NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW is excited to announce that we are hiring a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Business Law Innovation Clinic ideally for Spring 2025.  The Business Law Innovation Clinic represents clients in business law matters such as entity formation and incorporation, applications for Business Enterprise Certifications,  and with other business law matters commensurate with the faculty member’s experience and expertise.   The Clinic represents clients with the formation of non-profit organizations, with applications for federal income tax exemption, and with other matters on behalf of non-profit organizations commensurate with the faculty member’s experience and expertise.  The Director of the Business Law Innovation Clinic will work closely with the College of Business and other community partners.

Northern Illinois University College of Law has a collegial law faculty and a very supportive clinical faculty.  The Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Business Law Innovation Clinic will be appointed to a twelve-month full-time position fully funded by Northern Illinois University.  All clinical faculty are eligible for promotion on the clinical faculty track and for attainment of a six-year presumptively renewable clinical contracts and security of position compliant with 405(c).  Please see the full position description and more information about the application process at: https://employment.niu.edu/postings/78131.

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.  The priority deadline for the Clinical Assistant Professor & Director of Business Law Innovation Clinic is October 1, 2024.  Although our ideal candidate would be able to begin teaching in Spring 2025, there may be some flexibility with this preference.  Please direct questions to the search committee chair, Heidi Frostestad at hkuehl@niu.edu.