Cardozo School of Law invites applications for a full-time faculty position as Assistant Clinical Professor of Law to work in its established Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic with the clinic’s existing director.

Applicants must be skilled and creative lawyers with an interest and ability to supervise students in both individual litigation and law reform projects. Applicants must also possess a profound interest in the educational mission of the clinic: to develop the next generation of immigrant advocates and, more generally, to teach students the lawyering skills necessary to serve individual clients and to reform our legal system. Foreign language abilities and prior experience working with immigrant communities are desirable but not required. Applicants need not be admitted to the New York bar at time of application but, if hired, will be expected to obtain admission.
The clinic’s mission is to offer an outstanding legal educational experience to its students, to provide individual representation to immigrants in traditionally neglected areas, and to serve the immigrant community in efforts to reform law and public policy. The clinic’s emphasis has historically been on removal defense cases for immigrants who are detained or who have had prior contact with the criminal justice system. In addition, the clinic represents immigrant community based and national advocacy organizations on impact projects related to immigration enforcement issues. These projects involve a broad range of legal work including, for example: impact litigation, legal support for legislative advocacy, report writing, administrative advocacy and media work. In all individual and impact cases students perform the critical legal work under the intensive supervision of clinic faculty. The school is committed to maintaining the model of having students work on both individual cases and impact projects and is committed to directing our resources toward the least served immigrant populations.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, references and c.v. to Zsuzsanna Toth at toth@yu.edu. Applications will be accepted starting September 1, 2012.

Business Title Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Instructor School/Unit Harvard Law School Sub-Unit ------------ Location USA - MA - Cambridge Job Function General Administration Time Status Full-time Department HNMCP Salary Grade 058 Union 00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary Duties & Responsibilities Reports to Director of Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. Will assist in continuing to build, plan, and administer clinical program in negotiation, mediation, and dispute resolution. Responsible for developing student projects and for building and maintaining client relationships. Will help develop training curriculum and materials for students in program. Will supervise and mentor students, including meeting regularly to discuss developments in their projects, and providing regular, detailed feedback. Will help supervise administrative aspects of program, including case management and development, web resources, and publicity.  Pending faculty committee review, will serve as Lecturer on Law during Spring semester, leading a section in Spring Negotiation Workshop under direction of the Program Director. Duties as lecturer include course planning, preparation and delivery of lectures, supervision of and feedback to students, and working collaboratively with the other members of the teaching team for the spring course. Note: This is a 3 year term at-will appointment from 7/1/13 to 6/30/16. Basic Qualifications Must have earned JD more than 3 years ago; experience with theory and practice of negotiation, mediation, dispute systems design, or alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Additional Qualifications 1+ yrs business and/or legal experience with focus on negotiation and dispute resolution desirable as is some experience in clinical legal setting or direct supervision and mentoring of young attorneys or professionals. Should be passionate about working with students and about developing field of negotiation and dispute resolution, and have long term interest in pursuing career in negotiation and dispute resolution. Superior interpersonal skills, proven capacity to work as a team member, sound judgment, an entrepreneurial attitude, exceptional ethical standards, strong mentoring ability, deft management skills, and outstanding writing and verbal skills required. Additional Information The successful candidate will play a central role in helping to innovate, manage, and supervise Harvard Law School’s vigorous and expanding program in negotiation, mediation, dispute resolution, and ADR.  The Clinical Instructor will work directly with the Director of the Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program but is also expected to be engaged broadly in the life of the Law School and in the life of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. For more information on the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program, visit:  www.law.harvard.edu/negotiation.    All offers will be made by HLS Human Resources. Candidates who would contribute to the diverse culture of HLS are encouraged to apply. Pre-Employment Screening Education Identity License/Cert.

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites exceptionally qualified and experienced applicants for a tenured or tenure-track clinical faculty position carrying full-faculty status. The applicant should have a distinguished record of clinical teaching as well as a history of scholarly production. The new clinician will work with the Clinic faculty to expand the clinical offerings at Washburn Law School and to continue to raise the national profile of the Washburn Law Clinic.

