ABOUT US:

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, founded in 1976 and named for an eminent Supreme Court Justice, is now firmly established as an international and national leader in legal education. The School’s curriculum balances rigorous scholarship and research with experiential learning opportunities which include extensive clinical programs. Given its prime location in the heart of NYC’s Greenwich Village, Cardozo also offers a vibrant learning environment, with significant opportunities for students to gain legal experience through internships and summer positions with a broad array of legal employers.

The University offers an excellent compensation package, and a broad range of employee benefit plans, including immediate participation in the University’s retirement plan. Staff members are typically eligible for four weeks paid vacation each year.

The Position:

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law invites applications for the position of Director of Externships. The position will manage and continue to develop the law school’s strong externship program. The position calls for a dynamic, creative, and highly motivated individual to manage an integrated and comprehensive program of supervised field placements that provide students with significant and academically rewarding legal experiences. The Externship Director must have excellent communication skills to interact effectively with members of the legal community, law school faculty, and students and must have excellent organizational skills.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the creation and oversight of credited placements for law students in public agencies, not-for-profit organizations, the private sector and other appropriate organizations
• Conduct ongoing outreach to apprise appropriate lawyers and organizations about the externship program and create student opportunities by conducting site visits, developing agreements with placement sites, attending relevant legal community events, and developing other networking opportunities
• Meet with and advise students on externship placements
• Work with fieldwork supervisors at the placement sites to assure adequacy of supervision of the students. The Director will develop informational materials and training sessions for supervising attorneys and judges
• Administer the externship program, including creating and maintaining data related to registration, credit requirements, and grade processing for participating J.D. and L.L.M. students. The Director will manage an application and assessment process and materials in compliance with ABA requirements, coordinating the processing and preserving of information using Word, Excel, Symplicity, Angel, and Banner
• Manage a program of “field clinics,” or group externships based in one practice area or organization, supplementing the law school’s offerings by creating practical work experiences in areas to complement other clinical or doctrinal course offerings. In consultation with the administration, the Director will identify critical practice areas and highly qualified practitioners to hire as adjunct faculty, work with outside agencies to build educational placements, create a selection system in conjunction with the Clinical Director, and establish processes to assess field clinics
• Oversee an academic program of seminar classes and training sessions for externship students that will be taught by law school faculty and outside practitioners on topics including ethical issues and substantive law that students confront in their externships, as well as how to reflect upon and learn from the externship experience. The Director will identify and participate in the hiring of these instructors as adjunct faculty
• Manage a training and oversight program to ensure quality clinical teaching for externs, including designing and teaching Master Classes on clinical teaching techniques for practitioner-adjuncts teaching field clinic and externship seminars, assist in the development of course syllabi, and conduct selected class observation
• Liaise with other departments and units in the law school and University as needed on student issues, including the Dean’s Office, Communications, Student Services, Student Finance, Admissions, LLM Program, and YU’s General Counsel
• Represent the law school in the local and national clinical legal education arenas, including participating in conferences, issue advocacy regarding ABA changes affecting externship programs, and special projects involving the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA), the ABA, the AALS, and the New York Consortium on Externships (NYCE)
• The Externship Director may also have the opportunity to design and teach seminar classes

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience and Educational Background:

• JD required
• Five years of prior related experience

Skills and Competencies:

• Must possess excellent communication skills
• Must possess excellent organizational skills

Rutgers Law School is seeking an exemplary candidate for the role of Director of Externship Programs at the Camden location. The successful candidate will be appointed as a non-tenure track member of the faculty. The Director of Externship Programs is primarily responsible for coordinating all aspects of the school's externship programs, including assisting students in finding appropriate placements, ensuring the quality of student placements, designing and teaching a class component for Practice Externship, and coordinating with the career federal law clerks who teach Judicial Externship. The Director’s job includes:

• Assisting students in finding placements, supervising students in those placements, ensuring the quality of placements, identifying and recruiting new placements;
• Teaching the Practice Externship course, including designing the course, creating materials, and evaluating student performance.
• Teaching other courses or supervising other programs at the law school at the discretion of the Dean;
• Coordinating with the career federal law clerks who teach Judicial Externship to ensure the quality of the program;
• Participating on relevant law school, campus, and university committees; and
• Completing other duties as assigned.

