DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW seeks a Supervising Attorney to join our Criminal Defense Clinic. We seek candidates with a demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentorship, indigent criminal defense, and multi-faceted advocacy to combat racial injustice and end mass incarceration.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Clinic’s Director to teach in the Clinic’s seminar and supervise student direct representation fieldwork. The ideal candidate will also be prepared to work collaboratively with the Clinic’s Director to build community partnerships, design and implement novel science-based trial advocacy tools, and collaborate across the law school and University to pursue systemic criminal justice reform. In addition, the successful candidate may have the opportunity to pursue other interests, such as non-clinical teaching in Duke Law’s curriculum and/or related research.

We would expect the successful candidate to join the Duke Law faculty, full-time, in the summer of 2023. The precise contours of the position will be tailored to the strengths and interests of the successful applicant and formalized with his or her input. Specific academic title and terms of employment will be determined based upon the successful applicant’s qualifications.

Minimum requirements include a J.D. (or foreign equivalent), at least three years of substantive legal experience providing exemplary representation to indigent clients in criminal court, and membership in the North Carolina Bar (or eligibility for admission and a willingness to become a member). The ideal candidate will also offer:

1. Experience in clinical teaching and student mentoring;

2. A commitment to client-centered and community-based criminal defense;

3. Skill in incorporating research and data in direct client representation and/or systemic reform advocacy; and

4. A passion for building local and interdisciplinary collaborations to combat racial injustice in the criminal law system and end mass incarceration.

Interested applicants must apply via Academic Jobs Online at

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/23339 no later than December 2, 2022. Applicants should also please submit their letter of interest; résumé; and a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement via email to Marlen Iraheta at: marlen.iraheta@law.duke.edu.

Please share this announcement with those who might be interested. Questions about this position may be addressed to Elana Fogel, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic at: fogel@law.duke.edu.

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.

Information about Duke University’s requirements for COVID-19 vaccines for faculty, staff and students is published here: https://covidvaccine.duke.edu/.

GEORGETOWN LAW is hiring a clinical teaching fellow for its Environmental Law & Justice Clinic.

Clinic Description

Georgetown’s Environmental Law & Justice Clinic (“ELJC” or the “Clinic”) conducts public interest legal work on behalf of underserved clients in the areas of environmental justice, pollution control, natural resources, and climate. The Clinic is an immersive and multi-modal experience, exposing students to the broad range of work in which environmental attorneys engage. We teach students key lawyering and advocacy skills through work on live cases that are excellent learning vehicles.

Our case load involves a mix of litigation matters, regulatory work, and other advisory projects. We select cases of national importance and/or local necessity in which we can protect and promote the health of historically marginalized communities, and the health of wild places and resources. The ELJC advocates on behalf of groups ranging in size from small community groups to tribes to large environmental or public justice organizations.

The students, most of whom are in their third year of law school, work in the clinic full time and receive credit for an entire semester of law school work.  The students work on projects under the supervision of an environmental clinical fellow/supervising attorney and faculty member.  The students also participate in seminars dealing with issues of federal administrative and litigation practice, various substantive fields of law, and issues of professional responsibility as well as team project meetings in which students present some issue that has arisen in their project to their fellow students and supervisors. 

The Clinic Director is Sara Colangelo, an alumna of the Clinic. From 2015 to the spring of 2021 Professor Colangelo served as the Director of Georgetown’s Environmental Law & Policy Program, and taught multiple environmental law courses. For many years prior to returning to Georgetown, she was a DOJ Trial Attorney in the Environmental Enforcement Section of the Environment & Natural Resources Division. At DOJ, Professor Colangelo managed complex civil environmental enforcement cases and was selected to train and mentor new Honors Program attorneys and interns. She has won numerous awards for her trial work and advocacy, and recently won Georgetown’s Fahy Award for excellence in teaching.

Description of the Fellowship

          The Clinic is hiring one lawyer to serve as a clinical teaching fellow and supervising attorney for a two year term beginning in July 2023. The fellow will have several areas of responsibility, with an increasing role in the Clinic as the fellowship progresses. The fellow will:

·       Supervise students’ day-to-day clinical projects, working closely with the students on improving their lawyering skills, especially legal research, writing, and analysis. Much of the supervising attorney's time is spent guiding students in conducting legal and factual research, reviewing student drafts, making suggestions for improvement, and preparing the students for oral presentations. Fellows are expected to give and receive formal and informal feedback in timely, constructive, respectful ways;

·       Take responsibility for his or her own case load, including various opportunities to engage in advocacy, including arguments before administrative, state, and federal judges;  

·       Share responsibility for designing and teaching seminar sessions;

·       Take an active role in project/case development and assist with administrative and case handling responsibilities of the Clinic;

·       Participate in a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities designed to support an interest in clinical teaching and legal education.

This fellowship offers an opportunity to work on interesting, often cutting-edge matters. Fellows assume substantial responsibility for projects at an early stage of their careers and generally play a more important role in the decision-making process than do their contemporaries in other types of law practice. They also have an opportunity to work on a variety of cases, at different stages of development, so they gain a broader understanding of how cases are developed and how the litigation process, in particular, works. Fellows work closely with a broad range of public interest organizations, meeting others who are involved in public interest law and seeing how their organizations function. For those with an interest in clinical teaching, fellows get first-hand experience in clinical supervision, and also participate in, and often co-teach, seminars.

Qualifications                 

         

.   at least two years post-J.D. work experience in environmental law or related fields; experience with public interest environmental litigation valuable but not necessary

.   exceptional legal writing and communications skills, and experience and interest in helping others improve their legal writing, research, and analytical skills

·       commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment and commitment to exhibiting emotional intelligence and awareness of the needs of individuals from different races, cultures, backgrounds, and orientations

.   admission (or willing to be admitted as soon as possible) to the D.C. Bar

Pay and Other Benefits

          The annual stipend for the position will be at least $57,000 the first year and $60,000 the second year plus an opportunity to participate in group health insurance and other benefits, including unlimited free access to a state-of-art, on-site fitness center.  Georgetown University Law Center awards an LL.M in Advocacy to each fellow upon completion of their two-year term.

How to Apply?

Please submit a single PDF file with the following documents in this order: cover letter, resume/CV, law school transcript, three references with contact information (we will only contact references following interviews), and a writing sample that is no longer than 10 pages and not significantly edited by someone else to Clinic Administrator, Niko Perazich, at nwp2@georgetown.edu. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until December 9th, 2022.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER's Civil Rights Clinic invites applications for a two-year graduate fellowship position to start in August 2023.

Civil Rights Clinic

Professor Aderson Francois is the director of the Civil Rights Clinic and Voting Rights Institute (CRC). Professor Francois joined the faculty in 2016. Prior to joining the Georgetown faculty, Professor Francois directed the Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law, where he also taught Constitutional Law, Federal Civil Rights, and Supreme Court Jurisprudence.

CRC operates as a public interest law firm, representing individual clients and other public interest organizations, primarily in the areas of discrimination and constitutional rights, workplace fairness, and open government. Beginning in the Fall of 2016, the section expanded its work into the area of voting rights. Students interview clients, develop case theories, draft and file complaints in state and federal courts, conduct discovery, engage in motions practice, and prepare appeals. Students also file FOIA requests and analyze responsive documents, and work in coalition with other public interest organizations to develop impact cases. Recent projects include:

• Litigating multiple Eighth Amendment claims against state and federal officials, and private medical providers on behalf of an incarcerated persons;

• Litigating an employment discrimination claim against a federal agency on behalf of an employee using a novel theory of intersectionality on the basis of race, gender, and age;

• Litigating First Amendment retaliation claims against municipal agencies on behalf of Black Lives Matter protestors;

• Litigating employment discrimination action involving pay disparity on behalf of a woman faculty member at a state higher education institution;

