HARVARD LAW SCHOOL is hiring a Clinical Fellow for its Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation.

The Clinical Fellow works under the supervision of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) clinical instructors to advocate for legal, regulatory, and policy reforms to expand access to high quality healthcare; to reduce health disparities; and to promote more equitable and effective health and public health systems. This position represents a unique opportunity to work within Harvard Law School's clinical program, to join a dynamic public interest and clinical teaching health and public health law and policy clinic, and practice in burgeoning areas of state and national importance.

• Serve as the lead attorney on one or more Health Law and Policy Clinic (HLPC) projects to increase access to health care and the quality of health care for low-income individuals and families, explicitly working toward racial justice and equality goals.
• Focus on the role of law and policy in enabling the healthcare system to (1) effectively address the structural and social determinants of health and (2) respond to health-related needs of individuals and communities across the health care continuum, from prevention to treatment and beyond.
• Collaborate as a team member on HLPC projects with clinical staff and students on policy development and advocacy, building upon and extending CHLPI's innovative work in health and public health law and policy.
• Participate in office-wide projects and in the Center's program as a laboratory for innovation in legal practice and clinical legal education.
• Manage client and partner relationships on the projects that the Fellow oversees.
• Work closely with students on the projects that the Fellow oversees and supporting student development in skills including problem-solving, law and policy analysis, research and writing, oral communication, time and project management, and leadership.
• Help to set and implement the vision for the ongoing development and success of the Clinic.

Apply Here: https://www.click2apply.net/JBNloycEQq8LsQBeC2e1y

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HARVARD LAW SCHOOL is hiring for an open position of Racial Justice Senior Staff Attorney.

Job Summary

The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) advocates for legal, regulatory, and policy reforms to improve the health of underserved populations. Our work on behalf of low-income people focuses on improving access to high quality health care, reducing health disparities, and promoting more equitable and effective health care and public health systems. The racial justice senior staff attorney ("staff attorney") will identify and advance issues of racial justice and equity across the broad spectrum of CHLPI's advocacy portfolio, including federal and state health policy reform, administrative and legislative advocacy and impact litigation. The staff attorney will also be afforded some discretion to identify new matters within CHLPI's areas of expertise, with an eye toward adding an explicit and focused racial justice component to our law practice. To meet these goals, the staff attorney will work with diverse stakeholders, including consumers, advocates, community-based organizations, health and social services professionals, government officials and others, as well as with CHLPI's staff and students.


Job Code
365058 Legal Professional

Job-Specific Responsibilities

As a Racial Justice Senior Staff Attorney, you will:

• Serve as the lead attorney on one or more CHLPI projects to increase access to health care and the quality of health care for low-income individuals and families, explicitly working toward racial justice and equality goals.
  
  
• Develop new and support existing policy reform, administrative advocacy and/or impact litigation projects with a general goal of reducing racial and socioeconomic disparities in health and public health systems.
  
  
• Liaise with other CHLPI attorneys to enhance the focus on pursuing goals related to racial equity across the organization's initiatives.
  
  
• Supervise and mentor students on a broad range of relevant skills.
  
  
• Review government and government-funded health care policies for racially disparate impacts subject to antidiscrimination law.

• Audit and address health insurance policies that further entrench systemic racism.
  
  
• Work with state-based advocates to develop progressive health care policy reforms targeted at increasing access to care for communities of color.

Basic Qualifications

J.D., admission to a state bar, and five or more years of related experience.

Certificates and Licenses
Bar admission required
Working Conditions
Some travel may be required (once safe travel is resumed).

Job Function
General Administration

Sub Unit
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Location
USA - MA - Cambridge

Department
Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation

Time Status
Full-time

Union
00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Salary Grade
058

Pre-Employment Screening
Education, Identity, License/Cert.

