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  • 28 Aug 2024 1:56 PM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    The Washington and Lee University School of Law seeks to cultivate broad-minded,

    highly skilled, and honorable practitioners of law.  We do so within a diverse and

    collaborative intellectual community exemplifying rigor, trust, and civility.

     

    Position Announcement
    Washington and Lee University School of Law

    Civil Rights and Racial Justice Clinic

     

    Tenure-Track Clinical Professor of Law - open rank

    Lexington, Virginia

     

    Position Description

    The Washington and Lee University School of Law is excited to announce a search for a tenure-track or tenured faculty member to direct a clinic focusing on civil rights and racial justice. A long-time leader in experiential legal education, W&L Law has invested significantly in clinics, externships, and practicum courses, and requires students to complete a number of experiential credits that significantly exceeds the minimum required for accreditation. We seek a legal education professional who will embrace and meaningfully contribute to our close-knit, collegial, and intellectually vibrant community. To that end, clinical faculty at W&L have full voting and governance rights.

    Consistent with the desire to address the pressing needs of racial justice in the country, the law school seeks a director to lead a clinic dedicated to the cause of civil rights and racial justice. To complement the work being done by the law school’s human rights and critical theory experts, the law school’s Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, and the University’s Shepherd Program and Delaney Center, the law faculty created  a clinic to foster civil rights and racial justice. We invite interested candidates to imagine this clinic with any substantive focus that will advance the goals of civil rights and racial justice. The clinical curriculum at W&L prioritizes a client-centered approach to clinical advocacy and teaching, but the precise focus of the clinic’s civil rights and racial justice advocacy will depend on the experience and vision of the next director.   

    We invite applications for a position as Assistant Clinical, Associate Clinical, or Clinical Professor of Law to begin July 1, 2024, or sooner. The ideal candidate will have several years of practice experience in the field of civil rights and racial justice; a demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive educational or work environments; experience in clinical pedagogy and excellence in the teaching and supervision of law students; and an interest in contributing to practical and/or scholarly conversations concerning civil rights and racial justice.

    Statement of Commitment to Diversity

    Washington and Lee University School of Law promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in clinical teaching and in development and management of an in-house clinical program. In keeping with the University Strategic Plan, we welcome applications from candidates belonging to communities traditionally underrepresented in the legal academy.

    Qualifications

    A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or equivalent is required. Candidates for the position must demonstrate a record of academic excellence and substantial teaching or legal practice experience.

    Application Instructions

    Applicants should submit the following materials through the W&L Interfolio application portal at http://apply.interfolio.com/152486: (1) a letter describing their interest in the position (including a short summary of the applicant’s vision or proposed model for the clinic, their experience promoting the justice issues involved in the clinic’s mandate, and their strategies for promoting inclusiveness in their teaching and service), and (2) a current curriculum vitae. Additionally, although traditional scholarship is not required for clinical tenure at W&L, it is encouraged and supported. Accordingly, applicants who have scholarly aspirations are welcome to submit a research agenda.

    Please address these materials to Elizabeth Belmont, chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee. Additionally, please feel free to reach out to her with any questions you may have at:

    Elizabeth Belmont
    Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Community Legal Practice Center
    Washington and Lee University School of Law
    Sydney Lewis Hall 234
    Lexington, VA 24450
    (540) 458-8561
    belmontb@wlu.edu

    All inquiries will be treated as confidential. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

    Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    Washington and Lee is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  As such, we are interested in candidates who are committed to high standards of scholarship, performance and professionalism and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity in our faculty, staff and student body. Job description requirements are representative, but not all‐inclusive of the knowledge, skill, and abilities needed to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

     


  • 28 Aug 2024 1:54 PM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    The Washington and Lee University School of Law seeks to cultivate broad-minded,

    highly skilled, and honorable practitioners of law.  We do so within a diverse and

    collaborative intellectual community exemplifying rigor, trust, and civility.

