Boston University and MIT have joined forces to launch a new program in Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property and Cyber Law. As part of this program Boston University School of Law is seeking to hire a full-time director to lead the establishment of, and to supervise students in, a Technology and Cyber Law clinic.  The clinic will be operated in collaboration with MIT and the clients will be MIT students.

The Technology and Cyber Law Clinic director will be expected to work closely with the director of the recently established Entrepreneurship and IP Clinic. The Technology and Cyber Law clinic will provide counselling and guidance to assist student innovators to comply with laws and regulations, and respond to cease-and-desist letters and notice-and-take-down orders based on: telecommunications, privacy, data security, intellectual property, and related laws. Depending on capacity, the clinic may also provide MIT students with limited litigation and dispute resolution-related assistance. Law students in the Technology and Cyber Law Clinic will have full responsibility for all aspects of the matters they are assigned, under the supervision of the director and pro-bono attorneys who may volunteer to assist in various specialty areas. The ideal candidate for this position will be a skilled supervisor and a seasoned attorney with litigation experience relevant to cyber law matters, experience counseling clients in practical problem-solving, and openness to the new and unusual that is inherent in innovation. As the person principally responsible for the establishment and operation of the clinic, the successful candidate must also have excellent managerial skills. In addition to student supervision, the position entails developing and teaching a clinic seminar focused on conveying the skills needed for cyber law work and the knowledge required to handle assigned matters. This position is a non-tenure track Clinical Instructor, and the initial two-year contract is subject to renewal depending on funding.

Boston University School of Law is committed to faculty diversity and welcomes expressions of interest from diverse applicants.

Applicants should send a letter of interest and a resume before December 1, 2015 to Professor Michael Meurer, Chair Appointments Subcommittee, Boston University School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215. Email applications are encouraged and should be sent to lawappts@bu.edu with a subject line “Technology and Cyber Law Clinic Search”.