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

Apply Here: https://www.click2apply.net/W7RXYAhx78qYIm1Bi7LQK


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THE GEORGETOWN HEALTH JUSTICE ALLIANCE CLINIC seeks a two year clinical teaching fellow to begin in summer 2021 to teach and supervise law clinic students providing civil legal services through an innovating medical-legal partnership.  Georgetown Law and the Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic are committed to diversity in hiring.

Clinic Description

The Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic is part of a medical-legal partnership between Georgetown University’s Law and Medical Centers. Launched in August 2017, the Law Clinic integrates law students directly into Georgetown community-based health clinics serving children and families living in poverty in Washington, D.C. Law students provide civil legal services to address barriers that affect patient health and well-being in collaboration with medical students, physicians, and other healthcare providers.

Patients at these clinics face complex, civil legal needs, many of which negatively impact their health and well-being. Among the needs currently being served are those related to housing, public benefits, education, and family law. By partnering directly with medical providers who provide low barrier access to healthcare to high needs families in Washington, D.C., the HJA Law Clinic offers a unique and especially effective method for reducing the barriers to justice that often confront people living in poverty and that contribute to racial and economic health disparities.  Medical students rotate into the law clinic and collaborate with law students and clinical teaching fellows in providing holistic advocacy to client families. 

Description of the Fellowship

The Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic is hiring an individual to serve as a clinical teaching fellow and supervising attorney for two years beginning in summer 2021 and ending in summer 2023. The fellowship is ideal for a legal services attorney interested in transition into legal academia and developing teaching and supervisory abilities in a setting that emphasizes a dual commitment—clinical education of law students and poverty lawyering—in the context of an interdisciplinary medical-legal partnership in furtherance of health equity and social justice. The fellow will (i) supervise law students in casework and clinic projects and serve as a mentor and role model to law students in the clinic, including students from historically underrepresented backgrounds, (ii) share responsibility for designing and teaching law clinic seminar classes and facilitating case rounds, and (iii) share in the administrative and case handling responsibilities of the Law Clinic and its medical-legal partnership. The teaching team is highly collaborative and uses a team-based approach to pedagogy planning and problem solving. Fellows also participate in a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities designed to support an interest in clinical teaching and legal education. Successful completion of the fellowship results in the award of an L.L.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University.

Teaching fellows receive an annual stipend of approximately $57,000 in the first year and $60,000 in the second year, health and dental benefits, and all tuition and fees in the LL.M. program.  In addition to training in clinical pedagogy, fellows have access to programming and support around scholarship and entry into the legal teaching market and professional development opportunities.  As full-time students, teaching fellows may qualify for deferment of their student loans and/or may be eligible for loan repayment assistance from their law schools. 

Fellows also benefit from their affiliation with the clinical program at Georgetown Law, the broader Health Justice Alliance cross-campus initiative, the law school and university’s health law and policy programs, and the Georgetown Law and Georgetown University communities. Georgetown is a vibrant institution with a deep commitment to public service and social justice. Georgetown Law is widely recognized as having the country’s top ranked clinical program, with 18 law school clinics—which have clinical teaching Fellows who convene regularly for educational, professional, and social events.  Because the program is widely respected by both the public interest bar and the academy, Fellows have enjoyed considerable success obtaining full-time teaching or advocacy positions after the completion of the Fellowship.

Qualifications

The Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic seeks a prospective fellow with:

• Experience providing civil legal services to low-income clients (housing, public benefits, and/or special education law are areas of particular need);
• Minimum of 3 years of post-J.D. legal experience;
• Membership in the District of Columbia Bar (if not a member of the D.C. Bar must apply for admission by waiver upon accepting the fellowship offer);
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and an interest in clinical teaching; and
• Prior medical, health-related, or mental health-related experience a plus.

Application Instructions:

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible but no later than Monday, Friday, January 15, 2021. Please submit a letter of interest, résumé/CV, complete law school transcript, a list of at least three references, and a writing sample (max. 10 pages) to HealthJusticeAlliance@georgetown.edu. If you have any questions please contact Eugenia Alvarez, Office Manager for the Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic, at ea661@georgetown.edu.  