     

    Position Announcement
    Washington and Lee University School of Law

    Immigrant Rights Clinic

     

    Tenure-Track Clinical Professor of Law - open rank

    Lexington, Virginia

     

    Position Description

    The Washington and Lee University School of Law is excited to announce a search for a tenure-track or tenured faculty member to direct a clinic focusing on immigrant rights. A long-time leader in experiential legal education, W&L Law has invested significantly in clinics, externships, and practicum courses, and requires students to complete a number of experiential credits that significantly exceeds the minimum required for accreditation. We seek a legal education professional who will embrace and meaningfully contribute to our close-knit, collegial, and intellectually vibrant community. To that end, clinical faculty at W&L have full voting and governance rights.

    W&L established its Immigrant Rights Clinic in 2013 and is excited to continue the clinic’s decade-long commitment to serving Virginia’s immigrant community in the Shenandoah Valley and beyond.  Consistent with the desire to address the pressing needs of immigrant populations in the U.S., the law school seeks a director dedicated to the cause of immigrant rights. We invite interested candidates to imagine this clinic with any substantive focus that will advance that goal. The clinical curriculum at W&L prioritizes a client-centered approach to clinical advocacy and teaching, but the precise focus of the clinic’s immigrant rights advocacy will depend on the experience and vision of the next director.   

    We invite applications for a position as Assistant Clinical, Associate Clinical, or Clinical Professor of Law to begin July 1, 2025, or sooner. The ideal candidate will have several years of practice experience in the field of immigrant rights; a demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive educational or work environments; experience in clinical pedagogy and excellence in the teaching and supervision of law students; and an interest in contributing to practical and/or scholarly conversations concerning immigrant rights.

    Statement of Commitment to Diversity

    Washington and Lee University School of Law promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in clinical teaching and in development and management of an in-house clinical program. In keeping with the University Strategic Plan, we welcome applications from candidates belonging to communities traditionally underrepresented in the legal academy.

    Qualifications

    A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or equivalent is required. Candidates for the position must demonstrate a record of academic excellence and substantial teaching or legal practice experience.

    Application Instructions

    Applicants should submit the following materials through the W&L Interfolio application portal at https://apply.interfolio.com/152482:  (1) a letter describing their interest in the position (including a short summary of the applicant’s vision or proposed model for the clinic, their experience promoting the immigrant rights issues involved in the clinic’s mandate, and their strategies for promoting inclusiveness in their teaching and service), and (2) a current curriculum vitae. Additionally, although traditional scholarship is not required for clinical tenure at W&L, it is encouraged and supported. Accordingly, applicants who have scholarly aspirations are welcome to submit a research agenda.

    Please address these materials to Elizabeth Belmont, chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee. Additionally, please feel free to reach out to her with any questions you may have at:

    Elizabeth Belmont
    Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Community Legal Practice Center
    Washington and Lee University School of Law
    Sydney Lewis Hall 234
    Lexington, VA 24450
    (540) 458-8561
    belmontb@wlu.edu

    All inquiries will be treated as confidential. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

    Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    Washington and Lee is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  As such, we are interested in candidates who are committed to high standards of scholarship, performance and professionalism and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity in our faculty, staff and student body. Job description requirements are representative, but not all‐inclusive of the knowledge, skill, and abilities needed to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

     


  • 23 Aug 2024 11:42 AM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    GSU is looking to hire one clinical faculty member in our HeLP Clinic (medical legal partnership). We are looking to hire at any level of seniority.  More information about the position and the link to apply (all candidates are required to apply through our GSU portal at the link) can be found at the following link: https://facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/4657.

     

    Posting Number

    F00158P

    GSU Log Number

    Classification Title

    Non-Tenure Track Open Rank Faculty

    Position Title

    Clinical Faculty Position - Open Rank

    GSU Information

    Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, ranked 2nd most innovative by U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among public universities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofit university to award bachelor’s degrees to African American students, 6th in the country for its first-year student experience, and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility of its students. Among the most diverse universities in the nation, Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. public university sending African American students to study abroad.

    A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways. The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in 100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate and first-professional degree levels.

    With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’s interdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges.

    Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’s vibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.

