CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for a full-time faculty position as a Professor from Practice, at the rank of Senior Instructor, beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year. The successful candidate will be appointed for an initial term of three (3) years, and the contract is potentially renewable. This faculty member primarily will supervise students who are certified legal interns and teach in and develop the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center’s Criminal Justice Clinic. Candidates should be prominent and accomplished members of the legal profession, with extensive experience in criminal practice, including significant supervisory experience and a balance of both prosecutorial and defense experience. Successful candidates will have substantial law school teaching experience as well as a demonstrated commitment to clinical education and teaching. Minimum requirements: JD or equivalent from a US or foreign law school; 10 years of criminal practice experience; 3 years of law school teaching experience. The candidate must also have passed the Ohio bar or be eligible for admission without examination.

In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity at 216-368-8877 to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Contact: Ms. Timerra Jung, tjj16@case.edu, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 11075 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, (216) 368-3296. Further information about the law school is available at http://law.case.edu.

Michigan State University College of Law invites applications for a two-year teaching fellowship in its Immigration Law Clinic to start on or about June 1, 2013.

The Immigration Law Clinic provides opportunities for students to learn the practice of law in a well-supervised and academically rigorous program. Students directly represent clients and manage a diverse and challenging docket. Though a core of immigration law content is always present, the clinic varies in its selection of cases with attention to pedagogical concerns, community need, and impact. In its first two years, the Immigration Law Clinic has represented clients from 53 different countries, both defensively in removal proceedings and affirmatively in applications for relief with slightly more than half of its work focused on unaccompanied minors and domestic violence victims. Defensively, students appeared in 110 Immigration Court hearings on behalf of unaccompanied minors. Of these, 43 have obtained lawful permanent resident status to date. Affirmatively, applications for U-visa, VAWA or asylum have resulted in relief for 29 clients. Recently, the clinic prevailed in its first case before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Through this varied casework, students build not only knowledge and skills, but also learn to exercise judgment, form professional identity and develop critical and reflective perspectives on legal systems.

In coordination with Immigration Law Clinic faculty, the Fellow will supervise students in representing clients and in advocacy projects, teach clinic seminar classes, evaluate students and participate in the general development and functioning of the clinic. In anticipation that the Fellow will pursue opportunities to enter a career in law teaching, the law school will support the Fellow’s efforts at scholarly development including research and conference travel support. The Fellow will receive an annual salary of $50,000.00, together with benefits including retirement annuity and health and dental insurance.

Applicants must have a JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school and membership in a state bar. Preference will be given to applicants with practice experience representing noncitizens, strong academic records and writing ability, a demonstrated commitment to public interest law, and potential for success as a teacher.

To apply, please submit a law school transcript, curriculum vitae and cover letter explaining your interest in the position to:

Dimity Palazzola
Michigan State University College of Law Legal Clinic
610 Abbot Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
palazz39@law.msu.edu
517-336-8088 x 1117

Applications are now being accepted and will be considered on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply before February 22, 2013.

For more information about clinical legal education at Michigan State University College of Law, prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the program’s website at http://www.law.msu.edu/clinics/index.html, or contact David Thronson at david.thronson@law.msu.edu, 517-913-9674 or Veronica Thronson at veronica.thronson@law.msu.edu, 517-336-8088 x 1014.

Michigan State University College of Law is committed to the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students, and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and those whose background, experience, and perspective would contribute to diversity.

The University of Michigan Law School is seeking to hire a visitor in its Pediatric Advocacy Clinic for the Fall Term 2013 and/or Winter Term 2014.

The Pediatric Advocacy Clinic (PAC), one of the first medical-legal partnerships in a law school clinical setting, was started in 2004. The PAC partners with a variety of health care providers in and around Ann Arbor, including the University of Michigan Children’s Hospital. It provides a range of civil legal services to low-income families, with the goal of improving the health and wellbeing of pediatric patients and their families. For example, if a disabled child is not receiving appropriate special education services in school, the PAC will represent the child’s family. The caseload consists of education cases, family law/domestic violence, public benefits, and housing cases.

