Description

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, a Jesuit institution, invites applications for a full-time clinic faculty position starting the 2026-27 academic year. This clinic teaching position is focused on clinic instruction through a litigation docket with law student practitioners that meets the requirements of both La. S.Ct. R. XX and the mission of the Loyola Law Clinic. We seek a dynamic lawyer-advocate-teacher with a strong record of leadership in the field. The focus of this position is criminal justice with an emphasis on appellate work and support for incarcerated people.

Priority Deadline: July 11, 2025

Examples of Duties

The Law Clinic advances a dual mission of providing experiential, live-client clinical experience for law students and outstanding legal representation to underserved clients and community partners. The Law Clinic is dedicated to fulfilling the Jesuit Mission of pursuing justice while exposing students to critical legal needs in the community. The Law Clinic serves as a large, well-respected social justice law organization within the University and around the region and country.

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

Typical Qualifications

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

Admission to law practice in Louisiana prior to the start of the position is required. Prior clinical teaching experience is strongly preferred. Please include with your online application a letter of interest including teaching/scholarly areas of expertise, CV, and list of 3 references.

Supplemental Information

Loyola University New Orleans is firmly committed to and reaffirms its policy to align its recruitment practices with its mission of social justice and equity. Appointment and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Outstanding junior lateral candidates are encouraged to apply.

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

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

Georgetown’s Environmental Law & Justice Clinic (“ELJC” or the “Clinic”) is hiring one lawyer to serve as a Clinical Teaching Fellow and Supervising Attorney for a two-year term beginning in summer 2025 (start date range is July 1st-August 1st).

Clinic Description

The ELJC conducts public interest legal work on behalf of underserved clients in the areas of environmental protection and justice, pollution control, climate change, and natural resources. The Clinic is an immersive and multi-modal experience, exposing students to the broad range of work in which environmental attorneys engage. We teach students key lawyering and advocacy skills through work on live cases that are excellent learning vehicles. Our case load involves a mix of regulatory work, litigation-related matters, and other advisory projects. The ELJC advocates on behalf of groups ranging in size from small community groups and neighborhoods to Indigenous Communities, to environmental or public justice organizations.

The students work in the Clinic nearly full time and receive 10 academic credits for their project work and for their participation in the Environmental Law & Justice Clinic Seminar four hours a week. The students work on projects under the supervision of a Clinical Teaching Fellow/Supervising Attorney and faculty member. Our Clinic seminars address various substantive fields of law such as administrative practice and environmental justice, lawyering skills (including client-facing, internal collaboration, and external advocacy-related skills), topics on professional responsibility, and also consist of team project presentations regarding issues that have arisen in a representation and moots of client meetings.

The Clinical Teaching Fellowship

Georgetown Law is widely regarded as offering the strongest in-house clinical legal program in the nation. This includes our clinical pedagogy training for fellows, as well as the strength of the fellows themselves—and their significant contributions to student learning and clinical advocacy.

The ELJC fellow will:

• Supervise students’ day-to-day clinical projects, working closely with the students on improving their lawyering skills, especially legal research, writing, and analysis. Much of the supervising attorney's time is spent: guiding students in conducting legal and factual research; reviewing student drafts; offering suggestions for improvement as well as highlighting what students have done well and should replicate; and preparing the students for oral presentations. Fellows are expected to give and receive formal and informal feedback in timely, constructive, respectful ways;
• Take responsibility for their own case load, including various opportunities to engage in advocacy;
• Share responsibility for designing and teaching seminar sessions;
• Take an active role in project/case development and assist with administrative and case handling responsibilities of the Clinic;
• Participate in a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities designed to support an interest in clinical teaching and legal education.

This Fellowship offers an opportunity to work on critically important, often cutting-edge matters. Fellows assume substantial responsibility for projects and have an opportunity to work on a variety of cases, at different stages of development. Fellows work closely with a broad range of clients, meeting others who are involved in public interest law, community lawyering, and seeing how their organizations function.

For those with an interest in becoming a doctrinal/podium or clinical law professor, Fellows get first-hand experience in teaching, clinical supervision, and deep knowledge of pedagogical philosophy and course design. Fellows can also receive substantial guidance on scholarly projects—including development, writing, and presentation of scholarship—and on entering the teaching market.