 

            Since its inception in 1970, Washburn University School of Law’s in-house, live client clinical program has been an integral part of the law school curriculum staffed by tenured and tenure-track positions. Our current clinical offerings include Children and Family Law, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law Clinic, Tribal Court Practice, and Criminal Appeals Advocacy (run in conjunction with the Appellate Defender Office).

 

            The Washburn campus is located in the heart of Topeka, Kansas, blocks from the state capitol. Topeka was recently named a Top Ten City in Kiplinger’s magazine. Topeka features affordable housing; beautiful, historical neighborhoods filled with well-maintained parks; and a regionally recognized public library. It is also the home of the Brown v. Board of Education historical site.

 

            Washburn Law School is committed to diversity in its faculty and encourages applicants whose backgrounds will enrich the law school. Candidates should possess a JD degree from an ABA accredited law school, distinguished academic record, record of scholarly production and a strong commitment to clinical legal education. License to practice in a clinical setting does not require the taking of the state bar exam.

 

            Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  (All faculty appointments are contingent upon funding.)  Interested candidates should send a resume, listing three references, and a cover letter.  Contact: Professor Nancy G. Maxwell, Chair, Faculty Recruitment Committee, Washburn University School of Law, 1700 College Avenue, Topeka, Kansas, 66621.  E-mail: nancy.maxwell@washburn.edu

The University of Denver Sturm College of Law anticipates hiring for several tenure-track faculty positions that would start with the 2013-2014 academic year. We have hiring needs in a wide range of subjects, particularly in the following areas of law: International Business Transactions, Administrative Law, Business and Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, Immigration Law, Family Law, and Evidence.

We are also seeking applications for tenure-track clinical positions to work in our in-house clinical program, the Student Law Office. We are particularly interested in filling positions in our Civil Rights Clinic (including complex civil rights litigation and appellate matters), and one for a new Immigration/Asylum Law Clinic. We have a strong preference for applicants who hold full-time academic positions, but they need not be tenure-track or tenured. The duties of tenured/tenure-track faculty teaching in our clinics include collaboration with other faculty, direct supervision of second and third-year students as they represent clients and participate in community projects, as well as curriculum development, and teaching the clinic's classroom component.
Minimum qualifications include a JD or equivalent; substantial experience in relevant substantive areas of law; and excellent written and oral communication skills. For clinic positions -- experience supervising law students or lawyers. Candidates without minimum requirements are not considered applicants.

For more information or to apply, please visit http://www.dujobs.org/ . Questions regarding hiring can be addressed to:
Professor Sheila Hyatt, Chair
Appointments Committee
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
2255 East Evans Avenue, Suite 335
Denver, CO 80208

or via e-mail @ hyatt-fac-appts@law.du.edu.

For questions about the clinical positions, please contact Associate Professor Tammy Kuennen (Chair, Lateral Committee) @ lateralappts@law.du.edu.

Benefits information can be found by going to: DU BENEFITS
DU and its Sturm College of Law are committed to enhancing the diversity of our faculty and staff. We are strongly dedicated to the pursuit of excellence by including and integrating individuals who represent different groups as defined by race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, age, disability, national origin, religion and veteran status. DU is an EEO/AA employer.

The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics of The George Washington
University Law School announce the availability of new graduate
clinical fellowships for the academic years of 2013-15.  In
recognition of the generous gift of Philip Friedman, the Fellows are
known as Friedman Fellows.  Friedman Fellows obtain LL.M. degrees
while examining and engaging in clinical legal education and public
interest law.

The 2013-15 Friedman Fellowships begin in the summer of 2013.  Each
fellowship is affiliated with a specific law school clinic.  Although
the various clinics provide the fellows diverse responsibilities and
experiences, each provides the Fellow with opportunities to co-teach
and co-supervise, alongside experienced clinical faculty, the law
students enrolled in the clinic.

