INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW IN MALTA is hiring a Programme Manager.

ABOUT THE IIJ

The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) is located in Malta with a mission to deliver innovative and sustainable capacity-building through the implementation of counter-terrorism-related, rule of law-based good practices developed by the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and other international and regional fora.

Since its inauguration in 2014, the IIJ has trained more than 7000 criminal justice practitioners through its interactive capacity-building workshops – in Malta and abroad – that enhance the competencies of parliamentarians, judges, prosecutors, police, prison and other criminal justice practitioners to address terrorism and related transnational criminal activities within a rule of law framework. The IIJ delivers capacity-building training tailored to the needs of the regions it serves, including North, West and East Africa; the Middle East; and select engagement in the Balkans, and Central, South and Southeast Asia. For more information on the IIJ, please visit the IIJ’s website www.theiij.org

PROGRAMMATIC UNIT 

The Programmatic Unit leads the design and delivery of short-form capacity-building workshops addressing specific and emerging threats and challenges in the counter-terrorism and rule of law fields. Structured under the Core Initiatives & Workstreams, the workshops build the skills and capacity criminal justice practitioners need to address the challenges they face in their daily work in an evolving terrorism landscape.  Workshop curricula are developed and tailored for our practitioners’ contexts and in line with our Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy. Through case studies and hypothetical exercises, practitioners are able to practice applying the skills they have learned, supported by the IIJ’s peer-to-peer learning environment for sustainable impact.

PROGRAMME MANAGER 

The Programme Manager(PM) will be an integral part of a dynamic and multi-national team. Under the overall supervision of the Executive Secretary and reporting directly to the Director of Programmes , the PM will work closely with the IIJ Executive Secretary and Director of Administration and Outreach and the rest of the IIJ team to achieve the IIJ’s mission and vision.  The main focus of this position is the programme conception, development and delivery of capacity-building workshops and other activities addressing counter-terrorism and related transnational criminal activities.

An attractive remuneration package will be offered commensurate with the experience and qualifications of the selected applicant. The initial appointment will be made for a period of one year and may be extended subject to performance, need and the availability of funding. This position will be based in Malta with regular duty travel to the IIJ geographic regions.

All interested applicants meeting the qualifications below are invited to submit a cover letter and CV to the IIJ Executive Secretariat at HR@THEIIJ.ORG by no later than 12^th November 2021 with “PM_2022” in the subject line.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The chief responsibilities of the Programme Manager will be:

• Designing programmes and delivering courses and/or workshops tailored to train justice sector stakeholders with a primary geographic focus on North, West, and East Africa, the Middle East and other select regions;

• Planning and managing the organization, logistics, and implementation of training, workshops and other capacity-building activities, and developing action plans and tools for measuring concrete results;

• Monitoring budget implementation of programmes, and preparing detailed activity reports and financial reports;

• Preparing a variety of other written work, such as background working papers, correspondence, presentations, and program summaries.

• Developing ideas and plans for new programmes in collaboration with the IIJ team, including the Grants and Resource Mobilization Manager, and including providing input to new grant proposals for submission to donors to secure resources that expand the IIJ’s Programmatic portfolio and contribute to the IIJ’s sustainability.

• Serving as a resource for other members of the Programmatic staff and assisting team members in managing programme resources, opportunities, time and information. 

• Monitoring and reporting on the implementation of funded activities, and participating in the evaluation of the programmes;

• Managing the budget for programmes within portfolio, monitoring costs against work performed and training delivered as the programme progresses. 

• Liaising with key partners, relevant stakeholders and international experts to ensure activities are co-ordinated and the IIJ’s visibility is enhanced; 

• Representing the IIJ externally, e.g., at international conferences, meetings, workshops, and with foreign governments and international organizations;

• Performing other duties to support the mission of the IIJ as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Required

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in law, international relations, political science, or a related field. A minimum of six years of relevant progressively responsible experience in program management in an international-like organization, including three years of experience in the field of addressing terrorism or related transnational criminal activities within human rights and rule of law framework.

