University of North Dakota School of Law – Tenure-Track Position

The University of North Dakota School of Law invites applications for an

Assistant Professor position in the Clinical Education Program (“Law Clinic”). The Law Clinic is a 7-credit, one-semester course in which students represent individual and organizational clients in matters involving Housing and Employment Law, including: employment or housing discrimination, unemployment insurance, wage and hour, and landlord/tenant disputes. The duties of faculty teaching in the Law Clinic include direct supervision of second and third-year students as they represent clients and participate in community projects, as well as curriculum development and joint classroom teaching.

The Clinical Education Program is an integral part of the School of Law’s mission, facilitating student development of the knowledge, skills, and professional values required to engage in the ethical, reflective practice of law. Clinicians at the University of North Dakota enjoy a unitary tenure track, full faculty rights, and the opportunity to teach courses outside the Clinic.

Candidates must have a distinguished academic record and demonstrated excellence in their professional work. Candidates also should have a record of, or show promise for, achievement as a teacher, scholar, and colleague with a commitment to academic and professional service. Significant practice experience and prior clinical teaching experience will be strongly preferred, and required qualifications will include a JD from an ABA accredited law school and admission to practice in North Dakota or eligibility for admission by motion or test score, pursuant to North Dakota Admission to Practice Rule 7. (http://www.ndcourts.gov/rules/Admission/frameset.htm)

Persons interested in teaching students through the types of cases currently handled in the Law Clinic or in expanding the program to encompass other subject areas (including, but not limited to, Criminal Defense or Public Benefits) are encouraged to submit a letter of interest and c.v.

For more information about the University of North Dakota School of Law, please visit our website at http://law.und.edu/and for more information about the Clinical Education Program, please see http://law.und.edu/clinics/index.cfm.

The School of Law especially welcomes candidates who will enhance faculty diversity.  Postal address:  Professor James Grijalva, Chair, Faculty Selection Committee, University of North Dakota School of Law, 215 Centennial Drive Stop 9003, Grand Forks, ND  58202-9003. Electronic address:  facultyselection@law.und.edu.  Electronic submissions are preferred.

  

The University of Chicago Law School is seeking qualified applicants for a full‑time position training and supervising law students as a fellow, appointed with the rank of Lecturer, in the Law School’s Corporate Lab Transactional Clinic. The position, which will begin on or about April 1, 2014 and is expected to last through June 30, 2015, is designed for transactional attorneys with law firm and/or in‑house experience who wish to embark upon a career in clinical teaching. Appointment for a second term may be possible.

The Corporate Lab’s focus is on introducing students to transactional practice in both in‑house and law firm contexts. (For more information, see: http://law.uchicago.edu/corporatelab.)  Reporting to the director of the Corporate Lab, the successful candidate will participate in all activities of the Transactional Clinic and will assist the director with developing clients, supervising students, managing the Speaker Series and Lab events and initiatives connecting law students to the legal community, curriculum design, classroom teaching, student evaluation and all other Lab activities.

Candidates must have a J.D. and at least two years of practice experience in sophisticated transactional work in a law firm and/or in‑house setting. Candidates must be highly organized and adept at working in teams and must contribute both to the substantive teaching and logistical planning aspects of the program. We value candidates who will contribute diverse experiences and perspectives that will enrich and improve student experiences and the Law School’s intellectual culture. Prior teaching experience is highly desirable, but not required.

Each candidate should submit a resume or curriculum vita, a list of references, a legal writing sample and a cover letter with a detailed description of relevant experience. We desire to receive course evaluations from prior teaching experience, if any. Candidates are required to apply online and upload all application material at the University of Chicago Academic Career Opportunities website at https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53003. To ensure full consideration of your application, all application materials should be uploaded to the referenced website by January 6, 2014. Screening will continue until the position is filled or until the application deadline of June 30, 2014.

The University of Chicago Law School is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

Director of Civil Externship Programs: Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn Law School maintains one of the most expansive externship programs in the country. Over 300 students work each semester and during the summer in law offices, government agencies, judicial chambers, public interest organizations and select private sector placements. See Top Schools for Externships, National Jurist (10/28/2011). Our program is continually expanding as the Law School adds new ventures such as a DC Immersion Semester, a new third-year/post-graduate apprenticeship, more extensive summer offerings, and greater varieties of host offices.  Almost every graduating student has enrolled in at least one semester of an externship, and increasing numbers of students participate in two or three, taking advantage of the innumerable opportunities in the New York metropolitan area. 

