Visiting Professor of the Practice and Managing Attorney for the Virginia Costal Policy Clinic

William & Mary Law School seeks applicants for a position as Visiting Professor of Practice and Managing Attorney for its Virginia Coastal Policy Clinic (VCPC).  VCPC provides science-based legal and policy analysis of environmental and land use issues affecting the state’s coastal resources, educating the Virginia policymaking, non-profit, legal, and military and business communities about these subjects.  It works in close partnership with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and Virginia Sea Grant.  The Managing Attorney’s responsibilities include development of a docket of legal and policy analysis projects dealing with coastal flooding, sea level rise, wetlands protection, and related coastal issues; clinical teaching; collaborative work across disciplines; fundraising; conference and symposia planning; and establishing and maintaining relationships with scientific experts at VIMS, local planners, state and local policymakers, and stakeholders active in environmental, land use, coastal and flooding issues in Virginia.

Required qualifications include:  A JD degree and license to practice law in at least one state, and preference will be given to members of the Virginia State Bar or those eligible to sit either for the Virginia bar or waive admission into Virginia.  Preference will also be given to those with clinical legal education experience.

The ideal applicant has five years practical experience in the science and public policy of coastal issues; experience in interdisciplinary collaboration; clinical teaching experience; superior writing, editing, and verbal skills; outstanding academic credentials; and excellent teamwork, research and writing skills. Scholarship is not a requirement of this position.

This is a grant-funded position, contingent on continued grant support. Salary for this 12-month position will be commensurate with experience within state university range; position includes benefits. Apply at https://jobs.wm.edu/ under instructional faculty.  The position is accorded visiting status for the first year of employment. During that term, the candidate may seek, pursuant to the Law School’s and College’s procedures, a further appointment that would be accorded a presumption of continuation from year to year.