The successful applicant will preferably have experience in clinical teaching in a civil litigation clinic. Familiarity with medical-legal partnerships is a plus. Candidates must hold a J.D. degree and be eligible for licensure through the State Bar of Michigan.

The application deadline is March 15, 2013.

Questions can be directed to Paul Reingold (Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs) at pdr@umich.edu or 734-763-4319.

Applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé to:

John W. Lemmer Clinical Administrator The University of Michigan Law School
701 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer.

The Turner Environmental Law Clinic at Emory University School of Law offers a one-year post-graduate fellowship to provide a recent law school graduate the opportunity to learn to be an effective environmental advocate while working with the Clinic to address some of the most difficult and cutting-edge environmental issues of the day, including: sustainable energy and climate change, urban agriculture and farming, water resource protection, conservation and land use, and citizen enforcement and participation in regulatory and judicial proceedings. The fellowship focuses on building the next generation of influential attorneys, judges, and academics specializing in public interest environmental law. The fellowship also provides intensive opportunities to develop clinical education skills. The next Turner Environmental Law Clinic Fellowship will begin mid-August 2013 and continue through August 2014.

The Turner Environmental Law Clinic fellow will work under the supervision of Clinic faculty on a variety of projects that will include, at a minimum, the following:
• Supervise students in the Turner Environmental Law Clinic and assist with teaching in the Clinic’s seminar class.
• Represent the Clinic’s clients in complex civil litigation and transactional matters, while working closely with co-counsel, expert witnesses, and municipal leaders.
• Collaborate with Clinic faculty on environmental law and research projects.
The fellow may also choose to research and write at least one article, policy paper, or other approved project of publishable quality on a topic relating to environmental law.

Qualifications: Law school graduate within three years of graduation (2013 graduates are welcome to apply), excellent research and writing skills, and proven commitment to public service in the area of environmental law.

To apply: E-mail a resume, statement of interest, transcript, list of three (3) references, and writing sample to the address below.

Deadline: Applications are due by February 28, 2013.

Salary: Salary is competitive with other public interest fellowship opportunities. Emory University offers a competitive benefits package.

For additional information or to apply, contact:

Melinda Banks
Administrative Assistant
Turner Environmental Law Clinic
1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
melinda.banks@emory.edu

About the Turner Environmental Law Clinic:

The Turner Environmental Law Clinic provides pro bono legal assistance to individuals, community groups, and nonprofit organizations seeking to protect and restore the natural environment for the benefit of the public. Through its work, the Clinic offers students an intense, hands-on introduction to environmental law and trains the next generation of environmental attorneys.

The University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville is currently seeking a full-time Director of Externships and Academic Success, to begin August 15, 2013.  The Director will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Externship and Academic Success programs.

The School of Law has an active and growing Externship program, which currently includes the following categories of placements: Corporate Counsel, Criminal Defense, Criminal Prosecution, International, Judicial, Legislative, Other Governmental, and Public Interest.  In calendar year 2012, 118 students participated in externships.  The Director will be the primary faculty supervisor.  The Director will select and train field supervisors for each site, conduct site visits as needed, inform students of placement options; coordinate student application and registration; provide orientation, training, and on-going consultation to students; monitor student performance; and review students= written work.  The Director will also seek new externship opportunities, periodically review faculty policies and propose updates, and periodically update Program materials.

The School of Law’s Academic Success Program is in a transitional period.  It currently consists of special advising for students identified as at academic risk, a Teaching Assistant program in the first-year classes, and occasional workshop offerings.  In addition to overseeing those initiatives, the Director will develop and propose an effective Academic Success program for the School of Law.

Applicants must have completed a J.D. degree and have a minimum of three years of law practice or teaching experience. Preferred qualifications are five years of law practice or teaching experience, as well as strong teaching, organizational, and public outreach skills.  The salary range will be in the $60’s commensurate with education, background, and experience.  This is a non-tenure-track position, and will be open until filled.  To apply please send a letter of interest, current vita or resume, and contact information for three references.