The Friedman Fellowship program enables every Fellow to learn about
clinical education and public interest lawyering through the practice
of engaging in each, teaching and supervising law students engaged in
these endeavors, and participating in a program of study in which
these are the primary topics of inquiry.  In the process, Fellows
receive mentorship and support from the clinical faculty and
administration, and the law school in general.

Fellows enroll in two year-long courses in Clinical Teaching and
Scholarship taught by the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and
other clinical faculty.  As part of this course sequence, Fellows
receive specific instruction and guidance in teaching and supervising
law students, and in writing a publishable thesis.  Fellows also
enroll part-time in other law school classes, and receive an LL.M.
degree upon completion of the class and thesis requirements of the
LL.M. program.

We are currently seeking applications from candidates with strong
academic, clinical, and lawyering experience.  We are especially
interested in applications from lawyers with background and experience
in the following areas: appellate advocacy, administrative advocacy,
criminal defense, post-conviction re-entry, housing law, family law,
domestic violence, public benefits, employment law, civil litigation, transactional law, and community economic development law.  Fellows receive an annual stipend
between $45,000 and $50,000, tuition remission for the LL.M. program,
health insurance and other benefits, and possible student loan
deferment.  Fellows must be members of a state bar.  Candidates who
are not members of the D.C. Bar must be eligible for immediate waiver
into the D.C. Bar.

Applicants should send letters of interest, resumes, a list of
references, and a complete law school transcript by October 24, 2012
to Associate Dean Phyllis Goldfarb.  The preferred submission method
is by email to clinicadmin@law.gwu.edu. In the alternative,
applications can be mailed to the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics
c/o Executive Assistant Norma Lamont, The George Washington University
Law School, 2000 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20052.  The George
Washington University Law School is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity employer. The University undertakes special efforts to
employ a diverse workforce.

The Social Enterprise and Nonprofit Law Clinic will open in Fall 2013. The Clinic introduces and orients law students to the materials, expectations, disciplines, and vocabulary of corporate law practice while also challenging students to reflect on and innovate legal reforms that further the social enterprise movement. The Clinic embraces a focused and explicit use of clinical education to enhance law students' commitment to laws and business practices that promote triple-bottom line corporate sustainability, which in its most expansive meaning includes financial and environmental sustainability as well as the physical, psychological, and social well-being of individuals and communities.

In the Clinic, law students learn about corporate governance and contexts, shareholders and stakeholders, business relationships and operations, and business documents. Students are taught how to become partners in enterprise for their clients with the understanding that innovative business lawyers understand both the legal and non-legal incentive structures that drive business organizations.

The Clinic’s clients consist of (1) social enterprises, i.e., nonprofits and select for-profit businesses that employ innovative business techniques to accomplish social and environmental goals, and (2) middle-market and established nonprofit organizations and foundations working in a wide range of fields including social services, education, youth development, technology, health, sustainable agriculture, and civil rights.

Description of Fellowship

The two-year fellowship is an ideal position for a transactional lawyer interested in developing teaching and supervisory abilities in a setting that emphasizes a dual commitmentundefinedclinical education of law students and the promotion of triple-bottom line corporate sustainability. The fellow will have several areas of responsibility, with an increasing role as the fellowship progresses. Over the course of the fellowship, the fellow will: (i) supervise students in representing nonprofit organizations and social enterprises on transactional, operational, and corporate governance matters, (ii) share responsibility for teaching seminar sessions, and (iii) share in the administrative and case handling responsibilities of the Clinic. Fellows also participate in a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities designed to support an interest in clinical teaching and legal education. The fellowship start date is July 1, 2013, and the fellowship is for two years, ending June 30, 2015.

Qualifications

Applicants must have at least 3 years of post J.D. legal experience. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in a transactional area of practice such as nonprofit law and tax, corporate law, intellectual property, real estate, or finance. Applicants with a strong commitment to economic justice and corporate sustainability are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be admitted or willing to be admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. 

