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  • 05 Nov 2018 11:09 AM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER is seeking applications for the Appellate Litigation Graduate Teaching Fellowship for candidates interested in earning an LL.M. and training as appellate advocates in the federal and D.C. courts.  The Appellate Litigation Program accepts appointments to represent indigent clients in a broad range of cases, including habeas, constitutional tort, immigration, and administrative law cases, and fellows work on all aspects of the cases.  In addition to arguing at least one case in a federal court of appeals, the fellows work with students and the Director on cases pending in the federal courts of appeals, the United States Supreme Court, the D.C. courts, and the Board of Immigration Appeals.  The fellows supervise student written work and oral advocacy preparation in order to enhance the student learning process and to develop the fellows’ own skills as clinicians and litigators.

    The fellows also jointly teach (with the Director) the Appellate Litigation Program's weekly seminar, exploring many aspects of appellate brief-writing, appellate procedure, client communication, and professional responsibility.  Fellows also have the opportunity to work with Georgetown’s Supreme Court Institute that conducts moot courts for attorneys preparing to argue before the Supreme Court of the United States.  The fellowship helps prepare fellows for careers in teaching and/or litigation. 

    The next available fellowship will begin in the summer of 2019.  We will accept applications for that fellowship between September 1, 2018 and December 1, 2018.  Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

    Interested persons should apply by submitting a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and official law school transcript to: Professor Erica J. Hashimoto, Director, Appellate Litigation Program, Georgetown University Law Center, 111 F Street, N.W., Room 306, Washington, D.C. 20001-2095.  Applicants should be aware that the application process has become increasingly competitive.  Fellows who are not members of the D.C. Bar must apply for admission no later than 90 days after the commencement of the fellowship.  Candidates should have at least one year of relevant experience beyond the J.D. degree (e.g., clerkship, government or private practice) and membership in a state bar.  Superior writing skills and a strong academic background are required.  A federal clerkship, appellate litigation experience, teaching experience, and experience with criminal or civil rights litigation are highly desirable.

  • 09 Oct 2018 1:24 PM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for the faculty position of Director of its longstanding Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic. The Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic is one of 18 law clinics and externships offered by the law school (http://law.wustl.edu/clinicaled/pages.aspx?id=6898). The new director will assume the position in summer 2019 in preparation for fall classes.

    The Clinic represents non-profit organizations, community groups, and individuals pursuing legal action and other forms of advocacy to protect the environment and community health. Its unique interdisciplinary focus enables it to provide both legal and technical assistance to clients through law students and undergraduate and graduate non-law students from other university schools. Students work in interdisciplinary teams, overseen by a Clinic lawyer and environmental engineer or scientist, on issues such as air and water pollution, solid and hazardous waste, energy regulation, and environmental justice.

    The director will oversee all aspects of the Clinic, including the teaching of students (through one-on-one tutorials and a weekly seminar), supervision of and responsibility for student casework, identification and selection of clients and matters, grant writing and administration, and day-to-day program administration. The director will also teach non-clinic courses and assist other law school programs.

    Qualifications

    Candidates must be eligible to practice law in Missouri (i.e., must be a member of the Missouri bar or eligible for admission as a law teacher without examination pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13.06). Candidates should have environmental law and litigation experience, outstanding legal research and writing skills, and promise as a teacher and mentor for law students.

    Application Process

    Applicants must complete an online application by navigating to https://jobs.wustl.edu/ and searching for job opening number 41821.

    In addition to completing the online application, applicants should submit a resume, law school transcript, references, and brief description of the candidate’s interest and qualifications to: Professor Robert Kuehn, Associate Dean for Clinical Education, Washington University School of Law, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1120, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899; rkuehn@wustl.edu.

    EOE Statement

    Washington University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

  • 09 Oct 2018 1:19 PM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    GEORGETOWN LAW’S Environmental Law and Justice Clinic in the Institute for Public Representation (IPR) invites applications for a two-year clinical fellow/staff attorney position to start in August 2019.

    What is IPR?