 

Contact: Terri Huckleberry, University of Arkansas School of Law, Waterman Hall, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701. terri@uark.edu 479-575-6520

The University of Arkansas is an Affirmative Action/EOE institution committed to achieving a culturally diverse faculty.  We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, especially individuals who contribute to the social, ethnic, and gender diversity of our faculty and academic community. Applications will be accepted without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation or national origin. Applicants must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for the position of Director of the Nonprofit Organizations Law Clinic (previously known as the Business Formation Clinic), one of fifteen law clinic and externship courses offered by the Law School (see http://law.wustl.edu/clinicaled/pages.aspx?id=6835).

The Clinic, through its second and third-year law students, provides free legal assistance on entity formation and other transactional matters to individuals and organizations. Clinic students typically assist clients in incorporating, obtaining tax exempt status, and addressing a wide range of operational and regulatory issues. The Nonprofit Organizations Clinic is taught in conjunction with the Intellectual Property Clinic, offering students a unique opportunity to also learn about the patent, copyright, and trademark issues confronting organizations. Often clients present both nonprofit and intellectual property issues.

The Director is expected to oversee all aspects of the Clinic, including the teaching of students (through one-on-one tutorials and weekly seminars), supervision of and responsibility for student casework, identification and selection of clients, and administration of the office and staff. There may also be an opportunity to teach a non-clinical course in the Law School.

Candidates should have significant experience practicing transactional law (preferably including the representation of nonprofit entities), outstanding legal research and writing skills, and promise as a teacher and mentor for law students. Candidates must be eligible to practice law in Missouri (i.e., must be a member of the Missouri bar or eligible for admission as a law teacher without examination pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13.06). Salary is commensurate with experience.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and list of references. 

Washington University School of Law is committed to diversity and encourages applications from racial and ethnic groups, women, persons with disabilities, and other under-represented groups.

Submit application to: Professor Robert Kuehn, Associate Dean for Clinical Programs, Washington University School of Law, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1120, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899; rkuehn@wulaw.wustl.edu. For fullest consideration, apply by March 1st.

Touro Law Center seeks a Visiting Professor & Director of a new Disaster Relief Clinic which will open in the Spring 2013. The position is open immediately.  The position is currently funded for 7 months with continuation dependent upon renewed funding. 

The Disaster Relief Clinic will represent Long Island clients on legal matters related to the destruction and dislocation caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The Clinic Director will supervise up to twelve (12) students each semester who will represent clients in these cases conduct community education and coordinate with other community organizations responding to the ravages of the storm. The Director will also teach a weekly seminar which will focus on the substantive law and procedures entailed in the clinic’s work and the lawyering skills needed to successfully represent clients in these matters.  Students will separately enroll in a Disaster Law course.  

Additional responsibilities may include:

• Providing instruction and guidance on ethical and professional standards for law practice
• Developing the syllabus and teaching materials for the weekly seminar with the assistance of the Director of the Clinics
• Developing cooperative relationships with community agencies and the pro bono programs of the local bar associations
• Community education in areas of the Clinic’s activities
• Developing and participating in CLE programs
• Coordinating with agencies in Touro’s Public Advocacy Center, a cooperative project with 13 pro bono organizations, housed at the Law Center

Minimum qualifications include a J.D. or L.L.M. from an accredited law school, admission to the New York State Bar or eligibility for admission, at least 5 years experience in law practice. The ideal candidate will have experience in clinical teaching or supervising lawyers and involvement in community education.  Salary is commensurate with experience.

To apply send a cover letter, resume, writing sample and the names of 3 references to:

Prof. Marianne Artusio  at MarianneA@tourolaw.edu  

Potential candidates with questions regarding the position itself, their qualifications, or any related matter are encouraged to contact Prof. Marianne Artusio, at MarianneA@tourolaw.edu or 631-761-7090.

 

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, the oldest law school in the nation’s sixth largest city, invites applications for a position on its clinical law faculty as the Director of the Innovation Advancement Program (IAP). The IAP is an interdisciplinary clinic devoted to a wide array of legal and business planning services for inventors, technology entrepreneurs, tech transfer professionals, and emerging technology companies. The Director will be expected to lead all aspects of the IAP’s operations including: educating students in both classroom and live client formats, identifying and choosing clients, recruiting students, curriculum development, relationship building within the university, relationship building with the Arizona entrepreneurial ecosystem, and fund raising activities. The selected candidate will also be expected to fulfill the duties of a faculty member of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. More information about the IAP is available at www.law.asu.edu/iap.

