American University, Washington College of Law is seeking applications for Practitioners-in-Residence for academic years 2012-13 and beyond in a number of our in-house clinics. American University’s in-house, “live-client” Clinical Program, comprising ten (10) in-house clinics and serving approximately 240 students per year, is respected for its leadership in scholarship, development of clinical methodology, contributions to increasing access to justice for under-served clients and breadth of offerings.

At this time, we anticipate having openings in the following in-house clinics: international human rights clinic; domestic violence clinic; immigrant justice clinic; and disability rights law clinic.  

The Practitioner-in-Residence Program is designed to train lawyers or entry-level clinicians interested in becoming clinical teachers in the practice and theory of clinical legal education.  Many graduates of the Practitioners-in-Residence program have gone on to tenure-track teaching positions at other law schools.  This is a term position.  Practitioners can serve in these positions for up to three (3) years.  Practitioners supervise student casework, co-teach weekly clinic seminars and case rounds, and engage in course planning and preparation with the clinic’s tenured faculty. They also teach a course outside of the clinical curriculum.  The Practitioner-in-Residence Program provides full-year training in clinical theory and methodology and a writing workshop designed to assist Practitioners in the development of their clinical and doctrinal scholarship.

Minimum qualifications include a JD degree, outstanding academic record, three years’ experience as a lawyer and membership in a state bar. Salary and benefits are competitive. American University is an EEO\AA employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body.

Applications consisting of a curriculum vitae and cover letter should be e-mailed to Professor Michael Carroll, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, mcarroll@wcl.american.edu, with copies to Professor Brenda V. Smith, Acting Director of the Clinical Program, bvsmith@wcl.american.edu.

The University of Alabama is seeking applicants for the position of Director for it Criminal Defense Clinic. The Director will oversee and/or conduct all phases of legal advocacy for clinic clients, teach and supervise law clinic students, and manage other law clinic staff. The position will be a clinical track appointment. Although a non-tenure earning position, the clinical track offers renewable long-term contracts.

QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum qualifications include a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school, a distinguished academic record, and experience as a clinical teacher or practicing lawyer. Candidates must either be licensed to practice law in Alabama or become licensed no later than one year after accepting the position. Preference will be given to applicants with significant experience with criminal law matters. 

SALARY AND RANK: Salary and faculty title within the clinic track will be commensurate with experience. 

Apply online at facultyjobs.ua.edu under Faculty Positions. 

The University of Alabama is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, racial minorities, sexual minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Requests for reasonable accommodation during the application and/or interview process should be made to Associate Dean J. Noah Funderburg, Box 870382, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0382, (205) 348-4508. If you have any questions about the position, please direct those questions to Assoc. Dean William S. Brewbaker, III, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at wbrewbak@law.ua.edu .

The University of Alabama School of Law is seeking applicants for the position of Director of its Domestic Violence Law Clinic. The Director will oversee and/or conduct all phases of legal advocacy for clinic clients, teach and supervise law clinic students, and manage other law clinic staff. The position will be a clinical track appointment. Although a non-tenure earning position, the clinical track offers renewable long-term contracts. 

QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum qualifications include a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school, a distinguished academic record, and experience as a clinical teacher or practicing lawyer. Candidates must either be licensed to practice law in Alabama or become licensed no later than one year after accepting the position. Preference will be given to applicants with significant experience in family law and/or domestic violence civil matters. 

SALARY and RANK: Salary and rank within the clinical faculty track will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

Apply online at jobs.ua.edu under Faculty Positions. 

The University of Alabama is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, racial minorities, sexual minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Requests for reasonable accommodation during the application/interview process should be made to Associate Dean J. Noah Funderburg, Box 870382, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0382, (205) 3480-4508. Any questions or inquiries about the position should be directed to Assoc. Dean William S. Brewbaker, III, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at wbrewbak@law.ua.edu .

