The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (“UC Law San Francisco,” formerly “UC Hastings”) seeks to hire an entry-level or lateral tenure-track faculty member to be a productive and impactful scholar and to establish and teach an in-house transactional clinic. As part of UC Law’s Community Justice Clinics, the clinic should serve disenfranchised and disempowered clients and communities while teaching students about the law, legal practice and the role of the law in the quest for social justice.  The start date for the position is July 1, 2025. 

We are interested in applications from entry-level candidates and from professors with experience in the academy. Applicants should have a serious interest in UC Law San Francisco and living in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Candidates should send a CV, statement of research and teaching interests, a one- to two-page transactional clinic proposal, prior course evaluations (if available), and representative publications in .pdf format to Professor of Law John Crawford, Appointments Committee Chair (appointments2024@uclawsf.edu), with the subject heading “Faculty Position.” The clinic proposal should address in appropriate detail the candidate’s vision for the clients the clinic would serve, the range of matters to be handled, the content and approach of the clinic seminar, and the clinic’s student learning objectives. All candidates must hold a J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree prior to start date. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. We will conduct initial screening interviews for select candidates via Zoom and/or on-campus, with a second round of on- campus interviews for leading candidates. We are considering applications on a rolling basis as of July 2024.  

UC Law San Francisco was founded in 1878 as the original law department of the University of California. Our mission is to serve “society as a center of higher learning committed to exceptional teaching, influential scholarship, and exemplary public service. We provide a rigorous, innovative, and inclusive legal education that prepares diverse students to excel as professionals, advance the rule of law, and further justice.” The law school has one of the top-ranked clinical programs in the country and a vibrant clinical teaching community. UC Law San Francisco prohibits discrimination against any person employed; seeking employment; or applying for or engaged in a paid or unpaid internship or training program leading to employment with UC Law San Francisco on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, gender transition status, sex- or gender-stereotyping, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), genetic information (including family medical history), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services, including protected veterans. This policy applies to all employment practices, including recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, merit increase, salary, training and development, demotion, and separation.