Additional Qualifications:

• Fluency in English, with excellent drafting and communication skills;

• Proficiency in either French or Arabic (other language skills will be considered an asset);

• Natural networking skills with highly tuned diplomacy, cultural sensitivity and discretion;

• An existing network of experts to call upon and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders including national governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, donors, policymakers, practitioners and experts;

• Advance ability to set goals, resolve problems in a timely manner, and make decisions that enhance an organization’s effectiveness;

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;

• Willingness to travel and represent the IIJ at international programs;

• Ability to constructively manage internal and external relationships with diplomacy, cultural sensitivity and discretion; 

• Understand diverse legal and political frameworks and contexts in countries and regions that constitute the IIJ’s primary geographic focus, i.e., North, West, and East Africa, and the Middle East;

• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities.

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL - DIRECTOR OF EXTERNSHIPS AND FIELD-BASED LEARNING

Columbia Law School

Director of Externships and Field-Based Learning

We seek a dynamic and creative educator to ensure that Columbia Law School’s externships and other field-based learning opportunities are of consistently high quality, further the Law School’s strategic vision, and respond to student interests and community needs. This is a non-faculty, administrative position.

Columbia Law School currently offers an extensive program of externships and field-based learning opportunities designed to help students become knowledgeable, skilled, ethical, and reflective practitioners. Students enrolled in externships have the opportunity to explore the role of lawyers in variety of settings, identify their own professional goals, and learn the values and competencies that are needed in modern legal practice through well-supervised, hands-on work at public and private sector organizations and in a related seminar.  In addition to the externships offered through the program, CLS also permits students to find independent externships that must be paired with a faculty tutorial.   

The successful candidate will report to the Vice Dean for Experiential Education. 

Responsibilities

1. Manage and further develop a robust, high-quality externship program that furthers Columbia’s pedagogical goals and meets the standards of the ABA and other regulatory bodies (70%):
   • Recruiting excellent seminar teachers and field placement supervisors;
   • Developing training programs and materials and conducting workshops to support externship seminar teachers and field placement supervisors;
   • Regularly evaluating externship seminars and field placements, including through classroom observation and site visits;
   • In consultation with the Dean and the Vice Dean for Experiential Education, developing new externship opportunities;
   • Assisting faculty members who want to explore development of a field component for their courses, and fostering connections with practitioners in the public interest, government and private sectors who might be good partners in developing and implementing a field component.
   • Advising students about externship opportunities, counseling them about the externships most likely to meet their goals, and helping them to resolve and learn from any problems that arise in the course of their externships;
   • Advising students and identifying resources to help students arrange independent externships and secure faculty supervisors;
   • Integrating LLMs into the externship program and coordinating with the Office of Graduate Programs on international student rules and other relevant concerns
   • Coordinating with Clinical faculty and staff, the Director of Legal Writing and Moot Court Programs, and instructors of other experiential offerings on recruiting, application and admission for experiential programs.
   • If desired, teaching or co-teaching the seminar portion of an externship.
2. As part of the law school’s experiential team, work closely with the Vice Dean for Experiential Education, the Director of Legal Writing and Moot Court Programs, the clinical faculty, and other instructors of experiential offerings to offer a varied curriculum that meets the students’ needs for development of professional role and lawyering skills, and that responds to student demand. (20%)
3. Engaging in the life of the Law School by serving on committees and task forces related to externships, participating in meetings of experiential faculty, etc. (10%)
4. Performing additional responsibilities as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Law degree
• A minimum of 7 years of legal experience, a substantial part of which includes work as an educator. Teaching experience with law students or lawyers strongly preferred.
• Available for limited travel and evening and weekend work as required.
• Must be able to work with diverse constituencies and support an inclusive work environment.

Required Competencies:

• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively within a complex organization.
• Strong skills as a teacher/trainer, counselor, manager and supervisor. 
• Deep and broad relationships with legal institutions, preferably in New York City, and demonstrated ability to cultivate them.
• Strong analytical skills and capacity.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences.
• Flexibility, ability and willingness to work simultaneously on a wide range of tasks and projects.
• High level of organization, attention to detail and sensitivity to deadlines.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

Submit application to:

https://opportunities.columbia.edu/en-us/job/518974/director-of-externships-and-fieldbased-learning

THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL seeks a visiting Practice Professor for its Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic (DIPTC) for its current Director who will be on sabbatical during the 2022-2023 academic year. The DIPTC is one of several clinics within the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies, Penn’s endowed clinical program. The DIPTC is an important component of Penn Law’s broader intellectual property and technology offerings, coordinating with the Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition and student intellectual property affinity groups.

The DIPTC offers students the opportunity to directly counsel clients in transactional IP and technology law. Students explore the interplay between law, business, technology, and the arts as they offer strategic counsel to early-stage ventures, technologists, scientists, and creatives. The DIPTC currently provides counsel in patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and privacy law, and it is a member of the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program in trademark. The DIPTC is a semester long clinic that operates both terms. It is structured around a seminar that meets twice weekly for 1½ hours, as well as weekly supervision sessions.

Penn Law seeks candidates with: strong transactional practice experience representing individuals and for-profit/nonprofit entities in the realm of intellectual property and/or technology law; distinguished academic and professional achievement; dynamic teaching and supervisory skills; and a commitment to clinical legal education. Candidates must be members of the Pennsylvania Bar (by the start of the visit) and have a minimum of five years of relevant practice experience. Prior teaching experience is highly desirable but not required. Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The position will run from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. Diverse candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

Please submit applications through Interfolio here. 

If you have questions about the position, contact Cynthia Dahl, dahl@law.upenn.edu. Questions regarding Interfolio, contact Megan Hackett, hackett2@law.upenn.edu.

Applications are due by October. 30, 2021, although the committee will review them on a rolling basis.

UC BERKELEY LAW SCHOOL is hiring a Staff Attorney/Clinical Supervisor for its Consumer Justice Clinic.

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 an internal Equity and Inclusion Roadmap that outlines the organization’s equity priorities. EBCLC is also an organized workplace, having reached its first collective bargaining agreement this summer. 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.

The Consumer Justice Clinic (CJC) represents and advocates for low-income consumers in a broad range of consumer-related legal problems and helps develop explicitly racial justice focused policy solutions, while simultaneously supervising and training law students. This position requires an excellent advocate with strong writing and organizational skills who has the ability to work well in a fast-paced setting, has experience providing direct legal services to low-income people, and is committed to mentoring the next generation of legal advocates.

Primary Responsibilities

·         Provide advice, counsel and limited scope representation to clients on a variety of consumer issues (i.e., debt collection defense, student loans, car fraud, consumer scams)

• Represent clients in both debt collection defense and affirmative litigation
• Supervise clinical law students in the performance of the above duties, including substantive law and skills training, weekly individual and group case reviews, and day-to-day monitoring 
• Assist with monitoring cases and reporting on grant deliverables 
• Other tasks as assigned by the Program Director

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D. degree required, member of the California State Bar in good standing
• Demonstrated excellent written and oral advocacy skills 
• Excellent time management, priority-setting and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse range of groups, including people of color, homeless clients, immigrants, non-English speakers, clients with mental disabilities, law students, government employees, elected officials and law school faculty  
• Ability to manage a demanding case load

Desired Qualifications     

• Experience with, or knowledge of, eviction defense/unlawful detainer cases
• Experience with, or knowledge of, consumer protection affirmative cases
• Prior experience providing direct legal services for low-income communities
• Fluency in a second language

Salary and Benefits

Starting salary for this exempt position is $68,000 – $90,000 based on law school graduation date, as dictated by the EBCLC salary scale.

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 COVID19, all EBCLC employees are working remotely. The CJC Staff Attorney and all EBCLC employees will continue to work remotely if California’s Shelter in Place remains in effect, and any necessary use of the office must be pre-approved. The expectation is that the Staff Attorney will work in our office in Berkeley, California when it is safe to do. EBCLC will provide the necessary equipment to fulfill the job responsibilities of working from home.

Working at EBCLC

EBCLC is strongly committed to advancing justice through education and advocacy, and the need to transform legal services and legal education. Please take time to review EBCLC’s mission, vision, programs, and website, and ensure that your cover letter reflects how your background, experience, and expertise have prepared you to be successful in performing the responsibilities of the position.

Additionally, EBCLC is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace centered on equity and providing an inclusive, welcoming, and culturally responsive environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.

To achieve this goal, EBCLC works actively to improve our office climate, systems and structures, communications, and community engagement to create an inclusive and respectful workplace where differences are acknowledged and valued.  In your cover letter, please address how your personal background and experiences, professional or otherwise, have prepared you to contribute to our commitment to cultural responsiveness and diversity amongst our staff.

We strongly encourage individuals from traditionally underrepresented 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 legal system, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Application Process:

Interested applicants should submit an application by visiting https://eastbaycommunitylawcenter.easyapply.co/. EBCLC will review applications on a rolling basis. Application materials should include a cover letter, resume, short writing sample, and names/contact information for two professional references.

THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL, a national leader in clinical legal education for nearly 45 years, seeks to appoint a full-time faculty member to its Practice Professor track to begin July 1, 2022.

This is a practice professor track position, which is Penn Law’s equivalent of clinical tenure track.  Practice Professors are eligible to receive research funds during the academic year and may also apply for summer financial support for scholarly research. Upon successful review, clinicians are promoted to the position of full Practice Professor and awarded five-year presumptively renewable contracts.  Both entry-level and lateral candidates are encouraged to apply to us. 

We seek candidates from a variety of practice areas and a full range of teaching experiences. We are interested in vibrant candidates with strong practice experience, distinguished academic and professional achievement, dynamic teaching and supervisory skills, and a deep commitment to clinical legal education, teamwork, and collegiality. We seek someone who will help us build new and innovative clinics at Penn Law that are responsive to emerging professional and societal needs. Ideal candidates may have creative ideas about new clinics or may fill existing gaps in our curriculum. Though we are looking broadly, some areas of interest include civil rights, community lawyering, criminal justice, dispute resolution, environmental law and justice, and technology and law. Please note that this list is not exhaustive nor should it discourage applicants who have interests in other areas of practice.  

We are looking for a faculty colleague who is passionate about teaching and mentoring students to become outstanding lawyers. The ideal candidate will be creative and thoughtful with a focus on student development, law reform, and advancement of the profession. The prime directive of Penn Law’s clinics is to place students in the lead role of providing legal services, under close faculty supervision. Successful candidates will present an inspiring vision for their clinical model, embracing Penn’s prime directive. We value diversity of life experience, perspectives, and approaches to lawyering. The ultimate goal is to educate law students to be skilled, reflective, and ethical practitioners. We look forward to welcoming a new colleague who will help us grow our program for the next generation of Penn Law graduates. 

Review of applicants will begin in October and continue until the position is filled. To express your interest, please submit a C.V., cover letter, and 1-2 page description of the clinic you hope to teach at Penn Law School through Interfolio. If you have questions about accessing or using Interfolio, please contact Megan Hackett at hackett2@law.upenn.edu. Any other questions can be sent to Deputy Dean for Clinical Education Praveen Kosuri at pkosuri@law.upenn.edu.  

Penn Law strongly encourages applicants who would help our university continue to build a diverse, inclusive, and equitable academic community to apply. 

Penn Law School’s endowed clinical program, the Gittis Legal Clinics, is home to nine in-house clinics covering appellate practice, civil litigation, child advocacy, criminal defense, entrepreneurship and community economic development, immigration and human rights, intellectual property, legislation, and mediation.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring for multiple open positions. Please see the posting below:

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Texas A&M University School of Law is again hiring!

We seek to advance our academic programs by recruiting multiple faculty candidates for full time, tenure and renewable contract positions for August 2022.

Since integrating with Texas A&M University in 2013, the law school (located in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex) has sustained a remarkable institutional trajectory, as evidenced by significant growth in the size, diversity, and scholarly impact of our faculty; dramatic gains in the academic profile of our incoming students; and resulting advances in the school’s rank and reputation.

Every student who graduates from Texas A&M University School of Law is required to complete a clinic or an externship, with more than 70% of our students opting for a clinic. Our clinical program has ten clinic offerings that are primarily taught by full-time clinicians who hold either tenure or long-term contract positions. The clinics range widely in subject matter and variously involve litigation, transactions, and policy. Some of our clinics also collaborate with Cook Children’s Hospital to provide legal assistance through our Medical Legal Partnership. You can read more about our clinics here.

We are particularly interested in recruiting outstanding clinicians who are excited by the opportunity to engage in scholarship, teaching, and/or policy work at the highest level, at one of the nation’s largest public universities. We are considering candidates to incorporate into existing clinics or start new ones.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest and CV to Interfolio via this link:  https://apply.interfolio.com/91057.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Luz E. Herrera, Fatma Marouf or Jeff Slattery at (817) 212-4123.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER is hiring a Graduate Teaching Fellow for its International Women's Human Rights Clinic.

To apply: Please submit a resumé, official law school transcript, and detailed statement of interest by mail or email (IWHRC@law.georgetown.edu).

DESCRIPTION 

The IWHR Clinic offers one two-year graduate fellowship every other year for individuals interested in developing their skills as advocates or future law professors. The next available fellowship will begin in the summer of 2022.

