The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law- well known for its leadership in clinical legal education and for its public interest mission- is pleased to announce a fellowship opportunity in the Legislation Clinic.

The Legislation Clinic seeks to train students in the various skills necessary for effective legislative and regulatory advocacy. It does this by offering a graded seven-credit experiential learning experience that combines client representation, community work, and the study of legislative lawyering. The Clinic’s mission is two-fold:

1 – To provide UDC-DCSL students with the training, supervision, and field experience necessary to become effective and reflective lawyers.

2 – To undertake projects advancing the public interest and providing quality representation to organizations in need of legislative lawyering services.

This is accomplished by seminar instruction and field experience designed to teach UDC-DCSL law students how to excel when working with text, law, policy, and politics. The seminar contains an examination of the process of enacting legislation and regulations, the building and researching of legislative and regulatory history, the drafting of statutory and regulatory text, talking points, white papers and other policy materials, an introduction to statutory interpretation, and a variety of skills simulations and workshops related to these processes and representing clients in them such as interviewing, counseling, professional responsibility, research, and oral advocacy.

The field experience consists of supervised policy projects for non-profit and community organizations that are working to lift vulnerable populations out of poverty with improved economic security and workplace protections as well as access to other civil rights.

We are looking to have the Clinical Instructor begin August 16, 2018.

The two-year LL.M. program includes coursework in clinical pedagogy, public interest law, and systems change. LL.M. candidates will work under the supervision of the law school’s experienced faculty to supervise and teach J.D. students enrolled in our clinics. By the end of the second academic year, each LL.M. candidate must produce a scholarly work of publishable quality, or a project designed to impact systems change.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Supervision of students’ client representation.
2. Co-teaching a classroom seminar and case rounds.
3. Course planning and preparation with the Director of the clinic.
4. Working with students to develop local or federal legislative, appellate, or other projects consistent with the mission of the clinic.

Minimum Job Requirements

1. A law degree from an accredited U.S. law school, active, good standing with a bar association in the U.S., and eligibility to become a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
2. Evidence of teaching experience, or demonstrated potential for effective teaching.
3. A minimum of two years relevant practice experience.

Please submit your application materials at this link: http://udc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2hbyxh2fkfz

The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law- well known for its leadership in clinical legal education and for its public interest mission- is pleased to announce a fellowship opportunity in the General Practice Clinic.

The General Practice Clinic is a one-semester clinic in which student attorneys represent low-income clients on legal issues affecting their most fundamental needs, including family law (child custody and kinship care, child support and divorce), health, employment, public benefits (including TANF, food stamps, housing subsidies, and Social Security), and estate planning. Students enrolled in the General Practice Clinic will use a range of legal skills on behalf of clients in settings that include administrative tribunals and trial and appellate courts in the District of Columbia. A priority of the General Practice clinic is to serve DC’s low-income seniors.

Students who participate in the clinic are in their second, third or (in the case of part-time students) fourth years of law school. Their clinical experience enables them to represent clients and gain experience in all aspects of client representation, including interviewing, relationship-building, case development and management, counseling, and often negotiation and litigation. The Clinic is particularly valuable for students who may choose to become solo or small firm general practitioners, focus on elder law, or seek employment with non-profit law firms that serve low-income persons.

The clinical instructor position will be effective August 16, 2018.

The two-year LL.M. program includes coursework in clinical pedagogy, public interest law, and systems change. LL.M. candidates will work under the supervision of the law school’s experienced faculty to supervise and teach J.D. students enrolled in our clinics. By the end of the second academic year, each LL.M. candidate must produce a scholarly work of publishable quality, or a project designed to impact systems change.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Supervision of students’ client representation.
2. Co-teaching a classroom seminar and case rounds.
3. Course planning and preparation with the Director of the clinic.
4. Working with students to develop local or federal legislative, appellate, or other projects consistent with the mission of the clinic.

Minimum Job Requirements

1. A law degree from an accredited U.S. law school, active, good standing with a bar association in the U.S., and eligibility to become a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
2. Evidence of teaching experience, or demonstrated potential for effective teaching.
3. A minimum of two years relevant practice experience.

To apply, please submit your materials here: http://udc.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a2hbyxh1xt21

BERKELEY LAW's International Human Rights Law Clinic designs and implements innovative human rights projects to advance the struggle for justice on behalf of individuals and marginalized communities through advocacy, research, and policy development. Students are integral to all phases of the IHRLC’s work and acquire unparalleled experience generating knowledge and employing strategies to address the most urgent human rights issues of our day. The IHRLC’s faculty is comprised of two full-time clinical faculty directors with administrative support provided by university staff.