Application Process

To apply, send a resume, an official or unofficial law school transcript, C.V., and a detailed letter of interest by December 1, 2012.  The letter should be no longer than two pages and address a) why you are interested in this fellowship; b) what you can contribute to the Clinic; c) your experience with transactional matters and/or corporate law; and d) anything else that you consider pertinent. Please address your application to Professor Alicia Plerhoples, Georgetown Law, 600 New Jersey Ave., NW, Suite 434, Washington, D.C. 20001, or electronically to socialenterprise@law.georgetown.edu.

Boston College Law School seeks to hire two clinical professors.  One position is in Children/Juvenile Rights; the other is in Immigration Law.

Immigration Clinic:  We seek a clinical professor to teach in our longstanding, well-known Immigration and Asylum Clinic, and to be engaged with our many immigration law-related courses and programs.   As currently structured, the Immigration and Asylum Clinic provides students with the opportunity to apply their substantive learning about immigration law in a hands-on, real-world setting.  Students advise or represent clients in a wide range of immigration matters including deportation defense, “crim/imm” matters, asylum, waivers, adjustment of status, bond, appellate litigation, “know your rights” presentations, and amicus briefing.  With much training and close faculty supervision, students interview clients, draft applications, prepare lay and expert witnesses, analyze criminal records, develop case tactics and strategies, and try cases in court. We fully support this model but we are open to considering new ideas and models that are consonant with other course offerings, our institutional commitment to the highest-quality experiential learning, and to social justice.   The clinical professor might also teach related courses, such as an Advanced Immigration Law Seminar. Applicants must demonstrate a superior substantive knowledge of the field and experience with--and dedication to--clinical teaching.  3-5 years of experience in the field and admission to a bar that will permit the applicant to practice immigration law in Massachusetts are strongly preferred.

 

Boston College, a Jesuit, Catholic university, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all interested persons to apply. Contact: Prof. Daniel Kanstroom, Chair, Appointments Committee, Boston College Law School, 885 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459 email: Daniel.Kanstroom@bc.edu or lawappts@bc.edu.

Boston College Law School seeks to hire two clinical professors.  One position is in Children/Juvenile Rights; the other is in Immigration Law.

Children/Juvenile Rights:  We seek a clinical professor committed to both clinical pedagogy and the rights of children and juveniles.  The faculty member would direct the BCLS clinic currently dedicated to that under-served population.   As currently structured, our Juvenile Rights Advocacy Clinic provides representation for youth involved in the juvenile justice system on legal issues related to their delinquency or their status.  In addition, the clinic has also received court appointments as the Guardians ad litem for youth.   Case representation involves special education advocacy for delinquent youth, many of whom have been excluded from school. In addition, students may represent youth committed to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services through the post-disposition phase of their cases. Issues include a significant measure of education law, law of status offenses, delinquency, administrative advocacy, child abuse and neglect, and public benefits. JRAP works with the Youth Advocacy Department of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (YAD).  Cases are presently heard in Suffolk and Middlesex counties (including Boston, Cambridge and Lowell).  The Committee is open to candidates’ views on the existing model and other possible directions for a clinic dedicated to the rights of children and juveniles. Applicants must demonstrate a superior substantive knowledge of the field and experience with, and dedication to, clinical teaching.  3-5 years of experience in the field, and admission to the Massachusetts bar (or a willingness to become admitted) are strongly preferred.

Boston College, a Jesuit, Catholic university, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all interested persons to apply. Contact: Prof. Daniel Kanstroom, Chair, Appointments Committee, Boston College Law School, 885 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459 email: Daniel.Kanstroom@bc.edu or lawappts@bc.edu.