This position requires:

• a Juris Doctor degree and background in legal teaching or legal practice; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience and a minimum of five years experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of law school externship programs;
• General knowledge of areas of law and the law student experience;
• Excellent judgement and excellent writing, organizational, and problem solving skills; and
• High caliber communication skills, including verbal, written, and listening skills, as well as computer literacy.

Rutgers Law school has a deep commitment to diversity among its faculty, staff, administration, and students. We encourage applications from candidates from under-represented groups including, but not limited to, people of color, women, LGBT individuals, and people living with disabilities.

We will accept applications immediately and aim to complete the hiring process in the early summer. Please send a cover letter, CV, and names and contact information for 3 professional references to:

Director of Externship Programs Search Committee

c/o Kimberly Mutcherson, Vice Dean & Professor of Law

Rutgers Law School

217 n.5^th Street

Camden, NJ 08102

Materials may also be sent electronically to mutchers@rutgers.edu.

We are hiring a Director for the Food Law and Policy Clinic.  The Food Law and Policy Clinic will be a new clinic at UCLA that will be aimed at both student development and creating on the ground impacts.  The clinic’s programmatic mission will be to facilitate sufficient access to socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable food and to improve food environments particularly for low income populations and marginalized communities.  The Clinic will train students to focus on developing lawyering skills, creative problem solving, professional responsibility, and an understanding of local government law and food law and policy issues.  

The position of Clinical Director requires a talented and enthusiastic individual with significant legal practice experience.  The Clinical Director will be primarily expected to teach, develop, and manage a Food Law and Policy Clinic.  In addition, the Clinical Director will work with faculty and administrators to develop and implement other food law and policy related experiential opportunities for students.  The Clinical Director may also be asked to assist with other parts of the experiential curriculum, including teaching in the first-year Introduction to the Client Relationship course and supervising students in externships, field placements, and other pro bono activities, as needed.  The Clinical Director will manage clinic development for the Resnick Program, including client outreach and project fundraising.  As needed, the Clinical Director will act as a case manager for clinical program, serving as the attorney of record, and managing selected matters, including at times when the law school is not in session.  

The Clinical Director will have responsibility for working with administrators and faculty to develop and manage a variety of experiential and public interest projects that ensure students receive high-quality educational experiences.  In particular, the Clinical Director will be responsible for developing the curriculum for and teaching the Food Law and Policy Clinic, including a weekly clinic seminar.  The seminar will provide students basic skills and information necessary for successful participation in clinic projects (including interviewing skills, navigating professional responsibility issues, fact-finding, and issue identification); provide students with an overview of the local food law and policy field, and provide students an opportunity to develop presentation and public speaking skills.  The Clinical Director will also supervise students in their execution of client projects, assign students to projects, oversee the progress of their work, and provide regular feedback.  Student skill development is a central goal of the clinic, and it will be the Clinical Director’s responsibility to ensure skill development without compromising client services.  The Clinical Director will have the primary responsibility, with assistance from the Resnick Program, for client development and project selection for the Food Law and Policy Clinic.

The Clinical Director will also assist with development and management of a network of pro bono attorneys who will provide services to food-related small businesses and non-profits with business and transactional needs that fall outside the scope of the clinic’s activities.  The network will operate independently of the clinic, but, in collaboration with UCLA Law’s other experiential programs, the Clinical Director will assist with attorney recruitment, community outreach, and client intake and referrals.  The Clinical Director will work under the general direction of Executive Director of the Resnick Program, and will report to both the Executive Director of the Resnick Program and the Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Experiential Learning, and Public Service. 