The Clinic currently works in four focal areas: Promoting Human Rights Within the United States; Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights; and Accountability and Transitional Justice. The clinical fellow will assist clinical faculty in the implementation and supervision of human rights projects that fall within these program areas. With IHRLC faculty, the clinical fellow will participate in a two-unit, companion seminar for students enrolled in the clinic. He or she will teach approximately 10% of the weekly sessions.

For more information about the International Human Rights Law Clinic, please visit our website at: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/clinics/international-human-rights-law-clinic/

The Clinical Teaching Fellow will work under the supervision of Clinic faculty in the following ways:

Clinical Supervision (70% time):

• Assist in the supervision of clinic students and their caseloads each semester;

• Train, develop and facilitate educational experience and ensure expected competencies of clinical students;

• Assist in conducting human rights studies, including report drafting and dissemination;

• Assist in human rights advocacy and litigation in international, regional, and domestic fora;

• Teach one session of the clinic companion seminar and lead case rounds;

• Travel with students to conduct fact finding, attend meetings, court proceedings, and implement outreach and advocacy strategies.

Administrative Duties (25%):

• Assist in planning of the clinic companion seminar and/or case rounds;

• Review and complete all required paperwork in a timely manner;

• Assist with outreach and recruitment of clinic students;

• Work with other clinical faculty to evaluate and improve the clinical curriculum;

• Assist in organizing programmatic events, such as conferences, workshops and speaker series.

Other Duties as Assigned (5%)    

Minimum Qualifications (at time of application):

• J.D. degree or equivalent degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of international human rights issues;

• Experience in clinical teaching and supervision, or other teaching experience;

• Experience in international human rights lawyering;

• Demonstrated research, writing, and oral advocacy skills; and

• Organizational and planning skills, and ability to work independently.

Application Procedure: Please visit the following link to apply: http://apptrkr.com/1183595

Applications must include in pdf format a cover letter, a CV, and a legal advocacy writing sample (such as a brief, motion, or equivalent). Applicants must also provide in AP Recruit the names and contact information of three (3) references. The position is open until filled.

Letters of reference and copies of scholarly transcripts may be requested of top candidates. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a dossier service or career center, to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.

For more information about the International Human Rights Law Clinic, visit our website at: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/clinics/international-human-rights-law-clinic/

The University offers excellent health and retirement benefits which can be viewed online at http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/.

If you have questions about the position, please contact academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu.

Berkeley Law is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching or research. Qualified women and members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, a top-tier law school with an international reputation, is a community of leading legal scholars, teachers, students and alumni, dedicated to providing one of the finest legal educations in the world. Since our doors opened in 1872, we have welcomed qualified men and women, without regard to background or belief. The breadth and depth of our curriculum and scholarship as well as our innovative spirit are distinctive in American legal education.

Boston University School of Law is accepting applications for the position of Director of the Externship Program and Lecturer of Law.  The Director will report to the Associate Dean for Experiential Education and have oversight of the externship program now serving approximately 115 students per year. 

The Director will lead the externship team in a robust and growing field placement program that enables students to gain practice experience, for academic credit, in a variety of settings across both the public and private sectors.  The Director will manage and further develop the externship program by:

• Leading strategic planning efforts as the program expands including the ongoing structure and design of the program.

• Developing new externship opportunities in Boston and beyond including building relationships with field placement supervisors and recruiting excellent seminar teachers and field placement supervisors.

• Preparing training programs and materials and conducting workshops to support externship seminar teachers and field placement supervisors.

• Gathering and analyzing data to evaluate the strength and direction of the externship program and placements in meeting the needs of the law school, student demand, and current legal employment needs.

• Regularly evaluating externship seminars and specific field placements, including through site visits.

• Advising students in selecting appropriate placements and externship seminars, as well as in matters of professional development and learning from practice.

• Working with the externship faculty to plan and ensure that all externship seminars are taught in accordance with BU Law’s outcomes, current ABA standards and educational goals, and best practices.

• Teaching one seminar each semester.

• Participating in the life of the law school by participating on committees relating to externships and in regular meetings of the clinical faculty, etc.

This is a full-time non-tenure track faculty appointment to a two year initial 12-month term contract beginning July 1, 2018, with the possibility of successive appointments. Successful candidates must be licensed to practice law, have a minimum of five years post-JD legal work or law teaching experience, a strong desire to teach and mentor, robust knowledge of law office practice, and strong oral and written communication skills. Clinical teaching experience and a demonstrated commitment to working with law students is a plus.

Applicants should send a letter of interest and resume, and at least three references, to Associate Dean Peggy Maisel, Boston University School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Email applications are strongly encouraged and should be sent to lclinic@law.edu.  PLEASE DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY HR WEBSITE.

Applications received by April 2nd will receive full consideration. The position will remain open until filled.  Questions should be directed to Associate Dean Peggy Maisel at pmaisel@bu.edu.