    Department

    Law - Instruction

    College

    College of Law

    Campus

    Atlanta

    Position Type

    Full Time Faculty

    Posting Type

    External

    About the Department

    Part of a comprehensive research university, the College of Law is a dynamic law school located in the heart of Atlanta with approximately 650 full- and part time law students. The Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic is located in the Center for Clinical Programs, an in-house suite of clinic offices located in the College of Law building.

    Position Description

    Georgia State University’s College of Law seeks highly qualified applicants for a full­time clinical faculty position in its interdisciplinary Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic. Launched in 2004, HeLP is a community-based medical-legal collaboration among the law school, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society (see www.healthlawpartnership.org). HeLP provides legal assistance to low-income families and their children who are patients at Children’s hospitals on civil matters that have the potential to improve children’s health and quality of life, such as laws related to public benefits, family welfare, housing, education, consumer rights, employment, disability, and permanency planning. The HeLP Clinic, launched in 2007, teaches interdisciplinary collaborative problem-solving to students of law, medicine, and graduate students of social work, bioethics, and public health (see http:// https://law.gsu.edu/student-experience/experiential-learning/clinics/health-law-partnership-legal-services-clinic/).

    The position is a non-tenure track twelve-month clinical faculty appointment, with faculty status that satisfies ABA Accreditation Standard 405© for providing clinical faculty with job security reasonably similar to tenure. Clinical faculty, after a five year probationary period, are eligible for presumptively renewable contracts, and job security commensurate with tenured faculty. Clinical faculty have voting rights (including all faculty hiring matters) and serve on faculty committees at the College of Law. A clinical faculty member’s teaching package typically includes the clinic for two semesters and one additional non-clinical course, consistent with their expertise and interests.

    Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

    • Teaching and Supervising law students in casework and clinic projects;
    • Supervising students from other professions and coordinating with other Georgia State University units and other academic institutions in Atlanta for the participation of non-law graduate students in the HeLP clinic;
    • Sharing responsibility for developing and teaching seminar sessions;
    • Performing administrative responsibilities associated with the HeLP and HeLP Clinic;
    • Coordinating with HeLP and its partners;
    • Collaborating with HeLP partners and others in the education of medical and other partners and constituents, and conducting research and policy advocacy consistent with the mission and components of HeLP;
    • Engaging in research and service as defined in the college’s Clinical Non-Tenure Track Faculty Manual.


    Applications are welcome from both entry-level, junior lateral, and senior lateral faculty. Depending on the experience level of the successful candidate, the position may also include an appointment as either the director, co-director, or the associate director of the clinic. Applicants should apply with a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, complete law school transcript, and sample of written work. Three letters of reference will be required of any candidates invited for final interview.

    Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application by September 1, 2024. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the Clinic Recruitment Committee.

    Please note that applicants may be required to submit further documentation prior to a screening and/or campus interview.

    For questions related to this announcement, please contact:

    Ted Afield

    Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Director of Clinical Programs,

    Mark and Evelyn Trammell Clinical Professor of Law

    Director, Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic

    Georgia State University College of Law

    wafield@gsu.edu

    Required Experience

    • 3-5 years relevant post-J.D. legal experience.

    Required Education

    Applicants should have a Juris Doctor (J.D.), Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.), Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.), LL.M. (Master of Laws), or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from an ABA accredited law school.

    Preferred Qualifications/Experience

    • Prior medical, health-related, or legislative and policy experience a plus.
    • A strong academic record;
    • Excellent experience in legal practice and lawyering skills;
    • Experience with serving the legal needs of low-income individuals, and an interest in clinical teaching;
    • Applicants seeking the rank of Assistant Clinical Professor should demonstrate a track record or promise in teaching and research.
    • Applicants seeking the rank of Associate Clinical Professor or Clinical Professor must have superior academic credentials and a demonstrated potential for excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

    Licenses, Certifications, or Registrations, etc

    • Membership in or ability to become a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

    Pre-Employment Requirements

    A criminal background review is required.

    Work Hours

    Law Fiscal Year/12 month appointment. Standard hours to support workload of 80% Teaching and 20% Service for Assistant Clinical Professor; and 60% Teaching,10% Research; 30% Service for Associate and Full Clinical Professor.

