Georgetown University Law Center invites applicants interested in establishing and teaching in a transactional clinic.  This position is tenure track. The successful applicant will begin on July 1, 2015.  Georgetown seeks to add to its spectrum of business related clinics. Currently we offer clinics that teach business formation in the field of social entrepreneurship, community development and strategic planning, and that assist low income residents in the acquisition, renovation, and operation of their buildings as long-term affordable housing.

At Georgetown Law, professors dedicated to clinical teaching are fully integrated into the faculty. Both entry level and lateral hires are urged to apply. The person selected for this position would join our large clinical community, develop the clinic, be assisted by a clinical fellow and teach the clinic each semester.

The successful applicant will have a strong commitment to promoting access to justice and a demonstrated interest in nurturing student development.  Candidates must demonstrate intellectual engagement including scholarly promise (for entry-level candidates) or be a proven scholar (for lateral candidates).  Successful applicants will also have subject-matter expertise and a positive reputation in the field, the communication, organizational and collaborative skills necessary to direct and manage a clinic and a commitment to teaching clinically over the long term. Georgetown values excellent teaching and a successful applicant will have pedagogical skills, creativity, and enthusiasm for the academic endeavor.  This law school is committed to diversity, and candidates of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Please send a resume, including the names of references and a statement of interest to Hope Babcock, the Chair of the Clinical Subcommittee of the Appointments Committee. Her email is Babcock@law.georgetown.edu.

NYU School of Law is seeking new or experienced clinical teachers for tenure-track positions on our clinical faculty.  Applicants in any field of practice are welcome to apply: We are not aiming to fill a position in any particular clinic; applicants can elect either to teach in one of our existing clinics (see http://www.law.nyu.edu/academics/clinics) or to create a new clinic.  We seek to hire faculty committed to providing a powerful individual and collective learning experience that engages students actively in working collaboratively with underserved individuals and communities as they look to gain access to justice.  Our preference is to hire faculty who will create clinics or teach in an existing clinic where students serve as the primary providers of legal services, under close faculty supervision.

Applicants should have practice experience and an academic record that demonstrate the potential for clinical teaching and scholarly achievement.  NYU Law School is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity.

If you wish to apply, please send a statement of interest and a résumé to me at randy.hertz@nyu.edu by no later than November 1, 2014.

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW invites applications for entry level candidates for two full-time, multi-year contract Clinical Faculty positions, anticipated to begin in the Fall of 2015. We welcome candidates interested in serving as director of one of two new clinics, a Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic or a Legislative Policy Partnership Clinic, to maximize opportunities for students based at our Carlisle location. Dickinson Law is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, near top-quality health care institutions such as Penn State Hershey Medical Center and government centers in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C. In addition to development and supervision of students in a new clinic, candidates will have the opportunity to teach one or more doctrinal courses in their field, such as courses on Health Care Law, Law and Medicine, Administrative Law, Lobbying, State-and Local Government, etc. We seek applicants with excellent academic records, relevant experience and recommendations, and who have specific interest in supervising law students in practice-based clinical settings. Penn State Dickinson Law, with more than 150 years of history in Carlisle, is one of two fully accredited Penn State law schools. The overarching mission of the faculty at Penn State Dickinson Law is to produce lawyers who are equipped with the skills and competencies necessary to practice and excel in an increasingly global legal market. Commitment to an inclusive community is also part of our educational ethos. These two new clinics will supplement our rich experiential learning tradition, including our existing Community Law Clinic and Children’s Advocacy Clinic. Candidates must be a member of the Pennsylvania Bar or willing to become a member as soon as practicable. For general inquiries, contact Carlisle Appointments Chair, Prof. Katherine C. Pearson, Dickinson Law, Pennsylvania State University at 150 South College St, Carlisle PA 17013 (or contact Staff Assist. Anne Porter at acp17@psu.edu).