Washington and Lee University School of Law invites applications for several faculty positions.  Both entry-level and lateral candidates will be considered.  A clinical faculty member is sought to develop and teach a new Citizenship and Immigration Clinic (see below).  Other needs are Civil Procedure, Transnational Law, Torts, Property, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Real Estate Transactions, and Employment Law.  Candidates who contribute to the diversity of the faculty are especially encouraged to apply.  Washington and Lee offers exceptional opportunities: a vibrant community of scholars; a nurturing atmosphere for tenure-track faculty, including pre-tenure leave and generous research support; institutional commitment to innovation in legal education, including experiential learning in the third year; superb, engaged students;  location in the beautiful setting of the Great Valley of Virginia. Appointments Committee members are: Erik Luna and Brian Murchison (co-chairs), Brant Hellwig, Michelle Drumbl, Ben Spencer, J.D. King, and Mark Drumbl.  Please direct applications/inquiries to Professor Luna or Professor Murchison either by email [lunae@wlu.edu or murchisonb@wlu.edu ] or by regular mail addressed to Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia 24450.

Citizenship and Immigration Clinic

Washington and Lee University School of Law invites applications for a clinical faculty position to direct its new Citizenship and Immigration Clinic.  This is a tenure-track position.  The clinic offers students the opportunity to engage in meaningful client work, providing direct representation to immigrants in south and central Virginia who cannot afford the services of private attorneys, with a particular emphasis on vulnerable populations.  The clinic works with unaccompanied minors, victims of domestic violence, and refugees to obtain immigration benefits that allow them to fully pursue their lives in the United States.  The clinic handles U visas, VAWA self-petitions, Special Immigrant Juvenile cases, deportation defense, asylum claims, applications for permanent residence, BIA appeals, and other immigration cases.
Applicants should have significant experience in immigration work.  In addition, they should have outstanding legal writing skills, high ethical standards, sound judgment, and the ability to motivate and train law students.  Other highly desirable attributes will be prior law school teaching experience and a track record of publication.  The clinic director is expected to become a member of the Virginia bar.  Interested candidates should contact Professor Brian Murchison at murchisonb@wlu.edu.  

The University of Michigan Law School is seeking to hire a clinical faculty member with a background in negotiating and structuring international transactions to teach in its International Transactions Clinic.

The International Transactions Clinic, the first of its kind in the United States, was started in 2008.  It offers students the opportunity to acquire skills that are critically important to their professional development as they enter into practice areas that involve international transactions.
 
The International Transactions Clinic currently has a diverse range of clients.  Clients of the International Transactions Clinic include for-profit and not-for-profit entities. They include start-up enterprises and well-established businesses.  They include financial institutions and microfinance institutions. They include investors (some of whom call themselves “impact investors”), and investees.  What all of the International Transactions Clinic clients hold in common, however, is an international focus and a willingness to tackle global challenges like poverty, education, housing, healthcare, clean water, environmental degradation, and climate change.

The successful applicant will have significant (at least 7-10 years) international transactional expertise, particularly in structuring and negotiating transactions for enterprises and investors that operate in emerging markets, and some experience in negotiating and structuring cross-border investment transactions for social enterprises and/or familiarity  with policy and regulatory issues facing impact investors.  Demonstrable ability to attract clients that share the social justice values of the International Transactions Clinic, foreign language skills, international work experience, and clinical or other legal teaching experience are highly desirable qualifications.  Candidates must hold a J.D. degree and be eligible for licensure through the State Bar of Michigan.

This is a contract position that can lead to Michigan’s equivalent of clinical tenure.  Members of the clinical faculty are initially appointed to a three-year contract that can be renewed for another three years.  Upon completion of the second three-year contract, clinicians are considered for promotion to a seven-year presumptively renewable contract.  Clinical faculty serve on nine-month academic year appointments and are eligible for summer financial support for case coverage, scholarship or special projects. Clinical faculty salaries and benefits are extremely competitive.

Any questions should be directed to Associate Dean Bridget McCormack at bridgetm@umich.edu or 734-764-4533.

The application deadline is October 15, 2012. 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.