A number of sites can assist you in finding academic job openings. For U.S. academics, the main one is the AALS, but the others can be useful too.
Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
The clearinghouse for applications to enter law school teaching in the United States. It runs a faculty recruiting conference each fall (popularly known as the "meat market") and provides a collection of valuable information on its faculty recruitment page. This is the best place to start your research into the law teaching business. It also contains links to all member law school pages, permitting your easy access to the web page for most faculties of your likely interest.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECENT GRADUATES AND ALUMNI (in order from most to least recent):
The Washburn Law Clinic continues to accept applications for the clinic director position until Feb. 20, 2012. Please see the position announcement below.
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites qualified and experienced applicants for the position of Law Clinic Director, a 12-month tenured or tenure-track position carrying full faculty status, to commence academic year 2012-13. The applicant should have a distinguished record of clinical teaching and demonstrated administrative ability, as well as a history of scholarly production.
The new Director will work with the Clinic faculty to expand the clinical offerings at Washburn Law and to continue to raise the national profile of the Washburn Law Clinic. The Director will also coordinate with Washburn's Centers for Excellence to integrate experiential learning across the law curriculum.
Since its inception in 1970, Washburn's in-house live client clinical program has been an integral part of the law school curriculum, staffed by tenured and tenure-track faculty members. Our current clinical offerings include Children and Family Law, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law, Tribal and State Court Practice, and Criminal Appeal Advocacy (run in conjunction with the state Appellate Defender Office).
The Washburn campus is located in the heart of Topeka, Kansas, blocks from the state capitol. Topeka was recently named one of the "10 Best Cities for the Next Decade" by Kiplinger's magazine. Topeka features very affordable housing; beautiful, historic neighborhoods filled with well-maintained parks; and a regionally recognized public library. It is also the home of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site.
Washburn University School of Law 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, a distinguished academic record, a record of scholarly production, and a strong commitment to clinical legal education. Applications from candidates seeking a lateral move are encouraged. License to practice in a clinical setting does not require the taking/passing of the Kansas state bar exam.
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Professor Janet Thompson Jackson, Chair, Clinic Director Search Committee, Washburn University School of Law, 1700 College Ave., Topeka, KS 66621.
Requests for reasonable accommodations during the interview process should be made to Assistant Dean Lynette Petty (785-670-1060).
The Institute is looking to appoint a Deputy Director to provide clear organisational leadership at a senior level and to support the Institute Director in the management of the Institute.
This is a new post, which offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior administrator to create, enhance and implement key strategies of the Institute, and to make a difference to the work of an important research charity. The person appointed is expected to work well in partnership with highly talented and dedicated legal scholars and administrative staff, as well as legal practitioners. For further information please see our website at: http://www.biicl.org/deputydirector/
The closing date for applications is 20 February 2012
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Publications Editor
The Institute wishes to appoint a Publications Editor.
The Institute's Publications Editor primarily acts as the assistant editor of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, and also undertakes all duties in relation to publications in the Institute. For further information please see our website at: http://www.biicl.org/pubeditor/
The closing date for applications is 13 February 2012.
Director of Externship Field Placement Clinic Director
Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law is seeking a tenure track, Assistant Professor of Law, for the position of Director of Externships/Field Placement Clinic Director. The director’s responsibilities include developing externship placement opportunities for students, conducting appropriate supervisory training and mentoring, and providing appropriate classroom instruction along with regular faculty scholarship and service obligations. We are looking for candidates with excellent academic credentials as well as practical experience. Prior teaching experience and scholarship will be looked upon favorably. Northern Kentucky University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages the application of minorities, women, and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Please send cover letter and resume to Professor Michael Whiteman (whiteman@nku.edu), Chair Faculty Recruitment Committee, Chase College of Law, 216A Nunn Hall, Highland Heights, KY 41099. http://chaselaw.nku.edu
Electronic submission of these items is preferred.
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Director of the Small Business and Non-Profit Law Clinic.
Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law is seeking a tenure track, Assistant Professor of Law, to coordinate and teach in the Small Business and Non-Profit Clinic. The director’s duties include conducting appropriate supervisory training, mentoring students, and providing appropriate classroom instruction. The director is also expected to meet regular scholarship and service requirements of a tenure-track faculty member. We are looking for candidates with excellent academic credentials as well as practical experience. Prior teaching experience and scholarship will be looked upon favorably. Northern Kentucky University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages the application of minorities, women, and others whose backgrounds will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Please send cover letter and resume to Professor Michael Whiteman (whiteman@nku.edu), Chair Faculty Recruitment Committee, Chase College of Law, 216A Nunn Hall, Highland Heights, KY 41099. http://chaselaw.nku.edu
Electronic submission of these items is preferred.
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Title: Associate Director of Career Development & Coordinator of the Externship Program
Department: Law School – Career Development
Campus: Queens
Job Description:
Reporting to the Associate Dean for Student Services and working closely with the Associate Academic Dean and the Director of the Career Development Office, the Associate Director will administer the Law School’s growing and robust Externship Program, which places students in a variety of practice settings in both the private and public sectors to gain real world practice experience.
The Associate Director supervises one assistant. Depending on the experience of the candidate, this position may be filled at the Director level.
Responsibilities:
• The Associate Director will review potential placements to determine whether they are appropriate, educational experiences.
• Review existing placements to ensure that they comply with ABA and law school standards.
• Make site visits as necessary.
• Work with career counselors to develop new placements, particularly with private firms and corporations.
• Advise students on potential externships.
• Review student applications.
• Other duties as assigned, including some career counseling functions.
Qualifications:
• A Juris Doctor degree.
• At least 3 years of legal practice experience.
• Superior interpersonal, administrative, and computer skills, and knowledge of the legal profession.
• Experience in law school externships is strongly desired.
• This position is subject to a comprehensive background screen, with employment contingent upon satisfactory results. If access to a University vehicle is required for the position, a DMV check for driving record and valid driver’s license is also required.
Candidates should submit a resume and letter of interest, addressed to Larry Cunningham, Associate Dean for Student Services, at www.stjohns.edu/faculty/hr/recruitment/positions.stj. St. John’s offers a competitive compensation program which is commensurate with your qualifications, experience, and contingent upon the departmental budget. We also offer an extremely comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our workforce. Along with exceptional benefits such as medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability insurance, tuition remission, generous 403(b) employer contribution, employee assistance program, and liberal paid time off policies, faculty and staff can also enjoy St. John’s performing arts, libraries, bookstores, dining facilities, campus recreation and sporting events.
St. John’s University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from women and minorities.
Job Location
Queens, NY, US.
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), a Brussels-based European policy
research institute, has a vacancy for a
Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow
The CEPS Digital Forum is a multi-stakeholder platform aimed at stimulating the debate on the EU’s
Digital Agenda. It hosts both high-level policy debates and more technical discussions, with a view
to provide a concrete contribution to the development of smart solutions for the Digital Single
Market. Currently, the Forum has launched four working groups on “Developing a smart,
sustainable and inclusive Internet”; “Spectrum policy and the European Wireless Broadband
Space”; “Protecting critical information infrastructure; and “The economics of cloud computing”.
Four new working groups will be launched in 2012. In light of these developments and of the
increasing workload needed to manage the various activities of the Forum, we are now hiring a
senior research fellow/research fellow with the following qualifications:
PhD or at least 10 years of experience after the achievement of a degree giving access to doctoral studies,
in a relevant subject (preferably economics)
Proven competence in the field of media, electronic communications regulation, the EU digital agenda.
Outstanding communication skills in English (written and oral).
Ability to translate research findings into concrete policy recommendations.
The successful candidate will be required to:
Monitor developments in electronic communications regulation and the EU digital agenda.
Write independently, blog and publish in the areas covered by the EU Digital Agenda.
Initiate and coordinate working parties aimed at producing policy recommendations.
Manage and supervise a team of younger researcher
Supervise the content of the CEPS Digital Forum blog and post comments on a regular basis.
Network and liaise with the relevant CEPS constituencies
Contribute, when appropriate, to research projects of the CEPS Regulatory Policy Unit
The post could start as early as 1 March 2012. Remuneration will be competitive and will depend on the
qualifications of the successful candidate.
A leading think tank, CEPS offers an attractive and stimulating professional and multi-cultural environment.
Further information on our activities can be found at www.ceps.eu and at www.digitalform.eu.
Applications, including a CV and covering letter, should be sent by 15 February 2012 to:
Dr. Andrea Renda
Senior Fellow and Head of the Regulatory Affairs Programme
CEPS
Place du Congrès 1
B-1000 Brussels
Andrea.Renda@ceps.eu
Please note that only those who meet the above qualifications (or a very close proxy) will get a reply.
To view other opportunities at the CEPS, please click on the following link:
Please click on the following links to learn about a number of permanent positions across a range of fields and ranks at the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield in the UK:
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking an outstanding candidate to join a dynamic faculty as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Legal Education and Director of the Trial Advocacy Program. The position is a full-time, non-tenure track appointment with eligibility for a long-term contract. The Director’s responsibilities include supervising the Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute, teaching Evidence, and Trial Advocacy, and serving as advisor to students participating in outside trial competitions. Candidates must have outstanding academic records, demonstrate a strong commitment to classroom teaching, and have significant trial experience. The School of Law is part of St. John’s University, a Catholic, Vincentian, and metropolitan institution committed to academic excellence. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, St. John’s encourages applications from women, minorities, and others whose background and experience would contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of any published scholarship, names of three references, and teaching evaluations (if available) to Professor Edward D. Cavanagh, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, St. John’s University School of Law, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY 11439. (E-mail responses should be directed to lawfac@stjohns.edu).
Michigan State University College of Law invites applications for a two-year teaching fellowship in its Immigration Law Clinic to start on or about July 1, 2012.
In coordination with Immigration Law Clinic faculty, the Fellow will supervise students in representing clients and in advocacy projects, teach clinic seminar classes, evaluate students and participate in the general development and functioning of the clinic. In anticipation that the Fellow will pursue opportunities to enter a career in law teaching, the law school will support the Fellow’s efforts at scholarly development including research and conference travel support. The Fellow will receive an annual salary of $50,000.00, together with benefits including retirement annuity and health and dental insurance.
Applicants must have a JD degree from an ABA-accredited law school and membership in a state bar. Preference will be given to applicants with practice experience representing noncitizens, strong academic records and writing ability, a demonstrated commitment to public interest law, and potential for success as a teacher.
To apply, please submit a law school transcript, curriculum vitae and cover letter explaining your interest in the position to:
Professor Veronica Thronson
Director, Immigration Law Clinic
Michigan State University College of Law
610 Abbot Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
veronica.thronson@law.msu.edu
Applications are now being accepted and will be considered on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply before February 3, 2012.
For more information about the Immigration Law Clinic, prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the Clinic’s website at http://www.law.msu.edu/clinics/immigration/about.html or contact David Thronson at david.thronson@law.msu.edu, 517-913-9674 or Veronica Thronson at veronica.thronson@law.msu.edu, 517-336-8088 x 1014.
Michigan State University College of Law is committed to the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students, and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and those whose background, experience, and perspective would contribute to diversity.
Northeastern University School of Law invites applications for a grant-funded position, as a Clinical Specialist, to teach a new Community Business Law Clinic. The clinic will provide services to low-income and other underserved entrepreneurs in the Boston metropolitan area who need assistance with legal issues commonly encountered by start-up businesses, including negotiating licenses, permits and financial documents, protecting intellectual property rights, and responding to regulatory hurdles. The clinic also will focus on helping start-up businesses in new industries such as green construction and related technologies. The pedagogical goals of the clinic will be to teach transactional law practice as well as provide students with a rich experience in representing marginalized clients. The Clinician’s primary role will be to teach transactional skills to upper level law students in the new clinic and to supervise them in the provision of legal services to clinic clients.
The Law School expects to draw clients from a range of organizations in the community, including local universities, community development corporations, and non-profit and for-profit organizations that provide funding to start-up businesses. The Clinician will be expected to work with these organizations and to promote the work of the clinic in the community to maintain a sufficient base of clients and to provide excellent service to those clients.
The candidate must hold a J.D. or LL.B degree and be a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar or become one within a year of beginning the position. The candidate also must have at least three years of transactional law practice experience. Teaching experience is preferred, and a passion for social justice is expected.
The position is available starting August 2012 and renewable annually for up to four years contingent upon funding by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration. We will review applications until the position is filled. Resume and cover letters should be submitted in electronic form to:
Patricia Voorhies, Managing Director, Office of Clinical and Experiential Education p.voorhies@neu.edu
Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University is also an ADVANCE institution, particularly welcoming applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.
For more information about Northeastern School of Law, please visit www.northeastern.edu/law
Director, Law Skills and Experiential Learning - Loyola New Orleans
University, Law School
The responsibilities of the Director of the Law Skills and
Experiential Learning encompass any and all tasks necessary to plan,
organize, and administer Skills Curriculum courses each semester as
well as to oversee and manage experiential learning experiences and
placements of law students.
Qualifications: J.D. degree with at least three years of law practice
and significant administrative experience; superior organizational and
interpersonal skills; ability to demonstrate initiative and be a self-
starter and a team player; must be proficient in MS Office
applications; ability to communicate effectively with faculty, staff
and students, as well as, the Skills and Experiential learning
faculty, alumni and judges.
http://finance.loyno.edu/human-resources/staff-employment-opportunities
To apply for a currently posted position , please email your resume
and cover letter to: resumes@loyno.edu or print an application and
mail signed application to:
Human Resources Department
Loyola University New Orleans - Box 16
6363 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Please complete our EEO Inquiry Form when applying for the following
currently posted positions. Please do not include the EEOC form in the
same email with your resume or with the printed application.Only
candidates who are interviewed will receive responses.
The Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department
of Community & Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin seek
an individual with a PhD in sociology or a related social science or
humanities field for a tenure track, assistant professor position in
environmental justice. Applicants must have completed their degree by
summer 2012.
Candidates should be committed to scholarship and undergraduate teaching
in the area of environmental justice, with particular focus on
environmental health burdens faced by vulnerable communities in domestic
or international contexts. Scholars approaching issues of environmental
health from a variety of perspectives (food systems, pollution, land use,
race and gender studies, etc.) are encouraged to apply. Strong candidates
for this position should value and be able to conduct community-based
research with underrepresented and/or marginalized populations.
This assistant professor position is shared by the Nelson Institute for
Environmental Studies and the Department of Community & Environmental
Sociology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and carries
with it a commitment to the three important functions of resident
instruction, research, and outreach, as well as professional and
university service as appropriate to faculty rank. It is expected that the
appointee will play an active role in the research, teaching and service
activities of the both units.
General teaching responsibilities will include core courses in the Nelson
Institute and in Community & Environmental Sociology, with an
instructional load of three courses per year. The candidate should be
willing and qualified to teach the course “Global Environmental Health: An
Interdisciplinary Introduction” and, alternately, the introductory course:
“Environmental Studies: The Social Perspective.” The two courses will be
rotated on a basis to-be-determined. Supervision of graduate and
undergraduate research is also expected.
The incumbent is expected to participate in service to the community,
state, nation, and profession in a manner consistent with the appointment.
Specifically, it is expected that the appointee will play a leadership
role in advancing the Nelson Institute’s Community & Environmental
Scholars Program (CESP), in which diverse environmental studies students
connect with community through direct service, community-based research,
personal networking and community organizing experiences. CESP offers
students an academic framework for boundary spanning environmental work
and develops perspectives on complex issues.
Applications should include curriculum vitae, statement of research and
teaching interests, a representative publication or writing sample, and
three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin on
January 15, 2012. Electronic submission of documents is preferred; please
include “Environmental Justice Position” in the subject line.
Materials should be sent to:
Professor Jane Collins
c/o Andrew Sellers (admin@nelson.wisc.edu)
Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
122 Science Hall
550 Park St.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law seeks an experienced, versatile legal practitioner with a passion for justice and teaching to contribute to the school’s dynamic Clinical Programs as a fixed-term faculty member (Clinic Staff Attorney). UNC-Law’s Clinical Programs have a long and proud history of providing high quality, free legal representation to under-resourced individuals, organizations and communities in North Carolina while training the state’s next generation of lawyers.
The Staff Attorney will report to the Director of Clinical Programs and the position’s responsibilities generally will include teaching and supervising law students representing clients in the Clinical Programs, as well as providing direct representation to clients when classes are not in session. These responsibilities will vary from year to year depending on the needs of the Clinical Programs. During the fall and spring semesters, the Staff Attorney will teach in a clinic of his or her own design, and/or supervise clinic students in one of the Law School’s existing clinics (Civil Legal Assistance, Immigration and Human Rights Policy, Juvenile Justice, Community Development) when needed to fill in for faculty members in those clinics. When classes are not in session, the Staff Attorney will be responsible for providing continuity of coverage for a broad range of clinical cases, ensuring high quality legal representation for the Clinical Programs’ clients.
Education Requirements, Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must have a J.D. from an accredited law school. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years’ practice experience and either experience or a demonstrated interest in teaching. S/he will have a background in or interest and ability to dive into representing under-resourced clients in various areas of legal practice, especially civil litigation, immigration, and criminal defense. The Staff Attorney must be, or become prior to starting the position, licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina. S/he will also be flexible and adaptable and able to work a as a member of a team in a fast-paced law clinic environment. Spanish language ability is a plus.
Application Procedure
Review of applications will begin immediately, and the position is open until filled. To apply, please upload a resume and cover letter to jobs.unc.edu/2502083. All questions should be directed to Thomas Kelley, Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs, by email at takelley@email.unc.edu (no phone calls, please). For more information about UNC School of Law, please visit our website at www.law.unc.edu. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Temple University Beasley School of Law invites applications for the position of Director of External Clinical Programs.
The Director is a non-tenure-track full-time member of the Law School Faculty, is eligible for renewable long-term contracts, and teaches the Ethics in Practice clinical course. The Director is responsible for oversight of more than 20 external clinical courses, taught by adjunct members of the Law School Faculty, and serves as liaison between the adjunct clinical faculty and the Law School. In this capacity, the Director is responsible for creating and implementing training for adjunct clinical faculty and serves as a resource to adjunct clinical faculty on academic and administrative issues. The position requires the Director to visit the external clinical programs at their sites. In addition, the Director engages in outreach with the Philadelphia area bar and is responsible for the development of new external clinical programs and other experiential learning opportunities and their submission to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The Director supervises registration in clinical courses and has extensive contact with students, providing counseling on clinical choices and their impact on career goals, managing issues that may arise in clinical programs, and reviewing and responding to student reflective journals, which requires knowledge of clinical teaching methods and ethical standards. The Director must be able to work collaboratively with multiple members of the institution.
Temple University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all in every aspect of its operations. The University has pledged not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical handicap. This policy extends to all educational programs and activities. Temple University Beasley School of Law is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. The faculty is dedicated to preparing students to enter and continue in the legal profession with the highest level of skill possible, with a firm commitment to principles of professional responsibility, and with a sense of personal obligation to lead and to serve the communities in which they live and practice. We are dedicated to our traditional ideal of making opportunities for legal education accessible to talented students who might otherwise not have the opportunity and those who might encounter barriers due to race, creed, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, socioeconomic background, or other personal characteristics. The Law School seeks to maintain and strengthen our longstanding tradition of accessibility and diversity in order to pursue the goals of excellence in higher education and equal justice under the law.
Candidates should send their applications via email to Robert J. Bartow, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. robert.bartow@temple.edu
The Law and Public Policy program at Northeastern University invites applications for a faculty position in the field of urban sustainability at the rank of Associate Professor with tenure, starting fall 2012.
Candidates must have an established record of scholarship to warrant tenure and appointment as Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. A Ph.D. is required. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary teaching and research with a focus on urban sustainability and climate change, development, labor markets, or urban health. The successful candidate will participate in new College initiatives in interdisciplinary teaching and research and the internationalization of the curriculum.
Based in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, the LPP program examines public policy from interdisciplinary law and social science perspectives. Focus areas Include crime, law and justice; health policy; labor market analysis and workforce development; sustainability, climate change and the environment; and urban policy. The Program offers PhD, MS, and dual JD/MS degrees, as well as an undergraduate minor. LPP graduates enter careers in research, teaching, government, non-profit, and legal institutions.
The School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, founded in 2006, fosters policy-relevant research and education directed at society's most pressing issues. Its research mission is anchored by the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and the Center for Labor Market Studies. Its academic programs include the MS, MS/JD and PhD in Law and Public Policy, MS in Urban and Regional Policy, Master of Public Administration, the undergraduate major in Human Services, and minors in Urban Studies and Law and Policy. For more information on the School got to http://www.policyschool.neu.edu/. We invite candidates to learn more about the Law and Public Policy program at http://www.northeastern.edu/lpp.
Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a major research university in Boston, Massachusetts. Grounded in its signature co-op program, Northeastern provides unprecedented experiential learning opportunities around the world for its 19,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The University embraces a global perspective to educate its students and to create and translate knowledge to meet societal needs.
For timely consideration, submit a letter of application that includes a research statement, CV, and contact information for three references. To apply, visit the College of Social Sciences and Humanities website at www.northeastern.edu/cssh and click on the link to Faculty Positions. For questions, please contact Professor Joan Fitzgerald, Chair of Search Committee and Director of the LPP program, at 617-373-3644. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2011, and continue until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Law School Faculty Open Rank (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
CUNY School of Law
GENERAL DUTIES
Performs teaching, research, professional, and guidance duties at the CUNY School of Law in area(s) of expertise as noted below. Teaching responsibilities may include supervision of students in legal practice or other law-related activity. Shares responsibility for committee and department assignments, performing administrative, supervisory, and other functions as may be assigned.
FLSA Exempt
CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law seeks two highly qualified candidates for tenure-track appointments. Areas of particular interest include Civil Practice; Corporate and Commercial Law (with attention to the public sector and a range of regulatory arrangements); and Lawyering.
CUNY School of Law is a national leader in progressive legal education with a dual mission of providing access to the profession for historically underrepresented communities, and of graduating public interest/public service attorneys. In the spring of 2007, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, in a national study of legal education, lauded CUNY School of Law's innovative curriculum, which has become a model for law schools across the nation. CUNY School of Law brings together the highest caliber of clinical training with traditional doctrinal legal education to create lawyers prepared to serve the public interest. As part of its mission, the law school prepares students to practice "Law in the Service of Human Needs."
Appointment to the CUNY faculty comes at an important time in the history of our unique public service institution. Beginning in Fall 2012, the law school will occupy a LEED Gold certified new facility centrally located at Two Court Square in Long Island City, Queens. The new building has direct access to multiple New York City subway and bus lines, is convenient to regional commuter railroads, and is easily accessed by local highways. The new location puts the law school at the heart of the nation's public interest community in the most diverse city in the country, and affords opportunities to enhance instructional and public service activities for the law school.
The basic premise of the Law School's program is that theory cannot be separated from practice, abstract knowledge of doctrine from practical skill, and understanding the professional role from professional experience. The curriculum integrates practical experience, professional responsibility, and lawyering skills with doctrinal study at every level. Forming the core of the lawyering curriculum are the skills recognized by the profession as essential to successful law practice: problem solving; legal analysis and reasoning; communication and rhetoric (legal writing, oral argument); legal research; factual investigation; counseling; negotiation; strategic analysis; litigation and alternative dispute-resolution; organization and management of legal work; and recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas.
Layered onto the traditional foundation of doctrinal education is a deep and broad clinical training program. First-year students acquire clinical experience through simulation exercises conducted in a required year-long Lawyering seminar; second-year students take an advanced one-semester Lawyering seminar in a public interest law area of their choice involving an expanded array of professional roles including advocate, mediator, transactional lawyer, and judge; third-year students earn 12-16 credits in either a Concentration, a unique seminar and field placement program, or a live-client clinic onsite at the Law School in such fields as community economic development, criminal defense, elder law, international women's human rights, immigration, and mediation.
The curriculum rejects the traditional separation of law courses into narrowly defined subjects. Precisely because attorneys are seldom presented with legal problems neatly compartmentalized into analytically distinct subject headings, the curriculum teaches students to think critically about subject matter, rule application, and procedures, and to synthesize these aspects critically. Thus, our graduates are able to address the many-sided problems that confront attorneys and their clients in real life.
This position may include evening and weekend hours.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
For Law School Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor:
A J.D., L.L.B., or Ph.D. in a law-related discipline required. Also required is demonstrated or promised evidence of significant success as a faculty member, interest in productive scholarship, legal work, or law-related work, and the ability to teach successfully and to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
We seek a creative educator with a strong and demonstrable commitment to social justice and to working with diverse communities, and who brings pedagogical insights to the design of programs to educate the next generation of public interest lawyers. Significant experience in public interest practice, teaching legal writing, supervising or training new lawyers, or law school teaching preferred. Faculty members are expected to achieve excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service to the school and wider communities. A record of scholarship or evidence of the ability to produce scholarship is preferred. Applicant must have the ability to meet the responsibilities of this tenure-track position.
COMPENSATION
Commensurate with experience.
BENEFITS
CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.
HOW TO APPLY
For position inquiries contact:
Rosa Navarra
Coordinator of Faculty Recruitment
facultyappointments@mail.law.cuny.edu
Via our online recruiting and application system CUNYfirst at http://www.cuny/employment.html.
Navigate to the Careers at CUNYfirst section.