Fellows supervise J.D. students to draft litigation papers, human rights reports, and proposed legislation for use in African and sometimes other countries and before international and regional human rights bodies. The projects are co-designed with in-country women’s human rights lawyers and seek to advance women’s rights to equality, health, education, access to justice, freedom from violence (and more) at the domestic level or before a human rights treaty body. Fellows and students travel during spring break to conduct an in-country fact-finding mission.

Successful completion of the fellowship results in the award of an LL.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University Law Center. Fellows are automatically enrolled in the Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program (WLPPFP) at Georgetown Law, which provides educational insights and professional development opportunities in the field of women’s rights advocacy. Fellows also take a course in Elements of Clinical Pedagogy, which is taught by Georgetown’s clinical faculty and which provides the fundamental tools for success for teaching a law clinic.

Fellow Qualifications

Fellows must have excellent organizational, communication, and writing skills. Fellows must have earned a J.D. from a U.S. university and be members of the D.C. bar, or take steps to apply for membership in the D.C. bar (through examination or waiver) upon being accepted for the position. At least two years of post-law school experience is required, as well as courses or experience in human rights law.

Application Process and Deadline

Applications for the 2022-2024 fellowship position will be accepted starting in the fall of 2021. Please submit a resumé, official law school transcript, and detailed statement of interest. The deadline is December 31, 2021.

Mailing Address

Please mail application materials to:

Georgetown University Law Center

International Women’s Human Rights Clinic

Re: IWHRC Fellowship Application

600 New Jersey Ave. NW, Suite 334

Washington, DC 20001

You may also email application materials to: IWHRC@law.georgetown.edu

https://www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential-learning/clinics/international-womens-human-rights-clinic/

UMass Law is hiring an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor for its Immigration Law Clinic.

To Apply click on link below: 

 https://secure.dc4.pageuppeople.com/apply/822/dartmouth/applicationForm/initApplication.asp?lJobID=510000&sLanguage=en-us&sSourcePointer=dartmouth&lJobSourceTypeID=808

DESCRIPTION

UMass Law welcomes applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position to begin July 1, 2022. At UMass Law, clinical faculty are on a unitary tenure-track along with doctrinal faculty. We are interested in candidates who would teach and direct our Immigration Law Clinic, as well as courses in one or more of the following: Immigration Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Race and the Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, Labor and Employment Law, Patent Law, Professional Responsibility, and Tax Law. As director of the Immigration Law Clinic, the successful candidate will provide instruction to students regarding the substance and practice of immigration law through representation of immigrants in the SouthCoast Massachusetts area.

Minimum qualifications: Candidates must have a law degree, a strong academic record, prior law school clinical teaching experience, and demonstrated potential to produce outstanding scholarship.

Preferred qualifications: Prior immigration law clinical teaching experience, relevant professional experience with immigration law issues (e.g., deportation defense, family reunification, political asylum, juvenile assistance, and representation of survivors of violence), published scholarship, and experience or interest in teaching a doctrinal course in one or more of our other curricular needs (identified above) are preferred. In addition, candidates should be licensed, or eligible to become licensed, in Massachusetts. All interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, current resume, and the contact information for three professional references via our hiring portal:

Please note that applicants must be authorized for employment in the U.S. on a full-time basis; employment-based visa sponsorship not available.

To apply please submit a letter of interest, current resume and the contact information for three professional references at: Employment opportunities at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Details - Assistant/Associate Professor - Law (umassd.edu)

The review of applications will continue until the position is filled. The Appointments Committee will be interviewing qualified candidates in person and virtually. For more information about this position, contact the Appointments Committee Chair, Prof. Liz McCuskey, at emccuskey@umassd.edu.

Effective September 27, 2021, all members of the campus community must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or obtain an approved exemption on medical or religious grounds. Individuals with approved exemptions must wear face coverings in public indoor settings on campus and submit proof of a negative COVID-19 test on a weekly basis.

Advertised: 21 Sep 2021 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close:

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring a Clinical Professor of Law, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, or Clinical Assistant Professor of Law (Open Rank)

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USC Gould School of Law Faculty

Los Angeles, California

Apply Online: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/clinical-professor-of-law-clinical-associate- professor-of-law-clinicalassistant-professor-of-law-o/1209/14189984528

DESCRIPTION

The University of Southern California (USC) Gould School of Law is seeking applicants for the position of Clinical Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Assistant Professor, with responsibility for the Housing Clinic. This is a full-time, clinical position in the Law School’s Research Teaching, Practice, and Teaching (RTPC) track, to begin no later than Summer 2022.