Note: Georgetown Law has a strong commitment to diversity and encourages applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring a Supervising Attorney for its  Innocence Clinic. 

The Midwest Innocence Project (MIP) is dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people. It was founded at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law (UMKC) in 2000. Today, MIP operates as an independent 501(c)(3) organization in partnership with UMKC Law, University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Kansas Law Schools, among others across the five-state region (Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Iowa, and Nebraska).

The UMKC Innocence Clinic is part of a vibrant criminal justice clinical program, with a Death Penalty Clinic and a Sentencing Mitigation Clinic, as well as a robust externship program with the Public Defender’s Office. In the last two years, UMKC Innocence and Death Penalty Clinics have freed Lamonte McIntyre and Ricky Kidd. One of the most active student organizations on campus is Innocence Project student group, which dedicates many pro bono volunteer hours to MIP work. 

The Midwest Innocence Project seeks a candidate who will serve as a full member of the legal team participating in case intake, investigation, and litigation, and serve as the Director for UMKC Law Innocence Clinic, here in Kansas City, MO.

 

Position details:

·       This is a full-time grant-funded position with a two-year term, reporting directly to MIP’s Executive Director.

·       The Clinic Director will hold adjunct faculty status at UMKC School of Law.

·       The Director will direct the clinic as well as teach the Wrongful Conviction seminar.

 

Hiring criteria

·       Bar license from Missouri, or the ability to become licensed.

·       Experience with teaching, coaching, or the development of skills in others.

·       Preference for three or more years of experience working in criminal defense, post-conviction/habeas corpus litigation.

·       Experience and knowledge with issues surrounding forensic science is especially useful.

 

Application Instructions:

·       Send a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and a list of references to Tricia Rojo Bushnell, Executive Director, at tbushnell@themip.org.

·       Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

 

The Midwest Innocence Project is an equal opportunity employer and strives for diversity among its applicant pool as well as within its staff and board. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, especially racial, ethnic, gender and sexual orientation minorities, veterans, people with disabilities, and smart people with non-linear/nontraditional experience and educational backgrounds to apply for this position. Most importantly, no matter their background, the person selected for this position must embrace, advocate for, and deeply value equity, diversity, and inclusivity.

Anyone who wants to understand the position more, feel free to reach out to Tricia Bushnell, the Midwest Innocence, tbushnell@themip.org. 

Anyone who wants to know about UMKC, our faculty,  our students, Kansas City, etc., feel free to reach out the Meg Reuter, reuterm@umkc.edu. 

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW welcomes applications for appointment to the position of Associate or Full Professor of Law and Director of Legal Clinics and Field Placement Program to administer and direct the College of Law’s clinic and field placement program and to teach clinic and field placement courses on a full-time basis at its Orlando, Florida, location starting in the 2021-2022 academic year. Responsibilities of the Director include administering and overseeing the program, and developing systems, procedures, policies and programs to ensure the maintenance and growth of a viable, visible, dynamic and nationally recognized law school clinical and field placement program that supports the mission of the College of Law. The Director of the program manages the day-to-day administration of operational details of the clinics and the field placements in a manner that supports and enhances the overall functioning of the program, and ensures that goals and objectives specified for the program are accomplished in accordance with priorities, time and funding limitations, University policies or other specifications. The Director’s administrative responsibilities include developing and managing relationships with legal service providers who partner with the law school to provide quality field placements. In addition to cultivating existing relationships and to identifying and developing new relationships with legal service providers, the Director will take the lead in advising students on complying with experiential learning requirements. The Director will assist in ensuring the law school’s compliance with the ABA’s experiential learning standards. The Director also recruits and supervises the administrative support staff of the clinic and recommends training and skill development as needed. This position is a full-time tenure track or tenured faculty position. The Director of Legal Clinics and Field Placement position is a twelve (12) month contractual position. Ideally, applicants should have five (5) or more years of teaching experience at the law school level, academic records denoting excellence, and a demonstrated commitment to teaching, scholarship and research, and service.