• Litigating false arrest, wrongful death, and Fourth Amendment violation claims against the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department;

• Litigating on behalf of an individual whose employer improperly denied her the lactation breaks she was entitled to under state and federal law;

• Litigating on behalf of an individual whose employer improperly denied her disability and pregnancy accommodations, discriminated against her on account of her national origin, and illegally assessed fees against her in connection with her resignation;

• Filing amicus briefs in multiple appellate cases before the United States Supreme Court, and the DC Circuit;

• Filing FOIA requests and using the responsive documents to prepare reports exposing government misconduct;

• Drafting national report on the use of criminal fines and fees to suppress voting rights;

• Preparing and arguing multiple appeals in federal court, in the DC Circuit, the Fourth Circuit, and the Fifth Circuit.

What do the Clinical Teaching Fellows do?

Fellows are responsible for day-to-day supervision of the students and work closely with the students on improving their lawyering skills, especially legal writing. In the civil rights section, the fellow has principal responsibility for about half of the docket and supervises all facets of the litigation. Much of the fellow’s time is spent guiding students in legal and factual research, reviewing student drafts, making suggestions for improvement, and preparing the students for oral presentations. In recent years, fellows have worked on all phases of litigation, including taking depositions, handling evidentiary hearings, and briefing cases before federal district courts, courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Fellows also play a key role in case development and in planning other CRC activities. Fellows participate in case rounds and assist in teaching seminars on litigation practice and substantive law.

Past fellows have emphasized that the CRC experience is unique in several respects:

First, the fellows work on interesting, often cutting-edge litigation. In light of our broad agenda, we have leeway to develop cases that present unique educational opportunities for students and fellows and have a significant impact on the law.

Second, fellows assume substantial responsibility and generally play a more important role in the decision making process than do their contemporaries in other types of law practice. They work on a variety of cases in different stages of the litigation process and gain a broad understanding of how litigation works, from interviewing a potential client through appealing to the Supreme Court. Fellows also work closely with other CRC fellows and other public interest organizations, meeting other lawyers involved in public interest law and seeing how their organizations function.

Third, fellows work closely with a full-time faculty member who has substantial litigation experience and expertise. As part of the Georgetown Law community, fellows are encouraged to attend seminars, workshops, and programs both on and off campus. Georgetown provides substantial support and guidance for fellows interested in pursuing academic scholarship or careers.

Fellows must be members of the District of Columbia Bar or take immediate steps to apply for membership (through reciprocity or examination) after taking the position.

Pay and other benefits

The annual salary is $57,000 for the first year of the fellowship and $60,000 for the second year. The fellow also receives health and dental benefits and all tuition and fees in the L.L.M. program. Fellows also have unlimited free access to a state-of- the-art, on-site fitness center. As full-time students, fellows qualify for deferment of their student loans. Fellows may be eligible for loan repayment assistance from their law schools.

How to apply

Applicants should submit

• a brief statement explaining the applicant’s interest in the position
• a résumé
• a law school transcript
• a list of references, including contact information
• a recent legal writing sample of any length representing the applicant’s most challenging legal work. Please do not send an excerpt. The writing sample should not be a collaborative work or significantly edited by someone else.

The application materials should be sent in a single PDF file attached to an email to Niko Perazich at Niko.Perazich@law.georgetown.edu.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled. We will select candidates to be interviewed. Although we will not pay candidates’ travel expenses, we will try to arrange interviews at a time convenient for the candidate.

GEORGETOWN LAW's full-time Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic is seeking applicants with significant appellate litigation experience for a two-year fellow/appellate litigator position to start in July or August 2023. Working with the Clinic director, the fellow will litigate and mentor students on complex public-interest appeals in federal courts of appeals nationwide and in the U.S. Supreme Court. The fellow’s responsibilities include arguing federal appeals.

What is the Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic?