Minimum qualifications for the position include a JD degree, 3 years of experience either running a similar law school clinic or substantive experience providing legal counseling to entrepreneurs and early stage startup companies. Preferred applicants will have demonstrated experience as a leader in the field or the potential to become a leading figure in the field, an interest in the business side of entrepreneurship and startups (not just the legal issues they face), and ability to foster relationships with faculty and departments across the university, and an interest in building relationships in the Arizona entrepreneurial community.

The application deadline for the position is 15th February, 2013; if not filled, the 1st of the month thereafter until the position is filled or the search is closed. To apply, please submit a CV and references to Ms. Gina Wilson, Appointments Committee Coordinator, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 1100 S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287-7906, or electronically to GinaWilson@asu.edu. Additional information about the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and Arizona State University is available at: http://www.law.asu.edu.Information about Professors at ASU, including status, rank, titles, and appointment categories, can be found at http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd505-02.html. ASU is an equal opportunity employer.

The Women’s Employment Rights Clinic at Golden Gate University School of Law invites applicants for a one-semester supervising clinical attorney and visiting professor position for Fall 2013.  The Clinic focuses on the employment needs of the most vulnerable workers – low-wage and immigrant women.  We are looking for an experienced employment practitioner, knowledgeable about wage and hour laws and other legal issues affecting low-wage workers and with skills and willingness to take primary responsibility in Clinic cases.  The applicant must have interest in mentoring and working with students in an on campus, live-client law clinic, and in classroom teaching.  Experience teaching or supervising students is strongly preferred.  This is a full time position and the expectation is that the visiting professor would be at the clinic at least 40 hours per week. California bar membership is required.  Spanish speaking skills will be extremely helpful.
 
WERC recently established the Elfenworks Center for Employment Justice (ECEJ), with a generous grant from the Elfenworks Foundation, to focus on advocacy, legal services, and education for domestic workers and group home caregivers.  The Supervising Clinical Attorney will have primary responsibility for day-to-day supervision of student clinicians, will handle and develop clinic litigation, policy work and community collaboration, and will assist in teaching the Clinic seminar.
 
The position is from approximately July through December 2013, with the Fall semester starting in mid-August 2013.  The position has the potential to continue as a one semester position for two additional years and eventually become year round full-time position.
 
The law school welcomes applications from women and minority candidates, and others whose background may contribute to faculty diversity.  There is an excellent University benefit package and salary will depend on experience.
 
Please circulate to anyone who may be interested.
 
 
Please send letter and resume by February 8, 2013 to:

Kimberly Stanley
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Golden Gate University School of Law
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA  94105-2968

Yale Law School seeks applications for a Ludwig Clinical Fellowship for a two-year position beginning on July 1, 2013.  The Fellowship is designed for lawyers with at least five years of practice who are interested in preparing for a career in law school clinical teaching.  The Fellow will work with the Ludwig Community and Economic Development (CED) Clinic and will be supervised by CED faculty member Jay Pottenger.  

The primary responsibilities include supervising students as they represent clients in a wide range of areas (from community development banking to commercial & residential real estate development to foundation tax law), teaching classes, and working on one’s own scholarship.   This year we are looking for a Fellow with particular experience in community development financial institutions, but will consider applicants who have other relevant experience. The Fellow will be allowed sufficient time, resources and assistance to engage in research and writing. All work will be conducted with the assistance of the clinical faculty.  Visit our website at http://www.law.yale.edu/academics/Ludwig.htm to learn more about the CED Clinic.

Candidates must be able to work both independently and as part of a team, and must possess strong written and oral communication skills.   Annual salary is $63,000.  In addition, the Fellow will receive health benefits and access to university facilities.  Send (or email) a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references by April 12, 2013 to: Kathryn Jannke, Office Manager, The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, P.O. Box 209090, New Haven, CT 06520-9090; telephone: (203) 432-4800; fax: (203) 432-1426; kathryn.jannke@yale.edu.

Yale Law School is an Affirmative Action, 

Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer