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.

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.

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

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.

Seton Hall University School of Law invites applications for a tenure-track position for a new Medical-Legal Partnership (“MLP”) Clinic in Seton Hall's Center for Social Justice beginning on July 1, 2017. The clinical professor will have the opportunity to work with Seton Hall faculty to design this new MLP Clinic, which will benefit from partnership with the faculty and students at Seton Hall University’s new Medical School, which is expected to begin admitting students in 2018.

The MLP Clinic is anticipated to follow the MLP model in that it will (1) participate in interdisciplinary learning and advocacy involving legal and medical professionals; (2) advocate for client/patients in traditional areas of need, including family, housing, public benefits; and (3) address the social determinants of health to address personal and community health concerns, which may include (depending on community needs) the availability of nutritious food, access to employment/job training services, access to public space for recreation/exercise, and access to social services. The exact nature of the MLP Clinic will be the subject of planning in which the clinical professor will participate.

The full-time clinical teaching load entails supervising eight students in the fall andin the spring semesters and teaching (or co-teaching) a weekly two-hour seminar for those students addressing practical and substantive issues that arise in the clinic’s client representation. Faculty at the Center for Social Justice frequently take advantage of the opportunity to teach non-clinical courses.

The Law School has a vibrant and long-standing clinical program. The Center for Social Justice encompasses six clinical programs (Civil Litigation and Practice, Equal Justice, Family Law, Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights, Impact Litigation, and Juvenile Justice) which engage in a combination of direct services, impact litigation, and broader advocacy work. The Center also houses ourPro Bono Programs. Seton Hall University School of Law is also home to one of the top health law programs in the nation.

The position is tenure-track and carries with it the full according benefits and responsibilities of that status. Clinical professors are expected to produce scholarship of the same quality as that of all other faculty, but are permitted a longer time to produce the same quantity of work.

Candidates should have an excellent academic record, a commitment to social justice, poverty law, and/or health law work, a dedication to teaching students, and scholarly promise or achievement. Candidates should also be prepared to present their comprehensive vision for teaching, administering, growing and cultivating enduring support for the new MLP Clinic. Experience representing indigent clients or prior teaching in a clinical setting is preferred but not required.

Seton Hall's Law School is located at the heart of downtown Newark's flourishing renaissance, one block from Newark Penn Station (with trains and subway service to many parts of New Jersey and to New York City) and one block from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and within walking distance of the state and federal courthouses, museums, restaurants, andthe Prudential Center, thesports complex that is the home of the New Jersey Devils, the Seton Hall Pirates basketball team, and many concerts. Manhattan is a 23-minute train ride away.

For more information, see http://law.shu.edu/ (Seton Hall Law School) or http://law.shu.edu/csj/index.html (Center for Social Justice).

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter electronically to Prof. Alice Ristroph, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, Seton Hall Law School atalice.ristroph@shu.edu. Preliminary inquiries can be directed to Prof. Lori Nessel, Director of the Center for Social Justice, at (973) 642-8708 orlori.nessel@shu.edu.

Seton Hall Law School is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW in Fort Worth, Texas seeks a full-time faculty candidate to fill a tenure-track or contract position to expand its clinical program. The Texas A&M Clinical Program offers thoughtful practical training for students interested in a range of substantive areas that include family law, government benefits, trademark law, patent law and immigration. Candidates must have a J.D. degree or its equivalent, an excellent academic record; experience supervising law students; and demonstrated practice experience. Candidates will be expected to apply for admission to the Texas Bar. A successful candidate will have demonstrated, or a strong promise for scholarly achievement. Applications for criminal justice, juvenile justice, probate, community economic development, tax, and consumer law clinics are particularly encouraged.

Texas A&M University is a tier one research institution and American Association of Universities member. The university consists of 16 colleges and schools that collectively rank among the top 20 higher education institutions nationwide in terms of research and development expenditures. As part of its commitment to continue building on its tradition of excellence in scholarship, teaching, and public service, Texas A&M acquired the law school from Texas Wesleyan University in August of 2013. Since that time, the law school has embarked on a program of investment that increased its entering class credentials and financial aid budgets, while shrinking the class size; hired nineteen new faculty members, including thirteen prominent lateral hires; improved its physical facility; and substantially increased its career services, admissions, and student services staff.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Texas A&M welcomes applications from a broad spectrum of qualified individuals who will enhance the rich diversity of the university’s academic community. Applicants should email a résumé and cover letter indicating research and teaching interests to Professor Gabriel Eckstein, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at appointments@law.tamu.edu. Alternatively, résumés can be mailed to Professor Eckstein at Texas A&M University School of Law, 1515 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-6509.