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Bar admission (if candidate is admitted in a state other than California, must be willing to sit for the California bar exam at the first possible sitting after being hired).
• Excellent analytical and writing skills and demonstrated success in advocacy and client management.
• A demonstrated record of excellence in project management, including project development, implementation, and development of administrative procedures such as recordkeeping and reporting.
• A demonstrated record of excellence with supervision of employees (or students in a teaching context), particularly with delegation of work, oversight of work quality, and provision of feedback.
• An existing network of contacts to facilitate client development or a demonstrated record of ability to develop such a network.
• A strong interest in food law and policy and a commitment to the Resnick Program mission and the clinic mission.

Recommended Qualifications 

• 4+ years’ experience with policy advocacy in food policy, public health, community development, and/or environmental policy.
• An interest in legal scholarship and a record of publication of scholarly work.
• Fundraising experience.
• 2+ years’ teaching experience.

The salary and level of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  This is a full-time, academic, non-tenure track position.  This appointment is subject to the rules and regulations of the Regents of the University of California, which are mostly embodied in The UCLA CALL and the University of California Academic Personnel Manual. (See https://www.apo.ucla.edu/policies/the-call; and http://www.ucop.edu/acadpersonnel/apm/welcome.html.)  UCLA School of Law seeks candidates committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities and to a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. 

Application Instructions and Deadline

Please apply online by submitting a cover letter, CV, statement of research interest, statement of teaching philosophy, a writing sample, and a list of three references to https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF02172.  To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by Wednesday, May 19, 2016, but will be considered thereafter until the position is filled.  Start date will be July 1, 2016.  Relocation to the Los Angeles area is required.

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.

Tulane Law School is currently accepting applications for the position of Director of Experiential Learning. This is a faculty position with responsibility for overseeing the law school's experiential academic programs and activities. The Director will report to the Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and have particular oversight in the area of externship programs serving approximately 140 students per year. The Director will assist in overseeing the transition from a 30-hour minimum pro bono requirement to a 50-hour minimum pro bono requirement for graduation. The Director will assist in maintaining the academic quality of the skills boot camp, Trial Advocacy, and Moot Court programs and ensuring compliance with ABA and other regulations. The Director will also be expected to teach as a professor of the practice in the experiential curriculum, assist in the development of new experiential learning courses and opportunities, and participate in professional conferences and professional associations. 

Applicants must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, outstanding academic credentials, and law-related practice experience.

Please send a CV identifying at least three references, a law school transcript, and a letter explaining your interest and background in experiential teaching. The law school aims to fill this position by July 2016.

Interested candidates should apply through Interfolio using the following link: http://apply.interfolio.com/34756. Inquires may be directed to Stacy Seicshnaydre, Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Tulane Law School, 6329 Freret Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118.  sseicshn@tulane.edu. (504)865-5158.

University of Minnesota Law Clinics, the clinical program of the University of Minnesota Law School, welcomes applicants for the Adjunct Clinical Supervising Attorney-Qualified Tax Expert position in its Ronald M. Mankoff Tax Clinic. The Tax Clinic is an in-house clinic partially subsidized with a grant from the I.R.S. Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) program.

The position is a 12-month, part-time (40% time) position. The Tax Clinic is a 7-credit course that runs Fall through Spring. In addition to teaching the course and supervising certified student attorneys on active cases, the adjunct will assist with grant reporting and grant renewal. The adjunct will receive the benefit of a part-time office within the law clinic, working with a teaching fellow who has experience in the Tax Clinic, and the support of an administrative assistant.

Experience in a clinical environment—either as a law student or as teacher— and working with low income individuals is strongly preferred, but not required. Responsibilities of the Ronald M. Mankoff Adjunct Tax Clinic Professor will include:

• Provide law students with closely supervised agency and courtroom experience on behalf of Minnesota residents on personal federal and state income tax matters

• Provide law students with practical instruction on federal and state income tax law, Internal Revenue Service regulations and procedures, and United States Tax Court procedures

• Expose law students to the opportunities of providing pro bono services to needy individuals in Minnesota

• Assist the teaching fellow in developing and conducting community education outreach programs for Minnesotans with low-income and limited proficiency in English

• Provide low-income Minnesota residents with direct case representation before the United States Tax Court, the Internal Revenue Service, and state tax authorities

• Work with the Law School Finance Department and the LITC Administrative Coordinator to prepare and submit the Mid-Year (July) and Annual (March) LITC required grant reports and funding requests. Continuation of the Tax Clinic is based on LITC grant funding

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree
• License to practice law and in good standing with the licensing authority in any jurisdiction with the ability to waive into the Minnesota bar
• Commitment to instructing and supervising law students
• Working knowledge of personal federal income tax law
• Mature, self-starter, with an ability to work independently
• Ability to work collaboratively with others

Minimum qualifications: A qualified tax expert (QTE), and at least five years’ experience

practicing law.

Compensation: The position is part-time (40%) with a $25,000 adjunct salary, subject to a $3,000 increase if the candidate can also teach Federal Tax Procedure (2 credits) in Fall 2016. Because the position is less than 20 hours per week, it does not offer medical insurance or other benefits.

Term: The anticipated term is May 14, 2016, through June 11, 2017.
How to apply: Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, proof of licensure and QTE status, and list of three professional references to Laura M. Thomas, Clinic Director, by mail at University of Minnesota Law Clinics, 229 19th Ave. S., Room 190, Minneapolis MN 55455 or at thom0800@umn.edu. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis starting April 1, 2016 until the position is filled. If you have questions about the position, please contact Prof. Thomas at thom0800@umn.edu. 

Qualifications:  Must be a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar and qualified to represent clients in Massachusetts State Courts, or able to waive or test into the Massachusetts Bar prior to the commencement of the Fellowship.  At least two to three years of juvenile and/or criminal litigation experience is required. Experience working with adolescents within the juvenile justice system and related systems (child welfare, education, mental health) is strongly preferred. Teaching experience is preferred but not required, as is experience participating in a law school clinic.  This position is designed for someone who wishes to launch a career in clinical education under the mentorship of a talented and experienced team of Clinicians.

Hours: Full Time

Fellowship Description:  The Juvenile Defender Clinic Fellow will be among a group of several clinical fellows at SULS developing their clinical teaching skills through teaching and supervision in the SULS clinics. During the fellowship, the Fellow will gain experience with clinical supervision and familiarization with clinical pedagogy.  The Fellow will work with members of the clinical faculty to develop clinical teaching skills and will be afforded opportunities to work with the Suffolk University Center for Teaching and Scholarship Excellence to develop teaching, course design skills, and scholarship.   The Fellow will be mentored in the area of teaching, course design, scholarship, the job market, using research assistants, and other topics.  The Fellow will be supported in her/his scholarship, including being given the opportunity to present draft papers at one or more legal conferences and before the Suffolk faculty.  The Fellow will observe faculty teaching their clinical seminars and have the opportunity to teach some class sessions alongside the full-time faculty in the Fellow’s area of discipline.  The initial appointment will be for a period of one year with the opportunity to renew for a second year by mutual agreement between the Fellow and Suffolk.  At the conclusion of the fellowship, the Fellow should be prepared to enter the market for full-time clinical faculty positions.

Juvenile Defender Clinic Position Summary: For the past several years, Suffolk’s Clinical Programs have been nationally ranked as some of the leading programs of their type in the country.  The Juvenile Defender Clinic (JDC) is assigned to represent children, ages seven to eighteen who are involved in the juvenile justice system. While Boston Juvenile Court is where most JDC cases are heard, student attorneys and supervising faculty have appeared on behalf of clients in juvenile courts and in administrative proceedings throughout Massachusetts. Under the supervision of faculty or a fellow student attorneys are assigned duty days in Boston Juvenile Court and are assigned to represent clients from arraignment through final disposition and beyond if client needs dictate. This practice includes administrative proceedings within the educational, mental health, and juvenile detention systems. Through student supervision and using the tools of clinical pedagogy, the JDC Fellow will help students develop essential lawyering skills, such as client interviewing and counseling, case theory development, fact investigation, drafting, advocacy, and resolving ethical dilemmas in practice. 