Duquesne University School of Law is seeking to make a tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment to the position of Director of the Clinical Programs. Applicants should have superior academic credentials, a record of excellence in law clinic administration, experience in the practice of law, and a distinguished record of clinical teaching and scholarship. Leadership skills and the ability to organize sophisticated, law-related programs are also extremely important.  The new Director will have the opportunity to create an ambitious vision for the future and to take the Clinic to the next level of academic and professional excellence.  The new Director may also have the opportunity to develop exciting, new clinic-space within the community adjacent to Duquesne University’s campus, which is within blocks of the courthouses in downtown Pittsburgh.  Both the Law School Dean and the University Administration are committed to supporting these important goals.  We especially encourage applications from qualified racial and ethnic minorities, women, and others who would enrich the diversity of our academic community.  Interested applicants should send a résumé and list of references, along with a letter of interest, to Faculty Recruitment Committee at lawrecruitment@duq.edu.  Electronic submissions only, please:   Candidates are strongly discouraged from submitting an application by mail or from mailing other materials to the Faculty Recruitment Committee, although a list of published works may be appended to an application.  Applications should be received by October 22, 2011. 

 

The University of South Carolina School of Law invites applications for entry-level, tenure-track faculty to begin in the fall of 2012. 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 clinical legal education, Constitutional law, criminal law, environmental law, evidence, intellectual property, Rule of Law, taxation, and torts.  Interested persons should send a resume, references, and subject area preferences to Prof. Josh Eagle, Chair, Faculty Selection Committee, University of South Carolina School of Law, 701 S. Main St., Columbia, SC 29208 or, by email, to facappts@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.

THE CHARLOTTE SCHOOL OF LAW seeks a full-time law professor to develop a community economic development program. The person selected will teach our existing Entrepreneurial and Non-Profit Clinic, along with a related business law course, and oversee the development of transactional legal clinics in surrounding underserved communities with institutional partners. The focus of these clinics will depend on legal services gaps that have significant economic impact.

Charlotte is North Carolina’s most populous cityundefineda dynamic community that combines warm Southern hospitality with a modern, world-class city. The mission of the Charlotte School of Law is to provide a legal education that is student-centered, facilitates practice readiness, fosters personal integrity, and serves underserved communities. We value motivation through inspiration, emotional intelligence (“EQ”) as much as IQ, continuous improvement, measured outcomes, team goals, interdependence, and the creation of best practices.

We seek candidates with distinguished academic records, excellent written and oral communication skills, practice and teaching experience, as well as a strong commitment to public interest law and clinical legal education. The successful candidate will preferably begin January 2012. He or she will join a growing faculty dedicated to experiential learning integrated throughout the curriculum and an academic team that includes a Director of Experiential Learning and three additional full-time professors who teach in and run clinics, an externship program and a pro bono program. We also have adjunct professors who teach clinics.

Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience in a transactional practice, preferably with some public interest, non-profit or community advocacy. All applicants must be members of the North Carolina bar, be eligible for reciprocity or be willing to take the NC bar exam in Feb. 2012. We are looking for a candidate who is the best fit for this faculty position and, thus, the position may be filled by a candidate who is interested in either a tenure track or a non-tenure-track faculty appointment, subject to long-term contract renewal, with a ten or eleven month contract. All full-time faculty have full faculty voting rights, except in the area of promotion and tenure. Opportunity for research and scholarship development is available.

Charlotte School of Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to developing a well-qualified and diverse faculty. The school is a member of the InfiLaw System, which includes Florida Coastal School of Law and Phoenix School of Law.

Application Procedure: Please send us your resume and cover letter. Please indicate whether you will be attending the AALS recruitment weekend. We will give special consideration to direct applicants who provide compelling reasons for wanting to join our faculty. The resume and letter should be in Word or PDF format and sent to facultyappt@charlottelaw.edu For more information about us please explore our website: www.charlottelaw.edu.

 

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL invites applications for a Long Term Contract clinical faculty position in its Clinic & Justice Center beginning in the fall 2012 semester.  The position involves teaching in our in-house Introduction to Litigation Clinic.  Second- and third-year law students in the Albany Clinic & Justice Center develop critical professional proficiencies in judgment, problem solving, and client-centered lawyering and other professional skills sufficient for effective, reflective, responsible and ethical participation in the legal profession through the representation of real clients  Candidates must demonstrate 1) a strong practice background with at least five (5) years of practice experience handling unemployment insurance or housing matters, 2) experience in or capacity for teaching excellence in a law school clinical setting.  Following successful review, the individual hired for this position will be eligible for a presumptively renewable five year contract with voting rights equivalent to tenure-track faculty.

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL is a small, independent private school in New York State’s capital.  Established in 1851, it is the oldest independent law school in the nation and the oldest law school in New York State.  The school’s Clinic & Justice Center has a national reputation for excellence in clinical teaching and public service.