In light of the Law School’s longstanding commitment to clinical legal education, and its history of extensive externship programming, BLS is committed to adding instructional resources to meet the increasing needs of our existing programs and to develop new projects that expand opportunities for experiential education.

The Law School seeks a Director of Civil Externships to join our nine full-time clinical faculty members including the Directors of other externship programs (Criminal, Judicial, Health Law and Transactional Community Development).  Working alongside these highly experienced teachers, the new Director will be responsible for teaching, administering and helping reform our existing Civil Externship Program and will have a central role in implementing the experiential learning components of several programs that are scheduled to begin in 2014 including a new clinical year option and a new center for business and entrepreneurship. The new Director also will assist in training new adjunct faculty and overseeing adjunct faculty who already teach externship seminars.  The Director will collaborate closely with the other externship Directors, the Career Center and the Office of Public Service Programs to both develop and monitor placements.  The Law School also has the tradition of encouraging clinical faculty to teach outside of the clinic, as time and other responsibilities permit.

The Director will be a full-time faculty member with year-round responsibilities since the Law School offers an externship summer school option.  The precise terms of the appointment will depend on prior experience and qualifications and will provide job security consistent with ABA and Law School regulations. The Director will report to Associate Dean for Professional Legal Education Stacy Caplow.  The hiring process will begin in early fall with the hope that the position would be filled for the spring 2014 semester but no later than summer 2014.

Minimum qualifications include a JD, 7 years post JD legal work, knowledge of legal practice, and admission to the Bar of any state.  A successful candidate also will have strong communication, writing and interpersonal skills, a record of involvement in professional organizations and activities, and experience showing a commitment/interest in teaching/mentoring.  Prior teaching experience will be considered a plus, as will excellent management skills.

Please submit a letter of interest along with supporting materials (curriculum vitae, list of references, etc.) to Prof. Steven Dean, Chair of the Appointments Committee, Brooklyn Law School, 250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn NY 11201, steven.dean@brooklaw.edu and a copy to stacy.caplow@brooklaw.edu.   Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Applications are invited for 10 faculty fellowships in public health law education.

 

DESCRIPTION 

Georgia State University College of Law and its Center for Law, Health & Society are leading an initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a faculty fellowship program to promote public health law education. Ten faculty members from law schools or schools/programs of public health will be selected to participate in a yearlong fellowship program designed to foster innovations in educational programming (including clinical, externship, and other experiential learning) and to build a strong learning community among faculty who teach in the public health law field.

 

All fellows, with their deans’ support, will design and implement a project for curricular change in public health law education at their home institutions. Each fellow will be paired with a faculty mentor in public health law. The fellows will begin their fellowship year by attending an intensive 10-day educational Summer Institute on July 16-26, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Over the course of the academic 2014-2015 fellowship year, the fellows and their mentors will regularly share ideas, experiences and models for public health law teaching, providing opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.  

 

ELIGIBILITY

•             Applicants must have a J.D. degree and be employed in a full-time faculty position at a law school or school/program of public health, or be a full-time faculty member affiliated with a law school or school/program of public health, with a tenure-track, tenured, clinical-track, joint, or comparable faculty appointment;

•             Applicants must have at least three years of full-time teaching experience at a graduate- or professional-school level by July 2014; previous background in health care law, public health law, or related subjects is preferred;

•             A dean’s transmittal letter of support for the proposal is required, as well as two letters of reference. 

For the complete list of eligibility and selection criteria and to review the full Call for Applications, visit www.law.gsu.edu/PHLFellowship.

 

HOW TO APPLY

•             The application period opens Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. The deadline for applications is Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Letters of reference are due Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.

•             For instructions on how to apply and complete information about the program, download the full Call for Applications at www.law.gsu.edu/PHLFellowship.

 

Questions? Contact Stacie Kershner, associate director for the Center for Law, Health & Society, at skershner1@gsu.edu or 404-413-9088. 

 

Charity Scott, JD, MSCM

Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law

Director, Center for Law, Health & Society

Georgia State University College of Law

PO Box 4037

Atlanta, GA 30302-4037

404-413-9183

cscott@gsu.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.  If you have questions, you can e-mail me at that address or phone me at 212-998-6434.

The University of South Carolina School of Law invites applications for entry-level, tenured faculty at the rank of either associate or full professor to begin in the fall of 2014.