The Fellow will directly supervise a team of 8 full-year clinical student attorneys in their casework.  The Fellow will be responsible for managing and overseeing the caseload of the Clinic, including intake, case opening and closing procedures, case assignment and appearing in Court and at case-related events with students.  The Fellow will have the opportunity to foster partnerships throughout the juvenile and criminal justice systems, including with education officials, government officials and/or advocates in the non-profit sector to advance the work of the JDC and benefit its students.  The Fellow may work with the Associate Director of Clinical Programs to adjust the caseload of the Clinic to meet her/his interests and expertise, provided there are pedagogical advantages and service needs to be addressed by the changes.  In addition to supervising students, the Fellow will assist in student trainings and teach some of the a weekly seminar classes covering substantive areas of criminal law and procedure, litigation skills, basic lawyering skills, and professional ethics and identity.

Timing: This is a one-year appointment available to begin July 1, 2016 or soon thereafter, with the opportunity to renew for a second year by agreement of the Fellow and Suffolk. The Fellow will be directly supervised by the Associate Director of Clinical Programs.  The Law School particularly encourages applications from women, minorities, and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. 

Required Application Documents:             

Cover letter

Resume or CV

Writing Sample (scholarly or practice-oriented)

List of three references (preferably one clinician)

Optional Application Documents:             

Teaching Evaluations (if applicable)

Scholarship (if applicable)

Qualifications:  Must be a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar and qualified to represent clients in Massachusetts State Courts, or able to waive or test into the Massachusetts Bar prior to the commencement of the Fellowship.  Must be qualified to represent clients in state and federal administrative agencies such, as the United States Social Security Administration.  Admission to the bar of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts is a plus. At least two to three years of experience with mental health and disability and/or probate/family litigation is required. Teaching experience is preferred but not required, as is experience participating in a law school clinic.  This position is designed for someone who wishes to launch a career in clinical education under the mentorship of a talented and experienced team of Clinicians.

Hours: Full Time

Fellowship Description:  The Health Law Clinic Fellow will be among a group of several clinical fellows at SULS developing their clinical teaching skills through teaching and supervision in the SULS clinics.  During the fellowship, the Fellow will gain experience with clinical supervision and familiarization with clinical pedagogy.  The Fellow will work with members of the clinical faculty to develop clinical teaching skills and will be afforded opportunities to work with the Suffolk University Center for Teaching and Scholarship Excellence to develop teaching, course design skills, and scholarship.   The Fellow will be mentored in the area of teaching, course design, scholarship, the job market, using research assistants, and other topics.  The Fellow will be supported in her/his scholarship, including being given the opportunity to present draft papers at one or more legal conferences and before the Suffolk faculty.  The Fellow will observe faculty teaching their clinical seminars and have the opportunity to teach some class sessions alongside the full-time faculty in the Fellow’s area of discipline.  The initial appointment will be for a period of one year, with the opportunity to renew for a second year by mutual agreement between the Fellow and Suffolk.  At the conclusion of the fellowship, the Fellow should be prepared to enter the market for full-time clinical faculty positions.

Health Law Clinic Position Summary: The Health Law Clinicwas launched in 2010 to augment Suffolk Law’s clinical offerings and complement Suffolk’s Health Law Concentration. For the past several years, Suffolk’s Clinical Programs have been nationally ranked as some of the leading programs of their type in the country.  The Health Law Clinic (HLC) represents low-income, chronic users of the healthcare system in a diverse range of legal matters aimed at stabilizing patients’ lives and improving overall healthcare access and outcomes.  In years past, the Clinical practice has had a particular focus on mental health and disability law.  Student Attorneys enrolled in the Clinic have represented individuals with mental and physical disabilities and their family members in both litigation and administrative matters such as adult guardianship cases in the Probate Court, appeals of denials of disability benefits before the Social Security Administration, and denials of public and private health insurance coverage for mental health and substance use treatment.  Students have also assisted clients with other health-related legal issues such as drafting health care proxies.  Through student supervision and the tools of clinical pedagogy, the Fellow will help students develop essential lawyering skills, such as client interviewing and counseling, case theory development, fact investigation, drafting, advocacy, and resolving ethical dilemmas in practice. 