    IPR is a public interest law firm and law school clinic founded by Georgetown University Law Center in 1971.  IPR serves as counsel for groups and individuals who are unable to obtain effective legal representation on issues of broad public importance.  IPR’s work is currently focused in two areas: environmental law and communications law and policy.  IPR provides third-year and second semester  second-year law students an opportunity to develop a wide range of lawyering skills by working on real cases under the supervision of faculty members and fellows (also referred to as staff attorneys).

    There are four fellow positions at IPR, and we are now recruiting for two fellows for the Environmental Law and Justice clinic in IPR.

    IPR’s Environmental Law and Justice Clinic

    IPR’s work in environmental law primarily focuses on individuals and communities, many of whom are in the Washington metropolitan area, who suffer a disproportionate share of environmental harms and enjoy fewer environmental amenities than other parts of the area in question.  Our clients have included neighborhood associations, regional, local, and tribal environmental organizations, community activists, and Indian tribes.  The Environmental Law and Justice Clinic also represents national organizations on environmental issues of national importance arising under the federal environmental laws.  We have worked on litigation involving the full array of federal, state, and local environmental laws as well as civil rights and administrative law, and have appeared in federal and state courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court and various state supreme courts, and before local zoning boards, public service commissions, and agency hearing examiners.  In addition to litigation, our environmental advocacy extends to federal and regional state agency rule-making and permitting processes, and frequently involves working to support coalitions of groups concerned with these issues. 

    The nature of the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic’s environmental projects varies from year to year depending on client need, attorney interest, and resource availability.  Because IPR conducts a clinical legal education program for sixteen Georgetown law students each semester, half of whom work on environmental projects, another key factor in selecting projects is their appropriateness for clinical teaching. 

    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/staff attorney and faculty member.  The students and clinical fellow/staff attorneys 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.  Fellows/staff attorneys are offered an opportunity to co-teach seminars with a faculty member.  Under the guidance of environmental fellows/staff attorneys and the environmental clinical director, students have the chance to develop a wide range of lawyering skills as well as to consider how their personal values relate to their professional careers.

    In addition to the clinical fellow/staff attorneys, the professional staff of IPR includes two full-time members of the law school faculty.  The faculty members oversee work on projects and are responsible for teaching the seminars and grading.  The faculty member who directs the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic is Professor Hope M. Babcock.  Professor Babcock has directed IPR’s environmental program for twenty-seven years and has over forty years of experience in environmental law.  She was formerly general counsel of the National Audubon Society and served in the Carter Administration in the U.S. Department of the Interior. She also teaches environmental and natural resources law at Georgetown.

    What Do the Clinical Fellow/Staff Attorneys Do?

    The clinical fellow/staff attorneys are responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the students, and work closely with the students on improving their lawyering skills, especially legal research, writing, and analysis.  Much of the staff attorneys' 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.  The staff attorneys have their own opportunities to engage in oral and written advocacy on their projects, including the chance to argue before federal, state, or administrative judges.  They take an active role in project development and in planning other IPR activities.

    Past clinical fellow/staff attorneys have emphasized that the IPR experience is unique in several respects: 

    First, the fellowship program offers an opportunity to work on interesting, often cutting-edge projects.  Because all of our projects are handled on a pro bono basis, we have leeway to choose projects that are important, interesting, and present educational opportunities for both students and graduate fellow/staff attorneys.

    Second, graduate fellow/staff attorneys 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.  Graduate fellow/staff attorneys 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.

    Third, clinical fellow/staff attorneys acquire a good practical working knowledge of both specific subject matter areas and of the federal, state, and local administrative and judicial process.

    Fourth, clinical fellow/staff attorneys have an opportunity to work closely with experienced, full time faculty members, who have substantial litigation and substantive expertise.  For those with an interest in clinical teaching, graduate fellow/staff attorneys get first-hand experience in clinical supervision, and also participate in, and often co-teach, seminars.  As part of the Law Center community, graduate fellow/staff attorneys are urged to attend faculty workshops and other programs, and to participate in a variety of on- and off-campus activities.  They are also encourage to attend workshops that will support their academic writing, if they want to pursue an academic career.

    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.  The fellowship will start in August 2019 and end in August 2021.  Georgetown University Law Center awards an LL.M in Advocacy to each fellow upon completion of their two-year term.

    What Qualifications Are We Looking For?