Applications (electronic preferred) will be accepted until September 1, 2011.  They should include a cover letter, resume, list of publications, and three references, and be sent to the Faculty Recruitment Committee c/o Barbara Jordan-Smith, Dean’s Office, Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York, 12208-3494, bjord@albanylaw.edu.

Albany Law School is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL invites applications for a Tenure Track clinical faculty position  in its Clinic & Justice Center beginning in the fall 2012 semester.  The position involves teaching in our in-house clinical program.  Second- and third-year law students in the Albany Clinic & Justice Center develop critical professional proficiencies in judgment, problem solving, and client-centered lawyering and other professional skills sufficient for effective, reflective, responsible and ethical participation in the legal profession through the representation of real clients.   We are looking for the best possible candidate to enhance and/or expand our existing program.  Candidates must demonstrate 1) a strong practice background with at least five (5) years of experience, 2) experience in or capacity for teaching excellence in a law school clinical setting, and 3) a capacity for and commitment to excellence in scholarship.

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL is a small, independent private school in New York State’s capital.  Established in 1851, it is the oldest independent law school in the nation and the oldest law school in New York State.  The school’s Clinic & Justice Center has a national reputation for excellence in clinical teaching and public service.

Applications (electronic preferred) will be accepted until September 1, 2011.  They should include a cover letter, resume, list of publications, and three references, and be sent to the Faculty Recruitment Committee c/o Barbara Jordan-Smith, Dean’s Office, Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York, 12208-3494, bjord@albanylaw.edu.

Albany Law School is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Georgetown University Law Center is seeking applicants for a permanent tenure track faculty position, starting July 2012, to direct the operations of a transactional clinic.  The person selected will develop the clinical program, supervise graduate fellows and law students, teach a supporting clinical seminar, and take responsibility for a wide range of advocacy opportunities, such as community economic development and legal advice and assistance for nonprofits and entrepreneurs in the DC area.

A distinguished professional record and superior scholarly and teaching promise are necessary; experience in clinical legal education and/or transactional lawyering preferred.  Women and men who will contribute to Georgetown’s traditions of excellence and diversity, including members of minority groups, are encouraged to apply.  Applications must be received by October 15, 2011, to be fully considered; we anticipate making a decision no later than March 2012.  To apply, send a resume and letter outlining advocacy, teaching, and scholarship interests to: Professor Lisa Heinzerling, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.  20001.

West Virginia University College of Law seeks candidates for four tenure-track or tenured positions at the entry and lateral levels. 

 We are committed to building a multicultural work force, which includes differences in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, military service, and disabilities; we strongly encourage people with such differences to apply. 

Successful candidates will join the College of Law at an exciting time in its development toward a place among the nation’s leading public law schools (recently ranking 15^th best in the country in Public Interest Law).  Our goal is to find outstanding scholars and teachers who can extend the law school’s traditional strengths and intellectual breadth.  We value scholarly excellence, high-quality teaching, deep dedication to internal and external service, collegiality and community.

We are interested in all persons of high academic achievement and promise. We welcome applications from candidates with outstanding credentials, without restrictions of field. Appointment and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

In addition, the College of Law has a particular need for those candidates with a strong interest and capacity to teach in the areas of Clinical Teaching, Criminal Law, Energy Law, Family Law, Immigration Law Clinic, Immigration Law, Taxation, and Trial Advocacy.  All positions, regardless of subject area, are on the tenure-track.

Founded in 1878, and accredited by the Association of American Law Schools and the American Bar Association in 1914 and 1924, respectively, the College of Law is the sole law school serving the State of West Virginia. It attracts students from West Virginia as well as many from other states and countries. In addition to excellence in scholarship, teaching and service, core values include: close student/faculty interaction, diversity, respectful/professional behavior, community, and justice.  The College of Law is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong history and commitment to diversity, graduating its first woman in 1895 and its first African-American in 1949.  The College of Law continues its commitment to creating and maintaining a diverse faculty and student body and seeks candidates who will enhance diversity.

Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, a vibrant and diverse university community ranked one of the top three small cities in the east, faculty and students enjoy the convenience provided by a small city with the cultural opportunities of a larger metropolitan area.  West Virginia’s beautiful scenery and recreational opportunities are easily accessible from Morgantown as are the cities of Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., and New York City.

Address letters to the Appointments Committee Co-Chair Robert Bastress c/o Toni Sebree, West Virginia University College of Law, Box 6130, Morgantown, WV 26506-6130.