U.D.C. David A. Clarke School of Law - Fellowship Position, Family Law Services to Women Veterans

12 Jun 2015 12:12 PM | Laura McNally-Levine

U.D.C. David A. Clarke School of Law is pleased to announce a fellowship opportunity in the General Practice Clinic.  The fellow will supervise law students in the representation of women veterans in family law matters.

The U.D.C. David A. Clarke School of Law has an excellent and nationally ranked clinical education program.   Each law student (J.D. candidate) must complete at least two seven-credit clinics (a minimum of 700 hours of clinical work) to graduate.   Each LL.M. candidate will work closely with an experienced faculty member in a clinic to teach and supervise J.D. candidates in substantive law and practice skills.  In addition, over the course of the two-year program, Fellows in the LL.M. program will complete a culminating project in the form of a scholarly work of publishable quality or a project designed to stimulate systems change.   

The two-year LL.M. program includes coursework in clinical pedagogy, legal scholarship, public interest law, and systems change.  The focus of the program is to provide the Fellows with a foundation in clinical education practices and to strengthen their lawyering and advocacy skills.

L.L.M. candidates will receive an annual stipend of $51,157 plus benefits.

The program begins on August 1, 2015.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. 

Specific clinic descriptions are at:  http://www.law.udc.edu/?page=ClinicIntro

Admissions Process

Please submit the following:

1. A response to the following questions in no more than 1,000 words (two pages):  In your area of concentration, what systemic problems have you identified?  How do you envision using the law to transform the system?

2. Resume

3. Writing Sample

4. Law School Transcript (official)

5. Two letters of recommendation from persons with personal knowledge of your capabilities and commitment to social justice.

Please send materials, except transcript, electronically to Jordana Arias, Clinic Staff Assistant, jarias@udc.edu.  (Please enter “LL.M. Application” in the subject line.)

Mail transcript to:

Jonathan Smith, Associate Dean

Clinical and Experiential Programs 

University of the District of Columbia

David A. Clarke School of Law

4200 Connecticut Ave., N.W.

Building 52

Washington, DC  20008

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Questions?  Please contact Jonathan Smith:  jonathan.smith2@udc.edu.

Candidates should have a minimum of two years relevant practice experience and be a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any state possession, territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.  A person chosen to enter the LL.M. program who is not a member of the D.C. Bar will have to apply to waive into the D.C. Bar or otherwise apply for membership in the D.C. Bar.


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