    Salary

    Commensurate with rank at appointment

    Search Chair Contact info

    For questions related to this announcement, please contact:

    Ted Afield

    Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Director of Clinical Programs,

    Mark and Evelyn Trammell Clinical Professor of Law

    Director, Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic

    Georgia State University College of Law

    wafield@gsu.edu

    Departmental contact for assistance

    For additional assistance you may contact the College of Law Office of Academic Affairs (lawadaa@gsu.edu).

    Job Duties

    Posting Detail Information

    Number of Vacancies

    1

    Desired Start Date

    07/01/2025

    Position End Date (if temporary)

    Open Date

    08/09/2024

    Review of Applications Begins

    08/26/2024

    Close Date

    09/09/2024

    Open Until Filled

    No

    Special Instructions Summary

    Applicants should apply with a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, complete law school transcript (Document 1), and sample of written work (Document 2). Three letters of reference will be required of any candidates invited for final interview.

    Apply at:

    https://facultycareers.gsu.edu/postings/4657

    Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

    Georgia State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or protected veteran status in its programs, services, activities, employment, and/or admissions. Additionally, the University promotes equal employment opportunity for women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans through its affirmative action program.

    USG Core Values Statement

    The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning, as well the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at
    https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

     

    Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.


  • 21 Aug 2024 3:28 PM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    Description

    Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, a Jesuit institution, invites applications for a clinic faculty position, Children and Families Justice Clinic section. The Law Clinic advances a dual mission of providing experiential, live-client clinical experience for law students and outstanding legal representation to underserved clients and community partners. The Clinic is dedicated to fulfilling the Jesuit Mission of pursuing justice while educating persons for others by exposing students to critical legal needs in the community. Clinic faculty must have a demonstrated commitment to justice. 
    Loyola is committed to building and supporting a vibrant, multicultural, and diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. As such we encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented populations.
    Appointment and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
    Outstanding junior lateral candidates are encouraged to apply.

    Examples of Duties

    The Clinic serves as a large, well-respected social justice law organization within the New Orleans region and around the country. Loyola Clinical Programs currently include teaching in children’s rights, criminal defense, externships, family law, immigration, and workplace justice.

    Typical Qualifications

    The successful candidate for the Children and Families Justice Clinic must be eligible to practice law in Louisiana, and will be expected to collaborate with clinic law professors, students, staff attorneys, and staff in developing and maintaining outstanding work in all areas of instruction and practice including but not limited to: client selection, intake, and representation. All clinic faculty report to the Dean and the Law Clinic Director. The successful candidate will have teaching and supervisory experience and must be willing to maintain a caseload.

    Candidates must demonstrate
    1) a strong practice background in children’s justice
    2) a good track record of engagement with social justice lawyering and the legal education community
    3) a capacity and commitment to effective teaching and student supervision
    4) a capacity for scholarship
    5) an outstanding commitment to justice
    6) demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills
    7) excellent interpersonal and communication skills

    Prior clinical teaching experience is preferred.

    APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
    Application packet to Christina Luwisch at cmluwisc@loyno.edu.
    Submit an application package via Loyola's application system, Neogov, containing the following:
    1. Letter of interest
    2. Curriculum Vitae
    3.An official transcript
    4. Email contacts for 3 References both academic and legal practice.
    Deadline: Applications are considered on a rolling basis. *Priority will be given to applications submitted by EOD September 16, 2024.

    In accordance with the Campus Security Act as amended, Loyola University publishes annually and distributes to members of the academic community, and upon request to prospective (students/employees), an annual security report.  That report includes current policies and procedures of the University Police Department for the reporting of campus crimes, notifying the campus community of occurrence of campus crimes, policies regarding access to campus buildings, the enforcement authority of the University Police Officers and their relationship to local police.  University policies on the possession, use and sale of alcohol and illegal drugs are outlined. The Campus sexual Assault Program and policy is described.  Campus crime statistics as defined under this law for the last three calendar years are included.  A copy of this report may be secured from the (Office of Admissions), (Office of Human Resources), or from the University Police Department. 

