University of Michigan Law School is seeking to hire a clinical faculty member with a background in representing startup companies on patent law and other intellectual property law matters to teach in its Entrepreneurship Clinic starting in the fall of 2017. This is a contractual appointment that can lead to Michigan’s version of clinical tenure.

    Entrepreneurship Clinic students represent entrepreneurial ventures led by University of Michigan students, recent alumni, or other entrepreneurs. Typical matters include incorporation, financing, intellectual property, employment law, and other common early-stage legal issues.

    The successful applicant will have experience working with emerging technology companies on patent-related and other intellectual property law issues. Experience with, or an interest in learning incorporation, financing and other common early-stage legal issues is also highly desired. In addition, a demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship-related training and clinical teaching are also highly desired. Candidates must hold a J.D. degree and be eligible for licensure in Michigan.

    Michigan has 18 in-house clinics and guarantees every student admission to at least one. Clinical faculty are initially appointed to a 3-year contract which may be renewed for a second term if the candidate demonstrates the potential to meet the standards for a presumptively renewable 7-year contract. They are considered for promotion to that presumptively renewable contract near the end of their second 3-year term. Clinical faculty have 9-month academic year appointments and are eligible for leaves and financial support for summer case coverage, special projects, and scholarship. They have governance rights that closely parallel tenured and tenure track faculty. Michigan’s faculty salaries and benefits are extremely competitive.

    Questions can be directed to Associate Dean David Santacroce at dasanta@umich.edu or 734-763-4319. The application deadline is September 30, 2016. Applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé to:

    John W. Lemmer

    Experiential Education Business Administrator

    The University of Michigan Law School

    701 S. State Street

    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215

    jwlemmer@umich.edu

    The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer.

  • 15 Aug 2016 1:39 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    The University of Michigan Law School is seeking to hire a clinical faculty member with a background in civil litigation to teach in and direct its Veterans Legal Clinic starting in the fall of 2017. This is a contractual appointment that can lead to Michigan’s version of clinical tenure.

    Students in Michigan’s Veterans Legal Clinic represent military veterans, and sometimes their immediate family members, in a broad array of civil legal matters. These matters include, but are not limited to, housing law, family law, consumer debt, estates, veterans and public benefits, and military discharge classification upgrades.

    The successful applicant will be an experienced public service litigator, ideally one who has litigated cases across a wide array of substantive areas. Experience in directing a clinic and development, and experience with, or a demonstrated interest in working with military veterans are also highly desired. Candidates must hold a J.D. degree and be eligible for licensure in Michigan.

    Michigan has 18 in-house clinics and guarantees every student admission to at least one. Clinical faculty are initially appointed to a 3-year contract which may be renewed for a second term if the candidate demonstrates the potential to meet the standards for a presumptively renewable 7-year contract. They are considered for promotion to that presumptively renewable contract near the end of their second 3-year term. Clinical faculty have 9-month academic year appointments and are eligible for leaves and financial support for summer case coverage, special projects, and scholarship. They have governance rights that closely parallel tenured and tenure track faculty. Michigan’s faculty salaries and benefits are extremely competitive.

    Questions can be directed to Associate Dean David Santacroce at dasanta@umich.edu or 734-763-4319. The application deadline is September 30, 2016. Applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé to:

    John W. Lemmer

    Experiential Education Business Administrator

    The University of Michigan Law School

    701 S. State Street

    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215

    jwlemmer@umich.edu

    The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer.

  • 09 Aug 2016 7:36 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    The Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana, the only law school in the state, anticipates hiring a full-time, tenure-track professor beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year to teach Indian law and other courses related to your practice experience, in addition to co-supervising the Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic. Located in a state with twelve Tribal Nations and seven reservations, we provide an opportunity to teach in a place where Indian law issues regularly arise. Our school’s mission emphasizes Indian law training, and the law school offers a Certificate in Indian Law. We are also committed to integrating theory with practice, making substantial practice experience in the areas to be taught particularly valuable. Situated in the recreational center of Western Montana, the law school has a vibrant faculty, a state-of-the-art facility, and a close connection with our students, the bench, and bar. Missoula is home to a wide range of renowned writers, artists, musicians and outdoor enthusiasts, in addition to being a wonderful place to raise a family. We encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, veterans, minorities, and other individuals historically underrepresented in the legal profession. ADA/EOE/AA/Veteran's Preference.

    Tenure Track Faculty: Indian Law / Clinic Supervisor Position

    Title: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor Position

    Closing Date: Screening begins 8/22/2016; applications accepted until further notice or the position is filled

    Schedule: Full time academic year position beginning fall semester 2017

    Entry Rate: $80,000

    Primary Duties: Primary duties include teaching, scholarship, and service, as set forth in the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana Faculty Handbook. Teaching duties include both courses and clinic supervision.

    Qualifications:

    • Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school;
    • active bar membership and willingness to become a member of the Montana Bar;
    • a superior academic background;
    • substantial relevant practical experience in Indian Law;
    • potential for effective teaching;
    • potential for scholarship;
    • ability to work with students in a clinical setting;
    • the ability to work collegially with students, staff, faculty, and external constituencies of the law school; and
    • creativity, resourcefulness, fairness, compassion, and initiative.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • experience advising, with respect to Indian law issues, in a transactional, agency, or litigation setting;
    • ability to develop clients for the Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic;
    • ability to communicate effectively with Indian tribes and peoples;
    • ability to lead programmatic efforts; and
    • interest in recruitment and mentoring of Native American students.

    For more information and to apply, please visit: http://bit.ly/1587law

  • 09 Aug 2016 7:33 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

    Albany Law School’s Law Clinic & Justice Center seeks a Specialized Fellow/ Staff Attorney in the launch of its new Community Development Clinic. The Clinic is a semester-long, in-house clinic that will be offered for the first time in Spring 2017.

    The Clinic will represent individuals, small business owners, worker-owned cooperatives, nonprofit community-based organizations, and groups advocating for and supporting low-income entrepreneurs from immigrant, formerly incarcerated, and other excluded communities. Clinic students will perform a variety of transactional matters on behalf of Clinic clients, including business entity formation, governance, leasing, and loan closings. Students will have an opportunity to work on real estate and land use matters, including negotiating community benefits agreements.

    In addition to representing clients, the Clinic involves a seminar addressing substantive legal issues related to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations engaged in economic development in cities and towns across the country. The seminar involves skill development in areas of the law including corporate governance, real estate practice, and transactional and regulatory lawyering, such as negotiation and drafting contracts.

    The Specialized Fellow/ Staff Attorney’s responsibilities include representing clients, engaging in community outreach, supervising students, assisting with the Clinic seminar and simulated learning activities. Candidates must be admitted to the NY Bar prior to employment. Qualified candidates will possess at least four years of experience representing low income or other underrepresented individuals, with preference given to those with relevant legal experience. All work will be conducted with the support of the clinical faculty. The appointment is renewable on an annual basis.

    Candidates must be able to work both independently and as part of a team, and must possess strong written and oral communication skills. The salary for this position is commensurate with experience and applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

    Interested applicants should send cover letter and resume, to:

    Albany Law School

    Attn: Director of Human Resources

    80 New Scotland Avenue

    Albany, New York 12208-3494

    E-mail: humanresources@albanylaw.edu

    Fax: (518) 445-3262

    Albany Law School is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruitment and retention of a qualified and diverse workforce.

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