    We are looking for applicants who demonstrate the following:

    • a commitment to public interest law
    • at least two years of relevant prior work experience in environmental law, a fellowship with an environmental organization, or a judicial clerkship
    • strong legal writing and communications skills and experience and/or interest in helping others improve their legal writing, research, and analytical skills
    • an interest in (and aptitude for) clinical legal education

    Clinical fellow/staff attorneys must be members of the D.C. Bar or take steps to apply for membership in the D.C. Bar (through examination or reciprocity) upon being accepted for the position.

    How to Apply?

    Applicants for the fellowship should submit the following:

    • a resume and law school transcript
    • a list of references, including contact information
    • a recent legal writing sample of any length that represents the applicant’s most challenging legal work (The writing sample should not be a collaborative work or a piece significantly edited by someone else.)
    • a brief statement (not longer than one single-spaced page) explaining the applicant’s interest in the position. 

    Send your application materials in a PDF file attached to an email to IPR’s Administrator, Niko Perazich, at nwp2@georgetown.edu.  The application deadline is Monday December 10th 2018.

    After reviewing the application materials, we will select a small number of applicants to be interviewed at our office.  While IPR cannot pay applicants’ travel expenses, we will try to arrange interviews at a time most convenient for the applicant.

  • 09 Oct 2018 1:16 PM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    GEORGETOWN LAW’s Communications and Technology Law Clinic is accepting applications for a two-year, paid position as a staff attorney and clinical teaching fellow starting in August 2019.  The person hired for this position will work closely with the faculty to supervise the work of second and third year law students on high profile, cutting-edge cases before the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and federal appellate courts. Applications will be accepted and considered on a rolling basis through December 1, 2018. 

    Fellow Responsibilities

    The Communications and Technology Law Clinic has two Fellows serving staggered, two-year terms.  The Fellows exercise a great deal of responsibility for the clinic’s cases.  They work with clients and coalitions to develop strategy; meet with Commissioners, agency staff, and Congressional staff; and draft briefs, comments, and other legal documents.  Because we are located in Washington, D.C., the Fellows get to experience firsthand the interplay between Congress, federal agencies, and federal courts in developing communications and technology policy.  They also have many opportunities to network with others working in this area. 

    The Fellows receive training in clinical teaching at a two-day orientation and in a Clinical Pedagogy course that meets throughout the first year of the Fellowship.  In coordination with the faculty, each Fellow typically supervise three to five law students each semester.  Fellows assist students in developing their lawyering skills.  For example, Fellows help students develop a research plan, review and comment on student drafts, and prepare students for meetings and oral presentations.  Fellows also help to plan and teach the classroom components of the clinic.  

    Qualifications

    Applicants should have a law degree and have been admitted to the District of Columbia or another state bar.  We will also give consideration to very strong candidates who will graduate from law school in 2019 and take the bar during that summer.  The qualifications that we look for include:

    • a demonstrated interest in media, telecommunications, privacy, freedom of speech, or related legal fields;
    • practice experience in a law school clinic, a public interest organization, government, a law firm, or as a judicial clerk;
    • strong analytical and communication skills, both oral and written;
    • experience in supervision;
    • an interest in teaching law students in a clinical setting; and
    • a commitment to serving the public interest.
    • a personal statement (not longer than two double-spaced pages) setting forth the reasons for seeking the Fellowship;
    • a résumé;
    • a current law school transcript (an unofficial copy is acceptable);
    • a list of references, including contact information; and
    • one or two recent writing samples that best represent the applicant’s analytical and writing abilities.

    How to apply

    Persons interested in applying should submit the following information:

    Please save all application items in PDF format (preferably in a single PDF) and email them to IPR’s Administrator, Niko Perazich, at nwp2@georgetown.edu.  Applications should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than December 10, 2018.  The clinic will invite selected candidates to interview either in person at Georgetown Law or via Skype.  Regretfully, the clinic cannot pay candidates’ travel expenses, but clinic staff will work to arrange interviews on dates that are convenient for out-of-town candidates.

    Stipend & Benefits

    The Fellowship pays a stipend of $57,000 for the first year and $60,000 for the second year.  Upon successful completion of the Fellowship, the Fellow will be awarded (tuition-free) an LL.M. degree in Advocacy.  In addition, Georgetown Law provides group health insurance, a retirement plan, and unlimited access to its state-of-the-art fitness center.  