Current users of CUNYfirst should access their established accounts. New users should click on the appropriate link to register for an account. Click the following link to obtain instructions on applying for jobs online via the CUNYfirst system: http://cuny.edu/employment/cunyfirst/CUNYfirst-application.html.
CLOSING DATE
Open until filled. Review of resumes will begin October 18, 2011.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Faculty
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA Employer.
Tenure Track Position: Clinical Professor of Law to direct Media Law Clinic at Yale Law School
Basic Description
Yale Law School invites applications for a clinical professor of law to run a clinic on First Amendment, Media Freedom and Information Access issues at Yale Law School.
The clinical professor will work with Yale's Information Society Project (ISP) on media and information policy issues.
The professorship will be a tenure-track position with the potential of clinical tenure.
Nature of Position
(1) The clinical professor will run the law school's Media Freedom and Information Access clinic.
The clinical professor will manage litigation, teach, and supervise students in the clinic. The clinical professor will also coordinate the clinic's relationships with supervising attorneys with whom students may cooperate. Yale's Media Freedom and Information Access clinic will accept cases on issues related to both old and new media, in areas including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of information, telecommunications, intellectual property, privacy, and Internet law. The clinical professor will be expected to develop and expand the clinic's work through important litigation that promotes media freedom and information access. The clinical professor will be expected to establish and maintain the clinic's relationships with other organizations devoted to promoting media freedom and information access.
(2) The clinical professor will be a faculty fellow of the Yale Information Society Project (ISP). Founded in 1997, ISP is an interdisciplinary center that studies the implications of new information technologies for law and society, committed to the goals of democracy, development and civil liberties. As part of ISP, the clinical professor will work with ISP fellows on policy issues concerning Internet, telecommunications, and media law. The clinical professor will publish scholarship and oversee scholarship by ISP fellows and students on these and related issues. The clinical professor will also work with the fellows and students of the ISP in their amicus practice.
(3) In addition to directing the media freedom clinic, the clinical professor may also teach courses in the law school on media, Internet law, and related issues.
Basic Requirements
Applicants should have at least five years' experience in litigation concerning the First Amendment and media law-including both old and new media-and have broad experience in media and Internet-related issues including freedom of information, intellectual property, telecommunications and privacy. Applicants should have outstanding legal writing skills, high ethical standards, sound judgment, and the ability to motivate and train law students and promote teamwork.
Additional Requirements
The Law School seeks applications with strong academic ambitions who can help lead a program in media law and information policy at Yale that contains both litigation and policy components.
Highly desirable attributes that the appointments committee will consider include:
(1) Prior law school teaching experience.
(2) A track record of previous publications in media law, information policy, intellectual property, telecommunications, and privacy and related fields, and a demonstrated commitment to scholarship.
(3) A working knowledge of first amendment, media law, journalism, Internet law, and information policy organizations with which the clinic and the ISP might partner.
Interested candidates should sent a cover letter and c.v. to Beth Barnes at beth.barnes@yale.edu.
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Legislative Lawyer and Graduate Clinical Teaching Fellow
Federal Legislation & Administrative Clinic
Georgetown University Law Center
The Federal Legislation and Administrative Clinic (FLAC) at the Georgetown University Law Center seeks a bar-admitted legislative lawyer to supervise advanced law students during a graduate clinical teaching fellowship starting August 2012.
The duration of the fellowship is two years. Fellows who successfully complete the fellowship receive an LL.M in Advocacy.
Candidates must be energetic, thoughtful, civic minded, and have excellent analytical, writing, and interpersonal skills. Candidates must also have keen interest in all of the following: clinical teaching, legislation, administrative law and policy, and the national security / foreign affairs field. Experience in one or more of these areas is preferred but not required.
Candidates must be admitted to the District of Columbia bar as of August 2012, or be admitted in another jurisdiction with an application to waive into the D.C. bar pending.
The fellow receives an annual stipend of approximately $53,500 (taxable and pro-rated during the first academic term), health and dental benefits, and all tuition and fees for the LL.M. program.
The fellow supervises approximately six students and works with the FLAC director and national security / foreign affairs clients on important real-world policy and legislative initiatives. More information about the clinical fellowship is at http://www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics/flc/fellowship.html. Information about the FLAC is available at http://www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics/flc/.
DEADLINE: Not later than Thursday, December 1, 2011, submit a concise statement of interest, CV, list of references, law school transcript (if possible), and writing sample to Visiting Associate Professor Dakota Rudesill, Interim Director, Federal Legislation and Administrative Clinic, 111 F Street NW, Room 340, Washington, D.C. 2000-2095. Send a contemporaneous email with all materials, and direct any questions, to Loretta Moss, FLAC Executive Assistant, at moss@law.georgetown.edu.
Interested candidates who previously applied for a FLAC fellowship should communicate their continued interest along with any relevant updates to their files.
Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor of Law for 2012-2013
Hofstra University School of Law, located in Hempstead, NY, is seeking to hire a Clinical Professor to teach and supervise a clinic that will focus on investor rights, consumer rights, or a related area. The Hofstra Law Clinic was established in 1973 and is a vibrant and integral part of the Law School. The Law School has 6 additional clinics, including Political Asylum, Community and Economic Development, Criminal Justice, Law Reform Advocacy, Child Advocacy, and Mediation.
The successful applicant will offer a vision for the future direction of an investor and/or consumer rights clinic that includes an integration of direct advocacy, law reform, community outreach, and public policy work in areas related to protecting the rights of low-income investors and/or consumers. The Clinical Professor will be responsible for all aspects of running the Clinic, including: course planning and teaching, client selection, supervision and mentoring of law students in representing clients, clinic administration, and community education and outreach. If so desired, the Clinical Professor can also teach non-clinical course offerings.
Hofstra’s Clinical Professors are subject to the following standards of review and promotion: an initial contract of two years, two additional two-year reappointments, followed by five-year long-term contracts, assuming all standards of review have been satisfied. Clinical Professors are eligible to serve on all faculty governance committees, attend faculty meetings, and may vote on all matters except appointments, reappointments, and promotion. Our Clinical Faculty benefit from generous support for scholarship and pedagogical innovation, as well as being part of an active and engaged NYC-area clinical community. All Clinical Professors are warmly encouraged to participate in faculty workshops, conferences, and other aspects of academic life at the Law School, including the bi-monthly meetings of an energetic and supportive clinical faculty.
The Law School seeks an applicant with demonstrated experience in an area related to investor and/or consumer rights. Clinical teaching experience is highly desirable. New York bar membership or eligibility and willingness to seek admission on motion is required. Salary and title are commensurate with experience.
Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.
Interested applicants may send via email only a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references to the attention of the secretary to the hiring committee, Ryan.Duck@Hofstra.edu. The deadline for submission is November 15, 2011
Postdoc in law for the “Enhancing Responsibility” project
JOB: postdoc in law (TU Delft, NL & Oxford University, UK) for the “Enhancing Responsibility” project
Applicants are sought for a law postdoc position of 2.5 year duration to work on the international interdisciplinary research project “Enhancing Responsibility: the effects of cognitive enhancement on moral and legal responsibility” funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Job Title: Law School Associate Dean of Clinical Programs
Job ID: 4663
Location: CUNY School of Law
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
GENERAL DUTIES
The Associate Dean administers one or more key College programs. He/she develops, implements, and assesses programs and services to produce high-quality results and meet strategic goals. He/she also coordinates activities among different units, and with areas outside the College, and may oversee staff, budget, operations, and facilities.
CONTRACT TITLE
Associate Dean
FLSA
Exempt
CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law seeks an exceptional individual to serve as its Associate Dean of Clinical Programs. We look for a person who will be a creative and committed leader for our well developed in-house and externship program. The Associate Dean will lead an outstanding group of faculty members who together have developed a nationally-ranked clinical program. We seek a person who shares our commitment to social justice, who thinks deeply about practice models and strategies that work to promote justice, and who brings pedagogical insights to the design of programs to educate the next generation of public interest lawyers.
The appointment to lead our highly regarded clinical program comes at an important time in the history of our unique public service institution. Beginning in Fall 2012, the law school will occupy a LEED Gold certified new facility centrally located at Two Court Square in Long Island City, Queens. The new building has direct access to multiple New York City subway and bus lines, is convenient to regional commuter railroads, and is easily accessed by local highways. The new location puts the law school at the heart of the nation's public interest community in the most diverse city in the country, and affords opportunities for the new Associate Dean to enhance instructional and public service activities for the clinic.
Since its founding in 1983, the CUNY School of Law's mission has been to train a diverse group of lawyers who are excellent public interest/public service lawyers. Consistent with this mission, the school has developed a rich lawyering curriculum over three years, culminating in a clinical program that is required for all third-year students. Recently, the Carnegie Report praised our educational program for the unique way it prepares students for practice through a curriculum that integrates law, lawyering and ethical decision-making throughout the curriculum. The Associate Dean plays a pivotal role in shaping the overall curriculum and in providing leadership to the clinical program.
The Associate Dean facilitates the work of 18 faculty, 6 staff, and approximately 160 students each academic year. The program encompasses 7 live-client clinics (Community & Economic Development, Criminal Defense, Economic Justice Project, Elder Law, Immigrant & Refugee Rights, International Women's Human Rights, Mediation) in which students and faculty practice under the umbrella of a 501(c)(3) organization called Main Street Legal Services, Inc. (MSLS). MSLS provides legal assistance to over 1000 clients per year. The program also includes three concentration programs (Equality, Family and Health) in which students are placed in public interest law offices and participate in a significant curricular module.
In addition to the above responsibilities, the Associate Dean for Clinical Programs is expected to maintain and enhance academic excellence in the program; fully implement justice initiatives; lead curricular and program development at the Law School; represent the Law School in Local and National Legal, Educational, and Social Justice Communities; teach classes as needed; and provide leadership in fund raising initiatives and assist in seeking external support for programs. This position may may include weekend and evening hours
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
This position is in CUNY's Executive Compensation Plan. All executive positions require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience. Additional qualifications are defined below by the College.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
We seek a creative educator with significant legal practice experience and abilities, and a strong commitment to social justice and to working with diverse communities. Experience in clinical education and a record of scholarly achievement are highly favored. We look for someone with a collaborative leadership style, a developed set of management skills, and the ability to articulate and communicate the vision of the Law School's clinical program within the Law School, the New York and national legal communities, and the broader educational community.
J.D. or its equivalent, significant practice and teaching experience, scholarly achievement or the equivalent, and demonstrated management experience are required. Administrative, budgetary, and fund raising experience are preferred. New York State bar admission or the ability to be admitted on motion within one year of appointment is necessary to conform to MSLS's practice order (See New York Judiciary Law Sections 478 and 484).
COMPENSATION
Commensurate with experience.
BENEFITS
CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.
HOW TO APPLY
Go to www.cuny.edu, click on Careers at CUNY, click on Careers at CUNYFirst
Be sure to submit your resume and a cover letter as one pdf document.
For position inquiries contact:
Rosa Navarra
Coordinator of Faculty Recruitment
facultyappointments@mail.law.cuny.edu
CLOSING DATE
Open until filled, with review of resumes to begin October 28, 2011.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY: CUNY Job Posting: Executive
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA Employer.
MORE JOBS AVAILABLE AT: http://www.law.cuny.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources.html#jobs
The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law seeks two highly qualified candidates for tenure-track appointments. Areas of particular interest include Civil Practice; Corporate and Commercial Law (with attention to the public sector and a range of regulatory arrangements); and Lawyering.
CUNY School of Law is a national leader in progressive legal education with a dual mission of providing access to the profession for historically underrepresented communities, and of graduating public interest/public service attorneys. In the spring of 2007, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, in a national study of legal education, lauded CUNY School of Law's innovative curriculum, which has become a model for law schools across the nation. CUNY School of Law brings together the highest caliber of clinical training with traditional doctrinal legal education to create lawyers prepared to serve the public interest. As part of its mission, the law school prepares students to practice "Law in the Service of Human Needs."
Appointment to the CUNY faculty comes at an important time in the history of our unique public service institution. Beginning in Fall 2012, the law school will occupy a LEED Gold certified new facility centrally located at Two Court Square in Long Island City, Queens. The new building has direct access to multiple New York City subway and bus lines, is convenient to regional commuter railroads, and is easily accessed by local highways. The new location puts the law school at the heart of the nation's public interest community in the most diverse city in the country, and affords opportunities to enhance instructional and public service activities for the law school.
The basic premise of the Law School's program is that theory cannot be separated from practice, abstract knowledge of doctrine from practical skill, and understanding the professional role from professional experience. The curriculum integrates practical experience, professional responsibility, and lawyering skills with doctrinal study at every level. Forming the core of the lawyering curriculum are the skills recognized by the profession as essential to successful law practice: problem solving; legal analysis and reasoning; communication and rhetoric (legal writing, oral argument); legal research; factual investigation; counseling; negotiation; strategic analysis; litigation and alternative dispute-resolution; organization and management of legal work; and recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas.
Layered onto the traditional foundation of doctrinal education is a deep and broad clinical training program. First-year students acquire clinical experience through simulation exercises conducted in a required year-long Lawyering seminar; second-year students take an advanced one-semester Lawyering seminar in a public interest law area of their choice involving an expanded array of professional roles including advocate, mediator, transactional lawyer, and judge; third-year students earn 12-16 credits in either a Concentration, a unique seminar and field placement program, or a live-client clinic onsite at the Law School in such fields as community economic development, criminal defense, elder law, international women's human rights, immigration, and mediation.
The curriculum rejects the traditional separation of law courses into narrowly defined subjects. Precisely because attorneys are seldom presented with legal problems neatly compartmentalized into analytically distinct subject headings, the curriculum teaches students to think critically about subject matter, rule application, and procedures, and to synthesize these aspects critically. Thus, our graduates are able to address the many-sided problems that confront attorneys and their clients in real life.
This position may include evening and weekend hours.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
For Law School Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor:
A J.D., L.L.B., or Ph.D. in a law-related discipline required. Also required is demonstrated or promised evidence of significant success as a faculty member, interest in productive scholarship, legal work, or law-related work, and the ability to teach successfully and to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
We seek a creative educator with a strong and demonstrable commitment to social justice and to working with diverse communities, and who brings pedagogical insights to the design of programs to educate the next generation of public interest lawyers. Significant experience in public interest practice, teaching legal writing, supervising or training new lawyers, or law school teaching preferred. Faculty members are expected to achieve excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service to the school and wider communities. A record of scholarship or evidence of the ability to produce scholarship is preferred. Applicant must have the ability to meet the responsibilities of this tenure-track position.
COMPENSATION
Commensurate with experience.
CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.
HOW TO APPLY
For position inquiries contact:
Rosa Navarra
Coordinator of Faculty Recruitment facultyappointments@mail.law.cuny.edu
Via our online recruiting and application system CUNYfirst at http://www.cuny/employment.html. Navigate to the Careers at CUNYfirst section.
Current users of CUNYfirst should access their established accounts. New users should click on the appropriate link to register for an account. Click the following link to obtain instructions on applying for jobs online via the CUNYfirst system: http://cuny.edu/employmenUcunyfirsUCUNYfirst-application.html.
CLOSING DATE
Open until filled. Review of resumes will begin October 1 B, 2011.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Faculty
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA Employer.
Job Title: Law Instructor - International Women's Human Rights Clinic
Job 10:
Location: CUNY School of Law
GENERAL DUTIES
Performs teaching, research, and guidance duties at the CUNY School of Law in area(s) of expertise as noted below. Teaching responsibilities may include supervision of students in legal practice or other law-related activity. Shares responsibility for committee and department assignments, performing administrative, supervisory, and other functions as may be assigned.
CONTRACT TITLE: Law Instructor
FLSA: Exempt
SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION
The CUNY School of Law Clinical Program has been nationally recognized as one of the best in legal education and affords each student the opportunity to engage in the practice of law by learning through service to underserved communities. The Law School currently offers seven live-client clinical programs and three faculty-supervised externship programs. CUNY School of Law faculty members have been recognized as innovative leaders in clinical legal education, through service, publications, and participation at conferences.
The Law School will hire an Instructor responsible for project supervision, project management, co-teaching and curricular development in the International Women's Human Rights Clinic (IWHRC).
Widely recognized for its expertise and contributions to gender jurisprudence and practice of human rights, IWHRC enables students to engage in cutting edge human rights work under close clinical supervision. Working closely with women's and LGBTQ advocates, human rights NGOs and grass-roots organizations, IWHRC students engage in change¬lawyering through litigation and advocacy, locally and globally.
IWHRC is a two-semester, 12-credit clinic. (More in-depth information about the program is available at http://www.law.cuny.edu/clinics/clinicalofferings/IWHRC.html.)
The tenure-track faculty member directing each clinic has the ultimate responsibility for the overall operation of the program, including the classroom component, the administration of the clinic, and supervision of students' casework. In his or her absence, the Law School Instructor will assume this responsibility. Law School Instructors must be available for and interested in supervising summer clinic work full time (including case management), participating in clinic faculty meetings during the school year, and performing other duties for the benefit of the overall program. This position may also involve evening and weekend duties.
In the first two years of service, Law School Instructors may opt into participating in faculty meetings, pursuant to the CUNY School of Law Governance Plan. They may also assume other faculty governance responsibilities and serve on committees. Upon reappointment for three or more years of continuous service, they may participate in governance activities without an annual opt in process.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A J.D., L.L.B., or Ph.D. in a law-related discipline. Also required are demonstrated legal ability, the ability to teach successfully, interest in productive scholarship, legal work, or law-related work, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution. New York State bar admission or the ability to be admitted on motion within one year of appointment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
For appointment as Law School Instructor, the candidate must have demonstrated commitment to poverty law, public service, or public interest law. Sjhe should have a minimum of two years practice experience related to human rights law. Clinical teaching or supervisory experience is preferred. Candidates should have substantial experience doing human rights advocacy work and a strong working knowledge of international human rights mechanisms. Sjhe must show excellent potential as a teacher in the classroom and in supervising students on cases, and as a leader in the public interest community. Sjhe must show exceptional willingness to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.
COMPENSATION
$39,832 - $86,595, commensurate with experience
BENEFITS
CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.
HOWTOAPPLY
Go to www.cuny.edu.clickonCareersatCUNY.click on Careers at CUNYFirst Be sure to submit your resume and a cover letter as one pdf document.
For position inquiries contact:
Rosa Navarra
Coordinator of Faculty Recruitment facultyappointments@mail.law.cuny.edu
CLOSING DATE
Open until filled, with review of resumes to begin October 17, 2011
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion.
The City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with all applicable laws and regulations, and encourages inclusive excellence in its employment practices.
CLINICAL SPECIALIST, COMMUNITY BUSINESS LAW CLINIC
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Northeastern University School of Law invites applications for a grant-funded position, as a Clinical Specialist, to teach a new Community Business Law Clinic. The clinic will provide services to low-income and other underserved entrepreneurs in the Boston metropolitan area who need assistance with legal issues commonly encountered by start-up businesses, including negotiating licenses, permits and financial documents, protecting intellectual property rights, and responding to regulatory hurdles. The clinic also will focus on helping start-up businesses in new industries such as green construction and related technologies. The pedagogical goals of the clinic will be to teach transactional law practice as well as provide students with a rich experience in representing marginalized clients. The Clinician’s primary role will be to teach transactional skills to upper level law students in the new clinic and to supervise them in the provision of legal services to clinic clients.
The Law School expects to draw clients from a range of organizations in the community, including local universities, community development corporations, and non-profit and for-profit organizations that provide funding to start-up businesses. The Clinician will be expected to work with these organizations and to promote the work of the clinic in the community to maintain a sufficient base of clients and to provide excellent service to those clients.
The candidate must hold a J.D. or LL.B degree and be a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar or become one within a year of beginning the position. The candidate also must have at least three years of transactional law practice experience. Teaching experience is preferred, and a passion for social justice is expected.
The position is available starting August 2012 and renewable annually for up to four years contingent upon funding by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration. We will review applications until the position is filled. Resume and cover letter should be submitted in electronic form to:
Patricia Voorhies, Managing Director, Office of Clinical and Experiential Education p.voorhies@neu.edu
Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University is also an ADVANCE institution, particularly welcoming applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.
For more information about Northeastern School of Law, please visit www.northeastern.edu/law
Florida International University College of Law invites applications for clinical faculty positions to begin in the 2012-13 academic year. We seek a Director for the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic. This clinic was established in 2004 and has developed a strong record of advocacy in asylum and international human rights work. The position requires an experienced attorney with commitment to clinical education and practice experience in the area of immigration/political asylum and international human rights law.
The law school also seeks applicants with experience and interest in other areas of law that affect our local community to be determined by the interests of the applicant. New faculty members will teach and supervise students and oversee all legal advocacy for the Clinic’s clients. The opportunity to teach related courses at the College of Law is also available.
Send a cover letter and c.v. to Professor Peggy Maisel, Director of the Clinical Program, Florida International University College of Law, 11200 SW 8th Street RDB 1010, FL 33199, 305-348-7541 (ph), 305-348-4108 (fax), e-mail: ledesmaz@fiu.edu. Applicants also must register and create an on-line Profile through the university’s website at http://www.fiujobs.org; reference Position No. 33575.
As a vital part of Miami's only public research university, FIU College of Law is a dynamic urban law school with approximately 600 students and 30 full-time faculty members and one of the most diverse faculties and student bodies in legal education. In the spring of 2007, the College of Law moved into a new state-of-the-art building in the heart of the main university campus. Over the past two years, the on-campus community has been enriched through the addition of a new medical school and the construction of the Frost Art Museum. For more information on the College of Law and the University, please visit http://law.fiu.edu.
Howard University School of Law seeks candidates for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position whose primary responsibility would be to serve as the supervisor of its Housing Clinic. Candidates must have a J.D. or equivalent degree, a record of high academic achievement, and demonstrated promise for excellence in teaching and scholarly productivity. The successful candidate also will have a civil rights background and a demonstrated interest in fair housing. Experience in housing litigation is a plus. The Housing Clinic supervisor will also be expected to teach doctrinal courses, with subjects dependent upon the law school’s curricular needs and the candidate’s area of scholarly interest.
Please email your letter of interest and resume with references to Professor Josephine Ross at jross@law.howard.edu by October 7, 2011 if you intend to participate in the AALS Hiring Conference in Washington, D.C. However, if you currently work in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area, if you do not intent to participate in the Hiring Conference, and if you're available to interview at the Howard University School of Law, please submit the aforementioned documents to Professor Ross not later than October 15, 2011.
University of Wyoming College of Law Legal Writing Position
The University of Wyoming College of Law will be hiring one tenure-track faculty member to teach in the law school’s Legal Writing Program beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year. The individual selected for this position will teach in the law school’s first-year writing program and will have the opportunity to design and teach an advanced legal writing elective course in the upper division.
At the University of Wyoming, faculty members teaching in the Legal Writing Program enjoy the same status as the rest of the law faculty, with parity in salary and benefits, rights to the tenure and promotion process, the same voting rights, eligibility for sabbaticals, eligibility for summer research stipends, eligibility for professional development travel funds, eligibility for funds for research assistants, rights to the same office space and support staff, and the same academic titles of Assistant Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Law, Professor of Law, and Endowed or Distinguished Professor of Law, as appropriate per appointment and promotion.
The successful candidate will also be subject to the same core responsibilities of the rest of the law faculty and, as such, will be required to demonstrate excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service in accordance with the standards and time line established by the tenure and promotion process.
The first-year Legal Writing Program at The University of Wyoming consists of (1) a fall semester 2-credit Legal Writing course, which focuses on objective/predictive legal analysis and writing, and (2) a spring semester 2-credit Appellate Advocacy course, which uses the Appellate Brief and the Appellate Oral Argument as vehicles for introducing students to persuasive legal writing and oral advocacy. Both courses are taught in small sections. Legal Research is taught primarily by the teaching librarians in a separate 1-credit course in the fall semester. All sections of the Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy courses are part of one Legal Writing Program and, as such, must adhere to the broad goals and guidelines of the program. That being said, the individual legal writing professors enjoy much flexibility in designing their courses and are free to choose their own textbooks, design their own lesson plans, and develop their own writing problems.
We seek applications from candidates with (1) a J.D. degree, (2) a strong academic record, (3) legal practice experience, (4) experience teaching legal writing in a law school setting, and (5) a demonstrated commitment to a career in teaching legal writing. Preference will be given to those candidates who have published works, supported by serious academic research, in one or more of the following areas: substantive legal writing doctrine, legal methods and analysis, written advocacy, motion or appellate procedure, or advocacy ethics.
Application Procedure: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to be assured full consideration, candidates should submit their materials by October 31, 2011. Applicants should submit (1) a cover letter, (2) a CV, (3) a list of three references with their contact information, and (4) a one-page statement of the applicant’s philosophy on teaching legal writing. These materials should be sent either electronically or in hard copy to:
Professor Michael R. Smith
Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee
University of Wyoming College of Law
Dept. 3035
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071-2000
Email: msmith89@uwyo.edu
The University of Wyoming is committed to diversity and endorses principles of affirmative action. We acknowledge that diversity enriches and sustains our scholarship and promotes equal access to our educational mission. We seek and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. The University of Wyoming is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To achieve that goal, upon hire we conduct background investigations on prospective employees prior to commencing employment.