Fellows are supervised by Clinic Director, Sara Colangelo, an Associate Professor of Law and alumna of the Clinic.

Qualifications

 at least three years post-J.D. work experience in domestic environmental law or related fields; experience with litigation valuable but not necessary

 exceptional legal writing and communications skills, and experience and interest in helping others improve their legal writing, research, and analytical skills

 commitment to creating a supportive, hospitable learning environment and commitment to exhibiting emotional intelligence

 admission (or willing to be admitted as soon as possible) to the D.C. Bar

Pay and Benefits

The annual stipend for the position will be $70,000 the first year and $75,000 the second year plus an opportunity to participate in group health insurance and other benefits, including unlimited free access to a state-of-art, on-site fitness center. Georgetown University Law Center awards an LL.M in Advocacy to each fellow upon completion of their two-year term.

How to Apply

Please submit a single PDF file with the following documents in this order: cover letter, resume/CV, law school transcript, and three references with contact information (we will only contact references following second-round interviews) to Clinic Administrator, Niko Perazich, at nwp2@georgetown.edu. Candidates selected for an interview will be asked to share a writing sample that is no longer than 10 pages and not significantly edited by someone else.

Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until May 27th, 2025.

The University of Tennessee College of Law is accepting applications for our new Clinical Teaching Fellowship to begin on August 1, 2025 as a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor. Click here to apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/166401 This fellowship is funded for 2 years with the potential option of a third year. The position will prepare talented lawyers and aspiring clinicians with more than 2 years of practice experience to become full-time clinical faculty at U.S. law schools. The Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor will work alongside and learn from current full-time clinical faculty who teach in the College of Law’s Legal Clinic. The Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor will be immersed in all aspects of clinical teaching, from learning clinical pedagogy to supervising law students on their casework. The UT Law Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor will also develop a research agenda and begin working on a scholarly article in preparation for entering the law school teaching market.

We seek a Clinical Teaching Fellow to work with one of the following Clinics:

(1) The Advocacy Clinic, which provides direct legal services to clients in a range of litigation including civil, juvenile, and criminal cases. A more detailed description can be viewed at https://law.utk.edu/clinics/.

(2) The Transactional Law Clinic, which provides direct legal services to small businesses, nonprofit organizations, community-based associations, entrepreneurs, and artists. A more detailed description can be viewed at https://law.utk.edu/clinics/.

Key Responsibilities

The UT Law Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor will directly supervise J.D. students enrolled in either the Advocacy Clinic or Transactional Law Clinic. Initially, the fellow will work with a clinical faculty member to co-supervise second- and third-year law students, ensuring the students provide high-quality client representation and are prepared for graduation and practice. Later in the fellowship, the fellow will supervise students on their own. The fellow will also work with full-time faculty in teaching the clinic’s seminar by preparing class instruction and leading exercises, discussions, and clinical rounds related to the students’ casework. The fellow will also assist with casework during the semester and provide summer case coverage. Finally, the fellow will work with faculty mentors to develop a research plan and to produce an article of publishable quality.

Background on the UT Legal Clinic, UT Law, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The University of Tennessee College of Law’s Legal Clinic recently celebrated its 75th Anniversary. The UT Legal Clinic consistently ranks in the top ten of all U.S. public law schools. The clinic operates like a public interest law firm with seven distinct clinical course offerings. Students are immersed in all facets of casework and supervised by clinical faculty who guide, mentor, and challenge students. The Teaching Fellow as a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor will be an integral part of our program.

The University of Tennessee College of Law, founded in 1890, is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. The mission of UT Law is to prepare students for the practice of law by integrating theory and practice across the curriculum, with an emphasis on clinical and skills training, innovative classroom teaching, legal writing, and professional values. The college endeavors to produce high-quality scholarship that examines, explains, critiques, and improves the law and the legal system. UT Law strives to serve the university, the campus, the profession, and the public by developing and sharing its talents and expertise.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), is an R1, land-grant university located in Knoxville, Tennessee. UTK has recently developed a new strategic vision that imagines “a world enriched by our ideas, improved through action, and inspired by the Volunteer Spirit of service and leadership.” The Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor would have an opportunity to connect with scholars throughout the University.