Under the supervision of the Clinic director Brian Wolfman, deputy director Maddie Meth, and fellow Esthena Barlow, Georgetown Law students represent parties to appeals. The Clinic occasionally represents amici as well. The Clinic’s appeals involve a wide range of federal statutory and constitutional law. On the civil side, we handle all manner of appeals, including civil-rights, employment, consumer, environmental, tort, and education-law cases. We also handle immigration, criminal, and habeas appeals. To date, about three-quarters of our work has been in federal courts of appeals and about one-quarter in the Supreme Court.

Students take a lead role in researching and writing complex appellate briefs in an intensive, collaborative learning environment. Teams of two to three students work directly with one of the fellows and Prof. Wolfman through multiple drafts of outlines and briefs. On each project, the student-to-instructor ratio will be no greater than three to one. Every aspect of appellate advocacy—argument choice, argument ordering, research methods, use of authority, writing style and tone, and word choice, to name a few—is discussed and debated within the team and with the instructors. The fellow must be committed to working with students so that they can jointly produce the finest product. No document is filed with a court unless it meets the highest standards.

Over the semester, each student—again, working in a team—generally will be principally responsible for at least two significant litigation projects (for instance, an opening appellate brief and a petition seeking discretionary appellate review in the Supreme Court or another appellate court). In addition to completing the work with “their” teams, each student will be required to study and critique drafts produced by other teams in clinic-wide collaborative reviews. These reviews bring fresh, critical eyes to each project and help create a mission-oriented, collaborative law-office atmosphere.

The Clinic also conducts weekly case “rounds” and classes. We might hold a traditional class on a relevant legal doctrine, discuss progress in pending litigation or potential new cases, or visit with special guests, such as appellate litigators and judges.

The Clinic is a comprehensive educational experience. Students enroll in the Clinic full-time for one semester. In addition to the Clinic itself, students take a mandatory two-credit, separately assessed appellate courts seminar covering the substantive law of the appellate courts, brief writing, and other aspects of appellate practice. Students may not enroll in any other courses.

What Clinic fellows do?

Fellows are responsible for day-to-day mentoring of students and work closely with students on improving their lawyering skills. Each fellow is principally responsible for about a third of the docket and will supervise students in all facets of each appeal. Fellows are expected to argue cases before federal courts of appeals. With experience, a fellow may also help teach classes on appellate law and practice and play a key role in case development and in planning other Clinic activities.

Clinic fellows are integral to the success of Georgetown Law’s clinical education program. Georgetown provides significant support and guidance for fellows interested in pursuing academic scholarship and careers. In the first year of their fellowship, fellows participate in a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities designed to support an interest in clinical teaching and legal education. As part of the Georgetown Law community, fellows are encouraged to attend seminars, workshops, and programs both on and off campus. Successful completion of the fellowship results in the award of an L.L.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University. Over 100 former Georgetown Law clinical fellows are currently full-time legal academics, both as law-school clinicians and doctrinal faculty. Every year, fellows graduate our fellowship program and become law teachers. Other former fellows are prominent members of the public-interest bar.

The Clinic’s appellate litigation

The Clinic litigates complex public-interest appeals nationwide. We’ve handled a wide range of matters in the Supreme Court, and though we’ve been around for only five years, we’ve already handled appeals in eleven of the federal circuits (and a couple state appellate courts too). Our clients run the gamut—from employees seeking remedies for discrimination to people harmed by vehicle defects to a national organization championing retirees’ pension rights to a criminal defendant maintaining (rightly, as it turned out) that his sentence was unlawful. And, as already noted, we’ve been tackling a wide range of legal issues: from the breadth of protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, to the constitutional rights of prisoners held in solitary confinement, to the standards for avoiding deportation under the Convention Against Torture, to workers’ rights to minimum wages and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, to wage theft claims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, to the rights of children under the federal special-education law, to the “reasonable accommodation” requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act, to name just a few.