Suffolk University
Practitioner in Residence
Law Clinical Programs | Boston, MA
The IP Law Clinic position is designed to augment our clinical offerings and compliment our IP Law Concentration. Last year, Suffolk’s IP program was nationally ranked as one of the leading programs of its type in the country. Additionally, graduates of the Concentration who work in virtually all Boston area law firms that engage in IP work can provide a source of support for the clinic. We seek to add excellent guided student practice opportunities to Suffolk’s substantial IP course offerings. The successful applicant, with guidance from both IP Professors and members of the Clinical Faculty, will design and implement a clinical education program focused on transactional IP issues which can include client counseling, business development, patent and trademark prosecution, copyright registration, IP due diligence, IP licensing and related activities. Program development will include identification and cultivation of recurring sources of clients with matters suitable for student representation. As one mission of the clinical programs at Suffolk is to model professional responsibility to serve the community’s unmet legal needs, a strong element of pro- or low-bono client service must be part of the program design. This is a one-year appointment. The opportunity to extend this appointment may be available. Must be a member in good standing of a state bar. Massachusetts permits attorneys who are licensed and in good standing in other states to represent indigent clients for up to 2 years without taking the Massachusetts bar. At least three years of IP transactional experience required. Teaching experience preferred but not required. This position could be available as soon as January 1 and no later than July 1, 2012.
The second position is for a Professor of Practice to design and implement a business skills curriculum, including a scalable drafting course (using adjunct skills teachers), a deal course, and other business related offerings. The candidate may also teach other substantive courses in the business or contracts area. If you are interested in this position, please contact Associate Professor Jeff Lipshaw at jlipshaw@suffolk.edu.
Search for joint faculty hire in international human rights law and institutions
Duke University’s Law School and Kenan Institute for Ethics (KIE) seek to jointly appoint a clinical professor or professor of the practice (open with regard to tenure status and rank) in the field of international human rights law, policy, and institutions beginning in the Fall 2012. The position advances the University’s increasing global presence and emphasis on interdisciplinary scholarship. The person appointed to the position will be expected to engage in teaching, research, and outreach relating to international human rights law, ethics, and policy.
The appointment offers a unique opportunity to develop curricular offerings in law, policy and ethics, and to contribute to interdisciplinary scholarship in the context of a university that has deep faculty, student and institutional engagement in human rights and international law. The precise contours of the position, including resources and institutional support, will be tailored to the strengths and interests of the successful applicant. In addition to a strong record of, or demonstrated potential for, clinical teaching, scholarship, and practical engagement in international human rights law and policy, the ideal candidate will have experience developing effective programs that leverage existing resources and integrate trans-university programs.
Teaching obligations will include developing and supervising international experiential education opportunities for Duke Law students and teaching in KIE’s Ethics Certificate and Program on Civic and Global Ethics. The position may also involve developing curricular offerings that blend professional students and undergraduates in vertically integrated teams. The courses offered may include an international human rights clinic, one or more carefully structured externship courses, as well as one or more doctrinal courses that could either be integrated with the clinic and externship courses or be independent of them. It is expected that the faculty member will be responsible for teaching in both the Law and KIE programs and that the courses will, to the greatest extent possible, be open to students in both units of the university.
Research and outreach activities will operate at the intersection of legal scholarship and liberal arts education and may include scholarship that captures pedagogy relating to practice. We seek a faculty member who will critically examine topics such as expansive and limited conceptions of rights and who will engage proponents and critics of competing governance regimes. Research outputs may include some or all of the following: books, articles, policy papers and reports, institutional consultations, conferences, and training for government officials, NGOs, and scholars.
Duke University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Persons of color and women are encouraged to apply.
Send a cover letter describing your interest in the position as well as an up-to-date curriculum vitae to:
Professor Laurence R. Helfer
Chair, Lateral Appointments Committee
Duke University School of Law
Box 90360
Science Drive & Towerview Rd.
Durham, NC 27707
U.S.A.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their materials via email to Erin Daniel at daniel@law.duke.edu.
All applications must be received no later than midnight on Monday October 31, 2011.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE, SCHOOL OF LAW seeks to fill one or more tenured or tenure-track positions for the 2012–2013 academic year.
Our primary curricular need is for a programmatic tenured or tenure-track position in the legal clinic. The legal clinic is an in-house, live client clinic which enables student attorneys to provide legal assistance to indigents, governmental agencies and charitable organizations. The professor will teach traditional civil clinical classes, but the position is also likely to involve administrative responsibilities. The extent and nature of those duties will be determined by the credentials and experience of the candidate.
Candidates for the clinical position should have a distinguished academic record and significant practice or equivalent experience. Preferred qualifications include two or more years of experience as a clinical teacher. Applicants must also be eligible to supervise students under Rule XV of the Arkansas Rules Governing Bar Admission. Those rules require that the candidate either be, or become prior to the beginning of the appointment, a member of the Arkansas Bar. In the alternative, a lawyer not admitted to practice in Arkansas may supervise students for up to one year, providing the lawyer is admitted to practice and is in good standing in another state, and has had at least five years of practice in another state.
We also welcome applications from candidates interested in teaching first year and required courses, or other subjects depending on future needs. We have a special interest in attracting applicants who are eager to integrate lawyering skills opportunities into their doctrinal courses and to develop related lawyering skills courses.
Applicants should submit a letter of application indicating teaching and scholarly interests, and attach a current resume or curriculum vitae together with three professional references to Mary Beth Matthews, Appointments Committee Chair, WH 313 University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville AR 72701. Applications may also be submitted by email to mmatthew@uark.edu.
The University of Arkansas is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution committed to achieving a culturally diverse faculty. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, especially individuals who contribute to the social, ethnic, and gender diversity of our faculty and academic community. Applications will be accepted without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation or national origin. Applicants must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF LAW – DARTMOUTH
Tenured or Tenure-Track Positions
We are seeking to fill a tenured or tenure-track position for the Director of our Community Development Clinic (CDC). The CDC is an entrepreneurial clinic that provides legal assistance to non-profit and community-based local businesses. Candidates must possess a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school, must be a member in good standing of a state’s bar, must demonstrate a record of outstanding achievement in law practice, law teaching, and/or a related field of study, and must demonstrate potential for excellence as a teacher and scholar.
UMass School of Law – Dartmouth has a robust clinical legal education program. The CDC, which has been operating since 2006, is one of two in-house clinics (the other is our Immigration Law Clinic). Additionally, we have two placement clinics in various legal services offices (one a Tribal Court Clinic), as well as a healthy Field Placement Program that uses experienced practitioners, including a program that operates in The Hague and engages in international human rights work. The law faculty has demonstrated its support for clinical legal education by requiring that our students take at least 6 practice-oriented credits while matriculating. In addition, the faculty is actively engaged in incorporating the principles of Best Practices into our legal education program. Also, furthering the Law School’s mission to prepare our students to practice law in a competent and ethical manner and to serve their communities while doing so, each of our students must provide at least 30 hours of pro bono legal assistance to graduate.
UMass School of Law – Dartmouth is in the process of applying to the American Bar Association for provisional approval and a Site Team from the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar will visit the law school this fall.
The CDC provides our evening and weekend students experiential learning opportunities; this position will require night and weekend office hours and/or classes.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of experience practicing law, with substantial experience in the area of non-profit organizations and small, community-based businesses; the ability and willingness to teach business organizations and other doctrinal courses; experience teaching or participating in clinical legal education; successful experience supervising students and/or others learning to practice law in the area of non-profit and/or business law; excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaborative skills; and a demonstrated interest in scholarly activities. Although the successful candidate will teach the CDC course and supervise students, as well as teach a second course, the Faculty Appointments Committee is seeking a candidate who demonstrates a range of interests in the field of clinical legal education that could, over time, extend beyond the CDC.
The Faculty Appointments Committee will be attending the AALS Recruitment Conference to meet with candidates, and requests that interested candidates submit a letter of application and a current resume to:
Annette Cain, Administrative Asst. I, University of Massachusetts School of Law – Dartmouth, 333 Faunce Corner Road, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747 and refer to Position Number 27680.
The review of applications will begin immediately and the committee will continue to consider applications until the position is filled. Candidates from the local area may be able to schedule screening interviews with the Faculty Appointments Committee shortly after the conclusion of the AALS Recruitment Conference. If you would prefer us to try to accommodate that preference, please indicate it in your letter of application.
The University of Massachusetts School of Law – Dartmouth is an EEO-AA Employer.
The University of Chicago Law School – Federal Criminal Justice Clinic Fellowship
The Law School at the University of Chicago is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time position supervising law students and representing federal criminal defendants as a Fellow, appointed with the rank of Lecturer, in the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic's Federal Criminal Justice Clinic. The position will begin in the 2011-2012 academic year and will last through June 2014. Working with the clinical faculty, the successful candidate will supervise clinic students in pretrial federal criminal cases, representing defendants from arrest through trial or guilty plea and sentencing, and possibly on Seventh Circuit appeals, and will also be expected to assist in teaching clinical pre-trial and trial skills courses. One goal of this Fellowship is to train aspiring clinical teachers and federal public defenders.
Candidates must have a J.D.; must be a member in good standing of the bar of Illinois or another state; and must have at least three years of experience representing criminal defendants. Excellent writing, editing, advocacy, and supervision skills are required. Some experience representing criminal defendants in federal court, as well as familiarity with the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the current federal sentencing regime, are a plus. A demonstrated commitment to criminal defense and/or indigent populations is also a plus. The Fellow must be eligible for and able to obtain the following bar admissions/memberships: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar; Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; Federal Defender Panel for the Northern District of Illinois.
Each candidate should submit a curriculum vita or resume, at least three references, a legal writing sample, a detailed description of the candidate's relevant practice experience and teaching/supervision experience, and course evaluations from prior teaching experience, if any. Other material relevant to your candidacy may be included as well. Candidates must apply on line and upload application material at: https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51830
All application material must be received by October 14, 2011.
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW in Miami, Florida, invites applications from experienced and entry-level candidates for tenure-track positions beginning in the 2012/2013 academic year. The Law School especially seeks candidates in the areas of Wills & Trusts, Business Associations, Commercial Paper, Secured Transactions, Family Law, Constitutional Law, and Professional Responsibility. Applicants must possess a distinguished academic record, a dedication to excellence in teaching, and a demonstrated commitment to scholarship. Consistent with the Law School’s tradition of diversity, members of minority groups and women are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants should send a letter of application and a resume. CONTACT: Professor Tamara Lawson, Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, St. Thomas University School of Law, 16401 NW 37th Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054. Email: tlawson@stu.edu<mailto:tlawson@stu.edu>. Fax: (305)623-2390.
BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL seeks applicants for two entry-level openings on its faculty. Applications from highly qualified individuals are encouraged regardless of subject matter interest. In particular, the law school invites applications from those with interests in contracts and family law. These positions will be tenure-track appointments to the faculty.
Boston College is a leading national Jesuit Catholic university. Women, members of minority groups, and others whose background will contribute to the diversity of the faculty are especially encouraged to apply. Please submit letters of interest and resumes to:
Appointments Committee
c/o Pat Parlon
Dean’s Office
Boston College Law School
885 Centre Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459.
Electronic submissions may be sent to:
lawappts@bc.edu
Preference will be given to applications received before September 23, 2011.
Teach With Us: Lecturers for Oxford Summer Law & Business Schools
For our summer programmes in Oxford, we are looking for DPhil Students, College and University Lecturers who want to teach in law and economics & management. We run programmes during Easter, July and August (http://www.cbl-international.com/oxford/law). Our students come from all over the world, especially from Continental Europe and China.
Subjects available:
(1) Law
•IP Law
•International Commercial Law
•European Law
•English Contract and/or Company Law
•WTO Law/International Trade Law
•International Environmental Law
•International Tax Law
(2) Economics & Management
(3) Politics
•International Relations
•International Organisations
•Regional Asian, European, American studies
(4) English language (Legal and Business English)
Applications should be sent to Ms Claudia Rudeck (schools@cbl-international.com) and should include:
(1)Cover Letter mentioning the subjects you would be interested to teach and mentioning your availability in Oxford in 2012
(2)CV including your academic history and any teaching experience you may have
(3)At least one reference letter
Application Deadline: 1st October 2011
CBL International
Shanghai Office • Room 2501 • Building 8 • Ruihong Xincheng Erqi • Linping Lu No. 133 • 200086 Shanghai • PR China
Phone: (0086) 021 6123 9750 • Fax: (0086) 021 6123 9751 • info@cbl-international.com
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law anticipates hiring for several tenure-track faculty positions to begin in the 2012-2013 academic year. We are 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, appellate and habeas matters) and our Environmental Law Clinic. The Student Law Office currently houses six clinics, including the Civil Litigation Clinic, the Civil Rights Clinic, the Criminal Defense Clinic, the Mediation & Arbitration Clinic, the Community Economic Development Clinic, and the Environmental Law Clinic. 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 of the clinic’s classroom component. If you would like more information, please contact Annecoos Wiersema, Chair, Appointments Committee at awiersema@law.du.edu<mailto:awiersema@law.du.edu>.
The University of Denver and 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 University of Tennessee invites applications from both entry-level and lateral candidates for three full-time, tenure-track faculty positions to commence in the Fall Semester 2012. The College's primary areas of curricular need include labor and employment, contracts, remedies,clinical teaching in the business/transactional area, and clinical teaching in criminal defense. Candidates for those primary curricular needs who also have an interest and qualifications to teach any first year course, commercial law, business associations, and professional skills are stronglyencouraged to apply.
Tennessee has the oldest continuously operating clinical program in the nation. We currently have six clinics: the Advocacy Clinic, which represents clients in criminal and civil cases; Business Clinic; Domestic Violence Clinic; Innocence Project; Wills Clinic; and Mediation Clinic. We are excited about the prospect of expanding our clinical faculty. Plus, Knoxville is a great place to live and work. If you would like more information, please feel free to contact me or any other member of our clinical faculty.
If you are interested in applying, please send a letter of intent, resume, and the names and contact information of three references by September 30, 2011 to:
Faculty Appointments Committee
c/o Cindy Farabow
The University of Tennessee College of Law
1505 W. Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-1810
A J.D. or equivalent law degree is required. Successful applicants must have a strong academic background. Significant professional experience is desirable. Candidates also must have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
In furtherance of the University’s and the College’s fundamental commitment to diversity, minority group members and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
FACULTY POSITION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
Wayne State University Law School invites applications for a full-time faculty position in international law. We are interested in candidates with scholarly and teaching interests in one or more of the following areas:
•International Securities and Financial Regulation
•Cross-Border Securities and Financial Transactions, including Mergers and Acquisitions and Cross-Border Insolvency
•Foreign Direct Investment
•Investor-State Arbitration
•International Commercial Arbitration
•U.S. Export Control Law
•Islamic Law, in particular Islamic Finance
International law forms an integral part of the Wayne curriculum and its intellectual life. One-third of our faculty writes or teaches on international topics. The Program for International Legal Studies sponsors lectures, conferences and student internships abroad, as well as events to assist students interested in international law careers. A new faculty member will have the opportunity to shape the future direction of this exciting and growing program.
We seek candidates with distinguished academic records and a strong commitment to scholarship and teaching. The Law School values diversity in its faculty and encourages minority and women applicants. Applicants should send a current CV and a cover letter highlighting relevant experience and research interests to Professor Erica Beecher-Monas, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, Wayne State University Law School, 471 West Palmer, Detroit, MI 48202, email: e.beecher@wayne.edu.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites nominations and applications for the following positions commencing in the 2012-2013 academic year. (1) An endowed chair in civil procedure at the rank of Professor of Law. Candidates should have a distinguished record of scholarly achievement and effective teaching. (2) A second tenured faculty position at the rank of Professor, field to be determined; areas of particular interest include public international law, intellectual property, commercial law, and civil procedure. The search committee is particularly interested in highly qualified scholars with seven to ten years of teaching experience. Candidates should have a distinguished record of scholarly achievement and effective teaching. (3) A tenure-track faculty position at the Associate Professor level, field to be determined; areas of particular interest include public international law, intellectual property, commercial law, and civil procedure. Candidates should have a record of high scholarly achievement and teaching excellence, with two to six years of teaching experience. For all: Faculty members at the School of Law are generally expected to teach three courses per year, and salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Boston University Law School is committed to faculty diversity and welcomes expressions of interest from diverse applicants. Contact: Applicants should send a letter of interest and a resume to Professor Nancy Moore, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, Boston University School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Email applications are encouraged and should be sent to lawappts@bu.edu. Applications received by March 1, 2012, will receive full consideration. To learn more about the Law School, visit our website at www.bu.edu/law. Boston University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.
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.
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 JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL, CHICAGO is currently accepting applications
for a tenure-track faculty position in its Lawyering Skills Program,
beginning in the 2012-13 academic year. The Lawyering Skills Program is a
nationally-ranked legal research and writing program consisting of a
four-semester, nine or ten credit-hour required sequence of courses,
including: (1) Lawyering Skills I, a three-credit course in predictive
analysis, writing, and research; (2) Lawyering Skills II, a three-credit
course in oral and written advocacy and advanced research; (3) Lawyering
Skills III, a one-credit intra-scholastic moot court competition; and (4)
Lawyering Skills IV, a two- or three- credit drafting course in a number of
fields, ranging from general practice to various specialties, including
patent, information technology, family law, employee benefits, criminal
law,
and real estate. The school also staffs an in-house writing resource
center
to support the Lawyering Skills Program. It is staffed with a director and
three writing specialists.
In 1994, the Lawyering Skills Program was converted from a long-term
contract program to a tenure-track program and is, therefore, a program of
peers in which fifteen full-time faculty members partner with the director
to make programmatic decisions. The professor will teach a section of
15-25
students in Lawyering Skills I or II each semester. The professor will
also
teach a doctrinal course each semester related to an area of interest and
curricular needs. Although not a requirement for the position,
consideration will be given to those candidates who can teach torts or
evidence. The professor will be expected to produce scholarship and to
serve on faculty committees. In addition, the faculty members in the
Lawyering Skills Program are expected to be visible and active in the
national legal writing community. The John Marshall Law School seeks
candidates who share its commitment to the discipline of legal writing, to
innovative teaching and skills training, and to scholarship.
Applicants must have at least a J.D. or its equivalent, a distinguished
academic record, evidence of experience teaching legal writing, a record of
scholarly publication, or evidence of potential excellence as a legal
writing teacher and as a scholar. Applicants should send a letter of
application and resume by October 1, 2011 to Professor Gerald Berendt,
Chair, Selection and Appointments Committee, The John Marshall Law School,
315 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604. Applications may also be sent
by email to Gerald Berendt at 7berendt@jmls.edu.
The John Marshall Law School, finding any invidious discrimination
inconsistent with the mission of free academic inquiry, does not
discriminate in admission, services or employment on the basis of sex,
sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age
or
disability in accordance with any legally protected characteristic under
applicable federal, state and local law and executive order. The John
Marshall Law School is committed to increasing the diversity of its
faculty,
and we enthusiastically solicit applications from minorities, women, and
other individuals from historically underrepresented groups.
For more information about the program, feel free to contact Anthony
Niedwiecki, Director of Lawyering Skills, at aniedwie@jmls.edu or (312)
987-2370.
TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is excited to expand its academic program and its robust commitment to scholarship with the hiring of up to four outstanding faculty candidates for tenure-track or tenured positions. We expect to hire for both doctrinal and legal analysis, research, and writing positions. For our doctrinal positions, we will consider candidates in a wide variety of subject areas, but we are particularly interested in hiring people with research and teaching interests in legal ethics, corporate and transactional law (including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and international business transactions), administrative law, and remedies. For our legal writing positions, we encourage applications from candidates with demonstrated interests in teaching legal writing and other lawyering skills. Our legal writing positions are tenure-track, with candidates expected to produce legal scholarship and eligible to earn professional-skills-tenure. We welcome entry-level and lateral applications, especially from women, minorities, and others whose backgrounds will deepen our faculty’s diversity.
In its 22nd year, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law has seen tremendous growth in the quality of our students and the research productivity of our faculty. The law school is located in downtown Fort Worth, in a vibrant atmosphere within walking distance of the city’s courts and in close proximity to many renowned cultural, dining, and entertainment options. The Fort Worth/Dallas metropolitan area, with a total population in excess of six million people, offers affordable housing, high-quality living, and a thriving economy.
Interested persons should email a résumé and a cover letter indicating research and teaching interests to Professor Huyen Pham, chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, at hpham@law.txwes.edu. Alternatively, materials may be mailed to Professor Pham at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 1515 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102- 6509.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
School of Law
Faculty Positions
Dramatic growth in the size of the faculty is taking place at the University of Miami School of Law. As part of this ambitious agenda, we invite applications at both the entry and lateral levels. At the lateral level, in addition to individual applications, we especially invite applications from groups of faculty with complementary interests.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
We are interested in all persons of high academic achievement and promise, including those who hold Ph.D. or M.D. degrees, and wish to enhance the diversity of our faculty by including among our candidates persons of all races, cultural backgrounds, genders, orientations, creeds, ages, as well as members of other groups that traditionally have been underrepresented in the legal profession. We will consider applications in any subject area and invite applications from individuals with a strong commitment to academic or institutional innovation and growth.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Candidates should send resumes, references, representative works, and research agenda to:
CONTACT: Professor Scott Sundby
Chair, Entry-Level Appointments Committee
University of Miami School of Law
P.O. Box 248087
Coral Gables, FL 33124-8087
ssundby@law.miami.edu
Professor Caroline Bradley
Chair, Lateral Appointments Committee
University of Miami School of Law
P.O. Box 248087
Coral Gables, FL 33124-8087
cbradley@law.miami.edu
The University of Miami is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW
FULL-TIME TENURED OR TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS
The University of Alabama School of Law anticipates making several faculty appointments to begin in the 2012-2013 academic year. We seek applications from entry level candidates with excellent academic records and demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching and scholarly achievement. The Faculty Appointments Committee also welcomes applications from lateral candidates who possess outstanding academic credentials, including demonstrated teaching ability and a record of distinguished scholarship. We especially are interested in the following academic subject areas: bankruptcy, civil procedure, commercial law (including sales, secured transactions, and payment systems), complex federal litigation, contracts, federal taxation (including basic federal income tax and upper level tax electives, including, but not limited to, corporate and partnership tax, international tax, taxation of nonprofits, tax policy, and the taxation of trusts, estates, and gifts), legal ethics, and trusts and estates, but the School of Law also will consider outstanding candidates with interest or expertise in other subject-matter areas. Most candidates will have a J.D. degree from an accredited law school. Also, exceptional candidates with an advanced degree, such as a Ph.D., with scholarly interests related to the law and involving interdisciplinary, jurisprudential, empirical, or social science work may be considered even without holding a law degree. The University of Alabama embraces and welcomes diversity in its faculty, student body, and staff; accordingly, the School of Law actively welcomes applications from persons who would add to the diversity of our academic community.
Salary, benefits, and research support will be nationally competitive. The School of Law will treat all nominations and applications as strictly confidential, subject only to the requirements of state and federal law. Interested candidates should apply online at facultyjobs.ua.edu under Faculty Positions. The positions will remain open until filled. Please refer any questions about the hiring process to Professor Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr., Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee for the 2012-2013 academic year (email: rkrotoszynski@law.ua.edu).
The University of Alabama is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, racial minorities, gay and lesbian persons, 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.
Hamline University School of Law
Seeks Director of Clinical Legal Education
Hamline University School of Law (HUSL) seeks a Director for its robust clinical legal education program, which includes eleven clinics (Child Advocacy, Education Law, Employment Discrimination Mediation Representation, Immigration Law, Health Law, Innocence Clinic, Mediation Clinic, Small Business-Nonprofit, State Public Defender, and Trial Practice). Law students represent clients under the Minnesota Certified Student Practice Rule and are supervised by in-house attorneys or adjunct faculty members who are experienced practitioners. Cases are chosen to maximize student interaction with clients and foster student control and responsibility for every aspect of case management, including dealing with ethical issues, learning the lifelong habit of being a reflective lawyer, and the commitment to pro bono service as a practicing lawyer.
The Director’s administrative responsibilities include training, supervising and mentoring faculty teaching clinical courses, promotion of clinical programs to students and in the community, and supervision of clinic staff to maintain and refine law office systems and procedures to insure quality and ethical representation of clients. In addition to administrative responsibilities, the Director will teach at least one clinic per year in an area of personal expertise. This is a tenure-track position with faculty rank and commensurate expectations regarding teaching and scholarship.
Candidates must hold a J.D., be licensed to practice law in Minnesota (or be willing to obtain a Minnesota license), and preferably have experience working with law students on client cases in a clinical, externship or similar setting. The candidate’s record should demonstrate superb lawyering skills, management experience, strong teaching ability and the communication and interpersonal skills essential to being an effective clinical teacher, and scholarship in the field.
To apply, submit a cover letter including a description of the clinic you would like to teach (either one of our existing clinics or a new one), resume/curriculum vitae, and three professional references (including addresses and phone numbers). Electronic submissions must be in Word or PDF format. Review of materials will begin as soon as they are received and will continue until the position is filled.
Send inquiries or applications to:
Professor Z. Jill Barclift, Chair of Faculty Appointments
Hamline University School of Law
1536 Hewitt Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104
zbarclift@hamline.edu (with “Clinic Director” in the subject heading)
Hamline is an EOE Employer. It is University policy to not tolerate harassment or discrimination based on race, color, gender, ethnic background, national origin, sexual or affectional preference or orientation, marital or parental status, disability, religion, age, or veteran status in its employment or educational opportunities.
NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL may have a permanent or visiting clinical faculty position beginning in the 2012-2013 academic year. The current clinical faculty includes four full time faculty members each of whom works in a distinct civil practice area. The Clinic’s current practice areas include community development, consumer protection, housing, mental health and disability. Candidates are welcome to propose another practice area. Responsibilities will include training and supervising students as well as teaching the Clinic’s integrated ethics and skills classroom components. The Law School’s clinical programs are integral parts of the university’s mission and learning environment. Through their work and teaching, students and faculty in the clinic integrate law practice and careful, sensitive engagement with moral and ethical questions. Applicants with significant experience in civil litigation and prior clinical experience are preferred. Applicants must have a JD and be qualified for admission to practice in Indiana. We welcome applications from women, members of minority groups, and others who will enrich and diversify our faculty. Contact: Interested candidates should submit a letter of application and current curriculum vitae to John Copeland Nagle, Vice Chair, Appointments Committee, Notre Dame Law School, P.O. box 780, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Geneva University Law School is seeking Two Research Assistants / PhD Candidates to work on the team of Professor Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and Dr Thomas Schultz. The Research Assistants / PhD Candidates will each write a PhD thesis on one of the following topics, or on a closely related topic:
1. Conflicts Between the Normative Orders of Investment Arbitration and EU Law: The New EU Investment Regime and Its Effect on the Practice of Investment Arbitration
2. Conflicts of Treaties in Investment Arbitration
The Graduate Institute in Geneva is also seeking One Research Assistant / PhD Candidate to work on the team of Professor Joost Pauwelyn and Dr Theresa Carpenter. The Research Assistant / PhD Candidate will write a PhD thesis on the following topic, or on a closely related topic:
3. New Rules on Export Restrictions
The Graduate Institute is also seeking a postdoc, in the field of trade and investment law.
The positions have different deadlines, but please note that the first one, for the PhDs in arbitration, is 9 September.
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL seeks a number of full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty members. We are interested in outstanding candidates in all fields, including, in particular, constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, evidence, torts, public and private international law, administrative law, civil procedure, professional responsibility and health care financing and delivery. Applicants should have a strong academic record and demonstrated commitment to scholarly activity and publication. We are interested in both entry-level and lateral candidates, and candidates who will enhance the diversity of our faculty. Entry-level candidates, and candidates who have been teaching in a tenure-track position for no more than two years, should apply via email to Professor Claire R. Kelly, Chair, Faculty Appointments Subcommittee (claire.kelly@brooklaw.edu). Candidates who have been teaching in a tenure-track position for more than two years should apply via email to Professor William Araiza, Chair, Lateral Faculty Appointments Subcommittee (bill.araiza@brooklaw.edu).
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL in Boston invites applications for two tenure-track positions starting in the 2012-2013 academic year. We seek entry-level or pre-tenure lateral candidates with strong academic records and a demonstrated commitment to scholarship and excellence in teaching. Our current curricular needs incline us toward candidates interested in teaching first-year contracts or first-year property, together with upper-level courses that could include focus in health law or biotechnology, business and financial services, or international law. Consideration may also be given to relevant practice experience. Suffolk University is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from women, persons of color, sexual orientation minorities, and others who will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Interested candidates should contact Professors Renée M. Landers and Patrick S. Shin, Co-Chairs, Faculty Appointments Committee, atrlanders@suffolk.edu andpshin@suffolk.edu, with a copy tophiggins@suffolk.edu, or mail their materials to the Co-Chairs, c/o Ms. Paula Higgins, at Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Room 270D, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-4977.
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, SHEPARD BROAD LAW CENTER in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida seeks applications for two or more full-time tenure-track faculty positions for 2012-2013.
The Law Center will consider any qualified candidates, but prefers candidates who are primarily interested in teaching Business Entities and related courses. All candidates should have a J.D. or a degree of equivalent rank, an outstanding academic background, and a clear commitment to scholarship and teaching. Rank and salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. NSU Law Center is committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to: curtisd@nsu.law.nova.edu <mailto:curtisd@nsu.law.nova.edu> or by U.S. mail to: Professor Debra Moss Curtis, Faculty Appointments Committee Chair, NSU Law Center, 3305 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33314-7721. NSU is an AA/EOE Smoke-free campus.
Stetson University College of Law seeks two exceptional candidates for its Bruce R. Jacob Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) Program for Fall 2012 through Spring 2014. The program, named in honor of Dean Emeritus Bruce R. Jacob, is designed for individuals who seek the opportunity to enter academia by gaining full-time teaching experience and developing their scholarly agenda. Jacob VAPs normally will serve two years, but may, in exceptional circumstances, be extended for a third. Each VAP will teach one course in his or her first semester, then two courses in the second semester. Each VAP will be eligible to apply for a research grant payable during the summer between the first and second years, and will be expected to produce at least one significant piece of scholarship. The College of Law commits to provide the Jacob VAPs with considerable assistance and guidance in developing their academic careers. Among other things, they will be mentored by experienced members of the tenured faculty and will receive several benefits of full-time professors, such as research assistants and a budget for professional travel. VAPs will have opportunities to become fully integrated into the life of the College of Law. We welcome applications from all subject areas. Our current VAPS teach Contracts, Civil Procedure, Professional Responsibility, Disability Law, and other courses in the upper-level curriculum.
With its main campus in Gulfport, Florida, which is adjacent to St. Petersburg on Florida’s west central coast, Stetson was established in 1900 and is Florida’s oldest law school. Stetson also has a part-time program with classes held on both its Gulfport campus and its satellite campus in Tampa. Stetson has earned a national reputation for its advocacy, elder law, legal writing, and higher education programs, and has Centers for Excellence in Advocacy, Elder Law, Higher Education Law and Policy, and International Law. The College of Law is a vibrant intellectual community, situated on a beautiful campus. We encourage potential applicants to visit our Web site at http://www.law.stetson.edu to learn more about our school, our community, and our programs.
Stetson encourages applications from women, minorities, and others who will facilitate a stimulating and diverse cultural and intellectual environment. All applicants must have a strong academic record and be committed to outstanding teaching and scholarship. The Faculty Appointments Committee will begin reviewing applications on or before August 15, 2011 and will invite some candidates to interview during the AALS 2011 Faculty Recruitment Conference in Washington, D.C., although interviews may also take place at other times and locations.
Compensation will be competitive with similar visiting professor positions and may include health, housing, and other benefits.
Contact: Applicants should send an email, attaching a current curriculum vitae together with a cover letter indicating teaching and scholarly interests, and details of at least three professional references, to Professor Candace M. Zierdt, Co-Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at czierdt@stetson.law.edu Those who prefer to apply by standard mail should write to Professor Candace Zierdt, Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, Gulfport, FL 33707.
STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW seeks to fill one or more tenured/tenure-track and programmatic tenure track positions for the 2012–2013 academic year. Appointments may be lateral or entry-level.
Located in Florida’s Tampa Bay area, the nation’s nineteenth largest metro area, Stetson was established in 1900 and is Florida’s oldest law school. Our main campus is in Gulfport, just outside St. Petersburg. We also have a part-time program with classes on both the main campus and our satellite campus in downtown Tampa. Stetson has earned a national reputation for its advocacy, elder law, legal writing, and higher education programs, and has Centers for Excellence in Advocacy, Elder Law, Higher Education Law and Policy, and International Law. Stetson nurtures a vibrant intellectual community, situated on a beautiful campus. We encourage potential applicants to visit our website at http://www.law.stetson.edu to learn more about our school, our community, and our programs.
For a tenured/tenure-track position, we welcome applications from candidates interested in teaching Taxation and/or Trusts and Estates. Candidates interested in teaching Property, Professional Responsibility, or other courses also may be considered, depending on our needs.
For a programmatic tenure-track position, we welcome applications from candidates interested in teaching in our Academic Success Program. This program helps students adjust to the rigors of law school and supports students who encounter academic difficulty. Responsibilities include teaching critical reading and thinking, rule synthesis, outlining, legal analysis, and exam preparation.
Stetson encourages applications from women, minorities, and others who will facilitate a stimulating and diverse cultural and intellectual environment. All applicants must have a strong academic record and be committed to outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service. The Faculty Appointments Committee will begin reviewing applications on or before August 15, 2011 and will invite some candidates to interview during the AALS 2011 Faculty Recruitment Conference in Washington, D.C., although interviews may also take place at other times and locations.
Contact: Applicants should send an email, attaching a current curriculum vitae together with a cover letter indicating teaching and scholarly interests, and details of at least three professional references, to Professor Paul Boudreaux and Professor Candace Zierdt, Co-Chairs, Faculty Appointments Committee, at facultyappointments@law.stetson.edu. Those who prefer to apply by postal mail should write to Faculty Appointments, c/o Professor Paul Boudreaux and Professor Candace Zierdt, Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, Gulfport, FL 33707.
The Faculty of Law of the University of Oxford and Balliol College invite applications for a fixed-term University Lecturership (CUF) in Law and a fixed-term Tutorial Fellowship in Law at Balliol College. The vacancy arises as a result of Professor Timothy Endicott’s tenure as Dean of the Faculty of Law. The post is available from 1st October 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter, until 30th September 2015.
The successful applicant must have obtained a postgraduate degree in Law, or be in the final stages of obtaining one, and will have a high standard of research and teaching ability and be able to devise and give high-quality tutorials, classes and lectures. The successful applicant will be expected to offer teaching for the College in three of the following subjects: Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, EU Law, Jurisprudence, Land Law, Tort, or Trusts. For the Faculty, the successful applicant will be expected to give lectures and seminars and undertake graduate teaching and supervision, and to pursue research and publication.
Eight copies of the application form (downloadable from http://www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/academic-vacancies-at-balliol) should be sent with a covering letter, curriculum vitae and summary of research interests together with the names and addresses of three referees, to the Academic Administrator, Balliol College, Oxford OX1 3BJ by the closing date of Friday 29 July 2011. Applicants should ask their referees to write directly to the Academic Administrator by the same date. E-mail applications are permitted, but hard copy should follow in the mail. Informal enquiries may be made to the Academic Administrator (email: academic.administrator@balliol.ox.ac.uk; tel. 01865 277758).
Interviews are likely to take place in late August, tbc.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
The University and the College are equal opportunities employers.
Director
Center for Women and Work
School of Management and Labor Relations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers University, School of Management and Labor Relations, is seeking a Director for its Center for Women and Work, an innovative leader in research and programs that promote gender equity, a high-skill economy, and reconciliation of work and well-being for all. We are searching for a dynamic leader, who can provide a clear vision for the Center and make a contribution to the teaching, research, and public service mission of the School of Management and Labor Relations. While a publication record that would qualify for tenure at Rutgers (subject to Board approval) is preferred, non-traditional candidates with exceptional records of relevant achievement in the public, corporate, labor or philanthropic sectors are welcomed. Affiliation with other departments or units within the University is a possibility. Of particular interest are candidates who combine academic accomplishment with the ability to continue to build the prominence and impact of the Center in New Jersey, nationally and internationally. The Center is largely grant funded, and has projects totaling over $1 million annually. Demonstrated experience with management and fund raising in this type of environment is preferred but not required. Academic fields of interest include, but are not limited to, gender and work, labor and employment policy, human resource management, globalization and women’s work, labor market institutions, workforce development, working families, work-life issues, and/or women’s leadership and advancement in organizations. The candidate may have any relevant disciplinary background.
The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant community of scholars at a leading public research university. With more than 30 faculty members from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) (http://smlr.rutgers.edu/), offers undergraduate majors, professional master’s degrees, and a PhD in Labor and Employment Relations and Human Resource Management. It also provides continuing and executive education programs in its areas of specialization.
Founded in 1993, the Center for Women and Work (http://www.cww.rutgers.edu/) conducts multi-faceted research and policy work. It addresses women’s advancement in the workplace, conducts cutting-edge research on successful public and workplace policies, provides technical assistance and programs to educators, industry, and governments, and engages issues that directly affect the living standards of New Jersey’s and the nation’s working families. Our focus areas include education and career development, innovative training and workforce development, women’s leadership and advancement, and working families. The Center is affiliated with Rutgers’ internationally known Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL), an eight-unit consortium of research, instructional and outreach units that also includes: the Center for American Women and Politics, the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, the Institute for Research on Women, the Women’s & Gender Studies Department, Douglass College, the Institute for Women and Art, and the Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (http://iwl.rutgers.edu/).
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, vita, and the names and contact information for three references to Professor Adrienne Eaton, SMLR, Rutgers University, 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901 or eaton@work.rutgers.edu. The preferred start date is June, 2012 but earlier and later dates are negotiable. We will begin to review applications immediately, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Visiting Clinical Professor
Civil Rights and Constitutional Litigation Clinic
The Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall University School of Law, located in Newark, New Jersey, is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications from experienced practitioners for a full-time Visiting Clinical Professor in its Civil Rights and Constitutional Litigation Clinic. The position commences in the summer of 2011, and is for a two-year term, with the possibility of a third year.
The Visiting Professor will take over the docket and clinical teaching responsibilities of Professor Baher Azmy, who will be on leave to serve as Legal Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. The Civil ! Rights and Constitutional Litigation Clinic has actively pursued chall enges to policies in the “war on terror,” and has filed numerous briefs and cases challenging arbitrary detention, torture and other human rights abuses. The Civil Rights and Constitutional Litigation Clinic currently engages in a wide variety of constitutional and civil rights actions, including litigation challenging executive conduct in the national security context and police misconduct, protecting the rights of immigrants and prisoners, and seeking government transparency and accountability. The Clinic regularly partners on impact cases with the ACLU, CCR, the Gibbons Fellowship, and with law firms in the area. The Visiting Clinical Professor will supervise eight students per semester on all aspects of case work (including client interviewing and counseling, discovery, brief writing, motion practice, and settlement), teach a weekly seminar, and have primary responsibility for case coverage during the summer months.
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. Applicants should have at least 8 years of experience in work related to this position, and should have strong facility with complex federal practice, civil rights litigation, and teaching and supervising student attorneys. All applicants must be members of a state Bar; New Jersey Bar membership is preferred but not required. This is not a tenure-track position and cannot be converted to a tenure-track line, nor can it be converted beyond the two/three year term to a permanent non-tenured position.
The Civil Rights and Constitutional Litigation Clinic is part of Seton Hall Law School’s vibrant Center for Social Justice, which houses eight clinics, as well as the International Human Rights/Rule of Law Initiative, the Urban Revitalization Initiative, and a large pro bono program. The clinics focus on the following areas: constitutional and civil rights, education and prison reform, equal justice, family law, immigration and human rights, impact litigation, juvenile justice, and predatory lending and foreclosure. The position includes a competitive salary and compensation package. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.
Review of applications will begin June 1, 2011, and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please send a letter of interest, curriculum ! vitae, list of three references, and a writing sample to Patrice Smiley Andrews, Administrative Director, Center for Social Justice, Seton Hall University School of Law, 833 McCarter Highway, Newark, New Jersey 07102 or via e-mail to Patrice.Andrews@shu.edu. For more information on the clinical programs with the Center for Social Justice, visit the Center’s website at http://law.shu.edu/csj/index.html. Seton Hall University is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer.
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Child Advocacy Clinic
PRACTICE PROFESSOR OF LAW
The University of Pennsylvania Law School, a national leader in clinical legal education, seeks to appoint to its Practice Professor track a full-time faculty member to teach in and administer its Child Advocacy Clinic. The position is available on a flexible basis between January 2012 and July 2012.
Penn Law School’s endowed Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies is the home of nine major clinics covering civil litigation, entrepreneurship and community development, mediation, legislation, transnational lawyering, criminal defense, appellate practice, child advocacy, and intellectual property. The program is complemented by a robust externship program that takes full advantage of diverse practice settings in Philadelphia and the Northeast corridor.
Penn’s Child Advocacy Clinic was pioneered by Professor Alan Lerner who tragically passed away last year. Under his leadership, the Clinic employed a strong interdisciplinary approach to addressing the legal needs of low-income and disadvantaged children in the child dependency system and in related education and public benefits tribunals. The clinic partnered closely with leading public and private institutions and organizations serving children and youth, such as Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Penn’s Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research, and Philadelphia’s Support Center for Child Advocates. In recent years, the Clinic was co-taught by a member of Penn’s clinical faculty and a leading pediatrician from Children’s Hospital, assisted by a licensed social worker; it brought together students from Penn’s Schools of Medicine, Law, and Social Work to share knowledge and advocacy across disciplines.
Penn Law seeks a successor who will build on this legacy and explore new practice and partnership opportunities. We encourage applicants who bring new visions for the ways in which the Clinic can allow students to address the needs of children and youth.
The successful applicant will possess substantial experience and a deeply-rooted passion for advancing the legal interests of children. He or she will present an inspiring vision for the future directions that a premier child advocacy clinic should undertake in order to improve the status, well being, safety, health, and education of vulnerable kids. It is expected that the successful applicant will integrate direct advocacy, law reform, community outreach, and public policy work in a clinical setting that forges strong partnerships with community institutions and advocacy groups and which educates law students to be skilled, reflective, and ethical practitioners.
Penn seeks candidates with strong practice experience, distinguished academic and professional achievement, dynamic teaching and supervisory skills, and a deep commitment to clinical legal education, teamwork and collegiality. Candidates must have a minimum of three years of relevant practice experience; prior teaching experience is desirable but not required. Candidates must hold a J.D. degree and be a member of the Pennsylvania bar or be willing to be licensed in Pennsylvania.
This is a practice professor track position, which is Penn Law’s equivalent of clinical tenure. Upon successful initial review, clinicians are considered for promotion to five-year presumptively renewable contracts. Clinical faculty are eligible to receive research funds during the academic year and may also apply for summer financial support for scholarly research. The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Please submit all applications via e-mail to: lawgroup-cacsearch@law.upenn.edu . E-mail attachment materials should include a resume and a letter of interest addressed to Rachel Mayover, Clinic Administrator, 3400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Please contact Rachel Mayover at (215) 898-8904 with any questions.
USC Gould School of Law is seeking applications for the Audrey Irmas Clinical Teaching Fellowship. This is a newly created two year fellowship. Candidates should have two to five years practice experience, experience or interest in advocating on behalf of women and children, and an interest in pursuing a career in law school clinical teaching. The salary range is $60,000 to $75,000 per year, plus USC benefits. The two year fellowship will begin in the summer of 2011.
The Irmas Clinical Teaching Fellowship will offer opportunities for clinical teaching in one or more clinical programs, including the Immigration Clinic, the International Human Rights Clinic, or the Post-Conviction Justice Project. The Irmas Clinical Teaching Fellow will work under the supervision of the clinical faculty members who teach and direct those Clinics and will concentrate on cases or projects involving or affecting the rights of women and children. To learn more about the USC Clinics, please visit their websites at: http://weblaw.usc.edu/why/academics/clinics/
Duties will include:
•Intensive supervision of clinical and summer students;
•Co-teaching portions of the linked clinical seminar(s);
•Curriculum development;
•Individual case or project work; and
•Organizing occasional programmatic events.
Requirements for candidates:
•Demonstrated interest in the rights of women and children;
•Experience with one or more of the following areas is desirable-
•immigration law,
•international human rights and / or international criminal law,
•criminal law;
•Excellent academic record;
•Two to five years of practice experience;
•Admission to a State bar (admission to the California Bar is required for candidates who want to work in the Post-Conviction Justice Project);
•Excellent analytical and writing skills;
•Aptitude for student supervision;
•Prior teaching experience is a plus; and
•Bilingual ability in Spanish or another language(s) is desirable.
Applicants should submit a letter discussing their interest and qualifications, a resume, a law school transcript, and contact information for three references to:
Prof. Hannah Garry
Gould School of Law
University of Southern California
699 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071
The application may be mailed or sent via email to Prof. Hannah Garry: hgarry@law.usc.edu. Applications must be received by 5:00 PM PDT, Friday, June 17, 2011.
USC values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are encouraged to apply.
Director of the Environmental and
Natural Resources Law Clinic at Vermont Law School
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Vermont Law School seeks a Director for its Environment and Natural Resources Law Clinic (ENRLC) to commence in the summer or fall of 2012, or possibly earlier.
Vermont Law School
Vermont Law School’s top-ranked environmental program includes a curriculum of over 60 environmental law courses, as well as two advanced degrees in environmental law – the Masters in Environmental Law and Policy (MELP) and the Environmental LLM degree. Between a third and a half of our JD students are enrolled as joint degree students in the MELP program.
Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic
The ENRLC forms a key component of the environmental education we offer our students. The program functions as a public interest environmental law firm and gives students the opportunity to hone their skills in real-world cases and projects. The ENRLC is organized into four main program areas – Water and Justice, Coal and Climate, Healthy Communities, and Biodiversity – and we retain the flexibility to take on cases and projects outside these areas as well. The ENRLC’s work includes a mix of litigation, administrative agency proceedings, client counseling, and other forms of environmental advocacy. Our clients are community groups and conservation organizations, and we partner with a wide variety of organizations at the local, regional, and national level. The ENRLC offers students three enrollment options during the fall and spring: part-time (6 credits), three-quarter time (9 credits), and full-time (13 credits). Students may also participate in a summer session for up to 9 credits toward the JD or MELP degree. The ENRLC staff consists of a director, an assistant director, two staff attorneys, two clinic fellows (LLM students working part-time in the ENRLC while pursuing their LLM degrees), a litigation paralegal, and an administrative assistant. The ENRLC selects up to 10 students for each of the fall, spring, and summer terms, and it may gradually expand the number of student clinicians as office space and supervisory capacity allow. The ENLRC Director reports to the Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Programs and works in coordination with the Associate Dean for Environmental Law Programs. More information about the program is available on the ENRLC website: http://www.vermontlaw.edu/x1389.xml.
Duties and Responsibilities
The ENRLC Director is charged with administering the ENRLC and supervising its faculty, staff, and student clinicians, including the following general duties and responsibilities:
Evaluating and selecting new cases and projects in consultation with other ENRLC faculty and staff.
Consultation with an environmental faculty case selection advisory committee.
Serving as lead attorney in several cases and projects and providing close supervision and feedback to student clinicians involved in those matters.
Supervising staff attorneys and student clinicians involved in other cases and projects.
Overseeing weekly Strategy Sessions (case rounds) and Seminars (workshops on various environmental advocacy topics).
Developing the program budget for administrative approval.
Monitoring income and expenditures.
Raising funds for the program through grants and donations, with the assistance of the administration.
Developing and maintaining relationships with other environmental clinics and clinical organizations.
It is highly desirable for the ENRLC Director to participate in the broader academic life of Vermont Law School. For example, past directors and staff attorneys taught courses in the regular academic program or summer program (such as Environmental Law, Watershed Management, and Air Pollution Law & Policy); participated as guest lecturers in other courses; published scholarly articles and book chapters; attended faculty meetings; participated in faculty committees; served on panels at VLS conferences; represented VLS at AALS and ABA meetings and other gatherings; and interacted with new and traditional media on behalf of the school.
Qualifications
Candidates should have at least seven years of environmental litigation experience, substantial experience supervising staff attorneys and other personnel, and experience with office management and fundraising. A demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring is essential. Experience in clinical legal education is desirable. Doctrinal teaching experience within the legal academy is helpful.
How to Apply
To apply, please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, writing sample, and references to Diane Hayes, Director of Human Resources, Vermont Law School, P.O. Box 96, South Royalton, VT 05068. Electronic applications are strongly preferred and can be sent to jobs@vermontlaw.edu. Applications will be considered as they are submitted. The position will remain open until filled.
NOTICE OF FACULTY POSITION at
PACE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK
Pace University School of Law seeks to fill one tenure-track faculty position for a law professor to teach and supervise a direct representation clinic, commencing in the 2012-2013 academic year. At this time, the Law School is inclined to focus first on candidates whose experience would equip them for teaching and supervising student attorneys in one or more of our current clinical programs, see http://www.pace.edu/school-of-law/centers-and-special-programs/clinics-0/john-jay-legal-services/clinics-1. However, applicants with different curricular interests will be considered.
Pace is committed to achieving completely equal opportunity in all aspects of University life.
Applications are especially encouraged from people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals, individuals who are differently-abled, veterans of the armed forces or national service, and anyone whose background and experience will contribute to the diversity of our faculty. Salaries and benefits, including domestic partner benefits, are commensurate with experience and performance. At Pace, all full-time tenure-track faculty have the same responsibilities and opportunities in terms of institutional governance, administrative service, and security of position. You are invited to review the relevant Faculty Regulations and Standards at http://www.law.pace.edu/faculty/portal/promoandtenure.pdf .
Candidates should have demonstrated commitment to, or records of, scholarly achievement and should be interested in enriching both our curriculum and our academic community. We are especially interested in candidates who can bring diverse viewpoints to the clinic and the classroom. While entry-level candidates will be considered, the Law School is likely to prefer candidates who already have some significant clinical teaching experience.
Pace University School of Law is located in White Plains, New York, in Westchester County, approximately twenty miles north of New York City. Many of our faculty live in New York City, as well as in nearby suburbs. Pace's reputation and strong financial aid and scholarship program attract extremely talented students of diverse backgrounds from thirty-four states and more than fifteen countries. The Law School's primary commitment is to provide its students with the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to be effective and ethical lawyers as well as community leaders.
To apply, please submit the following items to the address indicated below:
1) a résumé, including references; and
2) a brief statement describing the priority teaching objectives and basic structure that you envision for a six-credit/semester clinical program offering direct representation to individuals in need of free legal assistance. Feel free to attach a sample syllabus.