Clinical faculty teach in both the day and evening programs, depending on curricular need. Clinical faculty attend faculty meetings and serve on faculty committees.

Located in beautiful and sunny downtown Orlando - one of the most highly sought venues in the southeastern United States - the College is housed in a 160,000 square foot, state of the art facility.  Strategically situated in the heart of Orlando's thriving downtown business community, the College of Law lies within walking distance of federal and state courts, major law firms, art galleries and important civic arenas.  The College of Law has a current enrollment of approximately 500 full and part-time students. The student body ranks as one of the most diverse in the nation. The College of Law boasts a diverse faculty composed of thoughtful and productive scholars from nearly every walk of legal life, including diplomatic, military, and government service, large and small private law practice, international organizations, and the judiciary. Increasing the number of minority lawyers in Florida able to practice law upon passing the bar is central to the College's mission.    

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants for this position must possess a JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school, have a strong academic record, and excellent writing and communication skills. The successful candidate must have been admitted to a state bar and, if not already a member of the Florida bar, become so within 18 months of accepting the appointment. Applicants should have at least five (5) years of legal work experience beyond graduation from their JD degree. Preference will be given to candidates with strong post-law school experience as instructors or professors at the college, university, and law school levels; in the practice of law; and as judicial law clerks at the federal and state levels.

Additional Details: Florida A&M University College of Law is an equal opportunity employer and is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. Candidates from underrepresented and underserved groups are encouraged to apply.

For more information on the position, and to apply electronically, please visit: http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?hr&Careers@FAMU 

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Contact: Applicants may direct inquiries to Professor Maritza Reyes, Chair, Faculty Recruitment Committee, Florida A&M University College of Law, 201 Beggs Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801.  Email: mreyesrecruitment@famu.edu.

 

UCLA LAW's Williams Institute and Experiential Education Program seek applications for the Sears Clinical Law Teaching Fellowship for 2021-2024. Applicants who intend to pursue a career as a clinical professor and/or public interest lawyer engaged in legislative lawyering and policy work are invited to apply if their practice or research interests are focused on the intersections of sexual and reproductive health, LGBTQ rights, and racial and economic justice.

We invite applications from those practicing or working in law, policy, and other disciplinary traditions. Applicants must have a clear legislative lawyering and/or policy focus, be interested in experiential teaching, and should have career or research interests that center questions of sexual and reproductive health, sexuality (broadly defined) and gender identity, and racial and economic justice. We are particularly interested in candidates who have an interest in researching religious liberty arguments to limit both reproductive rights and LGBTQ non-discrimination protections. We seek candidates who will bring our two programs together, infusing each with the ideas and work of the other.

The fellowship offers opportunities for experiential teaching and research designed to prepare the fellow to seek a permanent or tenure-track experiential faculty position at a law school, or an advanced position as a public interest lawyer focused on public policy or legislative lawyering. The fellow will be expected to co-teach or teach in experiential courses at UCLA Law for at least one semester each year of the three-year fellowship. During the summer and semesters when the fellow is not teaching, the fellow would be fully engaged with policy and scholarly research projects. The law school will provide teaching mentorship, as well as research support and faculty guidance on research and writing projects.

The law teaching fellowship programs of The Williams Institute and the Experiential Education Program at UCLA Law are some of the oldest in the nation. Together, they have supported over twenty law teaching fellows to secure tenure track appointments at law schools nationwide. Past fellows have secured faculty positions at top law schools including UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Wisconsin, and Yale.