The Clinic director

          Fellows work closely with the Clinic’s faculty director, Brian Wolfman. He joined Georgetown Law’s permanent faculty in fall 2016 to design and direct the Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic. He came to Georgetown from Stanford Law School, where he was a Professor of the Practice of Law and co-Director of the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. After clerking for a federal appellate judge, he worked as a poverty lawyer in rural Arkansas. He then did trial and appellate litigation for nearly 20 years at Public Citizen Litigation Group, a national public-interest law firm, serving the last five years as the Group’s director. From 2009 to 2014, he was at Georgetown, directing the school’s Civil Rights clinic. In addition to extensive trial-court experience, Prof. Wolfman has litigated hundreds of cases in the Supreme Court and the federal courts of appeals.

What qualifications are we looking for?

We prefer to hire someone with significant experience as a practicing appellate lawyer. Applicants must demonstrate 

·  commitment to public-interest law

·  excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills

·  interest in clinical legal education

·  experience or at least a strong interest in appellate litigation

          Fellows must be members of the District of Columbia Bar or take immediate steps to apply for membership (through reciprocity or examination) after taking the position.

Pay and other benefits

The annual salary is $57,000 for the first year of the fellowship and $60,000 for the second year. The fellow also receives health and dental benefits and all tuition and fees in Georgetown Law’s L.L.M. program. Fellows also have unlimited free access to a state-of-the-art, on-site fitness center. As full-time students, fellows qualify for deferment of their student loans. Fellows may be eligible for loan repayment assistance from their law schools.

How to apply

Applicants should submit

·   a brief statement (in a cover letter or otherwise) explaining the applicant’s interest in the position

·   a résumé

·   a law-school transcript

·   a list of references, including contact information

·   a recent legal writing sample of any length representing the applicant’s most challenging legal work. Please do not send an excerpt. The writing sample should not be a collaborative work or significantly edited by someone else.

   The application materials should be sent in a single PDF file attached to an email sent to Niko Perazich at nwp2@georgetown.edu.

          Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled. We will select candidates for an interview. Although we do not pay candidates’ travel expenses, we will try to arrange interviews at a time convenient for the candidate. Interviews may be conducted via Zoom, depending on the state of the pandemic and the candidate’s preference.

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW seeks entry-level or lateral applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment starting in August 2023. We are seeking candidates interested facilitating and coordinating our externship placements.

Qualified candidates must possess a J.D. degree, have a distinguished law school record, and have successful experience in a judicial clerkship, law practice and/or teaching.  Faculty members in the School of Law must also commit to remaining current in the scholarly life of the discipline and should carry out professional scholarly activities such as attendance at professional conferences, research, and scholarly writing projects within the discipline.  All applications should include a letter of application explaining areas of teaching interest and a CV that includes a record of publications and scholarly agenda.

The committee also invites candidates to include a diversity statement with their submission. A diversity statement of one to two pages can discuss equity, inclusion, and diversity as reflected in the candidate’s personal experiences as well as their teaching, mentorship, scholarship, service and professional activities that seek to empower marginalized students and/or communities. A diversity statement is not necessary if a candidate feels that their commitment to diversity is sufficiently reflected in their other application materials, including their publications and scholarly agenda.

Western New England University is a private, independent, coeducational institution founded in 1919. Located on an attractive 215-acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, Western New England University serves 3,800 students, including more than 2,600 full-time undergraduate students. Undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs are offered through Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy, and School of Law.

Western New England University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We welcome candidates whose background may contribute to the further diversification of our community.

For inquiries about this position, please contact Professor Bob Statchen, Chair of the Faculty Personnel Committee (rstatchen@law.wne.edu) or Dale-Marie Dahlke, Law School Operations Officer (dalemarie.dahlke@law.wne.edu).

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW is searching for a clinical faculty member to work in our externship program. GSU Law is home to a talented and growing group of clinical faculty. Clinical faculty have voting rights and are eligible for presumptively renewable contracts after 5 years.

We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. We hope to fill the position as early as Spring 2023 or later by agreement. The position is posted on academic jobs online here:  https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/23321

You can direct questions to Kendall Kerew at kkerew@gsu.edu.

