BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL seeks entry level or lateral applicants for a faculty position as Director of the BC Defender Clinic, a criminal defense trial clinic. Under the supervision of the Clinic Director, BC Defender Clinic students represent indigent clients charged with crimes and probation violations in the Boston Municipal Court (Dorchester Division) at every stage of the case, including jury trials. The BC Defender Clinic is part of a criminal justice clinical program that includes a prosecution clinic operating in a different county. Teaching responsibilities will include the BC Defender Clinic seminar and a fall semester class, co-taught by the Directors of the BC Defender and BC Law Prosecution Clinics, where prosecution and defense clinic students come together for skills training, professional discernment, and reflection on broader themes relating to ethics and justice. This position is a full-time faculty position. Candidates may apply on the long-term contract track, where they will be eligible to apply for renewable long-term contracts with tenure-equivalent security, or the tenure track, where they may apply for promotion based on the University statutes. Applicants must possess a JD or equivalent law degree. Experience in criminal defense trial practice and/or teaching in a criminal defense trial clinic is required. Candidates must also possess a commitment to principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; a collaborative spirit; and substantial organizational and management skills. A successful applicant must be or become a member of the Massachusetts bar. Boston College, a Jesuit, Catholic university and the first institution of higher education operating in Boston, is today among the nation’s foremost universities. The Law School, founded in 1929 and located in Newton, Massachusetts, approximately 7 miles west of downtown Boston, is informed by traditions of academic rigor, service to others and the greater good, and personal and professional formation of its students. Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected under federal, state or local law. We strongly encourage those who would enrich the diverse perspectives of our academic community to apply. To learn more about how Boston College supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university, please visit the Office of Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/human-resources/sites/oid/About-Us.html. Interested applicants should contact: Professor Sharon Beckman, Chair, Appointments Committee (Clinical), at clinicalhire-ggroup@bc.edu or at Boston College Law School, 885 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459