Eligibility and Qualifications

UCLA School of Law seeks candidates committed to the highest standards of teaching, scholarship and professional activities, and to a campus climate, that supports equality and diversity. A fellowship candidate should possess (or expect to possess by June 30, 2021): a JD or equivalent legal training; a strong academic record; at least two years of practice experience (more preferred); admission to any U.S. bar, California preferred; excellent analytical and writing skills; an aptitude for student supervision; a collegial style; and demonstrated interest and background in sexual and reproductive health and sexual orientation and gender identity law and policy. In addition, we welcome candidates who possess graduate training in other disciplines, or other personal or professional background that informs their research and teaching interests. The fellowship is for three years, based upon satisfactory completion of each year of the fellowship. Those with previous postdoctoral scholar experience will be limited to no more than five total years of postdoctoral experience including time spent at UCLA.

Terms of the Fellowship

The Sears Clinical Law Teaching Fellow will be appointed for the academic year beginning July 1, 2021 and must be in residence in Los Angeles at UCLA. The fellowship is renewable for a second and third year, contingent on the fellow’s satisfactory progress. The fellowship offers a salary of approximately $70,000 per year and full benefits.

The fellow’s responsibilities include:

• co-teaching or teaching at least one experiential course annually;
  engaging in substantial public policy or academic writing each year;
  assisting with Williams Institute and Experiential Education programs, such as symposia, journal, moot court competitions, panels, and workshops;
  mentoring J.D. and L.L.M. students, both formally and informally;
  participating in the intellectual life of the law school by attending faculty workshops, specialized colloquia, and the like.

Application Process

Confidential review of applications, nominations, and expressions of interest will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by Wednesday, January 20, 2021 but will be considered thereafter until the position is filled.

Please go to https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF06028 to submit an application. A complete application includes the following materials:

• cover letter summarizing your qualifications for the fellowship, including any past and/or potential contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion through research, teaching, and/or public service;
  statement discussing your teaching, practice, and research interests of no more than 3,000 words;
  resume;
  law school and other post-graduate transcripts;
  writing sample, either published or in-progress;
  names and contact information of three references prepared to write a letter of recommendation upon request. At least one should be a professor familiar with your scholarly and/or teaching potential.

Questions via email may be addressed to Assistant Dean Allison Korn at korn@law.ucla.edu.

The Sears Clinical Law Teaching Fellowship was made possible through generous gifts by Jim Hooker, Chuck Williams, Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles, and a number of other donors. The Williams Institute is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. A think tank at UCLA Law, the Williams Institute produces high-quality research with real-world relevance and disseminates it to judges, legislators, policymakers, media, and the public. UCLA School of Law’s Experiential Education Program offers extensive and rigorous practical training for students interested in litigation, transactional, regulatory, and public interest work. Existing substantively-focused law clinic courses include Community Economic Development, Criminal Defense, Documentary Film, Immigrant Family Legal, International Human Rights, Tribal Legal Development, and Veterans Justice.

The University of California seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, gender transition status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), genetic information (including family medical history), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services, including protected veterans. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination &Affirmative Action Policy at https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction.

JOB LOCATION

Los Angeles, California

LEARN MORE

More information about this recruitment: https://law.ucla.edu/

REQUIREMENTS

Document requirements

• Cover Letter - A letter summarizing your qualifications for the fellowship, including any past and/or potential contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion through research, teaching, and/or public service

• Statement of Interests - A statement discussing your teaching, practice, and research interests of no more than 3,000 words

• Resume or C.V. - Your most recently updated resume or C.V.

• Law School and other Post-Graduate Transcripts

• Writing Sample (either published or in-progress)

• List of References - Names and contact information of three references prepared to write a letter of recommendation upon request. At least one should be a professor familiar with your scholarly and/or teaching potential.

• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our Sample Guidance for Candidates and related EDI Statement FAQ document.
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Reference requirements

• 3 letters of reference required

YALE LAW SCHOOL seeks applications for a clinical fellowship in the Veterans Legal Services Clinic (VLSC) of the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, within Yale Law School’s clinical program. This is a two-year position, with a third-year option, beginning July 1, 2021, designed for lawyers with at least three years of practice who are considering a career in law school teaching.