Qualifications for these positions include a record of excellence in academia or in practice, the

potential to be an outstanding teacher, and demonstrable scholarly promise. The School of Law is especially interested in candidates who are interested in teaching in the areas of taxation, clinical legal education, environmental law and torts. Interested persons should send a resume, references, and subject area preferences to

 Professor Josh Eagle, Chair, Faculty Selection Committee, c/o Kim Fanning, University of South Carolina School of Law, 701 S. Main St., Columbia, SC 29208 or, by email, to hire2014@law.sc.edu (electronic submissions preferred). 

The University of South Carolina is committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. We encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and others whose background, experience, and viewpoints contribute to the diversity of our institution. The University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

DIRECTOR OF LEGAL CLINICS

Saint Louis University School of Law, a Catholic, Jesuit institution dedicated to student learning, research, health care and service, seeks an exceptional individual to serve as its Director of Clinical Programs. As of August 1, 2013, the clinic offices are housed on the seventh floor in the newly renovated home of the School of Law, in the heart of downtown St. Louis.  

We look for a person who will be a creative and committed leader to work with our in-house and externship programs. The right individual will share our commitment to the values reflected in our mission statement, set out below, and will bring pedagogical insights to the design of programs to educate students. Appointment to this position will be at a rank determined in accordance with qualifications, and a tenure-track option is available for this position.

The Director will work with seven clinical faculty and two support staff.  Six of the current clinical faculty supervise in-house clinics, each in a specific area of law or type of practice.  The seventh faculty person oversees a large external program that is divided between judicial clerkships and other civil and criminal settings.  The Director will also supervise a live-client clinic. The clinical program enrolls more than 200 students each year. 

The Director has both administrative and teaching responsibilities which are set out more specifically in the job description provided below.  

A Juris Doctor degree, significant practice experience, and teaching experience are required.  For a tenure-track appointment, scholarly achievement is required. A collaborative leadership style, strong communication skills, and demonstrated administrative and management experience are preferred. A license to practice in Missouri, reciprocity, or a willingness to sit for the next Missouri bar exam is also required.

Applications will be considered as they are received until the position is filled.

Applications should include a resume and cover letter indicating particular qualifications.

Please apply online at http://www.slu.edu/jobs/jobs.html

Any communication should be directed to:

Professor Ann Scarlett

Saint Louis University School of Law

100 N. Tucker Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63101-1930

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

LEGAL CLINICS’ MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Saint Louis University School of Law Legal Clinics is to offer each Clinic student a bridge from the knowledge and principles instilled in the classroom to the effective, ethical, and conscientious practice of law. Dedicated to the University’s Jesuit mission of advocating for the disadvantaged and the betterment of the community at large, the Legal Clinics provide unique and challenging opportunities in a supportive experiential learning environment for every student who desires a clinical experience by:

● Engaging students in addressing the legal needs of disadvantaged individuals, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and government agencies;

● Teaching students to recognize the problems of the disadvantaged and helping students develop problem-solving skills to address those problems in new and creative ways;

● Training students to learn from their experiences and to use such experiences to become more effective advocates;

● Modeling professional and ethical principles in practice; and

● Mentoring and working alongside students, giving them the practical tools necessary to provide quality, direct, and appropriately-supervised representation for clients in litigation, mediation, appellate practice, client counseling, transactional work and community education settings.

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

DIRECTOR OF LEGAL CLINICS

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Director of the Legal Clinics is charged with the development, administration, and supervision of the in-house and external clinical programs offered by the School of Law.  The Director has both administrative and teaching responsibilities.  Appointment to this position will be at a rank determined in accordance with qualifications and a tenure-track option is available for this position, subject to the requirements for all tenure-track positions at the School of Law and Saint Louis University. 

Specific responsibilities include:

●  management and supervision of the  day-to-day activities of the clinical programs;

●  management and supervision of seven faculty, 2 staff, and 200+ students per year;

●  direct supervision of a reduced number of students in his or her own specific clinic;

●  co-teaching a clinical course for the in-house clinic;

●  service on law school committees;

●  attendance at law school and University functions to represent the clinic;

●  oversee use of clinic fund and all required annual accounting and reporting;

●  oversee any grants received by the clinic;

●  oversee the clinic’s annual budget;

●  ensure that clinic activities are represented in all law school publicity including the clinic web site;

●  serve as liaison with Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry, the University General Counsel, and other University Departments;

●  be the clinic’s representative to outside groups, including media, professional organizations, and the legal community; and

●  fulfill other duties as assigned.

CLINICAL FELLOW FOR CIVIL ADVOCACY CLINIC

 

The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a Fellowship in its Civil Advocacy Clinic to start on or about December 1, 2013. This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys exposure to law school clinical teaching.