Application Process:

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. To apply, please submit your cover letter and CV through the Penn State jobs website at http://psu.jobs. To apply for the position of Clinical Law Assistant Professor for Legislative Policy Partnership Clinic, apply to vacancy #53101 via this link: https://app2.ohr.psu.edu/Jobs/External/EVMS2_External/currentap1.cfm#53101

To apply for the position of Clinical Law Assistant Professor for Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, apply to vacancy #53102 via this link: https://app2.ohr.psu.edu/Jobs/External/EVMS2_External/currentap1.cfm#53102

Notices:

Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, women, veterans, disabled individuals, and other protected groups.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS: For more about safety at Penn State, and to review the Annual Security Report which contains information about crime statistics and other safety and security matters, please go to www.police.psu.edu/clery/, which will also provide you with detail on how to request a hard copy of the Annual Security Report.

The University of Chicago Law School is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time position leading its international human rights law clinic. The position would begin during the 2015-16 academic year. The position would be on the Law School's clinical professor track, which culminates in long-term renewable contracts. The attorney who fills the position will direct the international human rights law clinic: engaging in case selection, litigation, and other advocacy to promote the clinic's mission and goals; supervising students in all aspects of the clinic's work; and teaching a related seminar and/or clinical skills courses.

Candidates must have a J.D., must have at least three years of relevant experience, and be admitted to or eligible for admission to the Illinois bar. Candidates who teach in a law school legal clinic or who have prior experience supervising or teaching law students or other attorneys are strongly preferred. Excellent writing, editing, and supervision skills are required.

Each candidate should submit a curriculum vita or resume, a list of references, a legal writing sample, a law school transcript, a cover letter that includes a detailed description of the candidate's relevant practice and teaching experience, and course evaluations from prior teaching experience if any. Other material relevant to your candidacy may be included as well. Candidates must apply on line and upload application material at: http://tinyurl.com/pm8plt8. All application material must be received by December 1, 2014.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status or status as an individual with disability. The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Disabled / Veterans Employer.

Position Overview	The Douglas County Legal Aid Clinic is a general practice clinical legal education program that provides legal assistance to low-income persons, including veterans, in the Municipal Court of the City of Lawrence and the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas.  The clinic provides representation in a wide variety of civil law cases, including transactional, family, landlord-tenant, and administrative law. The clinic also provides criminal defense representation of adults in municipal court and juvenile offenders in district court.  Students are directly supervised by practicing attorneys and must enroll in the course for 2 consecutive semesters. The primary responsibility of clinical faculty is clinical teaching and related professional performance. Although their primary responsibility is teaching, clinical professors are also expected to engage in scholarship and service to the profession.  “The University of Kansas is especially interested in hiring faculty members who can contribute to four key campus-wide strategic initiatives: (1) Sustaining the Planet, Powering the World; (2) Promoting Well-Being, Finding Cures; (3) Building Communities, Expanding Opportunities; and (4) Harnessing Information, Multiplying Knowledge. For more information, see http://www.provost.ku.edu/planning/themes/ . “
Job Description	Teaching and related Professional Performance (85%):  The Director of the Clinic is responsible for managing the overall operations of the Clinic.  This responsibility includes administering the Clinic, providing direction and leadership, supervising students, support staff and staff attorneys, obtaining and maintaining grants to fund the Clinic, and ensuring that all required grant reports are properly prepared and submitted. Supervision of students involves providing guidance and oversight on their cases, appearing with them in court as needed, reviewing pleadings and other work product prepared by interns, and meeting regularly with interns to ensure that they are receiving proper instructional support.  The Director also maintains his/her own caseload as necessary.  In addition, the Director is responsible for teaching the classroom component of the Clinic, direct instructional supervision of individual students in the Clinic, and teaching such other courses in the law school curriculum as determined by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Research and Scholarship (5%):  Although their primary responsibility is teaching, clinical professors are also expected to engage in scholarship, broadly defined, related to their areas of interest.  Demonstrated scholarship is required for promotion, and it is desirable, although not mandatory, for a decision on the first non-probationary appointment. Service (10%):  Clinical faculty members have an obligation to engage in service to the school and university, the profession, or the public. This service obligation, however, is substantially reduced because of the nature of the clinical faculty member’s teaching and related professional performance obligations.
Required Qualifications	1.  Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent legal degree. 2. Applicants must be a member of the Kansas Bar or willing to become a member by taking the Kansas Bar as soon as practical following appointment. 3.  Applicants must have five years of litigation practice and/or clinical legal education experience. *For a candidate to be considered at the Clinical Professor level, the candidate must demonstrate an established scholarly career in the clinical field and must have a history of effective clinical teaching and experience and substantial service.
Preferred Qualifications	Applicants with prior clinical or clinical teaching experience and who have achieved excellence in their primary professional and/or scholarly endeavors.
Additional Candidate Instruction	Special Conditions:  If employee is not licensed to practice in Kansas, the position is contingent upon employee passing the 2015 Kansas Bar exam and being officially admitted to the Kansas Bar. Application review will begin 1 Sept, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled.
Contact Information to Applicants	Jean Phillips, Clinical Professor and Director, Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence & Post Conviction Rememdies KU School of Law, 1535 W. 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7608 785-864-9214 phillips@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range	Commensurate with experience
Application Review Begins	01-Sep-2014
Anticipated Start Date	05-Jan-2015
Disclaimer	The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information and retaliation in the University's programs and activities. Access to information regarding equal opportunity and diversity worksite posters is available at http://www.humanresources.ku.edu/policies_procedures/category_details/index.aspx?category=8 or you may contact 785-864-4946 or employ@ku.edu for alternate access options.  Any  inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies should be directed to: Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, IOA@ku.edu, 1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS, 66045, (785)864-6414, 711 TTY.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW STEPHEN AND SANDRA SHELLER CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Summary: The Temple University Beasley School of Law solicits applications for an assistant/associate clinical professor of law in its new Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice. The Sheller Center, which opened its doors in October 2013, is an innovative, dynamic legal program that integrates students into its efforts to address as its main priority pressing legal problems facing under-served Philadelphians. The position will begin July 1, 2015. This full-time, non-tenured position is renewable yearly initially, but may, depending on the candidate’s qualifications, be eligible for long-term, renewable contracts in compliance with ABA Standard 405(c). Salary will be commensurate with background, qualifications, and experience.