VLSC is a semester-long, in-house clinic whose students represent veterans and their organizations in disability compensation benefits, record correction, and civil rights litigation in administrative, state, and federal courts.  VLSC students also represent veterans’ organizations in regulatory and legislative advocacy, strategic planning, and public education campaigns. Illustrative examples include representation of:

• Individual veterans seeking disability compensation benefits for injuries incurred during military service, in initial applications, administrative appeals, and judicial review in federal court. Recent cases include representation of veterans suffering PTSD from combat or sexual assault, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and Agent Orange and radiation exposure-related disabilities.
  
  
• Former service members in individual applications to upgrade a less-than-fully-honorable (“bad paper”) discharge before Department of Defense boards and on judicial review in federal court.  Recent cases include representation of veterans discharged for minor misconduct while suffering from undiagnosed PTSD or TBI; in retaliation for complaining about sexual harassment; and for “homosexual” conduct in the 1940s.
  
  
• A New Haven veteran in a proposed nation-wide class action challenging extreme delays in VA adjudication of benefits applications and which resulted in a 2017 decision, Monk v. Wilkie, overturning nearly thirty years of precedent that had barred veterans from pursuing aggregate litigation via the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the Article I court that is the exclusive channel for review of VA benefits claims.
  
  
• A woman raped while a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in federal civil rights litigation against the former leadership of West Point.
  
  
• Two certified, nation-wide class actions of more than 100,000 Iraq and Afghanistan Era Army veterans who were discharged with bad paper despite having PTSD or PTSD-related conditions attributable to their military service.
  
  
• A nation-wide class of U.S. Air Force veterans exposed to radiation after cleaning up two hydrogen bombs accidentally dropped on Spain in 1966, whose exposure the VA refuses to recognize, in the first appeals class action certified in the history of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Skaar v. Wilkie.
  
  
• Incarcerated Connecticut veterans seeking release from prison during the COVID-19 outbreak, on state and federal habeas petitions.
  
  
• Local and national veterans’ organizations in legislative and regulatory campaigns to address gender and race discrimination in congressional nominations to the military service academies; secure reparations for historic VA discrimination against Black veterans; recognize herbicide exposure of veterans who served on Guam in the Vietnam era; improve services for incarcerated veterans; curb retaliation against service-members who report sexual harassment or assault; better credit military training in occupational and professional licensing laws; make Connecticut veterans with bad paper eligible for state veterans’ benefits; and bar employment discrimination against veterans with bad paper.

The Fellow’s responsibilities include the representation of VLSC clients, supervision of students, assistance in designing and teaching the weekly VLSC seminar, and work on one’s own scholarship.  In addition, the Fellow may be asked to co-teach a section of a seven-week fall program for first-year students, Introduction to Legal Analysis and Writing.  Candidates must be prepared to apply for admission to the Connecticut bar.  (Candidates may qualify for admission without examination.)  All work will be conducted with the support of the clinical faculty, and will focus on providing legal assistance to low-income and civil rights clients and organizations.  The principal supervisor for the position will be Professor Michael Wishnie.

The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is committed to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment.  Candidates must be able to work both independently and as part of a team, and must possess strong written and oral communication skills.  Experience in creative and community-driven advocacy is a strong plus.  Annual salary is $65,000-70,000.  Fellows receive health benefits and access to university facilities.  Send (or email) a resume, cover letter, writing sample, law school transcript, and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references by February 28, 2021 (early applications encouraged) to: Osikhena Awudu, Program Manager, The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, P.O. Box 209090, New Haven, CT 06520-9090; telephone: (203) 432-4800; fax: (203) 432-1426; osikhena.awudu@yale.edu.

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

THE UNT DALLAS COLLEGE OF LAW (UNTDCOL) invites inquiries, applications, nominations for the position of Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. 