The City of Knoxville is also a highly appealing destination, with a beautiful and walkable downtown, varied nightlife, active neighborhoods, and eclectic shopping and restaurants. Knoxville is located within easy driving distance to Asheville, Nashville, Atlanta, and the Great Smoky Mountains.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Experience

J.D. or equivalent degree.

- At least two (2) years of practice experience in relevant areas of law.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills.

- Strong interest in clinical teaching.

- Membership in a U.S. state bar and willingness to petition for admission to the Tennessee Bar prior to the start date of the fellowship. Tennessee allows lawyers teaching in a law school clinical program to waive into the bar.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

- Teaching, training, or supervision of law students or early-career lawyers.

- Experience with relevant civil, criminal, or juvenile matters as preparation for teaching in the Advocacy Clinic or experience with relevant transactional matters as preparation for teaching in the Transactional Law Clinic.

- A commitment to public interest work.

Application Instructions

Applications must be submitted through Interfolio. Applicants should submit:

1. a resume,

2. the names and contact information for at least three (3) references, and

3. a letter of interest describing (a) why you are interested in the fellowship; (b) what you can contribute to the clinic in which you are interested; (c) your experience with the area(s) of law in which the clinic practices and with public interest/social justice work; (d) your future professional goals; and (e) anything else you deem relevant.

Deadline: While applications will be considered on a rolling basis, preference will be given to applications received before May 22, 2025. For questions, please contact Director of Clinical Programs Joy Radice at jradice@utk.edu.

Salary and Benefits:

The Clinical Teaching Fellow will receive a salary and health benefits. The salary for this position is $85,000 for the first year. The fellow is also eligible for the University of Tennessee’s comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental health care benefits.

Suffolk University Law School’s top-10 ranked Clinical Programs welcomes applications for a Clinical Fellow or Practitioner in Residence (PIR) to help run its Environmental Law and Policy Clinic during the 2025-26 academic year. The Environmental Law & Policy Clinic (“ELPC”), established in 2023 to meet growing student demand, is one of 15 in-house clinics at Suffolk Law School. The Fellow or PIR will work with a Visiting Clinical Professor in the ELPC to run and teach all aspects the program, including designing and building the docket, supervising clinical students in their case and project work, and teaching the related clinical seminar. Clinical Fellows are staff-level junior clinical teachers, and PIRs are non tenure-track faculty, and the candidate’s appointment will depend on experience and qualifications.

The ELPC is a full-year clinic offered for 10 credits (5 credits/semester) serving students in their last 2 years of law school. Students enrolled in the ELPC work on a variety of local, state, and/or federal environmental, energy, and land use legal matters, including representing non-profits, citizen groups, and governmental agencies on regulatory and environmental policy issues on today’s most pressing issues. During the 2025-26 academic year, the ELPC will substantially focus its work on supporting underserved communities and advocates on matters concerning land conservation, sand mining, and resource protection in Southeastern Massachusetts. Students will also provide analysis and education on various legislative/regulatory initiatives. The Fellow or PIR will focus on developing and managing a docket of cases or projects in the realm of land use and environmental policy, legislation, and regulation, including advocacy.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Eligible candidates must possess a JD.

• Admission to the Massachusetts Bar, or qualification to be admitted to the Massachusetts Bar within six months of start date, is required.

• Successful Clinical Fellow candidates will have at least 2-5 years of relevant legal experience, and Practitioner in Residence candidates will have 5 years or more of relevant legal experience involving environmental, energy, land use, municipal or administrative law and/or legislative and regulatory drafting and advocacy.

The First Amendment Clinic is hiring a Fellow for the 2025-2026 academic year. This is a one-year position, with an anticipated start date between July 15, 2025, and August 22, 2025, with the possibility of renewal for a second year depending on performance and funding.

The University of Illinois College of Law launched the First Amendment Clinic in 2023 with the support of the Stanton Foundation. The Clinic works to defend and advance the rights of free speech, press, assembly and petition through litigation and advocacy, while providing law students with practice and real-world experience to become leaders on First Amendment issues.