    The Fellowship provides an excellent entry into technology law, public interest practice, and academia.  Because the program is widely respected by both the communications bar and the academy, Fellows typically have considerable success obtaining full-time teaching or advocacy positions after the completion of the Fellowship.  Alumni have gone to the FCC, FTC, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Common Sense Media, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Press, National Hispanic Media Coalition, New America’s Open Technology Institute, and Public Knowledge, as well to teaching positions in several law schools.

  • 09 Oct 2018 1:13 PM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    GEORGETOWN LAW is accepting applications for a Civil Litigation Clinic Clinical Teaching Fellowship, 2019-21.The Civil Litigation Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center opened its doors in September 2017.  The Clinic’s aim is to teach students the nuts and bolts of litigation, including interviewing prospective clients and witnesses, evaluating potential cases, framing and drafting complaints, taking and defending discovery, filing and responding to motions, including dispositive motions, and handling appeals. The Clinic focuses on cases that are good teaching vehicles.  The case load involves a mix of open government, administrative law, privacy, and civil liberties cases. At present, the Clinic represents, among other clients, the Natural Resources Defense Council in litigation against the EPA, Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology in litigation against the New York City Police Department, all of the minority members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in a case against the General Services Administration, and members of an Indian Tribe in litigation against the Bureau of Indian Affairs.    

    The Clinic is directed by David Vladeck. Professor Vladeck has over forty years of litigation experience, having served as a staff lawyer and then director of Public Citizen Litigation Group, the Director of Georgetown Law’s civil rights clinic, and the Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.  He also teaches courses in civil procedure, federal courts, privacy, and the First Amendment. 

    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 the summer of 2019.  The fellow will have several areas of responsibility, with an increasing role in the clinic as the fellowship progresses.  The fellow will:

    • Supervise students in cases and take responsibility for his or her own case load, including conducting arguments in federal and state courts;
    • Share responsibility for designing and teaching seminar sessions;
    • 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; and
    • At the end of the fellowship, be awarded an LL.M. in Advocacy from the law school.

    Qualifications

    • A minimum of 2 years of post-J.D. legal experience; and
    • Admission (or willing to be admitted as soon as possible) to the District of Columbia Bar;
    • Experience with federal court litigation preferred but not required

    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.  The fellowship will start in the summer of 2019 and end in the summer of 2021.

    Application Instructions

    Please submit a cover letter, résumé/CV, two references, and a writing sample (no longer than 10 pages) to Niko Perazich at nwp2@georgetown.edu by December 10, 2018.

  • 09 Oct 2018 1:11 PM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    GONZAGA SCHOOL OF LAW seeks applicants for a three-quarter-time Lecturer in its Federal Tax Clinic, with flexibility to serve in other areas as needed by the clinical program, as well as the opportunity to teach doctrinal classes.  This position is dependent on a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) grant awarded from the IRS which  Gonzaga has been receiving for over 15 years. Gonzaga has a long standing clinical program which has served the low income Spokane community since 1975. Here is the link with more information on how to apply: https://gonzaga.peopleadmin.com/postings/12121

  • 27 Sep 2018 1:11 PM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for the faculty position of Director of its longstanding Appellate Clinic. The Appellate Clinic is one of 18 law clinics and externships offered by the law school (http://law.wustl.edu/clinicaled/pages.aspx?id=6898). The new director will assume the position in January or July 2019.

    The Clinic, through its second- and third-year law students, represents pro se litigants in cases on appeal in United States Courts of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Under the supervision of the director, students research and write motions and briefs and argue the cases.

    The director will oversee all aspects of the Clinic, including the teaching of students (through one-on-one tutorials and a weekly seminar), supervision of and responsibility for student casework, identification and selection of clients, and day-to-day administration. The director will also teach non-clinic courses and assist other law school programs.

    Qualifications

    Candidates must be eligible to practice law in Missouri (i.e., must be a member of the Missouri bar or eligible for admission as a law teacher without examination pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13.06). Candidates should have appellate practice experience, outstanding legal research and writing skills, and promise as a teacher and mentor for law students.