The UNTD College of Law is a new public law school in downtown Dallas with a full-time day division and a part-time evening division. The College makes a legal education open to more students and offers an innovative approach with a focus on real-world practical abilities. This is a special opportunity to make a real difference in leading and developing a growing and innovative school of law, with the potential to significantly affect and model best practices in legal education nationally. The College of Law admitted its first class in 2014, and achieved provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association in 2017. The College of Law is currently working to establish its full compliance with the ABA Rules and Standards in order to become fully approved by the ABA by no later than June of 2022.

The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs serves as the principal steward of the College of Law’s academic affairs, represents the College of Law to the outside community, and coordinates academic affairs with the rest of UNT Dallas and UNT System. As a faculty member, the Associate Dean will be responsible for teaching one three-credit course per semester. The Associate Dean will report to Dean Felicia Epps and be a member of the Dean’s senior leadership team.

The next Associate Dean will possess a Juris Doctor Degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, a demonstrated history of academic and administrative achievements in teaching, scholarship and service in a law school accredited by the ABA and eligibility for appointment as a tenured Associate Professor or full Professor under the standards of the College of Law and UNTD. The next Associate Dean for Academic Affairs is expected to start in the Summer of 2021.

The full list of responsibilities, the leadership agenda, desired experience and attributes and instructions on how to apply can be found in the position profile: https://academicsearch.org/open-searches-public/

Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest can be submitted in confidence to UNTDLawAD@academicsearch.org. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, and those received by January 19, 2021 can be assured full consideration.

Confidential discussions about this opportunity may be arranged by contacting the Academic Search Senior Consultants leading this search: William F. Howard, J.D. at bill.howard@academicsearch.org or Wanda D. Bigham, Ed.D. at wanda.bigham@academicsearch.org.

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit – and takes actions to prevent – discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence), and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, family status, genetic information, citizenship or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, and employment practices. The University of North Texas System immediately investigates and takes remedial action when appropriate.

The University of North Texas System also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose a discriminatory practice, file a charge, or testify, assist or participate in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications and nominations for Director of the Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic to begin in the 2021-22 academic year. The Law School is looking for an outstanding teacher, lawyer, scholar, and leader who will advance our vision of a fully-integrated experiential learning curriculum at the forefront of our institutional commitment to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and to combat structural inequality, including racism, within the academy, the legal profession, and society. We are seeking candidates who either currently meet or will soon meet our unitary tenure standard. Salary, rank, and title (i.e., Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor) will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The Director’s responsibilities will include: (1) administration and oversight of all clinics and the Externship Program (which has its own faculty Director); (2) supporting full-time and adjunct clinical faculty; (3) supervising administrative staff; and (4) developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the clinic meets all professional and academic standards. The Director’s faculty responsibilities will include teaching at least one clinical course each year in their area of expertise as part of a 0.5 FTE teaching assignment and producing scholarship consistent with our faculty tenure standards. We will look to the Director to sustain our long tradition of regional and national leadership in clinical education and to be a powerful voice for clinical education within and beyond our institution.

Consistently ranked one of the Top Twenty programs by US News and World Report, the Peterson Law Clinic typically offers courses in as many as twelve different subject areas in a single academic year. We regularly offer clinics in civil-rights litigation (in conjunction with the Korematsu Center for Law and Equality), juvenile criminal defense, workers’ rights advocacy, estate planning, small business advising, international human rights, immigration practice, and patent matters before the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Seattle University School of Law is committed to preparing great lawyers and leaders who make a difference for their clients and communities. We proudly and consistently attract the most diverse student body of any law school in the Pacific Northwest region (40% students of color in this year’s 1L class). Our commitment to academic distinction is grounded in our Jesuit Catholic tradition, one that encourages open inquiry, thoughtful reflection, and concern for personal growth. Innovation, creativity, and technological sophistication characterize our rigorous educational program, which prepares lawyers for a wide variety of successful careers in law, business, and public service.