Minimum Qualifications: An excellent academic record and a J.D. degree; a preferred minimum of 5 years significant law practice and/or clinical teaching experience; and must be a member of the Pennsylvania Bar or willing to become a member as soon as practical following appointment. The ideal candidate will have both significant practice experience, which includes experience with direct services and/or systemic social justice advocacy, and law teaching experience. Areas of particular interest include consumer protection, health care, and transactional work (such as community economic development), though clinic proposals in different subject areas are welcome. Demonstrated research and writing ability is required, ideally published work in a law journal or comparable publication. Temple University is committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body and is an EEO/AA employer.

To Apply: Please send the following to Prof. Jaya Ramji-Nogales at lawfsc@temple.edu: 1) cover letter; 2) one page statement of interest, including an explanation of how the applicant’s experiences demonstrate her ability to meet the academic and social justice goals of the Stephen and Sandra Sheller Center for Social Justice; 3) writing sample, preferably of published work; 4) resume or c.v. Interested persons are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as interviews will start in September 2014. The position is open until filled. No calls please.

William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, has begun the search for our next President and Dean. Eric Janus, who has deftly, strategically and passionately led us over the past turbulent decade in legal education, has decided to step aside and return to teaching.

A link to the website with more information about the search is at the end of this message.

Eric will step aside as Mitchell is poised to embark on new and exciting ventures. Founded in 1900, we have long been a pioneer in affording access to practice ready legal education and as a leading incubator for the bar, bench and civic leadership in our region. Clinics, externships, and skills simulation courses have long been incorporated throughout our curriculum, and the distinctions between skills and non-skills courses have almost entirely dissolved.

We recently became the first undefined and still only undefined law school authorized by the American Bar Association to offer a hybrid, 50% online J.D. course of instruction. Our plan is to take our access mission boldly into the coming years and decades. The new President and Dean will lead the implementation of the on-campus/on-line Hybrid Program, whose first cohort commences study in January 2015.  We plan to expand the models for legal education to include one allowing student’s access to a law degree and license without having to relocate from their own communities.