Boston College Law School invites applications for a full-time legal writing faculty position to teach Law Practice 1 and Law Practice 2. Law Practice 1, a graded three-credit course, uses simulated problems to teach professional skills in legal problem solving, including legal analysis, legal research, and oral and written communication. Law Practice 2, a graded two-credit course, focuses on development of legal writing skills.

Candidates must have a degree from an accredited law school, excellent writing and analytical skills, a strong academic record, and experience in law practice or a judicial clerkship. Teaching experience is preferred. The position, which will begin August 1, 2017, may lead to a form of security reasonably similar to tenure. A tenure track appointment may be possible, depending on qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected under federal, state or local law. We strongly encourage women, minorities and others who would enrich the diversity of our academic community to apply. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office of Institutional Diversity at http://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity. Boston College Law School, part of a Jesuit, Catholic university, is located in Newton, Massachusetts, just outside Boston.

To apply, please send a statement of interest and resume with three references by email to Professor Mark Spiegel at lrrwsearch@bc.edu. Applications will be accepted until November 1, 2016.

TURNER ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Turner Environmental Law Clinic at Emory University School of Law offers an eighteen-month fellowship to provide a recent law school graduate the opportunity to learn to be an effective environmental advocate while working with the Clinic to address some of the most difficult and cutting edge environmental issues of the day, including: sustainable energy and climate change, sustainable agriculture and urban farming, water resource protection, conservation and land use, and citizen enforcement and participation in regulatory and judicial proceedings. The fellowship focuses on building the next generation of influential attorneys and academics specializing in public interest environmental law. It also provides intensive opportunities to develop clinical education skills. The next Turner Environmental Law Clinic fellowship will begin January 3, 2017.

The Turner Environmental Law Clinic fellow will work under the supervision of Clinic faculty on a variety of projects that will include, at a minimum, the following:

• Supervise students in the Turner Environmental Law Clinic and assist with teaching in the Clinic’s seminar class.

• Represent the Clinic’s clients in complex civil litigation, transactional, and policy matters, while working closely with co-counsel, expert witnesses, and municipal leaders.

• Collaborate with Clinic faculty on environmental law and research projects.

The fellow may also choose to research and write at least one article, policy paper, or other approved project of publishable quality on a topic relating to environmental law.

Qualifications: Law school graduate within three (3) years of graduation, excellent research and writing skills, and proven commitment to public service in the area of environmental law.

To apply: E-mail a resume, statement of interest, transcript, list of three (3) references, and writing sample to the address below.

Deadline: Applications are due by August 19, 2016.

Salary: Salary is competitive with other public interest fellowship opportunities. Emory University offers a generous benefits package.

For additional information or to apply, contact:

Melinda Banks

Administrative Assistant

Turner Environmental Law Clinic

1301 Clifton Road

Atlanta, Georgia 30322

melinda.banks@emory.edu

About the Turner Environmental Law Clinic:

The Turner Environmental Law Clinic provides pro bono legal assistance to individuals, community groups, and nonprofit organizations seeking to protect and restore the natural environment for the benefit of the public. Through its work, the Clinic offers students an intense, hands-on introduction to environmental law and trains the next generation of environmental attorneys.

For more information, visit our website at: http://law.emory.edu/academics/clinics/turnerenvironmental-clinic.htm

The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment is seeking to hire a Research Fellow focused on Climate Law & Policy.

The Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) is based at the UC Berkeley School of Law, which benefits from one of the leading environmental law programs in the nation. Building on UC Berkeley’s history of and commitment to research and public service, CLEE leverages the intellectual resources of Berkeley Law faculty and students in furtherance of applied scholarship in a variety of environmental and energy law and policy areas. CLEE’s research priorities include combatting climate change, advancing sustainable energy, addressing water allocation and management challenges, and developing solutions to other pressing environmental law and policy challenges.