Susanna Della Ruffa, Assistant to the Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee
Pace University School of Law
78 North Broadway
White Plains, N.Y. 10603
e-mail: sdellaruffa@law.pace.edu
If materials are submitted by attachment, please provide full contact information in the body of
the e-mail. If possible, please submit materials by regular mail as well, since formatting is often distorted when attachments are printed.
For more information about Pace University School of Law, see www.law.pace.edu.
For a description of our Faculty Appointments Procedures, see http://www.pace.edu/school-of-law/appointments-procedures.
Further inquiries should be addressed to:
Professor Leslie Y. Garfield
Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee
Pace University School of Law
78 North Broadway
White Plains, N.Y. 10603
e-mail: lgarfield@law.pace.edu
Soongsil University, College of Law
Assistant Professor (non tenure track)
Soongsil University College of Law in Seoul is seeking candidates for a non-tenure track position teaching undergraduate American law courses. The position will commence this September 2011 and continue for 2 years. The instructor will teach law subjects in English. The position is at the rank of Assistant Professor.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- teaching Korean undergraduate students major legal subjects such as legal research & writing, introduction to Anglo-American law, constitutional law, and civil procedure, etc.
- 2-year-long contract (non-tenure track with possibility of renewal)
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- J.D./S.J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school
- at least 3 years of professional legal experience preferred (not required if the applicant has an excellent academic record)
- good communication skills
- Korean language skills are not required since the courses will be taught in English
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications will be kept strictly confidential. References will be contacted only with the approval of the applicant.
Compensation is DOE. Housing will be provided in addition to salary.
Please send your cover letter, resume, transcript, and a list of 3 references to:
Professor Wan Q Pak
Head, International Legal Affairs
Soongsil Unversity College of Law
511 Sangdo-Dong
Dongjak-Ku
Seoul, Korea 156-743
Tel: 82 2 828 7412
Mobile: 82 10 6740 1212
Fax 82 2 817 5837
Email: bach737@gmail.com
GENERAL DUTIES
Performs teaching duties in area(s) of expertise as noted below. Distinguished Lecturers are experienced practitioners or teachers in their professions or fields of expertise. Distinguished Lecturer positions are full-time but non-tenure track positions with a maximum appointment period of seven years, subject to annual reappointment.
CONTRACT TITLE
Distinguished Lecturer
FLSA
Exempt
CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION
In addition to the general duties and teaching the normal course load, the Distinguished Lecturer will also be required to:
- Serve as Chair of the Advisory Board of the John Jay College Prisoner Reentry Institute.
- Assist in curriculum revisions in the Correction Administration discipline. - Liaison with State and National Correctional Agencies to promote internships for John Jay College students.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice is internationally recognized for its education and research in criminal justice. It is a public liberal arts college with a specialized mission in criminal justice, forensic studies, public service and related areas. Located steps from Lincoln Center at the cultural heart of New York City, the College offers bachelors and masters degrees and participates in the doctoral programs of the Graduate School of the City University of New York. John Jay College is also recognized for serving a broadly diverse student population. Under the leadership of its fourth president, Jeremy Travis, John Jay College is undergoing a transformation that includes an all-baccalaureate program, new undergraduate majors and masters programs, and a new 600,000 square foot building ready for occupancy in 2011. As evidenced by so many on-going developments, the College offers its many new faculty and staff the opportunity to shape the future of their institution.
John Jay College, in compliance with the Clery Act, has made its Annual Security Report available for review. You can obtain a hard copy of the report by contacting the Department of Public Safety at 899 10th Ave. Room 530T, New York, NY 10019 or view it on-line by accessing the following web site: http://www. jjay.cuny.edu/CleryDisclosure2008.pdf.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree and a record of achievement in a profession or field of expertise related to anticipated teaching assignments. Also required is the ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
- A minimum of 10 years of executive level experience in administration of prisons, jails, probation, and parole
- Extensive theoretical and practical experience in the field of prisoner re-entry
- Extensive knowledge of sentencing and sentencing reform
- Published in areas of sentencing, jail management, and performance measurement
COMPENSATION
Commensurate with experience.
BENEFITS
CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.
HOW TO APPLY
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAIL or E-MAIL. DO NOT APPLY ON-LINE USING THIS JOB BOARD. Applications that fail to follow these instructions will not be considered.
Send cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to:
Maki Haberfeld
Chairperson
899 Tenth Ave, Room 422.06T
New York, NY 10019
CLOSING DATE
June 12, 2011
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Faculty
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA Employer.
Law Professor (Immigration Clinic) (Note: For information on additional opportunities available, including Director of Clinics go to http://www.charlottelaw.edu/about/jobs.aspx)
CharlotteLaw opened in August 2006 as the first law school in North Carolina’s most populous city. Booming with economic, commercial and cultural activity, Charlotte is a dynamic community that combines warm Southern hospitality with a modern, world-class city. The School has received provisional ABA approval and is in the process of seeking full accreditation in 2011.
In November 2008, the US Department of Justice opened an Immigration Court in Charlotte, the first between Washington, DC and Atlanta. CharlotteLaw has been working with the local legal community to address the needs of those in Charlotte who are in need of immigration legal assistance but are unable to afford a lawyer. We currently offer “mini” clinics and now seek to create an in-house Immigration Clinic. The types of cases handled by the Immigration Clinic will depend on the expertise of the best candidate and the legal needs of the underrepresented in the Charlotte area. The current mini-clinic allows students to work on U visa and Violence Against Women Act I-360 self-petition cases, as well as other types of immigration and naturalization cases.
To this end, CharlotteLaw seeks to add to our faculty a full-time professor who will start and run an Immigration Law Clinic and teach related podium courses. 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.
The mission of CharlotteLaw is to provide a legal education that is student-centered, facilitates practice readiness in a way that stimulates intellectual excellence and fosters personal integrity, and serves underserved communities. 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.
Applicants should have at least 5 years of practice experience in the field of immigration, or a combination of immigration and criminal law, as well as experience or a strong interest in clinical teaching. All applicants must be members of a state Bar; North Carolina bar membership is preferred. 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.
CharlotteLaw is a member of The InfiLaw System, a consortium of independent law schools committed to making legal education more responsive to the realities of new career dynamics. We are a law school that values motivation through inspiration over “command and control”; emotional intelligence (“EQ”) as much as IQ; continuous improvement, measured outcomes, and team goals, as opposed to individual agendas; and interdependence, the power of partner law schools, and the creation of best practices. We are striving to create a culture of collegiality, integrity, dedication to teamwork, and a continuing commitment to improving self-awareness. Faculty develop their EQ through regularly scheduled workshops that help a person become self-aware.
Salary is commensurate with education, qualifications, and experience. Review of application material will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information about Charlotte School of Law, please visit www.charlottelaw.edu.
Charlotte School of Law is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To be considered for this position applicant must submit a resume/curriculum vitae, and a cover letter in Word or PDF format to Professor Cindy Adcock at cadcock@charlottelaw.edu.
Yale Law School seeks applications for a Clinical Fellowship for a one-year position beginning on July 1, 2011 with a possible second year. The Fellowship is designed for lawyers with at least five years of practice who are interested in preparing for a career in law school clinical teaching. The Fellow will work with the Community and Economic Development (CED) Clinic and will be supervised by CED faculty members Ray Brescia and Robin Golden. The primary responsibilities include supervising students as they represent clients in a wide range of areas (from community development banking to education reform), teaching classes, and working on one’s own scholarship. This year we are looking for a Fellow with particular experience in community development financial institutions, but will consider applicants who have other relevant experience. Fellows will be allowed sufficient time, resources and assistance during the year to engage in research and writing. All work will be conducted with the assistance of the clinical faculty. Visit our website at http://www.law.yale.edu/academics/Ludwig.htm to learn more about the CED Clinic. Candidates must be able to work both independently and as part of a team, and must possess strong written and oral communication skills. In addition to a stipend in the range of $48,500 to $58,500 depending on experience, Fellows receive health benefits and access to university facilities. Send (or email) a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references by May 6, 2011 to: Kathryn Jannke, Office Manager, The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, P.O. Box 209090, New Haven, CT 06520-9090; telephone: (203) 432-4800; fax: (203) 432-1426; or email Kathryn Jannke: kathryn.jannke@yale.edu.
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION, ELDER LAW CLINIC, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
Syracuse University College of Law, Office of Clinical Legal Education, seeks to hire a Visiting Assistant Professor to direct and teach its Elder Law Clinic during the 2011 -2012 academic year while the current faculty member is on sabbatical. SU’s Elder Law Clinic is a general practice clinic. Areas of law include advance directives, Medicaid, Medicare, elder abuse and financial exploitation, private insurance, housing, real property, social security, and other miscellaneous areas. The successful candidate will supervise 8-10 students per semester, teach the weekly Elder Law Clinic seminar, and facilitate weekly Case Rounds discussions. The Elder Law Clinic is a one semester clinic and part of the Office of Clinical Legal Education, which includes 7 in-house clinics and a large externship program.
Applicants should have clinical teaching or other supervision experience, expertise in the appropriate areas of law, and be admitted to practice in New York or eligible to be admitted pro hace vice pursuant to Rule 520.11 of the New York Rules of the Court of Appeals for Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law. To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, and names of three references to Sue Davie, Clinic Administrator, at sedavie@law.sr.edu, as soon as possible and by no later than May 3, 2011. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. For further information, contact Mary Helen McNeal, Professor and Clinic Director, at mhmcneal@law.syr.edu.
Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities.
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION, CRIMINAL DEFENSE CLINIC, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
Syracuse University College of Law, Office of Clinical Legal Education, seeks to hire a Visiting Assistant Professor to direct and teach its Criminal Defense Clinic for the 2011 -2012 academic year. SU’s Criminal Defense Clinic represents clients in misdemeanor cases as assigned by the local courts. It also handles appeals, occasional jury trials, and collateral consequences. The successful candidate will supervise 10 students per semester, teach the weekly Criminal Defense Clinic seminar, and facilitate weekly Case Rounds discussions. The Criminal Defense Clinic is a one semester clinic and part of the Office of Clinical Legal Education, which includes 7 in-house clinics and a large externship program.
Applicants should have clinical teaching or other supervision experience, expertise in criminal law and procedure, and be admitted to practice in New York or eligible to be admitted pro hace vice pursuant to Rule 520.11 of the New York Rules of the Court of Appeals for Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, and names of three references to Sue Davie, Clinic Administrator, at sedavie@law.sr.edu, as soon as possible and by no later than May 3, 2011. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. For further information, contact Mary Helen McNeal, Professor and Clinic Director, at mhmcneal@law.syr.edu.
Seton Hall University School of Law, Center for Social Justice
Position Available for Clinical Instructor
Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic
June 2011 to June 2012, expected renewal for one additional year
The Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall University School of Law, located in Newark, New Jersey, is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for a full-time Clinical Instructor to teach in its Center for Social Justice from June 2011 until June 2012, with the expectation of renewal for a second year dependent on grant funding and performance. The Center is home to eight clinics, as well as the International Human Rights/Rule of Law Initiative, the Urban Revitalization Initiative, and a large pro bono program. The clinics focus on the following areas: constitutional and civil rights, education and prison reform, equal justice, family law, immigration and human rights, impact litigation, juvenile justice, and predatory lending and foreclosure.
The Clinical Instructor will work with Professor Lori Nessel, Director of the Center for Social Justice and Professor of Law in the Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic, to supervise immigration and human rights litigation in the Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic. The focus of this position is on the immigration work. The Immigrants’ Rights/International Human Rights Clinic specializes in litigation, reporting, and advocacy on immigration matters, particularly as they impact immigrant workers in New Jersey. The Clinic also handles asylum, U visas, T visas and international human rights litigation and advocacy work. Because the clinic is part of a broader International Human Rights/Rule of Law Project, the Clinical Instructor may also collaborate with other clinics and with a practitioner-in-residence. The Clinical Instructor position is a year-round position that includes co-teaching a clinical seminar and supervising approximately eight students per semester during the academic year and responsibility for managing the immigration and human rights docket, including primary case coverage, during the summer.
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. Applicants should have at least 7 years of practice experience in the field of immigration, or a combination of immigration and labor or international human rights, as well as an interest in clinical teaching. All applicants must be members of a state Bar; New Jersey bar membership is preferred but not required. This is not a tenure-track position and cannot be converted to a tenure-track line.
The position includes a competitive salary and compensation package. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience. Review of applications will begin March 28, 2011, and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, list of three references, and a writing sample to Patrice Smiley Andrews, Administrative Director, Center for Social Justice, Seton Hall University School of Law, 833 McCarter Highway, Newark, New Jersey 07102 or via e-mail to Patrice.Andrews@shu.edu. For more information on the clinical programs with the Center for Social Justice, visit the Center’s website at http://law.shu.edu/csj/index.html. For more information on Seton Hall University School of Law, see http://law.shu.edu.
Seton Hall University is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer.
The UCDC Law Program is a Washington, D.C.-based externship program providing oversight to students from four UC law schools: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, and UCLA. Students apply for the fall or spring semester and participate full-time in government and non-profit agencies while taking a companion seminar that examines the role of lawyers in creating, influencing, and performing federal law and policy.
The Director plays a central role in the strategic development, administration and implementation of the UCDC Law Program in collaboration with the participating UC Law School campuses. The Director will have teaching responsibilities for the required companion seminar.
This is a two-year renewable contract position at 100% time, located in Washington, D.C., with a start date of July 1, 2011.
Please go to http://www.law.berkeley.edu/1510.htm to view the full job description as well as the requirements and qualifications for the position.
Application Procedure:
Early applications are strongly encouraged (no phone calls, please). Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and list of references via email (preferable) to:
Sheri Showalter (academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu)
Director, Human Resources
Room 315 Boalt Hall
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
Applications must be received no later than April 29, 2011. Inquiries may be addressed to HR Director Showalter at academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu.
The University of California is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Details of the vacancy can be found at: http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=175508086&Title=Adjunct%20Faculty%3A%20Lecturers
Institution: SUNY Purchase
Location: Purchase, NY
Category:
* Admin - Adult and Continuing Education Programs
* Faculty - Science - Mathematics
* Faculty - Science - Chemistry
* Faculty - Law and Legal Studies
Posted: 03/17/2011
Application Due: 05/15/2011
Type: Part-Time/Adjunct
Salary: $2,700 USD Per Course
The School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education (LSCE) at Purchase College, SUNY is currently accepting applications for adjunct faculty positions for the following vacancies:
FALL 2011
* Gender Law, 9/1/11-12/15/11, R, 6:30-9:50pm
A terminal degree and college level teaching experience are preferred.
Candidates must complete an on-line application and attach the following documents to your application. Candidates are required to identify in the Cover Letter which position/s you are interested in teaching.
1) Cover Letter
2) CV
3) Names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of three references (List under "Other Document 1")
Application Information
Contact: SUNY Purchase
Online App. Form: https://jobs.purchase.edu
Purchase is committed to Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, and complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1965, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as SUNY Board of Trustees policy.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW - Lecturer. First Year Writing Program
Description of Position:
Lecturers in the First Year Writing Program teach the First Year Research and Writing
Seminar, a two-semester, two-credit graded seminar in legal writing and research. All
first-year students are enrolled in this course. Classes are conducted in small groups of 12 or
13 students, using traditional dialogue, lecture, and tutorial methods of instruction. In
addition, each Lecturer will work with a Teaching Assistant, although the Lecturer retains the
responsibility for grading and commenting on student writing. Because of its seminar format
and use of Teaching Assistants, the Program is unique in the first year curriculum.
First Year Writing Program lecturers must commit themselves to devote approximately
fifteen to twenty hours each week. including an one-hour seminar meeting, to fulfill their
teaching responsibilities. The most time-consuming and most important parts of the work
will be developing written exercises and criticizing and grading student work. While the
expenditure of time in the Program is compatible with the requirements of law practice, there
are peak periods of commitment in both semesters for which the lecturer must be prepared.
Before applying. a practicing attorney should assess carefully whether he or she can make
such a time-consuming commitment.
The basic curriculum is prescribed by the Director of the Program. Its primary emphasis is on
writing and on teaching students the importance of language as the tool for lawyers. The
Director supplies many of the teaching materials. Lecturers do have an opportunity to
prepare some of their own materials, however, and teachers will have the opportunity to
contribute not only to the immediate education of their students, but to the improvement of
the Program as well. In this way, acceptance of an appointment represents a serious
commitment to the School of Law and reflects the confidence of the faculty in the candidate's
potential for successful law teaching.
Several openings are expected beginning September, 2011. Appointments are for an
eight-month period, from September to April, but lecturers must be available for orientation
in August.
Applicants must submit a resume, writing sample, law school transcript,
and three letters of recommendation no later than April 4, 2011 to:
Director, First Year Writing Program
Boston University School of Law
765 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
fywp@bu.edu
No phone inquiries please.
Boston University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer
Interested in law teaching in Canada? Visit of Dean Philip Bryden, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta this Thursday, Feb. 24th.
Philip Bryden, the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, will be in New York this Thursday, February 24. He is interested in meeting with Columbia LLM, JSD, and 3L students potentially interested in teaching law in Canada to talk informally about law teaching in Canada.
Dean Bryden has set aside 12:30- 2:00 pm to meet with interested students in room 103, William & June Warren Hall. Please email me (jmarde@law.columbia.edu) by 11:30 am on Thursday if you are interested in participating.
Dean Bryden has a B.A. from Dalhousie, a B.C.L. from Oxford and an LL.M. from Harvard. He has been Dean of Law at the University of Alberta since 2009. Before then, he was Dean of Law at the University of New Brunswick for five years, and prior to that he was on the faculty at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. Dean Bryden's biography is available here: http://www.law.ualberta.ca/facultystaff/profiles/Bryden.php.
Jill Marden Casal
Director, Graduate Legal Studies
Columbia Law School
435 West 116th Street, MC 4036
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-854-8874
Fax: 212-854-9742
www.law.columbia.edu
The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law invites applications for a possible tenure-track faculty position or academic-year visitorship in the area of upper-level legal writing and related skills instruction, in addition to other possible doctrinal teaching duties depending on curricular need. The School of Law is eager to hire an outstanding scholar and teacher who can more fully develop its upper-level writing curriculum. The responsibilities may include teaching upper-level legal writing and related skills courses and supervising adjunct faculty in similar courses, in cooperation with other faculty members teaching in the area. Candidates with teaching and practice experience are preferred.
The law school celebrates the third semester in its new building, the newly restored U.S. Customs House in downtown Memphis. A $48 million project completed in 2010, the structure offers a magnificent setting for learning and teaching and striking views of the Mississippi River. We look forward to bolstering our current outstanding faculty with talented professors committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarship.
Memphis is a beautiful and diverse city recognized as the birthplace of the Delta blues and rock and roll music. The city is known for its friendly atmosphere, affordable housing, revitalized downtown, and attractions such as Graceland, Beale Street, Opera Memphis, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Zoo, NBA Grizzlies, Memphis Tigers basketball team, National Civil Rights Museum, and nationally recognized theatre companies.
Please submit applications to https://workforum.memphis.edu <https://workforum.memphis.edu> . The Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee is Professor Steven J. Mulroy (smulroy@memphis.edu <mailto:smulroy@memphis.edu> ), Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152. The screening of applications will begin January 2011 and may continue until the position is filled.
While the School of Law does not treat race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation as dispositive in hiring decisions, the School has a strong institutional commitment to hiring persons who will add to its diversity. The University of Memphis is an EEO/AA employer.
The UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking a visiting Legal Research and Writing Professor for the Fall 2011 term.
LRW is a required first-year course, with two of its five credits in the fall semester. The fall semester covers research, writing, analysis, and professional practice skills (these vary by professor). Classes begin on August 22, though the contract would begin on August 1 to allow for planning and coordination.
Eugene is one of the most livable cities in the US and a lovely place to spend the fall when our weather is at its finest. Eugene’s size combines the offerings of a large, multi-cultural city with a relaxed, small-town atmosphere. For outdoor enthusiasts, the Pacific Ocean is about an hour’s drive west; the Cascade mountain range is about the same distance east. Portland is an easy two-hour drive north, and Seattle is a few hours beyond that.
Applicants for this position should have a strong record of academic achievement; excellent skills in legal writing, research, and oral communication; a J.D. or its equivalent; and at least two years of post-law school legal experience. Applicants should have either teaching experience or a demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching. Because of the level of coordination and collaboration enjoyed by the LRW program, candidates should possess characteristics that will contribute to LRW faculty dynamics. The successful candidate will have the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds.
The University of Oregon is an EO/AAA employer committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA.
Please send applications (or questions) to Suzanne Rowe at srowe@uoregon.edu. Applications should include a letter of interest, a CV, a list of three references, and (for recent graduates) a law school transcript. The position will be open until filled, but please note the March 15 deadline for visiting from another school.
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking a full-time Clinical Professor (rank subject to experience) to establish and run a clinical. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, Immigration, Veterans Affairs. Clinics occupy a beautiful new building. Valparaiso University is one of the highest ranked universities of its type in the region and is located in a charming college town near the shores of Lake Michigan; it is only fifty miles from downtown Chicago. The city has excellent schools and affordable housing. The university is an equal opportunity employer and women and minorities are encouraged to apply for the the position. Please contact Professor Bernard Trujillo at Valparaiso University School of Law, 656 Greenwich Street, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 or bernard.trujillo@gmailcom.
THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applicants for its Clinic Faculty Fellows program. The fellowship is designed to train talented lawyers to obtain a full-time academic teaching post at a law school, ideally including clinical teaching, and to help provide teaching coverage in the law school’s Clinical Affairs program during the two years that the fellow is at Washington University School of Law. The fellowship will provide feedback and mentoring to help the fellow develop clinical pedagogical skills and produce academic legal scholarship. The fellow’s teaching assignment will be in the direct-supervision Criminal Justice Clinic and may include a course outside the clinic. Candidates should be eligible to practice law in Missouri (i.e., the applicant should currently be a member of the Missouri bar or be eligible for admission without examination pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule13.06). [1] Candidates should also have experience practicing criminal law, demonstrate promise as a legal scholar and teacher, and have a commitment to pursuing a career in legal academia. The Washington University School of Law is committed to diversity in the legal profession and in the legal academy and is interested in applications from persons of color, women, disabled persons and other under-represented groups, and regardless of sexual orientation. The presumption is that the fellow will be appointed for two consecutive academic years, to begin July 1, 2011. The expectation is that the fellow will participate in the national entry-level teaching market beginning in the fall of 2012. The fellow will have the opportunity to participate fully in the intellectual life of the law school, including faculty workshops, colloquia, and conferences. The fellow will have no teaching or case coverage responsibilities over the summer. It is expected that the fellow will complete one scholarly article by August 2012. The fellow will be expected to present his or her writing to the faculty at a faculty workshop or seminar in order to refine the work and prepare for the scholarly give-and-take that occurs during the entry-level job talk. The fellow will receive a competitive annual salary along with employee benefits and support for research and teaching. Interested applicants should submit a résumé, official law school transcript, a list of references, copies of recent written work (including any prior scholarly publications), and a brief description of the candidate’s scholarly agenda or interest in entering academia. Please submit an application and materials to: Professor Annette Appell, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1120, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Saint Louis, MO 63130-4438. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis as they are received, and interviews will begin after March 1, 2011.
[1] Copy-and-paste this link in your browser for the text of rule 13.06: http://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/ClerkHandbooksP2RulesOnly.nsf/0/c99d4ec2f9ee49e386256db70074375d?OpenDocument
UCLA School of Law is seeking applications for the Binder Clinical Teaching Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to attract law graduates with at least two years practice experience who are interested in pursuing a career in law school clinical teaching. The two year fellowship will commence on July 1, 2011 and end June 30, 2013.
The Binder Clinical Teaching Fellowship will offer opportunities for clinical teaching and clinical research as follows. In the first year the fellow would co-teach and act as supervising lawyer in existing clinics or clinical courses. The primary teacher would be a member of the clinical faculty. During the fall and spring semester, the Binder Fellow would also begin to frame the scholarly project that would comprise his or her contribution to clinical legal scholarship. During the first summer, the fellow would then be fully engaged with this project. In the second year, the Binder Fellow would complete the project, work on developing a set of clinical teaching materials, continue to assist in teaching one clinical course, and, in the final semester, teach his or her own course.
The UCLA Clinical Program offers extensive and rigorous practical training for student-lawyers interested in litigation, transactional, regulatory, and public interest work. Among the in-house clinics are litigation practice clinics such as Depositions and Discovery Clinic, Trial Advocacy Clinic, Fact Investigation and Discovery in Complex Matters, and Appellate Advocacy; substantively focused clinics such as the Environmental Law Clinic and the Criminal Defense Clinic; and transactional clinics such as Community Economic Development. We also offer a series of sophisticated simulation-based skills courses and an extensive externship program.
Candidates should possess an excellent academic record; at least two years of practice experience; admission to the California bar or willingness to take the California bar; excellent analytical and writing skills; an aptitude for student supervision; a collegial style; and a demonstrated interest in or potential for scholarship, particularly in the clinical/lawyering areas. The salary is $56,000 per year, plus a competitive benefits package.
Applicants should submit a letter discussing their qualifications and interests, a resume, a law school transcript, contact information for three references, and a brief statement of research interests (2-3 paragraphs) to:
Susan Cordell Gillig, Assistant Dean
UCLA School of Law
Box 95-1476
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476
The law school is an equal opportunity employer and has a special interest in enriching its intellectual environment through further diversifying the range of perspectives represented within the faculty. Applications are due by March 4, 2011.