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking to hire a Clinical Professor (Open Rank) to join the Post-Conviction Justice Project (PCJP) team. This is a full-time faculty position in the Law School’s Research, Teaching, Practice and Clinical (RTPC) track. We are reaching out in hopes that you will share this opportunity with your community.

The position will begin May 2023 or earlier if the candidate is available. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and the application deadline has moved to November 30, 2022.

Here’s more information about Gould’s PCJP: Founded in 1981, PCJP is the longest-running clinical education program at USC Gould. PCJP law students and professors have litigated over a wide range of post-conviction matters throughout the years, and currently focus on advocating for the release of clients serving life terms in California state prisons. Students provide live-client legal representation at parole hearings, in trial and appellate courts on writs of habeas corpus and petitions for resentencing, and on executive clemency applications. Students and professors also provide in-prison educational workshops and engage in policy reform advocacy. www.uscjustice.org

Those who are interested may apply directly from our careers site here: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/post-conviction-justice-project-clinical-professor-open-rank/1209/37008096064.

THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking a qualified Heinz Asylum Visiting Clinical Fellow for the Immigration Law Clinic. This is a two-year Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor position housed at the Immigration Law Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law under the supervision of the Clinic Director. The School of Law is located on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh, one of the nation’s top public research universities, close to state and federal courts, major corporate headquarters, and local, national, and international law firms. The University is one of the anchor institutions of Pittsburgh, a city that has enjoyed a remarkable transformation and continues to reinvent itself as a world-class center of education, medicine, and technology.

The Visiting Clinical Fellow will provide legal representation and immigration counseling to immigrants seeking asylum before the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS); advocate for clients before other government administrative agencies and before other service agencies, as needed and/or as appropriate; and develop CLE courses to train pro bono attorneys to take asylum cases as well as train and support pro bono attorneys who will work with local organizations in assisting Afghan refugees.

The Fellowship includes the opportunity to focus on the skills of teaching, from crafting and leading seminars to facilitate supervision meetings with student attorneys and will receive support in developing legal scholarship. In addition to teaching, supervision, and legal scholarship, the Fellow is responsible for case coverage over the summer and during the winter break. 

Qualifications:  J.D. from an ABA-accredited school, one year of direct experience working with asylum seekers or international refugees and community-based organizations, a strong academic record, and/or other indicia of high-performance ability; commitment to work for low-income and immigrant clients; and a strong interest in teaching. A fellow must be a member in good standing of a state bar or territory.

Recent graduates with experience in asylum cases are welcome to apply; employment is contingent on passing the bar.

In furtherance of our strong institutional commitment to a diverse faculty, we particularly welcome applications from those who are members of underrepresented groups and others who would bring diverse ideas and perspectives to our community.

Interested applicants may apply at this link or by emailing a cover letter and curriculum vitae to siv7@pitt.edu.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.  

THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY LAW CENTER AT UC BERKELEY is hiring a Director of Development

Location: Bay Area, CA

Reports To: Executive Director

FLSA Status: Full-time/Exempt

ABOUT EBCLC

Founded nearly 35 years ago, the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) is a non-profit legal services organization and the community-based clinical program for UC Berkeley Law School with a dual service and teaching mission. As one of the Bay Area’s largest and most effective systems disruptors, EBCLC is a racial justice organization committed to providing impactful, holistic legal services, policy work, and litigation strategies across eight program areas: Clean Slate, Community Economic Justice, Consumer Justice, Education Defense & Justice for Youth, Health & Welfare, Housing, Immigration and Social Work. EBCLC is building a culturally diverse workplace and a union-organized workplace, that is centered on an Internal Equity and Inclusion Roadmap that guides the organization’s equity priorities. With about 80 staff, 150 law students a year, EBCLC is the largest provider of free legal services in Alameda, County servicing over 5,000 clients annually and engaging in legislative and advocacy efforts at the state and local levels. To learn more about EBCLC and our work, please visit ebclc.org.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking a dynamic visionary and people-centered relational leader to serve as EBCLC’s next Director of Development (DoD) to guide the organization in achieving its financial and organizational priorities. The DoD will bring skills and expertise to lead the development and implementation of a multi-faceted resource & fund development plan in support of an annual $10 million budget that is funded with the support of foundations, state and city government contracts, individual donors, legal fees, and through its affiliation with the UC Berkeley Law School program. The DoD will be someone who is invested in systems change work and would be energized to join the EBCLC Executive Team while also serving as a thought-partner to the Executive Director, Board and EBCLC Team (including 6 direct reports) as we work together to create the organizational vision and planning for EBCLC’s next chapter.