The Housing Clinic will be a new clinic for the law school in 2022-23; accordingly, candidates are invited to share in detail their vision for how such a clinic will best function. A significant part of the work of the clinic will be eviction defense, but other housing practice areas are also anticipated. Candidates should share their views on the appropriate portfolio for the clinic.

The clinical professor will be responsible for all aspects of running the Housing Clinic, including intensive supervision and mentoring of law students in representing clients; course planning and teaching; curriculum development; individual case and project work; client selection; and clinic administration.

Clinical faculty members also typically teach one non-clinical course per year in addition to the clinic. Candidates are invited to suggest courses they might be interested in teaching.

The salary range is commensurate with experience; in addition, USC offers a competitive benefits package. USC Benefits information can be found here: https://employees.usc.edu/benefits-perks/

The position will begin in Summer 2022 (or earlier if the candidate is available). Minimum Education: Juris Doctorate

Experience:

• Applicants should have:
• an excellent academic record;
• at least five years of relevant practice experience;
• substantial experience in eviction defense and other housing practice;
• a license to practice law in California;
• excellent analytical and writing skills;
• an aptitude for student supervision;
• experience with, demonstrated commitment to, and cultural competence for working in a diverse client and student community

Prior teaching experience and facility in Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, or Tagalog are desirable.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis but should be submitted electronically no later than 5:00 PM Pacific time on October 16, 2021.

Applications should consist of a letter describing your relevant practice experience, teaching experience (if any) and outlining your vision for the Housing Clinic; a CV; and three references.

Founded in 1896, the USC Gould School of Law has a distinguished past built on the principles of equity and excellence, and the courage to break new ground. USC first introduced legal education in Southern California. Today, the law school continues to make history through its philosophy of innovation and through its dynamic faculty and engaged students. USC Gould cultivates analytical ability, ethical values, and a spirit of collegiality that prepare students for meaningful careers benefiting society. It was one of the first law schools to engage students in clinical programs and remains a leader in experiential education. We currently offer 6 clinics and are excited about this expansion. We anticipate significant student and community interest.

Equity, diversity, inclusion, opportunity and access are of central importance to the Gould School of Law. Gould holds a unique position in society, and within the university, as every aspect of these principles are influenced by and can be protected through legal rules and institutions. At Gould, we are proudly committed to maintaining a community in which each person respects the rights of others to live, work, and learn in peace and dignity, to be proud of who and what they are, and to have equal opportunity to realize their full potential as individuals and members of society.

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Apply Online: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/clinical-professor-of-law-clinical-associate- professor-of-law-clinicalassistant-professor-of-law-o/1209/14189984528

COLUMBIA CENTER ON SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT (CCSI) is hiring a Legal or Policy Researcher.  

To apply: https://academic.careers.columbia.edu/#/77849

DESCRIPTION

CCSI is hiring a Legal or Policy Researcher to work on our Land, Agriculture & Food Systems portfolio of projects. This position will collaborate with CCSI’s Director and Research Staff to execute the Center’s applied research agenda on the laws, policies, and practices that shape international investment and its alignment with sustainable development and human rights. Specifically, the incumbent will contribute to ongoing projects and research related to trends and developments in international investment policy and legal frameworks, and alternative policies and practices related to international investment, particularly with respect to the Center’s focus on natural resource investments (e.g. land, agriculture and mining), the energy transition, human rights, and finance. This position also supports CCSI’s technical advisory work with select governments, companies, and civil society organizations. The incumbent will contribute to ongoing projects, including through project and advisory work, desk research, stakeholder consultations, organizing and facilitating events and trainings, maintaining contact with collaborators, and helping to develop materials for publications, among other possible activities. Requires a high degree of initiative and independent judgment. In addition to the specifications in the job description linked below, the following qualifications are preferred:

• French or Spanish language
• Interest in and knowledge of international investment law and policy, international human rights law, developments in the field of business and human rights, climate change, and/or land governance
• Experience collaborating with Global South-based actors, governments, civil society, and/or UN agencies
• Experience convening events

For further details, and to apply, please see https://academic.careers.columbia.edu/#/77849 

(Please do not apply directly to CCSI's email account).