Position: Clinical Fellow
Location: Berkeley, CA
Salary: $62,532 ‐ $70,000, DOE
Start Date: July 1, 2011
Job Description:
The Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic (SLTPPC) at Berkeley Law is the nation’s flagship clinic in the high technology, privacy, and intellectual property fields, and is an integral component of both the Law School’s Center for Law and Technology (http://www.law.berkeley.edu/bclt.htm) and Clinical Program (http://www.law.berkeley.edu/clinics.htm). In training future lawyers and policy‐makers, the Clinic plays an important role defining and shaping technology policy within California, the United States, and internationally. For more information, see http://www.samuelsonclinic.org/.
The SLTPPC offers a two‐year post‐graduate fellowship to provide a recent law school graduate the opportunity to develop as an effective advocate and teacher while working with the Clinic to help train the next generation of influential attorneys, judges, and community leaders specializing in technology law and policy. The next fellowship will begin July 1, 2011 and continue through June 30, 2013.
The Samuelson Clinical Fellow will work under the supervision of Clinic faculty on a variety of projects that will include the following:
•Intensive supervision of clinical students.
•Teaching and curriculum development for the Samuelson Clinic seminar classes.
•Participation in on‐going advocacy efforts with state and federal legislatures, courts, and agencies, and primary responsibility for operating the Clinic’s docket during the summer.
•Research and writing of at least one article, policy paper, friend of the court brief, or other approved writing project on a topic relating to technology law and public policy, chosen in consultation with Clinic faculty.
•Organizing programmatic events, such as conferences, workshops, and speaker series.
•Speaking at public events and with the press.
Requirements and Qualifications:
•Recent JD Degree
•Excellent research and writing skills, organizational and planning skills
•Strong interest in teaching, and proven commitment to public service in the area of technology law and policy.
•Must also be admitted or willing to apply for admission to the California Bar.
•Substantive knowledge and experience in relevant areas such as intellectual property, privacy, consumer protection, competition, and/or First Amendment law preferred but not required.
Salary range is $62,532 to $70,000, depending on experience. The University offers excellent health and retirement benefits which can be viewed online at http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/.
Application Procedure:
E-mail a resume, cover letter, transcript, writing sample, and three (3) references to the address below:
Sheri Showalter (academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu)
Director, Human Resources
Room 315 Boalt Hall
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Berkeley, CA 94720‐7200
Applications must be received no later than March 1, 2011. Minority, female, disabled and GLBT applicants are particularly encouraged to apply.
Inquiries may be addressed to HR Director Showalter at academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu.
Please refer potential reviewers to the UC Berkeley Statement of Confidentiality found at: http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html.
The University of California is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Seattle University School of Law is currently accepting applications for our Korematsu Clinical Teaching Fellow in our Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic. This fellowship is a two year appointment starting Fall 2011.
This two-year teaching fellowship will train an aspiring law teacher to become a teacher, scholar, and activist consistent with the vision of the Korematsu Center. Teaching fellows will be selected based on their strengths and abilities as a lawyer, supervisor, and teacher. A successful candidate will have the ability to conceive and effectuate broad-based advocacy strategies and to supervise effective student writing designed to carry out those strategies. In addition, a successful candidate will demonstrate the potential to produce cutting-edge scholarship in the area of law and inequality. The teaching fellow will receive mentoring in the area of scholarship and teaching. The fellow will teach and supervise students in a newly created Civil Rights Amicus Clinic which will be offered in the spring semester each year. The fellow will co-teach a social justice lawyering class that is a pre-requisite for the Civil Rights Amicus Clinic. In addition to developing as a scholar, the fellow will learn effective law teaching by observing classes and consulting with experienced faculty. During the second year, in addition to continuing to focus on scholarship and teaching, the fellow is expected to go on the academic teaching market. The fellow is expected to be in residence during each academic year.
The Korematsu Center is named after Fred T. Korematsu, who defied the United States government during World War II when he and other Japanese Americans on the west coast were ordered to appear at assembly centers which were way stations for the internment camps where most ended up. He took his case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, losing in 1944, before receiving vindication nearly 40 years later when his wartime conviction was vacated in 1983. He went on to champion the cause for justice and was especially active after 9/11 on behalf of individuals of Arab and Middle Eastern descent. Fred Korematsu passed away in 2005. Our Center is named after him and is devoted to honoring his legacy.
The Center’s mission is to advance social justice by fostering critical thinking about discrimination in U.S. society and through targeted advocacy to foster equality and freedom. Its research unit focuses on understanding the relationship between law and categories of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, disability, age, and religion, especially with regard to their intersections. Its advocacy unit applies this understanding to combat discrimination through targeted advocacy efforts. Its education unit helps train the next generation of scholar/teacher/activists through post-graduate teaching and advocacy fellowships. For more information about Seattle University's Korematsu Center, please visit http://www.law.seattleu.edu/Centers_and_Institutes/Korematsu_Center.xml
or contact Professor Robert Chang at changro@seattleu.edu.
Consistent with the vision of the Korematsu Center and the goals of this fellowship, Seattle University is seeking candidates with a strong academic record, a demonstrated commitment to social justice, and strong potential for scholarship and teaching.
This position requires a JD degree, active bar membership, as well as significant appellate litigation experience. A clerkship and teaching experience are highly desirable.
Compensation for the academic appointment is an annual stipend of $50,000 and includes the University employee benefits package. Funding is also available for academic research and scholarly activities.
Seattle University, founded in 1891, is a Jesuit Catholic university located on 48 acres on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. More than 7,500 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools. U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges 2011” ranks Seattle University among the top 10 universities in the West that offer a full range of masters and undergraduate programs.
Seattle University continues a more than four-hundred-and-fifty-year tradition of Jesuit Catholic higher education. The University's Jesuit Catholic ideals underscore its commitment to the centrality of teaching, learning and scholarship; of values-based education grounded in the Jesuit and Catholic traditions; of service and social justice; of lifelong learning; and of educating the whole person. Students enjoy a university ethos characterized by small classes, individualized faculty attention, a strong sense of community, a commitment to diversity, and an outstanding faculty. Seattle University School of Law educates ethical lawyers who distinguish themselves through their outstanding professional skills and their dedication to law in the service of justice. Faculty, students, and staff form a vibrant, diverse, and collaborative community that promotes leadership for a just and humane world. 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. For more information on the School of Law, please visit: www.law.seattleu.edu Individuals interested in the position should apply online at: https://jobs.seattleu.edu with a letter of interest, a resume or vitae, a writing sample, a detailed scholarly agenda, and the names and contact information for three references. References should be able to comment on candidate’s appellate litigation experience and/or scholarly potential. Inquiries may be directed to the search committee chair, Professor Robert Chang, at changro@seattleu.edu
The Korematsu Center will begin reviewing applications as it receives them. Applications received by February 1, 2011, will receive priority consideration. The position will close when it is filled.
Seattle University is an equal opportunity employer.
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY) SCHOOL OF LAW seeks applicants with a demonstrated commitment to our social justice mission for a tenured or tenure-track position to direct our groundbreaking International Women’s Human Rights Law Clinic (IWHR) beginning in the Fall 2011 semester. IWHR is one of 10 programs in CUNY’s renowned clinical program.
IWHR was founded to provide students with a direct experience of social change lawyering from a gender perspective. For 18 years it has provided legal support for women’s human rights activists internationally and nationally using strategies informed by intersectional and multicultural gender critiques. Working from the ground up, IWHR and its interns have engaged in litigation and advocacy in many settings and earned the confidence of movement activists as well as the esteem of the United Nations, human rights experts, and non-governmental organizations. IWHR has made a significant mark through participation in UN negotiations, shadow-reporting, law-changing amicus briefs in international courts and national courts, and NGO Tribunals, in such areas as violence against women, reproductive and sexual rights, and economic and social rights. We envision the new director building upon this legacy, while bringing new vision and pedagogical skill to shape the future work of IWHR in response to evolving challenges and the needs of students and movement partners.
We seek a person who has both a track record in gender advocacy and a deep and creative understanding of the subordination of women, gender, and its intersections in diverse contexts. Our ideal candidate will have an established or developing national and international reputation amongst women’s human rights and other human rights activists, including sexual rights activists, and a willingness to nurture relationships and engage in relevant consultations and meetings beyond the specific work of the Clinic. The candidate will have a history of working in movement, grassroots and activist contexts from client-centered and multicultural perspectives, with the ability to work effectively with both students and clients/partners. We also seek a person who thinks deeply about practice models and strategies that promote social justice and who will bring pedagogical insight to the shaping of the IWHR agenda, to enable interns to both build their legal skills and engage directly in various forms of advocacy. Finally, we seek a person who will work collaboratively with colleagues and participate in the design of programs to educate the next generation of public interest lawyers.
QUALIFICATIONS
A minimum of five years of post-law school work experience is required and ten years of such experience is preferred. Demonstrated background in gender studies and advocacy involving cutting-edge change lawyering and capacity to bring evolving vision to the program is required. Experience in client representation and collaboration with international and domestic partners before international bodies and/or in international and domestic courts is required. A commitment to innovative scholarship and engagement with the scholarly community surrounding women's international justice issues is required.
Clinical teaching or supervisory experience involving research, persuasive legal writing, social change lawyering as well as and litigation and advocacy skills are strongly preferred. Capacity to travel and to assist in grant writing to support the unique expenses involved in a clinic with an international focus is preferred. Capacity to further develop the infra-structure and funding of IWHR to enhance the opportunities for our students and experience with media and various forms of public education are preferred.
Please send resume and cover letter to:
Rosa Navarra
Coordinator of Faculty Recruitment
City University of New York School of Law at Queens College
65-21 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11367
Navarra@mail.law.cuny.edu
Job Announcement: Washburn University School of Law.
Washburn University School of Law invites applications to fill one or more positions in its well-regarded, first-year Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing program. Applicants should have a distinguished academic background, evidence of scholarly potential, and law practice experience. The ideal candidate will have experience in, and a commitment to, teaching legal writing, a demonstrated interest in scholarship, and a desire to serve the law school and the legal community. Washburn anticipates hiring the successful candidate at the associate professor rank.
Washburn’s legal writing program is cooperatively managed and tenure track. LARW is a two-semester, six-credit course that focuses on predictive and persuasive legal analysis and communication. As the name indicates, the course also integrates legal research instruction into the curriculum.
The goal of the legal writing program is to develop independent, ethical, and skilled attorneys. It is currently taught by four full-time and one part-time faculty members. Although the legal writing faculty members cooperate on many aspects of their classes, including due dates for major projects and schedules for guest speakers and court hearings, they have the freedom to choose their own books, develop their own problems, and otherwise design their own courses. Because administrative duties are shared among faculty members, the successful candidate must be committed to working collaboratively for the success of the larger program and its faculty.
Although the primary responsibility of each LARW faculty member is to teach two sections of LARW each semester, opportunities occasionally exist for teaching other courses. Washburn has a particular need for legal writing professors interested in developing and teaching upper-level writing courses, which are currently taught by visiting faculty members. Additionally, the opportunity may exist for the successful candidate to teach in doctrinal areas of expertise.
The School of Law is part of Washburn University, a vibrant master’s-level university located on a beautiful 160-acre campus in the heart of the state’s capital city. Washburn’s faculty is collegial and fully supports its legal writing program. Legal writing faculty members possess full voting rights and serve on law school and university committees. Faculty development funds are available for travel to conferences and faculty exchanges. Additionally, faculty members may receive research stipends and hire research assistants to develop their scholarship.
Washburn values diversity in its faculty and encourages applicants whose backgrounds would enrich the school to apply. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Interested candidates should contact:
Bill Rich
Professor of Law
Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee
Washburn University School of Law
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621,
bill.rich@washburn.edu
CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP WITH HOFSTRA’S
LAW REFORM ADVOCACY CLINIC, 2011-2012
Hofstra University School of Law seeks to appoint a Fellow for its Law Reform Advocacy Clinic In this Clinic, students handle a wide variety of housing, community development, and public interest cases for low-income individuals and community organizations in areas such as fair housing and exclusionary zoning, housing rehabilitation, predatory lending, and rent gouging. The Clinic selects cases that will have an impact for low-income individuals on Long Island, especially new immigrants and may also work with the other clinical programs on law reform issues that arise out of their caseloads and affect the community. The Clinic works with community organizations in developing alternative law reform strategies to address problems in their neighborhoods, using traditional litigation as well as advocacy in administrative agencies and legislatures.
The Fellow will work with the Clinic’s director on supervising students and will participate in teaching the clinic seminar. The Fellowship will begin on July 1, 2011 and will last one year, with the possibility that it will be extended for a second year. The fellowship is an opportunity to develop a career in public interest law or clinical or other skills teaching. The fellow will receive support for research and professional development.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants for the fellowship should have a minimum of two years of litigation experience and a demonstrated interest in clinical teaching and public interest advocacy. Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student body and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.
APPLICATIONS: Applicants should submit a one page statement explaining their interest in the position together with a resume, transcript, and writing sample to Professor Stefan Krieger, Hofstra Law Clinic, 108 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York 11549. Applications should be submitted by March 1, 2011.
William & Mary Law School
Legal Writing Instructor Advertisement
William & Mary Law School is looking for superior legal writers for our celebrated Legal Skills Program (LSP). The Faculty recently decided to revamp the program by adding full-time writing instructors.
Qualified applicants will have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited or Canadian accredited law school. A strong academic record is a significant plus. In addition to superior writing and teaching skills, ideal candidates will excel at legal research and oral communication. Teaching experience, especially at a law school, is desirable.
Each instructor will teach legal writing to two sections of students, with about 20 students in each section. In addition, they will devote considerable time to assisting students one-on-one with their writing. Although writing instructors will for the most part work independently, they must also be able to work cooperatively with their peers, the Director, adjunct skills instructors, student teaching assistants, and the librarians who help design legal research instruction.
We anticipate that those hired will begin in the position on or about May 1, 2011, though there will be some flexibility in start dates.
Legal Writing Instructors will serve under renewable contracts. Salary will be commensurate with experience and ability.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, legal writing sample, and three references (i) via William & Mary’s online recruitment system at http://jobs.wm.edu, and (ii) to Gladys Kratsas, William & Mary Law School, gkratsas@wm.edu (regular mail: P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795). Applications should be received by February 18, 2011. The College of William & Mary is an EEO/AA employer. Confidential inquiries are welcome, and may be made to Professor Eric Kades, Vice Dean, eakade@wm.edu.
Review begins February 7th, 2011, and will continue until an appointment is made.
For more information about William & Mary Law School, please visit our web site: law.wm.edu.
William & Mary Law School
Director of Skills/Professor of Practice Advertisement
William & Mary Law School seeks outstanding, experienced professionals to serve as Director of our enhanced Legal Skills Program. The new Director will play a lead role in the process of integrating full-time legal writing instructors into our award-winning Skills Program.
The Director's overarching responsibility is to orchestrate our sophisticated Legal Skills Program. First and foremost, this requires effective management of our new full-time legal writing instructors, adjunct instructors who will oversee non-writing skills pedagogy, 3rd-year student teaching assistants, and other support staff. We expect the Director to identify and recruit talented instructors and successfully integrate them into the Program. The Director must keep abreast of evolving trends and innovations in the teaching of legal skills, and work the best new ideas into the Skills Program. Finally, the Director will teach one section of legal writing (approximately 20 students) and so must possess all attributes required for writing instructors: basic mastery of first-year law school courses; superior writing skill; ability to teach the art of writing to first-year law students; and the ability to provide appropriate feedback on writing within a tight time frame.
Qualified applicants will have a J.D. or comparable degree from an ABA accredited or Canadian accredited law school, a distinguished academic record, and extensive legal writing experience. Experience teaching writing, particularly in a law school, is strongly preferred, as is some experience in the practice of law. Experience managing others, especially in an academic environment, is a big plus.
The Director will hold the faculty title of Assistant or Associate Professor of the Practice of Law, or Professor of the Practice of Law, depending on their experience. The Director will be eligible for long-term, annually renewable contracts that comply with ABA Standard 405 regarding security of position. The Director will serve on faculty committees, attend faculty meetings, and have some voting rights. Other perquisites, such as professional development funds, are negotiable. Salary will be commensurate with experience and ability.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume, legal writing sample, and three references (i) via William & Mary’s online recruitment system at http://jobs.wm.edu, and (ii) to Gladys Kratsas, William & Mary Law School, gkratsas@wm.edu (regular mail: P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795). Applications should be received by February 4, 2011. The College of William & Mary is an EEO/AA employer. Confidential inquiries are welcome, and may be made to Professor Eric Kades, Vice Dean, eakade@wm.edu.
Review begins February 7th, 2011, and will continue until the appointment is made.
For more information about William & Mary Law School, please visit our web site: law.wm.edu.
The University of Kentucky College of Law
Director of Legal Research and Writing
The University of Kentucky College of Law seeks outstanding applicants for its newly created, full-time position of Director of Legal Research and Writing. The Director will lead and administer the College of Law’s Legal Research and Writing Program and will play an important leadership role in evaluating and improving the content, structure, and staffing of the present program, currently taught by 12 part-time adjunct instructors. In addition, the Director will teach one or more sections of the two-semester legal research and writing course for first year law students and other legal writing courses as assigned.
In administering the program, the Director will participate in the hiring, orientation, training, and evaluation of legal research and writing instructors; participate in the orientation of incoming first-year law students; prepare the syllabi and the common writing problems used by all legal research and writing sections; chair regular meetings of the legal research and writing instructors to discuss course content, teaching methods, and related issues; handle student issues related to the program; oversee the selection of legal research and writing award recipients; coordinate legal research and writing with the broader curriculum in conjunction with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; and perform other related administrative duties as assigned.
Qualified applicants will have a J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school, a distinguished academic record, experience in the law school teaching of legal writing, and a serious commitment to students. The successful candidate will report directly to the Dean and, after a three-year probationary period, will be eligible for a renewable, five-year appointment as a clinical faculty member. The salary will be commensurate with experience.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, C.V., and at least three references to Professor Harold R. Weinberg, Everett H. Metcalf, Jr. Professor of Law, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, KY 40506-0048 by mail or electronically to him by email message and attachments to hweinber@uky.edu. Applications should be received by January 15, 2011.
The University of Kentucky College of Law is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Health Care Reform Project: Advancing Access to Addiction Treatment – Staff Attorney
The Drug Policy and Public Health Strategies Clinic at the University of Maryland School
of Law seeks to hire a Staff Attorney (payroll Title – Research Assistant) for its Advancing Access to Addiction Treatment Project. This two-year position offers a unique opportunity to work on the implementation of federal health care reform in Maryland with a specific focus on ensuring expansive benefit coverage for addiction treatment and the integration of addiction services in mainstream medical care. The work will focus on health care issues of particular importance to individuals with alcohol and drug addiction histories including health privacy, the enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, provision of comprehensive benefits in public (Medicaid) and private insurance, and coordination of addiction and mental health services. The Staff Attorney will collaborate with addiction and mental health organizations, community-based partners that assist vulnerable populations, advocates and consumers to: (1) develop appropriate standards and policy recommendations; and (2) encourage support for those policies among state officials in administrative agencies and the Maryland General Assembly.
The Staff Attorney will report to Professor Ellen Weber, director of the Drug Policy
Clinic. The Drug Policy Clinic is a practice-based course in which students represent clients and
participate in policy development with the mission of expanding access to addiction treatment
and challenging discrimination based on an individual’s history of addiction. In the first year of
this project, the Staff Attorney will work directly with Professor Weber to conduct the project
work, and, beginning in January 2012, will also work with and help supervise second and third –
year students who are enrolled in the Drug Policy Clinic.
Essential Duties:
•Conduct legal, fact and policy research and analysis regarding, but not limited to, the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Mental Health.
•Parity and Addiction Equity Act and health information privacy standards.
•Develop and disseminate briefing documents, policy papers and other materials related to addiction treatment and the application of the above laws to inform stakeholders and educate policymakers.
•Develop legislative proposals as well as testimony and comments on proposed legislation and regulations.
•Convene and participate in meetings of consumers, addiction and mental health treatment providers, health care experts, policymakers, criminal justice stakeholders and other community partners to gather information, identify key issues and develop recommendations.
•Conduct in–person and other training sessions.
•Assist with supervision of clinic students (project year 2).
•Assist with grant management and reporting.
Minimum Qualifications:
•J.D. from an ABA Accredited Law School.
•A member in good standing of the bar of any U.S. state or territory, with a preference for admission to the Maryland bar.
•2 to 4 years of experience in health or public health law, preferably with basic knowledge of or experience in public and/or commercial health insurance and the systems involved in the delivery of health care to vulnerable populations.
•Experience working with community-based health care providers, non-governmental advocacy organizations, legislative bodies and administrative agencies is highly desired.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
•Excellent legal and social science research skills.
•Excellent writing and oral communication and presentation skills.
•Excellent coordination and organizational skills and attention to detail.
•Ability to work independently and coordinate the work of others.
•Ability to network and support effective partnerships with key individuals and groups.
Salary: $65,000 – $75,000 (depending upon experience and years of practice); full benefits are
available. This is a full-time, 24-month grant-funded position.
To Apply: Interested applicants should submit electronically: (a) cover letter, (b) resume, (c)
the names and telephone numbers of at least three references, and (d) at least two writing
samples (maximum of 10 pages each – excerpts accepted) that illustrate the applicant’s ability
to conduct and present legal analysis to:
Mary Alice Hohing
Director of Administration and Operations
University of Maryland School of Law
500 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1786
Please submit all documents electronically to Law-HR@law.umaryland.edu with “Staff Attorney
– Advancing Access to Addiction Treatment” in the subject line.
The Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program at Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School invites applications for a part-time legal writing professor. The professor will teach one section of first-year students in connection with a legal research professor. The year-long, fully graded course focuses primarily on legal analysis, research, and predictive and persuasive writing.
Applicants must have a law degree; an interest in teaching; excellent legal research, analysis, reasoning, writing and communication skills; the ability to work both independently and cooperatively; and a willingness to comply with the University's honor code. Prior teaching experience is preferred, and legal practice experience is required.
Send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, law school transcript, a writing sample, and references to:
Kristin Gerdy
Professor and Director Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
457 JRCB
Provo, Utah 84602
Applications must be received by January 30, 2011.
Applicants must also fill out an online application through the University at https://yjobs.byu.edu
Please send any questions about the position to Professor Gerdy at gerdyk@law.byu.edu
Boston University School of Law is seeking to fill a full time faculty
position in teaching transactional skills. The person who is hired for this
position must be able to design and teach in a program of instruction that
gives students a foundation in the evaluation, formation, negotiation,
documentation, and consummation of a business deal either in a clinical
setting or in simulation courses. This is a non-tenure track position that
will provide a long term contract. The position may also entail teaching a
class outside the transactional skills program, subject to curricular needs
and the interest of the successful applicant. Boston University School of
Law is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and welcomes
applications from individuals of diverse background. Interested individuals
should submit a letter of interest and a resume listing references to
Professor Nancy Moore, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, via email at
lawappts@bu.edu.
Northern Illinois University College of Law Director of Clinics
The Director of Clinics at Northern Illinois University College of Law is a tenure or tenure-track appointment with commensurate requirements of teaching, scholarship, and service. With administrative responsibilities, the position is a twelve-month appointment.
The Director’s teaching load will depend on the administrative responsibilities for the academic year, and will average two courses/year once additional clinical experiences are established. The courses may be in clinical/experiential (e.g., clinic seminar, simulation course) or doctrinal law courses.
The Director’s administrative duties will include the following:
oversee the Zeke Giorgi Clinic in Rockford, Illinois.
develop, plan and oversee additional clinics and related reflective learning experiences (e.g., clinic seminars). The development work would include working with the faculty and administration to conceptualize, research, market, and develop resources for additional clinics. Responsibilities may include managing a clinic or coordinating other experiential learning opportunities once developed.
create policies/procedures for clinics.
oversee supervising clinical faculty.
represent the clinical program outside of the law school.
oversee budget for the clinical program.
other additional duties as assigned by the Dean or Associate Dean.
The Director of Clinics will report directly to the Associate Dean, and will work closely with the Dean and Faculty on development and assessment of clinics.
Qualifications:
J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
Current license to practice law, and Illinois law license (or has fulfilled requirements to take Illinois bar).
Experience as a practicing lawyer (5 years preferred).
Experience directing a law clinic, clinical program, or a legal services office (2 years preferred).
Record of scholarly productivity (preferred).
To apply, please send a letter of application, resume, and list of names/addresses/email addresses/phone numbers of three current professional references to:
Professor Mark Cordes, Chair, Appointments Committee, Northern Illinois College of Law, Swen Parson Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115-2890, or send materials electronically to mcordes@niu.edu.
Title: Graduate Law Fellow, Women’s Employment Rights Clinic Golden Gate University School of Law (WERC)
Reports to: Professor Hina Shah, Director of WERC’s Elfenworks Center for Employment Justice and Professor Marci Seville, Director of WERC
Classification: Full-time for One Year with start date in January 2011, Exempt
(80% time for candidate with more experience will be considered).