The fellow will work with CLEE on climate change law and policy issues in California and beyond. The focus will be on implementation of California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but projects may also cover multi-state and international topics. Specific research areas will depend on the fellow’s background and interests, but will likely include: renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicle deployment, energy storage, low-carbon transit, and sustainable real estate development. The fellow will collaborate with project partners at other academic institutions, in state government, from the business and nonprofit communities, and other stakeholders. The fellow must be willing to travel occasionally within California and sometimes out of state.

For more information on CLEE, see clee.berkeley.edu.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Fellow’s primary responsibilities include:

Conducting research on climate policy in California and beyond, under the direction and in collaboration with Berkeley Law faculty, staff, and students and colleagues at other institutions;

Drafting white papers, social media posts, op-eds, and reports for policy-focused audiences, under the direction of faculty and staff;

Assisting Center faculty and staff with select grant-writing efforts;

Assisting Center faculty and staff in organizing and running meetings, workshops, and other convenings with California climate policy leaders, policymakers, and academics;

Speaking at events to business, policy-making, and academic communities, and on an ad hoc basis to the media about research initiatives;

Assisting with other aspects of workshop, research, and report production as assigned;

and

Assisting with other miscellaneous program tasks.

Minimum Qualifications Required (at time of application):

Candidate must hold a JD degree or equivalent degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

At least 3 years of experience in a law- or policy-focused environment;

Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills;

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate clearly, listen actively, interact with a variety of audiences, and share knowledge and information effectively;

Excellent organizational skills;

Self-starter able to prioritize and function both independently and collaboratively;

Demonstrated ability to finish projects and deliver on commitments;

Willingness to plunge into unfamiliar disciplines;

Willingness to take risks by exploring and testing new ideas;

Background in energy and land use law, economics, and/or finance is desirable;

Experience and knowledge at the intersection of law, science, business, and policy and the ability to work with people from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and policy perspectives; and

A passion for making the world better.

Animal Welfare Clinic (for release 7 July, 2016) Michigan State University College of Law invites applications for the Director position in its newly created Animal Welfare Clinic.

MSU’s Animal Welfare Clinic will provide opportunities for students to learn the practice of law in a well-supervised and academically rigorous program. The direct representation of clients is the core of the students’ experience in the clinic, and the clinic seeks to maintain a diverse and challenging docket. With a core focus on animal law content, the clinic will select cases with attention to pedagogical concerns, community need, and the need to provide students with opportunities to engage as attorneys in a variety of contexts. This clinic will service individual clients with a variety of individual animal legal issues as well as clients who raise public policy questions about the use of animals in our society. The Clinic will seek out cases which will use the courts to enhance the welfare of animals beyond present practices. The Director will be expected to be an active member of a major University with a diverse set of players with animal related interests. Additionally, it is expected that the individual will coordinate with national organizations and seek to provide leadership on a national level.

For all aspects of the Clinic, the Clinical Professor will work in coordination with Animal Law Program of the College, directed by Professor David Favre and the Associate Dean for Experiential Education, David Thronson, who will help create the program of the clinic. The Clinic Director will receive an annual salary commensurate with their experience, together with generous benefits. This will be a clinical track appointment starting with the title of Assistant Clinical Professor.

Applicants must have a JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school and membership in a state bar. Preference will be given to applicants with significant litigation experience, teaching experience (animal law preferred), a strong academic record, writing ability, and a demonstrated commitment to the understanding and formulating public policy issues concerning animal law. Applications are now being accepted and will be considered on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply before August 1, 2016. It is expected the position will be filled in the fall semester of 2016 in anticipation of enrolling students in the clinic in the spring of 2017.

Michigan State University is the nation’s premier land-grant university, established in 1855. More information about the Law College can be found at www.law.msu.edu

To apply, please submit a law school transcript, curriculum vitae and cover letter explaining your interest in the position to: Professor David Favre (favre@law.msu.edu) Law College Building 648 North Shaw Lane East Lansing, MI 48824-1300

Michigan State University College of Law is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The Law College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, genetic information, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, political persuasion, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, height, weight, veteran status, age or familial status.

The Law College actively encourages applications from underrepresented ethnic populations, women, veterans, person defined under the ADA and the LGBT community.