    Loyola University New Orleans does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, veteran's status or national origin in its educational programs or activities, including employment and admissions. At the same time, Loyola cherishes its right to seek and retain personnel who will make a positive contribution to its religious character, goals, and mission in order to enhance the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. 


  • 21 Aug 2024 3:27 PM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    Description

    Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, a Jesuit institution, invites applications for a full-time clinic faculty position starting the 2025-26 academic year. This clinic teaching position is focused on clinic instruction through a litigation docket with law student practitioners that meets the requirements of both La. S.Ct. R. XX and the mission of the Loyola Law Clinic. We seek a dynamic lawyer- advocate-teacher with a strong record of leadership in the field. Clinic litigation areas for this position include, but are not limited to: elder law, public benefits, employment, disability, civil rights, criminal defense, and wrongful convictions. The applicant should identify the civil teaching/practice area in their letter of interest. The Law Clinic advances a dual mission of providing experiential, live-client clinical experience for law students and outstanding legal representation to underserved clients and community partners. The Law Clinic is dedicated to fulfilling the Jesuit Mission of pursuing justice while exposing students to critical legal needs in the community. The Law Clinic serves as a large, well-respected social justice law organization within the University and around the region and country. Outstanding junior lateral candidates are encouraged to apply. 

    Loyola is committed to building and supporting a vibrant, multicultural, and diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. As such we encourage applications from traditionally under-represented populations. Appointment and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

    Examples of Duties

    This clinic faculty position is expected to collaborate with clinic law professors, students, staff attorneys, and staff in developing and maintaining outstanding work in all areas of teaching and practice. Additionally, involvement in faculty governance is expected. Clinic faculty report to the Dean and the Law Clinic Director.

    Typical Qualifications

    The successful candidate will maintain a caseload with law student practitioners and must demonstrate: 
    1) strong law practice background—at least 6 years of lawyering practice in the teaching/practice area identified in the candidate’s letter of interest.
    2) distinguished record of engagement with the legal education community.
    3) demonstrated commitment to excellent teaching, student supervision, and mentorship.
    4) demonstrated commitment to justice lawyering for low-income, vulnerable people.
    5) demonstrated record or capacity for clinic scholarship and intellectual engagement.

    Admission to law practice in Louisiana prior to the start of the position is required.
    Prior clinical teaching experience is strongly preferred.

    APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

    To apply, please include a letter of interest including teaching/scholarly areas of expertise, CV, and a list of three references. Applicants MUST also send the application packet to Christina Luwisch at cmluwisc@loyno.edu.

    Deadline: Applications are considered on a rolling basis. *Priority will be given to applications submitted by the end of day on September 16, 2024. 

    In accordance with the Campus Security Act as amended, Loyola University publishes annually and distributes to members of the academic community, and upon request to prospective (students/employees), an annual security report.  That report includes current policies and procedures of the University Police Department for the reporting of campus crimes, notifying the campus community of occurrence of campus crimes, policies regarding access to campus buildings, the enforcement authority of the University Police Officers and their relationship to local police.  University policies on the possession, use and sale of alcohol and illegal drugs are outlined. The Campus sexual Assault Program and policy is described.  Campus crime statistics as defined under this law for the last three calendar years are included.  A copy of this report may be secured from the (Office of Admissions), (Office of Human Resources), or from the University Police Department. 

    Loyola University New Orleans does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, veteran's status or national origin in its educational programs or activities, including employment and admissions. At the same time, Loyola cherishes its right to seek and retain personnel who will make a positive contribution to its religious character, goals, and mission in order to enhance the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. 


  • 19 Aug 2024 6:09 PM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Lawyering Skills and Associate Director, Externship Program

     

    Position Description

     

     

    Seattle University School of Law invites applications and nominations for the faculty position of Associate Director in its Externship Program. The successful candidate will join the faculty, starting July 2025, as Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Lawyering Skills, as befits their experience and qualifications.

     

    The Externship Program at Seattle University School of Law is comprehensive, with seven separate seminars, opportunities for students in all three semesters, and approximately 200 students participating each year.  The program includes over 700 sites, located in Washington, throughout the United States, and around the world, with 40 international sites. The Externship Program is integrated into the Seattle University Clinical Law Program. Externship faculty work closely with clinical and doctrinal faculty to ensure students have an integrated learning experience.