The Fellow will directly supervise a team of 8 full-year clinical student attorneys in their casework.  The Fellow will be responsible for managing and overseeing the caseload of the Clinic, including intake, case opening and closing procedures, case assignment and appearing in Court and at case-related events with students.  The Fellow will have the opportunity to foster partnerships with healthcare providers, government officials and/or advocates in the non-profit sector to advance the work of the HLC and benefit its students.  The Fellow may work with the Assistant Director of Clinical Programs to adjust the case load of the Clinic to meet her/his interests and expertise, provided there are pedagogical advantages and service needs to be addressed by the changes.  In addition to supervising students, the Fellow will assist in student trainings and teach some of the weekly seminar classes covering substantive areas of mental health and disability law, basic lawyering skills, and professional ethics and identity.

Timing: This is a one-year appointment available to begin July 1, 2016 or soon thereafter, with the opportunity to renew for a second year by agreement of the Fellow and Suffolk. The Fellow will be directly supervised by the Associate Director of Clinical Programs.  The Law School particularly encourages applications from women, minorities, and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. 

Required Application Documents:             Cover letter

                                                                        Resume or CV

                                                                        Writing Sample (scholarly or practice-oriented)

                                                                        List of three references (preferably one clinician)

Optional Application Documents:             Teaching Evaluations (if applicable)

                                                                        Scholarship (if applicable)

The Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School is seeking a new instructor to work with existing co-directors of the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic (“Clinic”).  The instructor will join the thriving clinical community at Stanford Law School where, together with the clinical faculty and staff, she or he will represent clients and train law students at one of the country’s leading institutions for legal scholarship and education.

The Clinic instructor will work in collaboration with Professors Jeffrey Fisher and Pamela Karlan, co-directors of the Clinic. The instructor will participate in all activities of the Clinic, including: supervising students on case research and brief writing; delivering seminar-style instruction on the Supreme Court and elements of appellate advocacy; and identifying and scrutinizing opportunities for the Clinic to become involved in new cases. The Clinic instructor will be required to be at Stanford full-time while the Clinic is running (about 25 weeks per year) and to be available as needed during other time periods. The anticipated start date for this position is August 2016. The possible terms of appointment include a lectureship, a position as Professor of the Practice, or a tenure-track clinical faculty position, depending on experience and circumstances.

The Supreme Court Litigation Clinic is one of eleven clinics comprising the Mills Legal Clinic, which occupies an entire floor in an award-winning central campus building opened in summer 2011.  The Stanford clinical program is distinctive in that students participate in a clinic on a full-time basis; the clinic is the only course a student takes during the term of enrollment. 

For more information on Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, please visit our website: http://www.law.stanford.edu/organizations/clinics/supreme-court-litigation-clinic

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must have:

• ·       at least five years of distinguished practice experience in Supreme Court litigation and appellate advocacy
• ·       superior writing, editing and oral skills
• ·       outstanding academic credentials
• ·       sound judgment and exceptional ethical standards
• ·       demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and student supervision

The salary is based on a formula that is competitive with similar positions.

Resumes will be accepted at http://stanfordcareers.stanford.edu, job number 70614. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible and will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. 

In addition, applicants should send the following materials electronically or in hard copy as referenced below:

• a statement no longer than three pages describing prior experience and providing information relevant to the applicant’s interest and potential for clinical supervision and teaching
• a resume
• a list of at least three references

Applicants may send the materials electronically to Judy Gielniak, the Mills Legal Clinic associate director, at jgielniak@law.stanford.edu.  Alternatively, hard copies may be sent to:

Jeffrey L. Fisher

Professor of Law

Co-Director, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

Stanford Law School

Crown Quadrangle

559 Nathan Abbott Way

Stanford, CA 94305-8610