Salary Range: $42,000 + University benefit package
Position Summary:
The Women’s Employment Rights Clinic (WERC) of Golden Gate University School of Law focuses on the employment needs of the most vulnerable workers – low-wage and immigrant women. WERC recently established the Elfenworks Center for Employment Justice (ECEJ), with a generous grant from the Elfenworks Foundation, to focus on advocacy, legal services, and education for domestic workers and group home caregivers. The Graduate Law Fellow will work closely with the Director of ECEJ to provide legal representation to domestic workers and caregivers, participate in legislative and regulatory advocacy with the California Domestic Workers’ Coalition (comprised of community based organizations and worker representatives) on efforts to pass a California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, and develop and implement legal trainings and other educational programs and materials. The Fellow will also assist in supervision of Clinic students working on domestic worker cases, and will oversee the client intake hotline.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Assist attorneys with ongoing litigation and other legal matters. Tasks include, but are not limited to: interviewing clients and potential witnesses; drafting pleadings and responding to discovery requests; researching and drafting briefs; representing clients at administrative hearings or in court, and organizing files and documents.
Policy advocacy on legislative and regulatory change in conjunction with the California Domestic Workers’ Coalition. Travel within California as required.
Develop legal training and other educational programs and materials
Collaborate on industry research and other policy projects
Assist in supervision of clinic students
Oversee WERC intake hotline
Minimum Qualifications:
CA Bar Membership required
Minimum one year of post- JD legal experience
Spanish fluency required
Prior legislative or organizing experience preferred
Knowledge of and demonstrated commitment to women's and low-wage workers’ rights
Ability to collaborate effectively with community-based organizations, worker leaders legal advocates, and other involved in domestic worker public policy advocacy
Willingness and availability to travel as needed
Must possess ability to problem-solve, exercise sound judgment, & work independently
Excellent verbal, legal research, analysis and writing skills.
Interest in working with and supervising clinic students
To Apply:
Send cover letter, resume, and legal writing sample (no more than 10 pages) to:
Women’s Employment Rights Clinic
Golden Gate University School of Law
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
ATTN: Fe Gonzalez
Alternatively, these materials may be emailed to fgonzalez@ggu.edu or faxed to (415) 896-2450.
Application Deadline: December 10, 2010. Interviews will be scheduled in December (please indicate your availability in the cover letter).
Michigan State University College of Law invites applications to fill a
faculty appointment as the Director of its newly-formed Civil Rights
Clinic beginning in the 2011-2012 academic year. Students participating
in this unique clinical opportunity, created at the request of the
United States District Court Judges, Western District, Michigan, will
litigate a variety of civil rights claims initiated by state prisoners
concerning the conditions of their confinement. The Director will have
primary responsibility for teaching and supervising students enrolled in
the Civil Rights Clinic, and will oversee all activities of the Civil
Rights Clinic during the semesters in which it operates. In addition to
teaching and supervising students, key responsibilities will include:
(1) administering all aspects of the Civil Rights Clinic, including
budgeting, grant seeking and grant administration, supervising other
staff, etc.; (2) creating and coordinating opportunities for
collaboration with other nonprofit entities interested in prisoner
rights; (3) participating in Michigan and national organizations
relating to prisoners* civil rights; (4) overseeing day-to-day
operations of the clinic including maintaining caseloads, conducting
case reviews/status conferences with students, appearing with students
in court, and teaching in the classroom component of the Civil Rights
Clinic; and (5) actively participating in the work of the Law College
community.
Applicants for this position should have at least 5 years of experience
litigating cases in federal court, a practice focus in civil rights law,
constitutional law, or with prisoner rights, and proven management and
supervisory skills. Applicants must have a J.D. degree from an
ABA-accredited law school, and must be licensed (or be eligible to be
licensed upon hire) to practice law in Michigan. Candidates must have a
strong commitment to clinical legal education and teaching. Excellent
leadership, interpersonal, organizational, research, writing, editing,
analytical, and communication skills are required. Qualified candidates
should submit a cover letter, resume, three references, and a writing
sample to:
Professor Matthew Fletcher
Chair, Appointments Committee
Michigan State University College of Law
368 Law College Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
Michigan State University College of Law is committed to the diversity
of its faculty, staff, and students, and encourages applications from
women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and those whose
background, experience, and perspective would contribute to diversity.
THE EARLE MACK SCHOOL OF LAW AT DREXEL UNIVERSITY seeks an entry-level or experienced faculty member to help establish and direct a new clinic aimed at community development and to teach other appropriate courses in light of curricular needs. The position will be tenured or tenure-track and will begin in the 2011-2012 academic year. We invite applications from candidates who have a distinguished academic background, a record of or the promise of both teaching excellence and scholarly distinction, appropriate experience in the subject area, and a commitment to service in the law school and the community.
The clinic will aim at providing some combination of transactional legal services and advocacy to historically underserved communities in Philadelphia. The clinic director has discretion in choosing matters in keeping with the transactional focus of the clinic.
Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to receive full consideration. In keeping with its commitment to a diverse faculty, the School of Law welcomes applications from all qualified candidates and encourages women and minorities to apply. Contact (e-mail preferred): Susan L. Brooks, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, 3320 Market Street, Suite 410, Philadelphia, PA 19104, or susan.brooks@drexel.edu.
The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a Fellowship in its Civil Advocacy Clinic to start on or about May 1, 2011. This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys exposure to law school clinical teaching.
The Civil Advocacy Clinic represents low-income individuals and organizations in poverty law litigation, legislative advocacy, and legal reform. The Clinic handles a wide variety of cases, which include housing, public benefits, consumer, employment, and special education law. The Civil Advocacy Clinic Fellow's duties include direct supervision of case work by clinic students and clinic classroom teaching in coordination with clinic faculty. Fellows also pursue professional goals in conjunction with his/her clinic director, including opportunities for scholarship.
This position is a contractual appointment for up to two years and can be extended for a third year under certain circumstances.
Qualifications: excellent oral and written communication skills; at least two years of experience as a practicing lawyer primarily in litigation; a strong academic record and/or other indicia of high performance ability; commitment to work for low income clients and a strong interest in teaching. Fellows must be members of the Maryland Bar (currently licensed in Maryland or willing to take the next Maryland Bar exam) in order to supervise law practice by students.
Salary: The current salary is $50,000 year 1; $53,000 year 2. The position includes full benefits, including retirement annuities, research support, and travel allowance.
Applications are now being accepted. The deadline for letters of interest and resumes is December 20, 2010.
For detailed job descriptions of each position, please view our website at http://law.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=541.
To apply, submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:
Michele Gilman
Professor of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law
40 W. Chase Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Phone: 410-837-5709
The University of Baltimore is an equal opportunity employer and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Georgetown University Law Center is seeking to hire a Externship Director. We are looking for a person with both administrative and teaching skills who can build and grow an excellent program. The Externship Director will be responsible for all aspects of the program, including: assisting students in finding appropriate placements; ensuring the quality of student placements; designing and teaching “bookend” classes at the beginning and end of the semester in which students define their learning goals and then reflect on whether they have achieved them; and holding individual student reflection sessions throughout the semester. The Externship Director will be supervised by the Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning; because this is not a faculty position, there is no scholarship requirement. Teaching experience and familiarity with public interest, non-profit and/or governmental entities are desirable.
Please send a resume and cover letter to:
Deborah Epstein,
Associate Dean of Clinical Programs, Public Interest & Community Service
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
202-662-9675
Email: epstein@law.georgetown.edu.
Applications must be received by November 12th, 2010.
Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) is seeking exceptionally qualified and experienced candidates for the position of Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Education. Reporting to the Dean, the Associate Dean will play a critical role in the future of the law school, strengthening and coordinating its signature experiential educational programs, confirming their pedagogical value through research, and disseminating the school’s significant expertise combining classroom education with real-world experience to prepare great lawyers committed to advancing public interest values in all legal settings.
The Northeastern University School of Law is an established pioneer in experiential education. Distinguished by its strength in public interest law and social justice, its commitment to diversity, and its rigorous, meaningful scholarship, NUSL is probably best known as the only law school in the country to require all students to complete four full-time, quarter-long cooperative educational employment placements in order to graduate. With more than 800 cooperating employers, five upper-level clinical programs, and a mandatory first-year clinical experience in which students conduct research on behalf of community- based organizations, NUSL has an opportunity to create an even more vibrant learning community that exemplifies the ideals expressed in the recent Carnegie Report on Legal Education. At a time when law schools across the country are trying to strengthen the practical components of their traditional curricula, NUSL’s 43 years as a pioneer in experiential learning have established its leadership position in the field. Now, with the active support of the University, alumni, and the faculty, NUSL is seeking to further enhance its already distinctive experiential learning programs.
The Associate Dean will lead NUSL in a program of continuing pedagogical innovation, integrating the classroom study of law with experiential learning. S/he will develop all components of the school’s experiential education program – its cooperative educational employment opportunities, its upper-level clinics, and its required first-year clinical experience – ensuring that there is a strong underlying linkage between the experiential learning program and the traditional academic curriculum. S/he will strengthen faculty involvement with the cooperative learning program, further develop the clinical endeavors, expand the points of connection between classroom learning and field placements, gather data and build a program of research into the pedagogical value of experiential learning, and elevate the visibility and quality of experiential education both internally and externally.
The Associate Dean will be an experienced lawyer and a legal educator with a record of scholarship and teaching that is worthy of tenure at Northeastern University. In addition to a strong commitment to and understanding of experiential education, the successful candidate will be an individual with a personal and professional character that inspires students to use their legal education and their privileges as lawyers to serve the public interest with excellence, commitment, and integrity in a variety of legal settings.
Located in the heart of Boston, Northeastern University is the largest research university in the city. Over the past ten years, Northeastern has achieved extraordinary gains in admissions selectivity, faculty growth, and new research activity. Under the leadership of President Joseph Aoun, the university is strengthening its traditional leadership in experiential and cooperative education while creating global programs with an urban perspective, fostering a research environment where faculty develop solutions to real-world problems, and building innovative partnerships in the city and beyond.
Northeastern University School of Law has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this recruitment. Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. Applications, including a cover letter and resume, should be submitted in electronic form to:
Alan Wichlei, Vice President
Ponneh Varho, Senior Associate
Isaacson, Miller
E-mail: 4131@imsearch.com
Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University is also an ADVANCE institution, particularly welcoming applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.
The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law
The Moritz College of Law invites applications for the position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Law in its Justice for Children Practicum, to start in July or August 2011. After an initial probationary period, this position involves a long-term renewable contract. Clinical faculty at the Moritz College of Law have full faculty governance rights in all matters of College administration other than the appointment and promotion of tenure-track faculty.
The Practicum is part of the Justice for Children Project at the Moritz College of Law, founded during the 1997-98 academic year. Through a clinical course, or “practicum,” the Project provides direct legal representation to children in a variety of legal proceedings, including delinquency, unruly, abuse and neglect, judicial bypass, and custody matters. The Practicum’s clinical professor will have several responsibilities, including 1) supervising law students who represent clients under the Ohio Supreme Court’s student practice rule, 2) representing children (primarily in juvenile court matters), and 3) classroom teaching of lawyering skills.
We will consider all applicants; however, we prefer candidates with at least three years of litigation experience as well as interest or experience in advocacy on behalf of child clients. Candidates should be admitted to the Ohio Bar or eligible for admission in Ohio. Finally, candidates should have an academic record that demonstrates potential for clinical teaching and clinical scholarship or preparation of clinical educational materials. The starting salary range will be $78,000 – $81,000 for a 12-month contract; full University fringe benefits are provided as well. The starting date will be July 1, 2011, or as soon thereafter as possible.
A resume, references, and cover letter should be submitted to Professor Steven Huefner, Chair, Clinical Faculty Search Committee, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 55 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Send e-mail applications to huefner.4@osu.edu. Applications will be reviewed immediately and will be accepted until the position is filled.
The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. To build a diverse workforce Ohio State encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women.
Visiting Clinical Professor
University of Iowa College of Law
Clinical Legal Programs - Family Assistance Project
The University of Iowa College of Law seeks a Visiting Clinical Professor to teach in our Clinical Legal Programs for 2011-12. The professor will be responsible for developing and implementing a clinical family assistance program made possible by a grant from the Iowa Children's Justice initiative at the Iowa Supreme Court. The principal responsibility will be supervising students in the program who will represent parents involved in Child in Need of Assistance and termination proceedings in state courts in the Iowa City area. Teaching in our clinical classroom component will also be required. The position will also involve developing educational programs for lawyers and judges involved in the child welfare system. This is a twelve month position and the preferred start date is July 1, 2011.
Candidates should have a J.D. from an accredited law school and an excellent academic record, be admitted to or eligible for admission to the Iowa Bar and have significant experience in the adjudication of child welfare cases. Candidates with prior experience in clinical teaching or a strong interest and background in legal education are encouraged to apply. The position will require excellent research, writing, and organizational abilities.
Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience, within the range of law school visitorships. This is a full-time position, with benefits.
The screening of applications will begin on December 15, 2010, and may continue until the position is filled. Please submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample and names of two references to:
John B. Whiston
Clinical Professor of Law
University of Iowa College of Law
Iowa City, IA 52242
The University of Iowa is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
The Barton Child Law and Policy Center at Emory University School of Law offers a one-year post-graduate fellowship to provide a recent law school graduate the opportunity to learn to be an effective policy and legislative advocate while working with the Center on issues of child neglect and abuse and juvenile justice. The fellowship honors late Juvenile Court Judge and former Barton Clinic Director, Robin Nash, and focuses on building the next generation of influential attorneys, judges, and community leaders specializing in juvenile law. The next Robin Nash Fellowship will begin mid-August 2011 and continue through August 2012.
The Robin Nash Fellow will work under the supervision of Center faculty on a variety of projects that will include, as a minimum, the following:
Supervision of students in the Center’s Public Policy and Legislative Clinics.
Research and writing of at least one article, policy paper, friend of the court brief, or other approved writing project of publishable quality on a topic relating to children in the juvenile court system.
Collaborate with Center faculty on research and policy projects.
Participate in on-going advocacy efforts in the Georgia General Assembly and with state agencies.
Assist with teaching in the Center’s seminar classes.
Qualifications: Law school graduate within three years of graduation, excellent research and writing skills, and proven commitment to public service in the area of child advocacy.
To apply: E-mail a resume, cover letter, statement of interest and commitment to long term child advocacy, transcript, (3) references, and writing sample to the address below.
Deadline: Applications are due by November 18, 2010. (Position posted October 18, 2010.)
Salary: Salary is competitive with other public interest fellowship opportunities. Emory University offers a competitive benefits package.
For additional information or to apply, contact:
Sherry McPeeks, Administrative Assistant
Barton Child Law and Policy Center
Emory University School of Law
1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Phone: (404) 712-4643
Fax: (404) 727-7851
E-mail: smcpeek@emory.edu
Web: www.childwelfare.net
About the Barton Center:
The mission of the Barton Center is to promote and protect the well-being of neglected, abused, and court-involved children in the state of Georgia through policy development, legislative advocacy and direct representation, to inspire excellence among the adults responsible for protecting and nurturing these children, and to prepare child advocacy professionals for successful and rewarding careers. The Center provides multi-disciplinary, child-focused research, training, and support for the practitioners and policymakers charged with protecting Georgia’s children.
The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a Fellowship to start on or about July 1, 2011. This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys experience and training in law school clinical teaching.
The Fellow’s duties include direct supervision of clinic students’ client, case, legislative advocacy and community education work, co-teaching a weekly clinic seminar, and engaging in course planning and preparation with the other faculty members in the Family Law Clinic. Fellows also have the opportunity to pursue other professional goals, including scholarship, during the Fellowship. Fellows are responsible for case coverage during school vacations.
This position is a contractual appointment for up to two years with the possibility of a one-year renewal.
Qualifications include excellent oral and written communication skills; at least two years of experience as a practicing lawyer, preferably (but not necessarily) in the area of family law; a strong academic record and/or other indicia of high performance ability; a strong interest in teaching; and a commitment to work with low income clients. Fellows must be members of the Maryland bar to supervise law practice by students; if not barred in Maryland, successful applicants will be expected to take the earliest Bar possible.
Salary: $50,000 year 1; $53,000 year 2. The position includes full benefits, including retirement annuities, research support and travel allowance.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae by November 30, 2010 to:
Professor Leigh Goodmark
Director, Family Law Clinic
University of Baltimore, School of Law
5 West Chase St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 837-5706
fax: (410) 837-5737; email: lgoodmark@ubalt.edu
The University of Baltimore is an equal opportunity employer and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Hamline University School of Law
Seeks Director of Clinical Legal Education
Hamline University School of Law (HUSL) seeks a Director for its robust clinical legal education program, which includes eleven clinics (Child Advocacy, Education Law, Employment Discrimination Mediation Representation, Immigration Law, Health Law, Innocence Clinic, Mediation Clinic, Small Business-Nonprofit, State Public Defender, and Trial Practice). Law students represent clients under the Minnesota Certified Student Practice Rule and are supervised by in-house attorneys or adjunct faculty members who are experienced practitioners. Cases are chosen to maximize student interaction with clients and foster student control and responsibility for every aspect of case management, including dealing with ethical issues, learning the lifelong habit of being a reflective lawyer, and the commitment to pro bono service as a practicing lawyer.
The Director’s administrative responsibilities include training, supervising and mentoring faculty teaching clinical courses, promotion of clinical programs to students and in the community, and supervision of clinic staff to maintain and refine law office systems and procedures to insure quality and ethical representation of clients. In addition to administrative responsibilities, the Director will teach at least one clinic per year in an area of personal expertise. This is a tenure-track position with faculty rank and commensurate expectations regarding teaching and scholarship.
Candidates must hold a J.D., be licensed to practice law in Minnesota (or be willing to obtain a Minnesota license), and preferably have experience working with law students on client cases in a clinical, externship or similar setting. The candidate’s record should demonstrate superb lawyering skills, management experience, strong teaching ability and the communication and interpersonal skills essential to being an effective clinical teacher, and scholarship in the field.
To apply, submit a cover letter (including a description of the clinic you would like to teach (either one of our existing clinics or a new one), resume/curriculum vitae, and three professional references (including addresses and phone numbers). Electronic submissions must be in Word or PDF format. Review of materials will begin as soon as they are received.
Send inquiries or applications to:
Professor Z. Jill Barclift, Chair of Faculty Appointments
Hamline University School of Law
1536 Hewitt Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104
zbarclift@hamline.edu (with “Clinic Director” in the subject heading)
Hamline is an EOE Employer. It is University policy to not tolerate harassment or discrimination based on race, color, gender, ethnic background, national origin, sexual or affectional preference or orientation, marital or parental status, disability, religion, age, or veteran status in its employment or educational opportunities.
The University of Maryland School of Law seeks applicants for a faculty position in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution. The faculty member must have a sincere interest in and commitment to clinical teaching. The faculty member: 1) will teach and run either the law school’s existing ADR clinic or a new ADR clinic that the candidate creates, with the approval and support of the law school, 2) will engage in scholarship, and 3) if interested, will play a leadership role in the law school’s Center for Dispute Resolution (C-DRUM). The faculty member may also teach additional courses in the ADR field or in other areas of the curriculum, as needed and as determined by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The position will be either tenured/tenure track or on a contract track that can lead to long-term contracts that provide the substantial equivalent of tenure depending on the qualifications and interests of the applicant. The School of Law’s faculty appointments and promotions policies value a wide variety of scholarship, including traditional academic research as well as professional writing undertaken in the context of program administration and/or clinical practice. Interested candidates should contact Professor Robert Rhee, University of Maryland School of Law, 500 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21210 or via email at rrhee@law.umaryland.edu.
The University of Minnesota Law School is seeking applicants for a clinic faculty position beginning in the fall of 2011 in the areas of criminal prosecution and defense. The Law School currently offers twenty-two clinical courses with a broad diversity of subject matters.
Position Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Instruction or Professor of Clinical Instruction.
Appointment: Clinic faculty members are on a nine-month teaching track and are also eligible for summer research grants or summer teaching appointments. Depending on qualifications, candidates will be considered for continuous appointment, which is the equivalent of clinical tenure, or for probationary appointment leading to consideration for continuous appointment.
Duties and Responsibilities: The primary responsibilities of this position include: teaching; student supervision in criminal cases; and developing the existing clinical courses in misdemeanor prosecution and misdemeanor defense. The position also includes the opportunity to teach other law school courses, subject to curricular needs and the interests of the successful applicant. Clinical faculty are encouraged to engage in scholarship and to participate in the work of professional organizations at the national as well as local level.
Required Qualifications: J.D. degree. Knowledge of criminal law and procedure and a minimum of three years practice in the area of criminal law. Clinical teaching experience preferred, but not required. Applicants must be licensed to practice law in at least one state and be eligible for admission in Minnesota, if not already admitted to practice in Minnesota.
This position is open until filled. Review of applications will begin immediately. Candidates, including people of color and women, who will contribute to the cultural and intellectual diversity of the faculty, are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
For further information, applicants should contact Professor Jean Sanderson or Professor Perry Moriearty, Co-Chairs of the Clinic Appointments Committee, at 190 Mondale Hall, 229 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, 612-625-5515 or by email at jsanders@umn.edu or pmoriear@umn.edu. Applications must be submitted through the University of Minnesota online employment system located at: http://www1.umn.edu/ohr. The position is listed as a Teaching Specialist on the University’s Professional and Administrative track. Please submit a cover letter and resume.
Howard University School of Law is looking for a tenure-track clinician starting in the Fall of 2011. The greatest need is in housing and civil rights. A housing clinician would head up our housing clinic while a civil rights clinician would work within an already established clinic. At Howard, clinicians teach doctrinal courses as well. In your cover letter, please identify some courses that you would like to teach. This candidate would be hired at the assistant professor level. In addition, the law school is looking for an entry-level tenure-track candidate for a doctrinal position with an emphasis on teaching Torts.
Indicate in your cover letter if you will be attending the AALS Recruitment conference.
If interested, send cover letter and resume by October 28, 2010 to:
Professor Josephine Ross at jross@law.howard.edu
Questions? My cell phone # is 202-577-8335
Prof. Josephine Ross
Howard University School of Law
2900 Van Ness Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 806-8260
The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law invites applications for a potential tenure-track faculty position as Director of Clinical Programs. The responsibilities would include teaching a clinic and/or other course, overall administration of our various live-client clinics and the clinical program, and supervision of the externship program.
The law school celebrates the second semester in its new building, the newly restored U.S. Customs House in downtown Memphis. A $48 million project completed earlier this year, the structure offers a magnificent setting for learning and teaching and striking views of the Mississippi River. We look forward to bolstering our current outstanding faculty with talented professors committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarship.
Memphis is a beautiful and diverse city recognized as the birthplace of the Delta blues and rock and roll music. The city is known for its friendly atmosphere, affordable housing, revitalized downtown, and attractions such as Graceland, Beale Street, Opera Memphis, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Zoo, NBA Grizzlies, Memphis Tigers basketball team, National Civil Rights Museum, and nationally recognized theatre companies.
Please submit applications to https://workforum.memphis.edu. The Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee is Professor Steven J. Mulroy (smulroy@memphis.edu), Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152. The screening of applications will begin August 16, 2010, and may continue until the position is filled.
While the School of Law does not treat race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation as dispositive in hiring decisions, the School has a strong institutional commitment to hiring persons who will add to its diversity. The University of Memphis is an EEO/AA employer.
The SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking applications from qualified persons for a tenure track Criminal Law Clinic faculty position to begin Fall of 2011. J.D. degree required. We will consider both experienced and beginning teachers with excellent legal credentials and scholarly distinction or promise. The Faculty Appointments Committee will accept applications until the position is filled.
Applications should be directed to Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, SMU Dedman School of Law, P.O. Box 750116, Dallas, TX 75275-0116, or emailed to xnguyen@smu.edu.
SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status. SMU is also committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
University of Michigan Law School
Clinical Law Faculty Position Opening
The University of Michigan Law School is seeking a clinical faculty member with general litigation experience in representing children and their families and handling special education cases. The position is available for the 2011-2012 academic year.
The successful applicant will have experience with clinical teaching and handling general litigation cases in a clinical setting. A demonstrated ability to work with culturally and economically diverse groups 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. 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. This new position continues Michigan’s growth in the number of clinical programs and the size of its clinical faculty, who also develop and teach non-clinical courses. 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 can be directed to Associate Dean Bridget McCormack at bridgetm@umich.edu or 734-764-4533.
The application deadline is: October 15, 2010. Applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé to:
Bridget McCormack
Associate Dean of Clinical Programs
University of Michigan Law School
625 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer.
DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL PROGRAMS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW
The University of Tennessee College of Law invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of Clinical Programs, a twelve-month, tenured or tenure-track appointment in the College of Law.
Candidates must possess a J.D. or comparable law degree and satisfy the requirements for admission to the Tennessee Bar. A distinguished record of clinical teaching or practice-related experience is highly desirable as is a distinguished record of scholarship . Candidates must be willing to undertake the management responsibilities of in-house teaching clinics and externships engaged in the representation of clients. Management experience, particularly in a clinical or legal services setting, is advantageous but not essential.
The Director leads and supervises the full-time and adjunct faculty who teach the College’s clinical offerings. Full-time clinical faculty hold nine-month, tenured or tenure-track appointments in the College of Law and enjoy the same status and benefits as non-clinical full-time faculty members. Like other full-time clinical faculty, the Director is afforded the opportunity to teach outside the College’s clinical offerings.