     

    The successful candidate will report to the Director of the Externship Program and be responsible for teaching, maintaining an active program of professional growth (including participation in program-related regional, national, or international organizations or centers), and performing university and school service.  Specifically, the candidate will work with the Director to design the externship seminars and conduct training for externship supervisors, teach several externship seminars, advise students on selecting appropriate externship opportunities, and develop and monitor externship placements. This position is a Lawyering Skills faculty position, which does not lead to tenure, but rather involves a series of up to two three-year contracts leading to presumptively renewable five-year contracts as spelled out in the Faculty Code.

     

    Seattle University School of Law is committed to preparing great lawyers and leaders who make a difference for their clients and communities. We proudly and consistently attract the most diverse student body of any law school in the Pacific Northwest region (40% students of color in this year’s 1L class). Our commitment to academic distinction is grounded in our Jesuit Catholic tradition, one that encourages open inquiry, thoughtful reflection, and concern for personal growth. Innovation, creativity, and technological sophistication characterize our rigorous educational program, which prepares lawyers for a wide variety of successful careers in law, business, and public service.

     

    Qualifications

     

     

    JD from an ABA-accredited institution.

     

    Five years of experience in law practice and/or law teaching, with a preference for experiential teaching.

     

    Experience in the role of supervisor or mentor is strongly preferred.

     

    Founded in 1891, Seattle University is a Jesuit Catholic university located on a beautiful campus of more than 50 acres in the dynamic heart of Seattle. Our diverse and driven population is made up of more than 7,200 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools and colleges. Seattle University is an equal opportunity employer.

     

    In support of its pursuit of academic and scholarly excellence, Seattle University is committed to creating a diverse community of students, faculty and staff that is dedicated to the fundamental principles of equal opportunity and treatment in education and employment regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity, national origin, political ideology, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. The university encourages applications from, and nominations of, individuals who will further enrich the diversity of our educational community.

     

    Application Instructions

     

    Application review will begin September 1, 2024. Applicants should submit materials to https://www.seattleu.edu/careers/ including the following: a cover letter; a curriculum vitae; a statement of teaching philosophy; and a list of three professional references. In your cover letter please explain how you understand, embody, and would contribute to each of the following at Seattle University, devoting one paragraph to each prompt: (1) our 5-year Strategic Plan, Reigniting Our Strategic Directions; (2) our Mission as a Jesuit and Catholic University; (3) our commitment to DEI and Inclusive Academic Excellence; (4) our focus on pedagogy, scholarship, service, and institution building; and (5) our faculty members’ role as Teacher-Scholars. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Inquiries about the position can be directed to Professor Gillian Dutton, Externship Director, at duttong@seattleu.edu, or to Paul Holland, Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, at hollandp@seattleu.edu.

     

    Compensation at a Glance:

     

    Salary Range: $75,000 - $140,000

     

    Seattle University has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, and not based on a candidate’s gender or any other protected status.

    Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. Seattle University provides generous leave, health plans, and retirement contributions that add to your total compensation package.

    Benefits at a Glance

     

    Consistent with its fundamental Jesuit values, Seattle University offers a wide range of benefits designed to care for the whole person. Choose from three different medical plans, a dental, and vision insurance programs. Protect your income with life, short & long-term disability coverage. Plan for your future with up to a 10% employer contribution for retirement benefits, comprised of a 5% nonelective employer contribution and an additional dollar-for-dollar match of your voluntary contributions up to a maximum of 5%. You may also take advantage of 100% paid tuition benefits for the employee and dependents, a subsidized transportation benefit, a wellness program with free access to an onsite fitness facility, and a wide variety of campus events. Enjoy a generous holiday schedule, including a paid Holiday break closure in December, and paid sick leave. For more information explore the Benefits website at: https://www.seattleu.edu/hr/benefits/


  • 15 Aug 2024 1:08 PM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School seeks applications for a two-year fellowship working closely with our Medical-Legal Partnership Legal Director to provide direct legal services and build and expand the Yale Medical-Legal Partnership (“MLP”) program.  MLPs embed legal services into the healthcare setting, allowing patients to address health-harming civil legal needs in a trusted environment. The Fellow will be an integral part of our interdisciplinary team at Yale, including Yale New Haven Hospital, the Yale School of Medicine and the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law school, working with diverse the patient population our MLPs serve, including immigrants, people leaving incarceration, youth, veterans, palliative care patients, and low-income geriatric patients.