Minimum Qualifications:  JD from an ABA-accredited institution, a strong academic record, a current license to practice law, at least five years experience in practice, with experience as a clinical teacher strongly preferred. (We will consider applications from individuals without clinical teaching experience who have exceptional records of professional excellence, administration, and leadership.) The successful candidate will be expected to promptly obtain a license to practice in Washington once hired.

Founded in 1891, Seattle University is a Jesuit Catholic university located on a beautiful campus of more than 50 acres in the dynamic heart of Seattle. Our diverse and driven population is made up of more than 7,200 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools and colleges. 

In support of its pursuit of academic and scholarly excellence, Seattle University is committed to creating a diverse community of students, faculty and staff that is dedicated to the fundamental principles of equal opportunity and treatment in education and employment regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity, national origin, political ideology, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. The university encourages applications from, and nominations of, individuals whose differing backgrounds, beliefs, ideas and life experiences will further enrich the diversity of its educational community.

For best consideration, submit application, including cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a list of references, to https://www.seattleu.edu/careers/ by the close of business on January 15, 2021. Questions about the search process should be directed to Professor Paul Holland, hollandp@seattleu.edu, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee.

IE UNIVERSITY invites applications for the position Clinical Assistant Professor of Law for IE Law School´s Legal Clinic. The Clinical Professor will be in charge of developing and managing the IE Law School Legal Clinic.

The IE Law School  Legal Clinic has grown exponentially in its first few years of existence. It has reached more than 70 agreements with law firms, foundations, professional associations, NGOs and social entrepreneurs. It provides cutting-edge legal assessment on issues related to diverse topics such as the use of technology to improve access to justice, data protection, corporate and associations law, taxation, contracts, and labour law, particularly in situations with a cross-border component.

We are looking for an outstanding individual to lead the Clinic in a new, exciting phase of development. The selected candidate must have a demonstrated knowledge and experience on how legal clinics work and the capacity to generate new clients and funding.  In particular, she/he will have to select cases, accompany our students in their entire clinical work, design and teach legal clinic courses, and interact with the Clinic's stakeholders.

The position is tenure-track at the level of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate shall commit to an academic legal career in an international and innovative environment.   

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Management and coordination of IE Law School Legal Clinic, according to the description of the position.
• Development and delivery of graduate and undergraduate courses with an international and practice-oriented focus using innovative methodologies (including active methodology and online teaching).
• Personal advisor to students.
• Research on legal education and clinical legal education

Requirements:

• Proven experience in clinical legal education
• Professional legal qualifications
• Specialist knowledge in a relevant area of law. Knowledge of both civil law and common law will be highly valued
• Ph.D. in a relevant area of law
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of Spanish will be highly valued.

Salary range: Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Start date:  September 2021

Application process:   Apply by January 30, 2021 via INTERFOLIO at http://apply.interfolio.com/81457

The following documents will be requested: Cover letter, Long CV (including publications and research projects) and 2 Letters of recommendation. We may ask some applicants for a video interview.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited to present online. For general enquiries, contact Sara Flores, Faculty Recruitment Coordinator at sara.flores@ie.edu

About IE University: IE University holds a leading position in Europe among institutions of higher education for excellence in innovation and learning technologies.

IE University is the number one Spanish university and the 25th in the world in the Times Higher Education’s Global University Employability Ranking 2020.

IE Law School is one of the top law schools in the world and has been listed among the best law schools worldwide in the Financial Times’ Global Legal Education report.

IE University has campuses in Madrid and Segovia, Spain. Madrid is a vibrant, cosmopolitan capital city of 5+ million that offers an enormous range of professional and leisure opportunities. Segovia is a beautiful World-Heritage city that offers the pleasures of a small city environment and easy access (30 minutes by bullet train) to the heart of Madrid.