GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is hiring one lawyer to serve as a clinical teaching fellow and supervising attorney for a two-year term beginning in the summer of 2023.

Clinic Description

The newly formed Civil Justice Clinic at Georgetown Law will help low-income clients achieve access to justice through advocacy in a variety of legal contexts - with a particular focus on economic justice. Under the close supervision of the Clinic’s faculty director and clinical teaching fellow, the students help their clients solve legal problems and provide representation in civil matters in the courts and administrative agencies of the District of Columbia and Maryland. The Civil Justice Clinic’s docket typically contains cases involving employment, public benefits, consumer, and housing matters. The clinic is particularly committed to representing low-wage workers in wage theft cases against exploitative employers.       

Description of the Fellowship

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;
• Share responsibility for designing and teaching seminar sessions;
• Assist with administrative and case handling responsibilities of the clinic, taking a leadership role during the summer for case coverage;
• 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

Pay and Other Benefits

The annual stipend for the position will be $70,000 during the first year and $75,000 during 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 of 2023 and end in the summer of 2025.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit the following documents in a single PDF file by COB on Monday, May 8, 2023 to lawclinics@georgetown.edu: 

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Unofficial law school transcript
• Writing sample
• Two references

If you have any questions about the Civil Justice Clinic or the fellowship, please contact Patrick Griffith, Assistant Dean for Clinical Programs at pwg7@georgetown.edu.