Primary Responsibilities

●             Develop and execute a multi-year, sustainable strategic fundraising plan to maintain and significantly increase EBCLC’s portfolio of high-net-worth individual donors, government, and institutional funders for a $10 million organization looking to significantly increase our operating budget over the next 3-5 years

●             Lead cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of an existing portfolio of major funders and partners

●             Foster a collaborative, team-based environment that promotes team growth and professional development for a talented Team which includes 6 direct reports

●             Identify, qualify and cultivate new relationships with local institutional funders, including government funding sources, that align with EBCLC’s growth plans and core values and have the capacity to make 6-7 figure gifts

●             Support the Board of Directors in development activities and staff a Development Committee within the Board of Directors

●             Build and foster an organization-wide culture of fundraising that empowers the Development Team to engage program staff in best practices in fundraising

●             Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across teams in designing and implementing sound fundraising and communications strategies

●             Serve as a member of EBCLC’s 7-person Executive Team to lead the organization on all organization-wide matters

QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES

●             Commitment to racial justice and the mission and goals of EBCLC

●             Minimum of 7+ years of related development experience preferably in the non-profit sector, with experience in marketing, outreach and fundraising strategies yielding 6-to-7 figure gifts from foundations, high-net-worth individuals and major gifts

●             Solid people and project management skills, including the ability to support and manage colleagues while prioritizing multiple projects and competing deadlines while maintaining strong attention to detail

●             Strategic and tactical leader capable of creating a high-level vision and action plan for the Development Team

●             Creative and compelling storyteller that is comfortable using data to communicate organizational impact

●             Effective communicator that is able to meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders through active listening, respect, empathy and connection

●             Demonstrated ability in partnering with external stakeholders and engaging them in meaningful ways; Ability to “manage up, down, and across” to utilize staff time effectively in order to achieve goals

●             Ability and confidence to represent the organization in meetings with funders and experience in preparing leadership (e.g. executive level staff and Board members) for high-stakes funding opportunities

●             Ability to provide strategic input on communications, including having a cultural awareness and sensitivity towards effective messaging, especially on issues impacting marginalized communities

LOCATION & RETURN TO WORK POLICY

Due to COVID19, all EBCLC employees are working remotely. The DoD and most EBCLC employees will continue to work remotely for the foreseeable future.  Some in person meetings and events should be expected. EBCLC will provide the necessary equipment to fulfill the job responsibilities of working from home.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Dependent on experience, the budgeted annual salary range for this position is $100,000 to $115,000.

Additional benefits include 100% fully paid health insurance (medical, dental, vision) for employees and dependents, life and disability insurance, and generous paid leave (vacation, sick and holidays). EBCLC also offers flexible spending accounts for qualified health, dependent care, and commuter costs; retirement options; and professional development support.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Select “Apply for this Position” below to submit a resume and targeted cover letter, addressed to Vanessa Ramirez, Recruitment Consultant, that speaks to your passion for EBCLC’s mission and answer the question, “Why are you specifically interested in working at EBCLC and taking on the DoD opportunity? How are you best aligned to take on the DoD role?”

The priority application deadline for this role is Friday, November 11, 2022.

For any questions about the position, please direct your questions to Vanessa Ramirez at vramirez@ebclc.org.