The Clinic takes on a wide array of matters including defending individuals exercising their right to dissenting political speech, advancing litigation on behalf of journalists to gain access to vital information, pursuing claims arising out of retaliation for First Amendment-protected speech, and advocating for the rights of citizens to openly critique government entities and officials. The Clinic represents individuals and organizations across the Midwest whose viewpoints span the political spectrum.

For more information, and to apply, please follow the link here: https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/13659?c=illinois&referralToken=MX8lYTz4-EapwaM-jNL-bA

Texas A&M University School of Law invites applications for a Director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic. This is a full-time, 11-month position on the Academic Professional Track (APT), not the tenure-track. Depending on experience, the successful candidate may have a title of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor. The anticipated start date is between June 1 to August 1, 2025, but could also be as late as December 2025 (before the spring semester starts in January 2026).

The successful candidate will practice law, work with other clinic attorneys, and teach and supervise law clinic students to represent low-income clients.

Responsibilities:

-Trains and supervises law students to provide excellent legal representation.

-Represents clients and handles client load when students are unavailable.

-Reviews, edits, and approves letters, emails, pleadings, memos, documents, and trial notebooks produced by students.

-Advises students through the different stages of client representation, including interviews and engagement, strategy, research and other fact-finding, drafting and filing pleadings, writing memos, preparing for court appearances, including trials.

-Upholds and enhances the reputation of the TAMU Law and its clinical program by working with clients, community partners and students in a respectful and ethical manner.

-Provides organizational and administrative support in law clinic operations, including community and donor relations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

-Strong leadership qualities that help the Knowledge of legal research systems.

-Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

-Strong verbal and written communication skills. -

Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.

-Ability to supervise law students and assign and review their work.

-Ability to teach in classroom and one-on-one.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and at least five years of experience in legal practice, with a minimum of 3 years in immigration work.

Application Instructions

Applicants may submit a cover letter, CV, Personal Statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching and service, as applicable, and professional references at http://apply.interfolio.com/163376

Questions regarding this position should be sent to Lori Rogde at lrogde@law.tamu.edu

The Yale Law School Center for Private Law seeks applications for a Clinical Fellow in Private Law. The Clinical Fellow would also serve as the Director of the Private Law Clinic at Yale Law School for the duration of the fellowship. The fellowship will begin by August 2025 at the latest and extend over two academic years, with the possibility of renewing the post for a third. Pay and benefits will track the Law School's practices. Applications received by April 25 will be given priority.

The Fellow will work alongside the Center's director, Daniel Markovits, to teach the Private Law Clinic during the academic semester. Duties will include designing and co-teaching the weekly two hour seminar, supervising students on a regular basis, helping select the matters the clinic will take up, and coordinating with outside attorneys on both the substance of the matters and the feedback they provide our students.

Throughout its work, the Clinic aims to deploy private law doctrines in the public interest and/or to apply useful ideas from legal theory to push for improvements to existing doctrine. By way of example, students may find themselves seeking redress for the victims of cryptocurrency scams, arguing for heightened tort duties owed to people with disabilities, or researching contract theories that can be used to combat exploitative or deceptive medical bills. In our seminar, we also tackle specific issues within private law doctrine and theory (e.g., the rights of third-party contract beneficiaries or the relationship between statutory and common-law tort liability). The details of the clinic’s docket and the topics covered in seminar remain somewhat open, however, and will depend on the Fellow's interests and expertise, as well as on student input.

While an ambition to become a law professor is not required, the fellowship is designed to support someone who would like to move from practice into a university appointment, as either a clinical or an academic professor. In addition to co-teaching the Clinic alongside the Clinical Fellow, the Center's director will engage with the Fellow's research and academic work in the service of helping the Fellow to develop as a scholar and teacher.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest and a CV by email to Daniel.Markovits@Yale.edu and to Patricia.Milardo@Yale.edu with the subject line “Clinical Fellowship Application.”

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran. Inquiries concerning Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).

Texas A&M University School of Law invites applications for one non-tenure track position. This is a full-time 11-month position. The anticipated start date is May 1, 2025.

The successful candidate will practice law, work with other clinic attorneys, and teach and supervise law clinic students to represent low-income clients in cases in Tarrant and the surrounding counties.

Responsibilities:

-Trains and supervises law students to provide excellent legal representation.

-Represents clients and handles client load when students are unavailable.