Still, the Twin Cities is a wonderful and hip place to live, with natural beauty, culture, a progressive political tradition and a vibrant civic life. Mitchell is a nimble, independent institution with a faculty that is deeply engaged in teaching and practice, with a resourceful Board of Trustees, a shared sense of mission among constituents, and alumni who play an outsized role in the business, judicial and civic life of the Twin Cities, Minnesota and the entire Upper Midwest.

I am one of the faculty representatives on the dean search committee, headed by retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Helen Meyer.  Please contact me (Ann Juergens) if you have questions or suggestions of potential candidates.  I am happy to chat!  Colleagues who also teach clinic, Peter Knapp, Carolyn Grose, Brad Colbert, Joanna Woolman, Colette Routel, Sarah Deer, are also able to speak with you about our law school, about the position, about Minnesota.

Kindly pass this announcement on to anyone who might be considering a deanship in her or his (near) future, or simply call or email me with ideas for potential applicants.  It is rolling process, so earlier applications are better than late ones.

Here is the link to information about the position and the application process:

http://web.wmitchell.edu/about/dean-and-president-search/\<http://web.wmitchell.edu/about/dean-and-president-search/><http://web.wmitchell.edu/about/dean-and-president-search/>

Georgia State University College of Law - Clinical Teaching Position

Georgia State University’s College of Law seeks highly qualified applicants for a full-time Clinical Professor responsible for teaching and assisting in the operation and administration of its Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic.  This position would be a non-tenure track appointment, with faculty status, a renewable contract, and job security commensurate with tenured faculty.  Clinical faculty have voting rights and serve on faculty committees at the College of Law.  The appointment could begin at the commencement of the 2015-2016 academic year or as early as January.

In addition to assisting in the operation of the clinic, the Clinical Professor will supervise students in all aspects of Tax Clinic client representation; have responsibility for case selection and client communication; and develop and teach related coursework.  Applicants should have a strong academic background, practical tax and lawyering experience, and a proven record of, or demonstrated potential for, student supervision, successful teaching, professional engagement, and service to the community. Experience working in a law school tax clinic, while not a prerequisite for the position, is highly desirable.

Part of a comprehensive research university, the College of Law is a dynamic urban-centered law school located in the heart of Atlanta with approximately 650 full- and part-time law students.  The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic provides legal controversy resolution services to low-income individuals who have disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. The Clinic has been operating year-round as a principal component of the College of Law’s experiential learning program. It has a case load of over 300, and it has represented over 4000 low-income individuals since its founding approximately 22 years ago. For more information about the Clinic, please visit the Clinic’s website: http://taxclinic.law.gsu.edu/

Applications are encouraged from candidates who would diversify the faculty.  Georgia State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an equal opportunity educational institution and an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.  As required by Georgia State University, an appointment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background investigation. 

Deadline for applications is November 30, 2014.  Applications should be submitted to:

Professor Ronald Blasi

Director, Philip C. Cook Low income Taxpayer Clinic

College of Law, Georgia State University

P.O. Box 4037

Atlanta, GA 30302-4037

Telephone:  404.413.9172

E-mail: rblasi@gsu.edu

Clinical Teaching Fellow/Practitioner-in-Residence and Staff Attorney, Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources  

The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for a joint position as (1) Clinical Teaching Fellow or Practitioner-in-Residence in its Environmental Law Clinic, and (2) Staff Attorney in its Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources (CLEANR).

Clinical Teaching Fellow or Practitioner-in-Residence, Environmental Law Clinic

The Clinical Teaching Fellowship is a year-round, full-time contract position designed to provide an attorney with a strong interest in clinical teaching the opportunity to develop and refine his/her teaching and advocacy skills over a two-year period. Alternatively, the Practitioner-in-Residence position is a year-round, full or part-time position that provides an experienced attorney the opportunity to work alongside the Director of the Environmental Law Clinic in the Clinic’s representation of clients in litigation and non-litigation matters. The Practitioner-in-Residence is a one-year contract position, with possibility of renewal for a second year. The Environmental Law Clinic is one of several core clinics at UC Irvine that meet the School of Law’s clinical requirement. The nature of Environmental Law Clinic’s projects varies depending on client need, appropriateness of project for clinical teaching, resource availability, and student and faculty interest, but can be expected to include a mix of advocacy and policy matters in multiple fora.  