Boston University School of Law is committed to diversity and welcomes expressions of interest from diverse applicants.  To learn more about the law school, visit our website at www.bu.edu/law.

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

THE TULANE LAW SCHOOL Domestic Violence Clinic focuses on gender-based violence and its far-reaching effects on families and communities.  Clinic faculty introduce students to the complex legal problems survivors of abuse face, teach lawyering and trial-practice skills, and provide holistic, free legal services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.  Throughout the academic year, faculty guide students to explore intersections between domestic violence and other social problems, such as housing insecurity, incarceration, child abuse, and gender inequity.  The Clinic’s work also includes advocacy for civil and criminal justice system reform in the legal responses to abuse, and a Women’s Prison Project that addresses connections between abuse and female incarceration.

 This grant-funded Clinic Instructor/Project Attorney will provide civil legal services to domestic violence survivors in both trial and appellate courts.  She/he will be primarily responsible for client representation and advocacy on civil legal matters including protective orders, custody, support, and other family law issues, but may also assist clients as needed regarding related criminal justice proceedings, public benefits, immigration, housing, or other poverty law issues.  The Project attorney will work closely with the Clinic Director to help develop and coordinate Louisiana’s first Appellate Advocacy Project for domestic violence survivors. 

 Qualifications:

§   Juris Doctorate

§   Three years or more of courtroom litigation experience (civil or criminal)

§   Demonstrable training and experience working with domestic violence survivors

§   Strong interpersonal skills

§   Strong academic record

§   Excellent legal research and writing skills

§   License to practice law in Louisiana, or the ability to take the Louisiana bar exam in 2018.

Additionally, ideal candidates will possess one or more of the following:

§   Experience with public speaking, teaching, and/or professional training

§   Appellate litigation experience (civil or criminal)

§   Experience working with low income and/or historically underserved client populations

§   Experience working with sexual assault, trafficking, and/or stalking survivors

§   Fluency in Spanish

Application Instructions:  

Interested candidates should apply through Interfolio. https://apply.interfolio.com/48665

Inquiries may be directed to Becki Kondkar, Clinical Director and Professor of the Practice, Tulane Law School Domestic Violence Clinic, 6329 Freret Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118. bkondkar@tulane.edu, (504) 865-5153.

BERKELEY LAW is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach courses in our J.D. degree program should openings arise. Areas of particular curricular interest include Business Law, International Commercial Law, and Energy Law. Openings are generally part-time.

Berkeley Law is one of the premier law schools in the United States. Our J.D. program is demanding, engaging, hands- on, and selective. The diverse and constantly evolving curriculum offers hundreds of courses, including dozens in our top-ranked Intellectual Property, International Law, Social Justice, and Environmental Law programs. We expect our faculty and lecturers to demonstrate a strong commitment to academic vigor, multidisciplinary research, and intellectual diversity. Please see:

https://www.law.berkeley.edu/php-programs/courses/courseSearch.php for curricular details.

General Duties: In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assessing student work and assigning grades, advising students, identifying and preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and maintaining a course website.

Basic Qualifications: J.D. or equivalent degree, or other relevant graduate degree, is required at the time of application.

Preferred Qualifications: Legal practice experience in the area in which the applicant seeks to teach. Experience teaching law school courses, with outstanding student and peer evaluations.

Salary: Starting annual full-time salary is currently $53,402, prorated according to teaching workload. Generally, the salary for an instructor teaching one course for a semester at the law school ranges from $4,539 to $8,811 depending on the associated workload.

Application Procedure: To apply, please visit the following link: http://apptrkr.com/1168507

Applicants should submit (a) a cover letter describing their interest in teaching and identifying the course(s) they propose to teach; (b) their curriculum vitae; and (c) a short (1-2 paragraph) description of the course(s). Additional materials may be required of finalists.

To receive full consideration for any openings please submit a complete application. Completed applications will be reviewed as openings arise. Appointments for fall semester are usually reviewed in January and for spring semester in August.

The applicant pool will close on December 3, 2018; candidates who are interested in remaining in the pool after that time will need to submit a new application.

Please direct questions to: academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu

Berkeley Law is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching. Qualified women and members of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

 

BERKELEY LAW is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach courses in our experiential education program should openings arise. Openings are generally part-time.

Instructors teach courses in litigation and transactional lawyering skills, including Negotiation Skills, Pre-Trial Practice Skills, Civil Trial Practice Skills, Criminal Trial Practice Skills, Appellate Advocacy Skills, Legal Writing Skills, Drafting Skills, Legal Research Skills, Alternative Dispute Resolution Skills, Oral Advocacy Skills, Mediation Skills, Law School Competition Skills, Law Practice Skills, Judicial Process Skills, and other related professional practice skills. Courses are taught experientially, using extensive simulation, video and other “learning by doing” pedagogies.