    This opportunity is designed for people interested in gaining clinical teaching experience both in the classroom and in the field. The MLP Fellow will support the mission of the MLPs in key areas: (1) providing direct client representation to low-income patients; (2) conducting education and training sessions for care team members; (3) advocating for reform to address systemic policy and legal issues impacting the health of patient/client populations; and (4) working hand-in-hand with MLP Legal Director James Bhandary-Alexander supervising law students to provide MLP services, conduct MLP-related research, and produce MLP-related scholarship.

    This position is based in New Haven, CT and carries a competitive salary commensurate with experience and Yale University benefits. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

    Qualifications

    Education & Experience 
    1.    Graduate of an accredited law school; 
    2.    Admitted to practice in Connecticut or willing to gain admission; 
    3.    0-5 years legal experience; 
    4.    The ideal candidate will have some experience in the areas of immigration, public benefits, employment, and/or housing; 
    5.    Prior work or interest in public interest or poverty law is preferred; 
    6.    Demonstrated interest in clinical teaching is a plus.

    Skills 
    1.    Strong legal (written and oral) skills including exceptional interviewing skills; 
    2.    Ability to navigate complex organizations with multiple stakeholders, communicate effectively, and build alliances throughout and across multiple organizations; 
    3.    Ability to multi-task and handle multiple client matters, supervisory responsibilities, advocacy projects, and strategic relationships at the same time; and 
    4.    Disciplined record keeping.

    Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please send resume/CV, law school transcript, and cover letter to James Bhandary-Alexander, Legal Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Program at the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School at james.bhandary-alexander@yale.edu.



  • 14 Aug 2024 10:57 AM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL seeks entry level or lateral applicants for a faculty position as Director of the BC Defender Clinic, a criminal defense trial clinic. Under the supervision of the Clinic Director, BC Defender Clinic students represent indigent clients charged with crimes and probation violations in the Boston Municipal Court (Dorchester Division) at every stage of the case, including jury trials. The BC Defender Clinic is part of a criminal justice clinical program that includes a prosecution clinic operating in a different county. Teaching responsibilities will include the BC Defender Clinic seminar and a fall semester class, co-taught by the Directors of the BC Defender and BC Law Prosecution Clinics, where prosecution and defense clinic students come together for skills training, professional discernment, and reflection on broader themes relating to ethics and justice. This position is a full-time faculty position. Candidates may apply on the long-term contract track, where they will be eligible to apply for renewable long-term contracts with tenure-equivalent security, or the tenure track, where they may apply for promotion based on the University statutes. Applicants must possess a JD or equivalent law degree. Experience in criminal defense trial practice and/or teaching in a criminal defense trial clinic is required. Candidates must also possess a commitment to principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; a collaborative spirit; and substantial organizational and management skills. A successful applicant must be or become a member of the Massachusetts bar. Boston College, a Jesuit, Catholic university and the first institution of higher education operating in Boston, is today among the nation’s foremost universities. The Law School, founded in 1929 and located in Newton, Massachusetts, approximately 7 miles west of downtown Boston, is informed by traditions of academic rigor, service to others and the greater good, and personal and professional formation of its students. Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected under federal, state or local law. We strongly encourage those who would enrich the diverse perspectives of our academic community to apply. To learn more about how Boston College supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university, please visit the Office of Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/human-resources/sites/oid/About-Us.html. Interested applicants should contact: Professor Sharon Beckman, Chair, Appointments Committee (Clinical), at clinicalhire-ggroup@bc.edu or at Boston College Law School, 885 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459

  • 13 Aug 2024 3:26 PM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications from experienced clinical faculty to serve as Director for Clinical and Experiential Learning Programs. We seek candidates with a distinguished record of clinical teaching or practice experience, and a superior academic record demonstrating excellence in scholarship and clinical teaching or a strong potential to excel as scholars and clinicians. Candidates must possess a J.D. and be admitted, or eligible for admission, to the Oklahoma Bar. Members of under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of Tulsa is the site of four clinical programs including the BC Franklin Clinic, the Terry West Clinic, the Tulsa Immigrant Resource Network Clinic, and the Public Defender Clinic.