Staff Attorney, Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources (CLEANR)

The Staff Attorney with CLEANR will help manage the Center’s programs. This includes a workshop roundtable series that convenes leading policymakers, practitioners, activists and researchers from the public and private sector to produce action-oriented policy papers, propose legislation, or complete important academic research. The staff attorney will supervise and edit fellow and student research and writing; communicate with participants and advisors; and organize and help facilitate dialogue sessions. The staff attorney will also help plan and organize the Center‘s other public and student programs, including semi-annual practitioner-focused conferences, periodic academic symposia and speakers, a literature and film series, and an international interdisciplinary summer institute for future sustainability leaders.

Desired start date is open to negotiation, but a start date on or before September 1, 2014 is preferred. The successful candidate will be provided with the standard vacation and benefits package accorded employees of the University of California.  

Complete details of this position and directions for on-line applications may be accessed at: https://staffing2.hr.uci.edu/CSS_External/CSSPage_Welcome.asp.  Search for job number 2014-0699.

For additional information on the School of Law, please visit www.law.uci.edu, Patti O’Dorisio, Director of Personnel UC Irvine School of Law UCI is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer dedicated to excellence through diversity. 

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT 

Concordia University School of Law is seeking a director for its clinical programs. The Director is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position. The director will develop and manage the law school’s in-house clinics, supervise hybrid clinic partnerships, teach the classroom component of the clinics, and provide guidance and oversight for students in their cases. The Director will also have opportunities to teach doctrinal courses consistent with the Law School’s needs and the Director’s scholarly agenda.

 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

·       A J.D. degree and an outstanding record of academic and professional achievement.

·       One of the following: (1) a minimum of three - five years of clinical teaching experience; (2) a minimum of three - five years of legal experience, preferably in legal aid work; or (3) a combination of both.

·       Commitment to the study of law with a strong record of consistent scholarship or the demonstrated potential for scholarship.

·       Member in good standing with a State Bar. If the successful candidate is not a member of the Idaho Bar, it is expected that he or she will seek admission through the most expeditious means available, which may be reciprocity, the bar exam, or the limited licensure available in Idaho for clinical teachers.

·       Commitment to excellence in teaching, student mentoring, and collegiality.

·       Strong interest in and aptitude for teaching practical legal skills. 

·       Ability to contribute to the goals of Concordia University School of Law.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

·       Experience and relationships with clinical legal educators.

·       The ability to manage the caseload of a busy law office.

·       The ability to engage in effective clinical teaching both in the classroom and in direct supervision of students.

·       The ability to engage in policy reform work related to the goals of the law school’s clinical programs.

·       The ability to develop partnerships and raise awareness about the law school’s clinical programs and its work throughout the state.

·       A willingness and ability to assist in identifying and obtaining permanent sources of funding for the Clinic, including experience with grant-writing.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

·       Identify core areas of legal need and develop and direct the law school’s in-house clinics.

·       Supervise the existing hybrid clinic partnerships, including the Housing Clinic and Criminal Clinic.

·       Teach the classroom component of the clinics and supervise part-time professors.

·       Provide guidance and oversight for students in their cases and court appearances.

Concordia’s faculty is highly collegial and dedicated to supporting each other inside and outside the classroom with the primary goals of enriching the student experience and producing excellent scholarship. We place a high priority on the creation of an environment supportive of the promotion of racial and ethnic minorities, women, persons with disabilities and all groups underrepresented in higher education. Further details on the mission, as well as the University’s nondiscrimination policy, are available on our website at http://www.concordialaw.com.

Staff relationships: Reports to: The Associate Dean of Academics

Exempt/non-exempt?   Exempt

Salary Level (1, 2, 3, 4, or program director):  The director will be hired at the assistant, associate, or professor level depending on qualifications and experience.

Please send via email, a resume, cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy, contact information for 3 professional references and an Employment Application Form

(http://www.cu-portland.edu/aboutcu/documents/cu_faculty_employment_application.pdf) to:  Claire Free, lawfacultyapplication@cu-portland.edu. 

Application deadline – September 15, 2014

Initial interviews will be conducted via GoToMeeting for applicants who are not planning to attend the AALS faculty recruitment conference.