Clinical offerings have been an integral part of the educational program offered by the College of Law since 1947. Most of the College’s students enroll in the clinical offerings, which currently include Advocacy Clinic, Business Law Clinic, Domestic Violence Clinic, Environmental Law Clinic, Immigration and Asylum Clinic, Innocence Clinic, Mediation Clinic, and Wills Clinic, as well as a Prosecutorial Externship and Public Defender Externship.
In furtherance of the University’s and the College’s fundamental commitment to diversity, minority group members and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Nominations and applications, including a letter of interest, resume, and the names and contact information of three references, should be sent to:
Professor John L. Sobieski, Jr., Chair
Clinic Director Search Committee
University of Tennessee College of Law
1505 W. Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-1810
Or jsobiesk@tennessee.edu
The Search Committee will begin considering applications upon receipt and will continue to do so until completion of the search.
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAVID A. CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW (UDC-DCSL) invites applications to fill the tenure-track position of Director of Legal Writing. We will consider exceptionally talented applicants at either the assistant or associate professor level. Candidates must demonstrate a record of strong academic performance and excellent potential for scholarly achievement. The position will begin in July 2011.
Experienced legal writing professionals will be given primary consideration for the position, but the Faculty Appointments Committee will consider other applicants regardless of teaching specialty, provided the applicants can demonstrate exceptional law teaching and administrative experience that would be useful in assuming the role as Director of our expanding, adjunct-based Legal Writing Program. The mission of the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law is to recruit and enroll students from groups under-represented at the bar, provide a well-rounded theoretical and practical legal education that will enable students to be effective and ethical advocates, and represent the legal needs of low-income District of Columbia residents through the school’s legal clinics. UDC-DCSL is one of only six American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law schools at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). UDC is the nation’s only urban, public land grant university. UDC-DCSL is highly ranked: Top 10 in the nation in Law School Clinical Programs ((US News and World Report, 2010) ; tied for 2nd in the nation in diversity (US News and World Report, 2010) ; 5th most chosen by older students (Princeton Review, 2009) ; 6th in the nation in percent of African American Students (ABA) ; 6th most diverse faculty (Princeton Review, 2009) ; and 9th in the nation in percent of students of color (ABA). UDC-DCSL has a strong commitment to diversity among its faculty.
Although we will accept applications until the position is filled, we will be attending the AALS recruitment conference in October and strongly encourage interested applicants to submit applications by mid-October. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume.
Contact: Professor Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Building 38, Room 200, Washington, D.C. 20008.
Additional information about teaching load, including required or permitted teaching outside of the legal research and writing program: All full-time faculty members are expected to serve as faculty advisors to a small group of students (6-7) each academic year. Strictly speaking, this is not a “teaching” requirement, but it adds to the number of students under each faculty member’s supervision.
JACOB BURNS COMMUNITY LEGAL CLINICS
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
FRIEDMAN CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics of The George Washington University Law School announce the availability of four new graduate clinical fellowships for the academic years of 2011-13. 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 2011-13 Friedman Fellowships begin in the summer of 2011. Each fellowship is affiliated with a specific law school clinic. Although the various clinics provide the fellows diverse responsibilities and experiences, each allows the Fellow to co-teach and co-supervise, alongside experienced clinical faculty, the law students enrolled in the clinic.
Every Fellow is provided the opportunity 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 considerable 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, housing law, family law, domestic violence, public benefits, employment law, civil litigation, transactional law, and community economic development. 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.
Applicants should send letters of interest, resumes, a list of references, and a complete law school transcript by October 28, 2010 to Associate Dean Phyllis Goldfarb. The preferred submission method is by email to clinic admin@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.
Position: Clinical Instructor, International Human Rights Law Clinic (IHRLC)
Location: Berkeley, CA
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Start Date: November 15, 2010
Job Description:
This is a one-year 100% time contract position to teach in Berkeley Law's International Human Rights Law Clinic (IHRLC).
The IHRLC designs and implements innovative human rights projects to advance the struggle for justice on behalf of individuals and marginalized communities through advocacy, research, and policy development. Students are integral to all phases of the IHRLC's work and acquire unparalleled experience generating knowledge and employing strategies to address the most urgent human rights issues of our day. The IHRLC's faculty is comprised of the Director of the Clinic and the Associate Director with administrative support provided by university staff.
The Clinic currently works in four focal areas: Promoting Human Rights Within the United States; Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights; and Accountability and Transitional Justice. The new clinical instructor will be responsible for developing, implementing and supervising human rights projects that fall within these program areas. With IHRLC faculty, the new clinical instructor will teach in a two-unit, companion seminar for students enrolled in the clinic. He or she will teach approximately 30% of the weekly sessions.
Applicants must have the qualifications to work as a partner with the IHRLC faculty in all aspects of the Clinic's teaching and project work without the need for intensive supervision. The incumbent must take primary or even sale responsibility for project development and supervision. Primary responsibilities include supervising a minimum of six students per semester and establishing an overall work plan with the students. The incumbent will meet with those students individually a minimum of one hour per week, and supervise all aspects of their work product. Student supervision responsibilities include monitoring student performance and providing regular written and oral guidance for continued progress of the work product. In addition to the supervision meetings, the incumbent is expected to spend substantial time on a weekly basis reviewing student work product.
The incumbent will also be responsible for some administrative operations of the clinic, which include outreach activities to publicize the Clinic's work to the campus and general public; student recruitment and professional counseling; responses to public inquiries requiring the Clinic; participation in strategic planning; liaison with student groups promoting human rights activities at the law school; provide content, as needed for the clinic's website; assist in the clinic's application process; and provide support for grant writing, administration, and fund raising activities.
Requirements and Qualifications:
J.D. Required
Be a member in good standing and admitted to practice in one or more states in the United States.
Three to five years of practice experience in the field of human rights.
Excellent written and oral advocacy skills are essential.
Have outstanding academic qualifications.
Ability to travel for purposes of projects both with and without students.
Experience in clinical teaching and/or the supervision of student interns.
Preferred:
Experience in leading human rights fact-finding missions, report writing, and advocacy;
Experience teaching a seminar or course in international human rights.
Fluency in a language(s) other than English.
The salary is commensurate on experience. Berkeley Law is interested in candidates who have demonstrated commitment to excellence by providing leadership in teaching, research or service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment. The University offers excellent health and retirement benefits which can be viewed online at http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/. Further information about Berkeley Law and the IHRLC can be found at: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/ihrlc.htm
Application Procedure:
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of references, and an unedited writing sample via email (preferable), to:
Sheri Showalter (academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu)
Director, Human Resources
Room 315 Boalt Hall
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200
Applications must be received no later than October 29, 2010.
Inquiries may be addressed to HR Director Showalter at academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu.
The University of California is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Boston University School of Law is seeking to fill a full time faculty
position to supervise students in the Defender Program of the Criminal
Clinic. This is a non-tenure track, clinical faculty position. Students in
the Defender Program have full responsibility for all aspects of the cases
they are assigned, under the direction of clinical faculty. The person who
is hired for this position must be a skilled clinical supervisor and an
experienced criminal trial lawyer. In addition to clinical supervision, the
position entails teaching responsibility within the clinic involving trial
advocacy, classes related to Massachusetts criminal procedure, and specific
topics related to the defense of misdemeanor cases. The position may also
entail teaching a class outside the criminal clinic, subject to curricular
needs and the interest of the successful applicant. Boston University
School of Law is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications
from individuals of diverse background. Interested individuals should submit
a letter of interest and a resume listing references to Professor Nancy
Moore, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, via email at lawappts@bu.edu.
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, seeks applications for a faculty opening in its innovative First-Year Lawyering Skills and Values Program (“LSV”). All candidates should have an outstanding academic background and preferably some experience in the practice of law. The position will begin in July of 2011.
The initial appointment is for a one-year renewable contract. Professor rank at the time of appointment is dependent upon experience and qualifications. After the fourth year (or earlier, depending upon rank at time of appointment), the professor would be eligible to receive a five-year renewable contract. NSU standards are in full compliance with ABA Standard 405(c). The professor will participate fully as a member of the Law Center faculty having full voting rights with respect to all issues including hiring, promotion, and tenure. The professor would be eligible for promotion in rank; full benefits with respect to travel, professional dues, and research assistants; and research grants, sabbaticals and other writing support. Salary is competitive. LSV professors have service and publication requirements.
Most LSV professors teach approximately 25 students in their LSV course. In addition, each LSV professor teaches one other course yearly, with most teaching a doctrinal course. This course is chosen based on the professor’s skills and the school’s needs; our current doctrinal needs include Business Entities and Criminal Law. Most LSV professors teach their additional course in the winter term. Typically after five years of working at NSU, each LSV professor rotates out of the LSV program for one year. In place of the LSV course, the professor teaches two non-LSV courses during that year (one in each semester or two in one semester). In addition to the availability of summer grants and sabbaticals, the year-long rotation out of LSV allows the professor to further develop scholarly interests.
The first-year program integrates legal theory with practice, professionalism, and technology from the first day of law school. The program combines instruction in legal research, writing, and analysis with other lawyering skills. Although the LSV professors work together to develop the curriculum and materials, each professor has freedom to select course materials, writing problems, assignments, etc. The focus of the fall semester is on teaching objective writing, research, and related skills using state law. The winter semester focuses on litigation and persuasive writing based on federal law. The course ends with an oral argument.
The current starting salary for an LSV professor is in the $75,000 range, with the salary being adjusted based on experience. LSV professors are also eligible for benefits such as travel and professional development, and professional dues. All benefits are the same as those given to tenure-line professors.
Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Although we will review candidates until we fill any open positions, interested candidates should send a resumé and cover letter to:
Professor Eloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod, Faculty Appointments Committee Chair, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, 3305 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida 33314-7721 or via email to dode@nsu.law.nova.edu. AA/EOE Smoke-free campus.
We will be attending the AALS recruitment conference in October and interviewing people on campus. In your cover letter, let us know if you will be attending the AALS recruitment conference. Feel free to email Prof. Rodriguez-Dod or Professor Elena Langan, Interim LSV Director, at NSU at langane@nsu.law.nova.edu if you have any questions.
ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW in Miami, Florida, invites applications from experienced and entry-level candidates for tenure-track positions beginning in the 2011/2012 academic year. The Law School especially seeks candidates in the areas of Business Associations, Wills and Trusts, Constitutional Law, Securities Regulations, Property and Civil Procedure. Applicants must possess a distinguished academic record, a dedication to excellence in teaching, and a demonstrated commitment to scholarship. Consistent with the Law School's tradition of diversity, members of minority groups and women are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants should send a letter of application and a resume. CONTACT: Professor Tamara Lawson, Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, St. Thomas University School of Law, 16401 NW 37th Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054. E-MAIL: tlawson@stu.edu. FAX: (305) 623-2390.
University of Michigan Law School
Clinical Law Faculty Position Opening
The University of Michigan Law School is seeking to hire a clinical faculty member with a background in international human rights, and human trafficking in particular, to teach in its Human Trafficking Clinic and supervise an externship program starting in the 2011-2012 academic year.
The Human Trafficking Clinic offers students the opportunity to work on both domestic and international human trafficking issues and cases. The Clinic works to increase awareness and prosecution of human trafficking cases within the United States through the research and analysis provided by its Human Trafficking Law Project. The Clinic also provides assistance to foreign law schools combating human trafficking.
The externship program at the University of Michigan offers students an exciting opportunity to augment classroom study with real-world work experience. Students may pursue full semester externships within the United States and abroad. During their externships, students participate in an on-line course with the faculty supervisor. In addition, the faculty supervisor conducts site visits during the externship semester.
The successful applicant will have experience in clinical teaching, international human rights, human trafficking cases, and externship program supervision. A commitment to public interest work, a demonstrated ability to work with culturally and economically diverse groups, and clinical teaching experience in other countries 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. 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. This new position continues Michigan’s growth in the number of clinical programs and the size of its clinical faculty, who also develop and teach non-clinical courses. 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 can be directed to Associate Dean Bridget McCormack at bridgetm@umich.edu or 734-764-4533.
The application deadline is October 15, 2010. Applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé to:
Lou Anne Betts
Coordinator, Office of Clinical Programs
University of Michigan Law School
625 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer.
Position Opening: Assistant/Associate Professor of Academic Success
Albany Law School seeks applicants to expand its programs for bar examination services and its academic success program for "at risk" students. This is a full-time (12-month) non-tenure track position with the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor of Academic Success and will be eligible for long-term contract status.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties of this position are as follows:
To assist J.D. and LL.M students to adjust to the academic demands of law school and to develop the attitudes and skills necessary to reach their full academic potential for performance in law school, on the bar examination, and after graduation.
This includes:
Bar Examination Program Responsibilities:
1. Plan, administer, teach, and coordinate a for-credit bar preparation program both fall and spring semesters. The bar program will include, substantive coverage of core bar subjects, development of skills necessary for essay writing, multiple choice, and multi-state practice tests.
2. Meet with students individually to develop a bar preparation plan.
3. Meet with students individually to provide feedback on practice exams.
4. Prepare students for admission to the bar.
5. Update the Albany Law School Academic Success bar examination web page and other informational resources to provide information to all law students as to the nature of the bar exam, bar exam registration deadlines, logistics, commercial bar courses, character and fitness requirements, bar tested areas and courses, skills tested and finances for bar preparation.
6. Advise students on course selection.
7. Provide individual assistance and counseling through bar preparation period during February and July bar examinations.
8. Analyze bar exam results and provide regular reports concerning results.
9. Provide bar related information to faculty members regarding topics tested and recent bar exam questions in the faculty member’s area of teaching.
10. Serve as point person and coordinator for bar related efforts of the entire law school, including the Dean’s office, faculty, alumni, and students, including the Office of Alumni Affairs’ bar mentoring program.
Academic Success Program Responsibilities:
1. Teach a section of Applied Legal Reasoning, a mandatory first year course for "at risk" students.
2. Provide individual assistance to students on academic probation.
3. Assist the Director of Academic Success with programming for first year academic success including workshops available for all first year students.
4. Other duties as assigned.
This position will report to the Director of Academic Success and work closely with the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and other members of the faculty and staff.
Minimum Qualifications: Qualified candidates will have a J.D. degree from a nationally accredited law school, have membership in a state bar, have strong law school credentials and have 3-5 years experience in practice and/or teaching in an academic setting. Successful candidates will also possess knowledge of legal theory and analysis, have strong organizational, writing, speaking, interpersonal and other skills necessary to succeed in law school and on the bar examination.
Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of learning theory, teaching experience, counseling and tutoring experience, administrative and/or supervisory experience, previous experience in an academic support program, and proven ability to work with at-risk students.
Albany Law School
Albany Law School is the oldest, independent law school in North America with a 159-year tradition of producing great lawyers. We are located in the capital of New York State, nestled between the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. The Capital Region, with a population approaching one million, is home to seventeen colleges and universities. Albany is within a three-hour drive of New York City, Boston and Montreal, and is served by excellent highway, air, and rail transportation systems.
Albany Law School offers competitive pay and an excellent benefits package. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates should submit resume, letter of interest and writing sample using the contact information below. Deadline November 15 or until the position is filled. Anticipated start date is July 1, 2011.
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.
Hofstra Law School seeks nominations and applications for the Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professorship in Legal Ethics. This professorship is designed to advance the study and teaching of lawyers’ ethics and the regulation of lawyers. To fill this position, we are looking for a distinguished scholar and teacher who will organize academic conferences and other programs designed to promote Hofstra’s longstanding commitment to the field of legal ethics. Applicants and nominees should have a distinguished record of academic achievement, superior teaching ability, and significant experience in the study and teaching of legal ethics, as well as prominence in the professional ethics community. We have an institutional commitment to a diverse faculty, and particularly welcome applications from women and members of minority groups. Please send applications or nominations to Professor Joanna L. Grossman, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, Hofstra University School of Law, 121 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549.
Suffolk University Law School in Boston invites applications for one or more tenure-track positions for the 2011 - 2012 academic year. Specifically, we seek candidates with scholarly and teaching interests relating to first-year contracts and property, and upper-level courses focusing on areas including commercial law, business or corporate transactions, government contracts, or consumer law. Suffolk University welcomes applications from all persons of high academic achievement and practice experience relevant to the curricular needs described. Successful candidates will bring a demonstrated commitment to scholarship and excellence in teaching, and we particularly encourage applications from women, people of color, and other individuals who will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. Interested candidates should contact Professors Renée M. Landers and Jessica Silbey, Co-Chairs, Faculty Appointments Committee, at rlanders@suffolk.edu and jsilbey@suffolk.edu (or alternatively, candidates may send hard copies of their materials to the co-chairs at Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, Massachusetts 02108-4977). Suffolk University is an equal opportunity employer.
The Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program is beginning a search for an Assistant Director for the Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. The Assistant Director position is a long-term and more senior post. The ideal candidate will focus her/his energies more in mediation than negotiation but is also expected to have a background in dispute resolution systems design as well. The position involves clinical and classroom teaching as well as administrative responsibility.
The link for the new Assistant Director position is: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerID=25240&siteID=5341&AReq=22110BR.
The Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program is accepting applications for a new Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law position to begin her/his work on July 1, 2011. This is a two year position.
Our clinic focuses on assisting clients in conflict assessment work, dispute resolution systems design, implementation, and evaluation, as well as mediation and strategic negotiation advice.
A job description, with salary, benefits, and basic qualifications information -- as well as instructions for applying -- can be found at: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerID=25240&siteID=5341&AReq=22055BR
To read more about our program, please visit: http://www.law.harvard.edu/negotiation.
CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE ASYLUM AND HUMAN RIGHTS CLINIC, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW
The University of Connecticut School of Law invites applicants for an anticipated opening as an assistant clinical instructor of law serving in a three-year position as the William R. Davis Clinical Fellow, beginning in the summer of 2011. This position will offer a practicing attorney with an interest in clinical teaching the opportunity to refine his or her teaching and supervisory skills while working together with experienced faculty members in a law school clinical program.
The Davis Fellow will work primarily in the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, which represents clients seeking political asylum in proceedings before the Department of Homeland Security and the Immigration Court. Prior experience in this area of practice is preferred, but not essential.
The fellow will also have opportunities to interact with faculty and students in the law school's other clinics, including clinics focusing on criminal defense, mediation, tax, and intellectual property. The fellow's duties will include supervision of clinic students' casework, and, together
with clinic faculty, planning and teaching classes and simulation exercises. The fellow will also have the opportunity to work on scholarship and pursue other learning goals.
Candidates should have at least three years of experience as a practicing lawyer or equivalent experience; strong written and oral communication skills; an interest in and aptitude for supervision and teaching; a demonstrated commitment to public interest or pro bono legal work; and the ability to work both collaboratively and independently. Salary $50,000 to $55,000, depending upon experience and qualifications. Benefits include health insurance, retirement annuities and research support.
To apply, submit a letter of interest, resume and three names of references, to:
Jon Bauer, Clinical Professor of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
65 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105-2210
Phone: (860) 570-5165
Fax: (860) 570-5195
e-mail: Jon.Bauer@law.uconn.edu
Applications received by December 1, 2010 will receive preference in the screening process. The University of Connecticut School of Law encourages applications from members of under-represented groups including minorities, women and people with disabilities.
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL invites applications for a Tenure Track Clinical Professor position to teach in its Clinic & Justice Center beginning in the Fall 2011 semester. The position involves teaching a Family Violence Litigation clinical course through which second- and third-year law students learn about domestic violence dynamics, the substantive law and procedure of Family Court, and represent domestic violence survivors. Candidates must demonstrate 1) a strong academic and practice background, 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 November 1, 2010. 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
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL is seeking applicants for the position of Associate Dean to coordinate our Clinical, Experiential and Simulation programs. This is a tenured or tenure-track position. A description of these programs can be found at our website at http://www.vermontlaw.edu/Academics/Clinics_and_Experiential_Programs.htm
The Associate Dean will be part of the central academic administration along with the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and the Associate Dean for Environmental Programs.
Those eligible for consideration must have the following characteristics: significant experience in law school clinical or experiential education; significant published scholarship on clinical or experiential education; demonstrated leadership and management experience; and excellent interpersonal skills.
Vermont Law School embraces diversity in its recruitment and hiring efforts. Accordingly, candidates of color, women and those from other under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Faculty at Vermont Law School take seriously our mission to educate lawyers for the community and the world and believe that our scholarship, teaching, and service should be meaningful and relevant to the local, national, and international communities. VLS is unique among law schools. We are on the cutting edge of environmental and international law and social policy. We embody the spirit of Vermont -- independence and diversity in people and in politics. We have the good fortune to be located in a state and region that offer numerous opportunities for engaged participation in civic life as well as a life style found at few, if any, other law schools.
Applicants should provide a cover letter and resume. Electronic applications are preferred and should be e-mailed to: facultysearch@vermontlaw.edu. Hard copy applications should be sent to: Coordinator, Faculty Appointments Committee, Vermont Law School, P.O. Box 96, South Royalton, VT 05068.
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL seeks to fill the position of Director of Externship Programs. The Director will be a member of the faculty and report directly to the Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Programs. The Director will have the assistance of and supervise one full-time faculty member and one full-time administrative assistant. This is a contract faculty position, but highly qualified candidates may be considered for a tenure track appointment.
Key responsibilities of this position include overseeing and facilitating assignment to offsite locations, selection, supervision and training of off-site mentors, teaching of, or supervising the teaching of, the classroom component of off-site placements, and advising and orienting students. The Director will work with the Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Programs to promote coordination between the externship programs and other experiential programs and between externship programs and the Office of Career Services.
Externship programs at VLS include a full-time Semester in Practice involving placements in the United States and abroad, a full-time and part-time Judicial Externship Program, and a part-time externship program involving placements near the VLS campus. A description of these programs can be found at our website at http://www.vermontlaw.edu/Academics/Clinics_and_Experiential_Programs.htm
Candidates must have a JD degree and must possess excellent organization and interpersonal skills. Experience in administration and/or management preferred along with either broad experience in different areas of legal practice or a record of education development as well as a demonstrated ability to innovate and lead.
Vermont Law School embraces diversity in its recruitment and hiring efforts. Accordingly, candidates of color, women and those from other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Faculty at Vermont Law School take seriously our mission to educate lawyers for the community and the world and believe that our scholarship, teaching, and service should be meaningful and relevant to the local, national, and international communities. VLS is unique among law schools. We are on the cutting edge of environmental and international law and social policy. We embody the spirit of Vermont -- independence and diversity in people and in politics. We have the good fortune to be located in a state and region that offer numerous opportunities for engaged participation in civic life as well as a life style found at few, if any, other law schools.
Applicants should provide a cover letter and resume. Electronic applications are preferred and should be e-mailed to: facultysearch@vermontlaw.edu. Hard copy applications should be sent to: Coordinator, Faculty Appointments Committee, Vermont Law School, P.O. Box 96, South Royalton, VT 05068.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER CLINICAL TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
Georgetown University Law Center is pleased to announce the availability of up to 16 clinical graduate fellowships commencing in the summer of 2011. Georgetown Graduate Clinical Teaching Fellowships offer new and experienced attorneys the opportunity to combine study with practice in the fields of clinical legal education and public interest advocacy. Each fellowship is associated with one of the Law Center’s clinical programs, and each program varies in purpose, requirements, and duties. All of the clinical fellowships, however, share a common goal: to provide highly motivated lawyers the chance to develop skills as teachers and legal advocates within an exciting and supportive educational environment. Graduates of Georgetown’s clinical fellowship program have gone on to a wide variety of positions in law teaching and public interest law settings. Well over 100 Georgetown fellows are now teaching at law schools across the country, including five Deans of law schools and several Associate Deans or Directors of clinical programs. Many others are leaders in the public interest arena.
Fellows enroll in a two-year program during which they are in residence at a Georgetown clinic. Fellows directly supervise J.D. students enrolled in the clinics, assist in teaching clinic seminars, and perform work on their own cases or other legal matters. Fellowships usually begin in the late summer, with an intensive orientation designed to introduce fellows to clinical teaching methods. The orientation is part of our Elements of Clinical Pedagogy course, a year-long teacher training program. Upon completing the requirements for graduation, fellows are awarded the degree of Master of Laws (Advocacy). We are currently seeking fellows to work in the following areas: appellate litigation; civil rights; communications law; criminal defense; domestic violence; environmental law; federal legislation; HIV/AIDS law, housing and community development; juvenile delinquency; trade policy and health care policy; and political asylum.
The fellowship program currently offers an annual stipend of approximately $52,000 (taxable), plus all tuition and fees in the LL.M. program. Health insurance and other benefits are also provided. As graduate students, fellows are eligible for deferment of their student loans during their two years in the fellowship. They may also be eligible for their law school=s loan repayment assistance program.
With the exception of fellows in the Center for Applied Legal Studies and the Street Law Program, all fellows must be members of the D.C. bar. Fellowship applicants who are admitted to a bar elsewhere must apply to waive into the D.C. bar upon accepting their fellowship offer. The Law Center will reimburse the expense of waiving into the D.C. bar incurred by those fellows who have already taken the bar exam elsewhere prior to accepting their fellowship offer.
Applications must be sent directly to the director of the clinic or program in which the fellowship is sought and not to the Graduate Programs Admissions Office. Application deadlines vary by fellowship. For descriptions of each fellowship and a list of application deadlines, please visit our web site at http://www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics/fellowships.html, or request a brochure by e-mailing us at clinics@law.georgetown.edu or calling (202) 662-9100. Georgetown University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.