    Application Process

    Applicants must complete an online application by navigating to https://jobs.wustl.edu/ and searching for job opening number 41660.

    In addition to completing the online application, applicants should submit a resume, law school transcript, references, and brief description of the candidate’s interest and qualifications to: Professor Robert Kuehn, Associate Dean for Clinical Education, Washington University School of Law, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1120, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899; rkuehn@wustl.edu.

    EOE Statement

    Washington University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.


  • 24 Sep 2018 4:20 PM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL is pleased to announce a search for a Clinical Professor-Track position in the Frank J. Remington Center’s Legal Assistance To Institutionalized Persons Project (LAIP). The Remington Center is one of the largest and oldest clinical programs in the country, and is comprised of multiple prison-based and criminal law projects. The clinics include several calendar-year opportunities, along with school-year clinics and externship positions with prosecution and public defender offices.  

    LAIP attorneys supervise students in the Center’s founding clinic. LAIP provides a wide range of legal assistance to individuals incarcerated in Wisconsin state prisons. The work includes preparatory instruction and direct supervision over students in a full, calendar year clinical program. Students enroll full time in the summer, and have continuing clinical work during the fall and spring semesters. Common legal issues in LAIP involve postconviction matters, sentence structure questions, and a range of other issues faced by incarcerated individuals.

    Please click on the following link to view the position announcement, including for information about how to apply: http://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/cw/en-us/job/499189/clinical-assistant-or-associate-professor-laip

    Applications must be received by October 28, 2018, for full consideration. However, the position will remain open until filled.

    Please share with anyone who might be interested.


  • 24 Sep 2018 4:18 PM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL is pleased to announce a search for a Director of the Frank J. Remington Center’s Prosecution Project. The Remington Center is one of the largest and oldest clinical programs in the country, and is comprised of multiple prison-based and criminal law projects. The clinics include several calendar-year opportunities, along with school-year clinics and externship positions with prosecution and public defender offices.  

    The Director of the Prosecution Project instructs and places students in district attorneys’ offices throughout Wisconsin. The work includes preparatory classes, indirect supervision of the summer placements in coordination with local DAs and ADAs, management of the placements, and follow-up reflection and review. In addition, the Law School is especially interested in those individuals with prior experience in teaching entry-level criminal law classes, victims rights work, and/or alternative courts. This position will also have the opportunity to teach classroom-based substantive and procedural criminal law classes

    This position is a clinical-professor track position. Please click on the following link to view the position announcement, including for information about how to apply: http://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/cw/en-us/job/499067/clinical-assistant-or-associate-professor-prosecution-projec

    Applications must be received by October 1, 2018

    Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested.


  • 24 Sep 2018 4:16 PM | Lauren Bartlett (Administrator)

    GEORGETOWN LAW invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position to direct the Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic, which is part of Georgetown’s top-ranked clinical program. The Health Justice Alliance Law Clinic is part of a medical-legal partnership between Georgetown Law and Georgetown University Medical Center, through which law students, fellows, and faculty collaborate with medical, nursing, and behavioral health students, faculty, and staff to improve the health and well-being of low-income children and families in Washington, D.C.  Through partnerships with the MedStar Georgetown Community Pediatrics department, which runs school health centers and a mobile pediatric van, and the HOYA Clinic, which serves homeless families, law students enrolled in the Law Clinic represent low-income families in a variety of poverty law areas, including education, family law, housing, and public benefits.  Students also engage in systemic projects, such as policy and inter-professional and community education projects related to the medical-legal partnership work.

    The Faculty Appointments Committee is particularly interested in candidates with prior medical-legal partnership experience in the relevant practice areas and prior clinical teaching experience. Candidates must demonstrate a record of strong academic performance and excellent potential for scholarly achievement.  Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, references and a scholarly agenda to Emily N. Smith at eny3@georgetown.edu.

    Georgetown Law has operated its highly regarded in-house clinical program for more than 50 years. Through this program, students learn the practical art of lawyering while providing quality legal representation to under-represented individuals and organizations. We offer 17 different clinics, and more than 300 students participate in this program every year.

    Georgetown Law has a strong commitment to diversity among its faculty and encourages applications from minorities and women.


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