 

The Civil Advocacy Clinic represents low-income individuals and organizations in poverty law litigation, legislative advocacy, and legal reform.  The Clinic handles a wide variety of cases, which include housing, public benefits, consumer, employment, and special education law.  The Civil Advocacy Clinic Fellow's duties include direct supervision of case work by clinic students and clinic classroom teaching in coordination with clinic faculty. Fellows also pursue professional goals in conjunction with his/her clinic director, including opportunities for scholarship.

 

This position is a contractual appointment for up to two years and can be extended for a third year under certain circumstances.

 

Qualifications: excellent oral and written communication skills; at least two years of experience as a practicing lawyer primarily in litigation; a strong academic record and/or other indicia of high performance ability; commitment to work for low income clients and a strong interest in teaching. Fellows must be members of the Maryland Bar (currently licensed in Maryland or willing to take the next Maryland Bar exam) in order to supervise law practice by students.

 

Salary: The current salary is between $50,000 - $55,000.  The position includes full benefits, including retirement annuities, research support, and travel allowance. 

 

Applications are now being accepted.  The deadline for letters of interest and resumes is October 4, 2013.

 

For detailed job descriptions of each position, please view our website at http://law.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=541.

 

To apply, submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:

 

Michele Gilman

Professor of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law
1420 N. Charles Street

Baltimore MD 21201

mgilman@ubalt.edu
Phone: 410-837-5706

The University of Baltimore is an equal opportunity employer and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

 

CLINICAL PROFESSOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, is accepting applications for the Executive Director of the Center for Juvenile Law and Policy.  The Center is a community legal clinic that brings public service, education research and advocacy together to improve the quality of legal services provided to children in the juvenile delinquency system.  The clinic provides free legal services to youth in the Los Angeles delinquency courts while providing law students with a vital skill set and the opportunity to practice in the public interest. 

SUMMARY:

 

The Executive Director of the Center for Juvenile Law and Policy (CJLP) is the Executive Officer of the CJLP and reports to the Dean of Loyola Law School and the Associate Dean of Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning.  The Executive Director (ED) of the CJLP supervises the Legal Director and all faculty and staff of the CJLP.  The position is a non-tenure track, clinical professor appointment, beginning January, 2014. 

 

The ED has administrative responsibilities for:

 

·       Teaching and Clinical Supervision: teaching relevant academic courses, direct student clinical supervision in a live-client setting, oversight over all curriculum and evaluation;

·       Fundraising and Grants: overseeing grant applications, fundraising stewardship, and post award compliance;

·       Financial management: financial planning; operating budget; grants budget;

·       External Relationships: maintain institutional relations between the CJLP and Loyola Marymount University, the private and public bar of Los Angeles County, the Superior Courts of Los Angeles County, national, state and local juvenile justice stakeholders;

·       Advisory Board Relations: policy development and administration; 

·       Planning: working with school administrators, the faculty and bar to optimize the role of the CJLP in training law students and maximizing outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system;

·       Organizational Management: personnel and facilities;

·       All other standard faculty responsibilities including grading and governance. 

 

Traits and Characteristics:

 

The ED should be a visionary and a strategic leader who can work effectively at the intersections of academia, juvenile and criminal policy, criminal law practice and direct legal services in a clinical legal setting.   S/He will bring an analytical, intellectual understanding of criminal legal practice and its impact on the quality of outcomes for youth. Leading candidates will be broadly informed leaders with a high level of intellectual curiosity and the capacity to encourage others to explore new terrain.

 

The ED needs to be an interdisciplinary and creative thinker who can be innovative as well as pragmatic. The ED will be an enabler and facilitator who will have the strength of character and conviction to work with a strong, engaged faculty and a staff of highly qualified professionals. 

 

Strong written and oral communication skills are critical to insure that the ED will be effective and persuasive in presenting the CJLP and its mission to the public. The ED will be equally adept at developing relationships with national, state and local juvenile justice advocacy organizations.  

 

Successful candidates will have strong organizational, administrative, and financial management skills. The ED will be comfortable in a hands-on role and willing to do the essential tasks required to meet the goals of Loyola Law School and the CJLP.

 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates must be licensed to practice law in California.  Although the successful individual is expected to have solid experience in a criminal legal setting, it is also possible that candidates might come from other sectors that intersect the fields of law and policy.  Successful candidates will have experience that will demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, develop, and evaluate programs. Successful experience in general management, financial management, and strategic planning is preferred.  Because this is a teaching position, successful candidates will be comfortable lecturing on topics such as criminal law and trial advocacy, along with directly supervising law students in a clinical setting focused on juvenile delinquency. 