-Reviews, edits, and approves letters, emails, pleadings, memos, documents, and trial notebooks produced by students.

-Advises students through the different stages of client representation, including interviews and engagement, strategy, research and other fact-finding, drafting and filing pleadings, writing memos, preparing for court appearances, including trials.

-Upholds and enhances the reputation of the TAMU Law and its clinical program by working with clients, community partners and students in a respectful and ethical manner.

-Provides organizational and administrative support in law clinic operations, including community and donor relations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

-Strong leadership qualities that help the Knowledge of legal research systems.

-Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

-Strong verbal and written communication skills. -

Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.

-Ability to supervise law students and assign and review their work.

-Ability to teach in classroom and one-on-one.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at least five years of experience in legal practice, a minimum of 3 of those years should have experience in defense work.

Licensed by State Bar of Texas for a minimum of 5 years.

Application Instructions

Applicants may submit a cover letter, CV, Personal Statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching and service, as applicable, and professional references at http://apply.interfolio.com/163376

Questions regarding this position should be sent to Lori Rogde at lrogde@law.tamu.edu

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for a two-year visiting assistant professor to teach first year Legal Analysis, Research and Writing beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. Washburn Law’s nationally ranked legal writing program follows the typical structure for legal writing courses: objective or predictive writing in the first semester and persuasive writing and advocacy in the second semester. Both courses are three credit hours. The selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence, including a dedication to developing teaching practices that engage students from all backgrounds.

The School of Law moved into its new, state-of-the-art building in July 2023. The building features classrooms equipped with up-to-date recording technology, including closed captioning; a green room recording studio; and beautiful trial and appellate courtrooms.

The Washburn campus is located blocks from the historic state capitol. Topeka features affordable housing; beautiful, historic neighborhoods with well-maintained parks; and a nationally recognized public library. It is also the home of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Site.

For the full position description and instructions for how to apply through Washburn's job portal, please visit: https://careers.washburn.edu/jobs/a04cb779-487f-42f7-b448-714d7bb5105e

If you have questions about this position, please contact Michelle Ewert, chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee and Director of the Washburn Law Clinic, at michelle.ewert@washburn.edu or (785)670-1681.

The Immigration Law Clinic (ILC) at Washington University School of Law seeks a full-time Legal Fellow for up to a two-year term.

The ILC’s mission is to educate tomorrow’s lawyers in cross-cultural and trauma-informed practices, to impart essential lawyering skills through hands-on practice, to empower students to become future leaders and defenders of justice, and to provide high-quality legal services to the region’s immigrant communities. The Fellow will assist in all aspects of this mission, by providing direct representation and supervising student learning and work.

Under the direction of the ILC Director, the Fellow will be expected to: (1) engage in direct client representation including intake/ case evaluation, case planning, client interviewing, drafting, filing, and court appearances; (2) help supervise law students’ casework; and (3) assist with clinic program development and coalition building. If retained for a second year, the Fellow may also participate in the planning and teaching of the clinic seminar class.

Required Qualifications:

• A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Admitted or eligible to practice law in Missouri (i.e., must be a member of the Missouri bar, able to become a member within 6 months of starting the position, or eligible for a Certificate to Supervise students as a law teacher pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13.06).
• Two years of legal practice (law school clinic work will be considered part of practice).
• Excellent research, analytical, communication, organizational, and writing skills.
• Strong inter-personal skills, including cross-cultural communication.
• Enthusiasm for working with students and encouraging their professional growth.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including in classroom settings.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Spanish proficiency.
• Experience in immigration law (particularly asylum, family-based, and/ or removal).
• Intention to practice or teach immigration law in a professional capacity.

Terms: This is a full-time one-year position, which may be extended for a second year. The position is in-person and located in St. Louis, Missouri. The start date is negotiable but should be between July 7th and August 4th, 2025. Salary commensurate with experience and competitive with fellowship positions at other top U.S. law schools. Excellent Washington University benefits.

Application Requirements: Apply online at www.jobs.wustl.edu (job number JR88077). Along with the other required materials, please upload a cover letter, resume, and at least two references. For questions, email Katie Meyer at katiehmeyer@wustl.edu. Applications considered on a rolling basis; for fullest consideration, apply by April 20, 2025.

Washington University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.