EBCLC COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We strongly encourage individuals from traditionally excluded communities to apply. EBCLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior contact with the criminal justice system, or any other basis prohibited by law.

THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY LAW CENTER AT UC BERKELEY is hiring an Accountant. Please see the description below:

Position Description

The Accountant plays an integral role in EBCLC’s 3-person Finance Team (with a Deputy Director and Director of Finance) providing day-to-day financial support across the full range of accounting activities. The position is responsible for maintaining accurate and timely financial records that meet GAAP standards and internal control procedures. The position requires someone with a range of accounting experience, who is comfortable with accounting software and excited about the opportunity to contribute to and grow within a dynamic mission-driven organization. The Accountant reports to the Deputy Director of Finance.

About East Bay Community Law Center

East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) is a non-profit legal services organization, the community-based clinical program for U.C. Berkeley Law School, and one of the Bay Area’s largest and most effective systems disrupters. With a dual service and teaching mission, EBCLC is a racial justice organization committed to building a culturally diverse workplace, centered on equity. With about 80 staff, 150 law students a year, and a nearly $10 million annual budget, EBCLC is the largest provider of free legal services in Alameda County, providing multimodal, collaborative, and holistic legal services to over 5,000 clients annually and engaging in legislative and policy advocacy at the state and local level.

EBCLC prides itself on being a worker-friendly organization and entered into its first collective bargaining agreement with its unionized staff in July 2021. In addition to being unionized, our staff are regularly invited to provide feedback to EBCLC’s leadership, participate in various committees (including hiring committees), and are accustomed to a highly collaborative work environment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain the general ledger to be an accurate record of financial transactions, by entering all day-to-day transactions into the accounting system and documenting transaction details in accordance with GAAP and EBCLC’s internal policies;
• Process accounts payables and cash disbursements on a weekly basis, prepare checks for signature, and mail out or distribute payments;
• Create and post bi-monthly payroll journal entries and process payables related to employee benefits and withholdings;
• Act as primary contact with external & internal stakeholders to resolve issues and answer questions about financial transactions;
• Process incoming cash receipts, including coding them appropriately in the internal register and coordinating with the Development team as necessary;
• Monitor banking activity, make weekly bank deposits, and maintain deposit records;
• Reconcile and handle matters related to business credit cards on a monthly basis;
• Generate reports and prepare documentation in support of contract invoicing, donation reconciliation, annual audits, and other key accounting functions;
• Collaborate with the Deputy Director to perform month and year-end close activities;
• Contribute to work identifying and implementing improvements in financial systems and processes;
• Maintain vendor and payee files with required documentation, and process annual 1099 forms;
• Other duties and special projects as assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years of accounting experience, including work in at least two of the following key areas of responsibility: AP, AR, and Payroll.  Completion of an Associate’s Degree (or higher) in Accounting may be substituted for one year of required work experience.  Non-profit accounting experience is desirable.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel at an intermediate level, including formulas and pivot tables
• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); familiarity with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidelines desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial information.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner.
• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to maintaining confidentiality concerning financial information and client matters.
• Ability to build and maintain supportive and positive working relationships with all stakeholders through providing good customer service.
• Resourceful and proactive with a can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a dynamic organization.
• Alignment with EBCLC’s social and racial justice mission.

Salary and Benefits

Starting salary for this full-time hourly position is $34.07 to $39.56/hour based on a 35/hour work week. This position is a member of the Bargaining Unit.

Benefits include fully paid health insurance (medical, dental, and vision) for employees and their dependents, life and disability insurance, and generous paid leave (vacation, sick, and holidays); EBCLC also offers flexible spending accounts for qualified health, dependent care, and commute expenditures; and retirement options.

Workplace Expectations

Due to COVID-19, EBCLC employees are primarily working remotely. Given the nature of the position, the Staff Accountant will be expected to work on-site at least one day per week and may be expected to increase on-site days as EBCLC adjusts its office policies. EBCLC will provide the necessary equipment to fulfill the job responsibilities of working from home.