    The ideal candidate will have experience in clinical legal education to serve as a mentor for other clinical faculty, staff attorneys and students that carry out the work of the clinic. Responsibilities include serving as the point person managing clinical budgets, guiding policy decisions in consultation with the faculty and the Dean, and serving as a point person for the public engagement between the law school and the clinical programs. A candidate seeking this position may be eligible to a tenured or tenure-track appointment.

    The University of Tulsa is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. The University does not discriminate on the basis of personal status or group characteristic including, but not limited to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or marital status. The University of Tulsa is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

    Interested candidates should submit a Letter of Interest, CV, and a Clinical Teaching Statement.
    https://universitytulsa.peopleadmin.com/postings/9093

    For more information please contact the chair of the appointments committee Marc Roark (marc-roark@utulsa.edu).

     


  • 07 Aug 2024 2:12 PM | Davida Finger (Administrator)

    The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law seeks several qualified (unitary) tenure track candidates across a broad curricular spectrum, including . . . up to three faculty positions in CUNY Law's nationally ranked clinical program, in areas including Health Law, Environmental Justice, Civil Rights, Immigration Law, National Security, and Workers' Rights. Clinic faculty appointments will be in one of CUNY Law's existing clinics: https://www.law.cuny.edu/academics/clinical-programs/. The Committee will consider lateral appointments at all levels for qualified candidates. Appointments are to begin no later than Fall 2025.

     

    CUNY School of Law is a national leader in progressive legal education, being top-ranked for public interest law and for clinical programs. CUNY is also the most diverse law school in the nation and has both a three-year full-time day program and a four-year part-time evening program.

     

    CUNY School of Law's mission is two-fold: training public interest attorneys to practice law in the service of human needs, and providing access to the profession for members of historically underrepresented communities. The Law School advances that dual mission through an innovative curriculum bringing together the highest caliber of clinical training with traditional and experiential doctrinal legal education to train lawyers prepared to serve the public interest. The basic premise of the Law School's program is that theory and abstract knowledge cannot be separated from practice, practical skill, professional experience and the social, cultural, and economic context of law. The curriculum, therefore, integrates practical experience, professional responsibility, theoretical perspective, and lawyering skills with doctrinal study at every level. The Law School faculty and administration are committed to providing academic and bar support to all students. They also perform teaching, research, and guidance duties at the CUNY School of Law in their areas of expertise. Responsibilities include supervising students in legal practice or related activities, sharing responsibility for committee and department assignments, and performing administrative, supervisory, and other functions.

     

    The primary responsibility of each hire will be to teach law students in the courses and clinics stated above, along with other courses as part of a course package. For candidates in doctrinal areas, they must have backgrounds representing, or scholarship related to, the topics in which they seek to teach. Candidates for faculty positions in Skills and Clinic should be prepared to discuss their scholarly interests. All individuals hired for these positions must address through their teaching an approach that integrates anti-oppression, liberation-oriented pedagogy to develop social justice lawyers capable of defending the lives of historically vulnerable populations, as well as inculcating in students the values of professionalism, civil discourse, strategic and zealous advocacy, and ethics and integrity. In dialogue with the Academic Dean, all faculty at CUNY School of Law are expected to teach other subjects as needed, including required first-year Lawyering Seminars on a rotating basis, and are expected to teach in both the day and evening programs on a rotating basis.

     

    Full details on the positions can be found here, as Job ID 28647. The closing date for applications is October 4. Please note that all candidates must go through the application process as detailed on the page to be considered. From our job posting system, select "Apply Now," create or log in to a user account, and provide the requested information. For any questions, please contact Hr_recruitment@law.cuny.edu

     

     


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