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

A JD is required.  Teaching experience in an institution of higher education, while not required, is deemed advantageous. Must be able to think strategically about CJLP’s priorities and help to translate these priorities into program and staff recruitment and related fundraising activities. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

 

Loyola Law School supports the principles of diversity in hiring.  We encourage applications from women;  members of groups traditionally underrepresented in legal academia are especially welcome.

 

Applicants should submit the following:

Ø  A cover letter describing the applicant’s relevant experience, interest in clinical supervision and an explanation of how the position fits with the applicant’s professional goals

Ø  Resume

Ø  Writing sample of 10-15 pages

Ø  Three letters of recommendation mailed directly to the Human Resources department from the author

 

Complete applications must be received by October 14, 2013. 

Please send all materials via U.S. mail only to:

Barbara Lu-Baltazar

Executive Director Applications

Human Resources

Loyola Law School

919 Albany Street

Los Angeles, CA 90015

 

No faxed or e-mailed applications please.

 

Cyn Yamashiro

Clinical Professor of Law

Kaplan Feldman Executive Director of the Center for Juvenile Law and Policy

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

D.C. Law Students in Court

     Preventing Homelessness      Advocating for Justice

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

 

D.C. Law Students In Court Program, Inc. (LSIC) is seeking an Executive Director. LSIC is a nonprofit public interest law firm and clinical education program that draws students from five national law schools in Washington, D.C.  Students are court-certified and represent indigent clients in civil and criminal cases in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  D.C. Law Students in Court is one of the largest and oldest legal service providers in D.C. It is an equal opportunity employer. Information about LSIC is available at http://www.dclawstudents.org/.

 

POSITION

 

The Executive Director (ED) serves as the chief executive LSIC and reports to the Board of Directors.  The ED has overall strategic and operational responsibility for carrying out the mission of the organization, ensuring its financial sustainability as well as the quality of its educational and service programs and staff.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Leadership and Staff Management & Development

 

• ·         Provide leadership in developing program, organizational, and financial plans.  Execute plans and policies authorized by the Board
• ·         Ensure effective fundraising systems and regularly evaluate program components
• ·         Direct Human Resource systems to include recruitment, professional development and termination of employees
• ·         Further develop evaluation system for employees and conduct regular evaluations
• ·         Maintain a work environment that attracts, develops and motivates diverse and well-qualified staff

 

Fundraising and Financial Management

 

• ·         Ensure sound financial practices by preparing and administering annual budget within guidelines
• ·         Continue to develop and expand LSIC's independent fundraising capacity by deepening alumni fundraising, developing productive relationships with current and potential donors, identifying and pursuing grant opportunities, and identifying new revenue sources consistent with maintaining program focus
• ·         Maintain records, ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations

 

Communication and External Relations

 

• ·         Enhance program coordination with participating law schools, including creating and working with an Educational Advisory Committee, soliciting faculty views and participation in program development
• ·         Ensure effective recruitment of law students to the program
• ·         Establish relationships and cooperative arrangements with local courts and bar as well as with the LSIC client community and other service providers
• ·         Monitor and ensure effectiveness for all aspects of organizational communication to include web presence, law school communication, client groups, alumni, court and bar

 

Additional Responsibilities to the Board of Directors

 

• ·         Keep Board fully informed on the condition (financial and otherwise) of the organization
• ·         Facilitate the work of the Board and its committees by developing resource materials, providing reports, proposals, advice and counsel to assist the Board in setting policy and monitoring performance
• ·         Assist the Board in the recruitment of new board members

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

The ED must be fully committed to the educational and service missions of LSIC.  All candidates should have demonstrated leadership, decision-making, relationship, and financial experience, with a balance from among the following:

 

• ·         Advanced degree (JD preferred, with DC Bar membership or application)
• ·         10+ years of experience, preferably including
• o   Litigation on behalf of indigent clients
• o   Clinical or other experiential teaching
• o   Responsibility for the development and administration of budget
• o   Non-profit fundraising
• o   Strong leadership skills, including proven track record of decision-making, implementation and follow through
• o   Effective analytical and communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to build consensus among diverse groups
• o   Effective organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
• ·         Salary range is $100,000 - $110,000, depending on experience.

 

All inquiries should be sent to:

 

William W. Taylor, III

Chair, Search Committee

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

1800 M Street, NW

Suite 1000

Washington, DC 20036

wtaylor@zuckerman.com with a subject line of “LSIC – Executive Director”

 

Deadline for applications is October 1, 2013.