General Duties: In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assessing student work and assigning grades, advising students, identifying and preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and maintaining a course website.

Basic qualifications: J.D. or equivalent degree, or other relevant graduate degree, and experience in the area in which the applicant seeks to teach is required at time of application.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience teaching law school skills courses, with outstanding student and peer evaluations.

Salary: Starting annual full-time salary is currently $53,402, prorated according to teaching workload. Generally, the salary for an instructor teaching one course for a semester at the law school ranges from $4,539 to $8,811 depending on the associated workload.

Application Procedure: To apply, please visit the following link: http://apptrkr.com/1169534

Applicants should submit four (4) documents: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a list of Berkeley Law skills courses they wish to be considered for or wish to propose, and (4) a teaching statement of no more than 500 words explaining how they have approached or would approach teaching skills courses. Additional materials may be required of finalists.

To receive full consideration for any openings please submit a complete application. Completed applications will be reviewed when openings arise. Appointments for fall semester are usually reviewed in January and for spring semester in August.

The applicant pool will close on December 3, 2018; candidates who are interested in remaining in the pool after that time will need to submit a new application.

Please direct questions to: academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu

Berkeley Law is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching. Qualified women and members of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL is pleased to announce a search for a Clinical Instructor 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 Clinical Instructors 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/497443/legal-assistance-to-institutionalized-persons-clinical-instructor

Applications must be received by March 25, 2018.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Boston University School of Law is seeking to hire a full-time technology attorney in its Technology & Cyberlaw Clinic (the "Clinic"). The Clinic is part of BU Law's Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property, and Cyberlaw Program, which is a unique collaboration between BU Law and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The Clinic represents current students at MIT and BU on matters related to their innovative academic and extracurricular work, in the areas of intellectual property, computer access laws, data privacy and security law, media law and the First Amendment, and relevant areas of regulatory compliance. The attorney would be expected to help law students counsel clients and represent students in pre-litigation and transactional settings, and possibly also in some litigation matters, including response to cease-and-desist letters and other legal threats. Clients often present novel questions of law in usual areas of technology, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, and novel methods of computer network observation and data gathering. Experience with data privacy regulation, including sectoral data privacy laws in healthcare and education, is considered a plus.

The attorney's primary responsibility will be to supervise and assist students with direct client representation matters and research. The attorney will also assist the Clinic Director in preparing and teaching a year-long seminar for students enrolled in the Clinic, including developing materials, performing research, and coordinating classroom activities and guest presentations. As time allows, the attorney would also work with the Clinic Director to develop generalized legal resources and informational material to inform MIT and BU students on their legal risks when conducting innovative research and projects in emerging technologies

Required Skills

The ideal candidate is a member of the Massachusetts bar or is eligible for membership, with at least one to three years of experience advising clients on cutting-edge issues in technology law, and a willingness to support the work of creative and innovative young clients. Experience with legal issues related to research and development of new technologies is considered a plus. Teaching experience or a strong interest in developing as a clinical faculty member is also considered a plus. Exceptional writing, editing, organizational, and managerial skills are required.

The attorney will be hired as a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, to a two-year and one-month contract. The ideal start date is June 1, 2018.

Boston University School of Law is committed to faculty diversity and welcomes expressions of interest from diverse applicants.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BOSTON UNVIERSITY HR WEBSITE.

Applicants should send a letter of interest and a resume to Andrew Sellars, Director of the Technology & Cyberlaw Clinic. Applications should be sent to tclc@bu.edu. Applications received before March 15, 2018 will be given full consideration.

To learn more about the law school, visit our website at www.bu.edu/law. With specific questions about the position, contact Andrew Sellars at sellars@bu.edu.

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

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW

The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland invites applications for a visiting professor in the Clinical Law Program for the 2018-2019 academic year.  The position is a full-time, 10-month appointment beginning in August 2018.  The visiting professor will teach a one semester clinic in Fall 2018 and in Spring 2019.  Questions about the position can be directed to Professor Renee Hutchins or Professor Michael Pinard, Co-Directors of the Clinical Law Program. The University of Maryland has a strong commitment to diversity.  We welcome applications from persons of color and other members of historically disadvantaged groups.

Minimum Qualifications:

  *   J.D. from an ABA accredited law school.
  *   License to practice law in Maryland (for state practice) or be willing to be admitted to the United States District Court of Maryland (for federal practice).
  *   Minimum 3 years clinical law teaching experience.

Compensation:  Salary commensurate with education and experience, plus employee fringe benefits

Apply online at  https://umb.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=160000ML&lang=en.   Applicants should include a detailed description of prior clinical law teaching experience in the cover letter or in the required resume.

Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.