Assistant / Associate Professor (Clinical) or Associate Professor (Tenure-Line) for College of Law Medical-legal Partnership Clinic

New Position to Begin: 7/1/2025

Details

The faculty of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is excited to invite applications for an Assistant/ Associate Professor (Clinical) to run a medical-legal partnership clinic. Applicants may choose to be considered for either a tenure track or non-tenure track position – please specify in your cover letter which you would like to be considered for. Non-tenure track faculty enjoy long-term, presumptively renewable contracts.

Qualifications for the position include a J.D., LLM , and/or S.J.D., a strong academic record, capacity for scholarly merit, proven or potential teaching distinction, and a license to practice law in the State of Utah or the ability to obtain a Utah license.

Special Instructions for Candidates

Please Apply At: https://employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-city-ut/assistant-associate-professor-clinical-or-associate-professor-tenure-line-for-college-of-law-medical-legal-partnership-clinic/665A6EDC14324196B17EE608790E4071/job/

Required Documents to Upload:

1. Cover Letter – Please specify if you’d like to be considered for a tenure track or non-tenure track position
2. Curriculum Vitae

Assistant / Associate Professor (Clinical) or Associate Professor (Tenure-Line) for College of Law Asylum/Refugee Clinic

New Position to Begin: 7/1/2025

Details

The faculty of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is excited to invite applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor (Clinical) to run an asylum/refugee clinic. Applicants may choose to be considered for either a tenure track or non-tenure track position – please specify in your cover letter which you would like to be considered for. Non-tenure track faculty enjoy long-term, presumptively renewable contracts.

Qualifications for the position include a J.D., LLM , and/or S.J.D., a strong academic record, capacity for scholarly merit, proven or potential teaching distinction, and a license to practice law in the State of Utah or the ability to obtain a Utah license.

Special Instructions for Candidates

Please Apply At: https://employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-city-ut/assistant-associate-professor-clinical-or-associate-professor-tenure-line-for-college-of-law-asylumrefugee-clinic/2C121FA20B3243E2A56AA65B4F5DED90/job/

Required Documents to Upload:

1. Cover Letter – Please specify if you’d like to be considered for a tenure track or non-tenure track position
2. Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professor/ Professor of Law

New Position to Begin: 7/1/2025

Details

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor of Law (tenure track) or Professor of Law (tenured) beginning academic year 2025-2026. Qualifications for the position include a legal degree, an exemplary academic record, demonstrated scholarly merit, and, for the latter position, proven teaching distinction. For the Associate Professor of Law position, we seek entry-level and junior lateral candidates. For the Professor of Law position, we seek experienced lateral candidates. All qualified doctrinal or clinical candidates in any substantive area of law will be considered.

Special Instructions for Candidates

Please Apply At: https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/168269

Required Documents to Upload:

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. List of References

Law School Clinical Teaching Fellows (2) – Seton Hall Law School, Fall 2024

Seton Hall University School of Law welcomes applications for Clinical Teaching Fellowships to begin in the fall of 2024. The Center for Social Justice is home to most of the Law School's clinical programs. For more details about the clinics, please visit our website at https://law.shu.edu/clinics/index.html.

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF) Clinical Teaching Fellowship is designed to launch the teaching careers of practitioners with at least 3-5 years of practice experience. The fellows will have the opportunity to co-teach with an experienced clinician and to participate in supervision rounds and discussions of clinical pedagogy with clinical teaching fellows from Rutgers Newark and Seton Hall. The fellows also will be mentored in pursuit of scholarship interests and goals. The Seton Hall Law School Center for Social Justice seeks to hire two teaching fellows, beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, as described below. The fellows will be hired for 1 year, with the possibility of continuation for an additional 1 or 2 years.

Criminal Defense and Community Advocacy Clinic – The NJSBF Clinical Teaching Fellow will assist Professor Isis Misdary, director of the clinic, with the full-year clinic. During the first year, the fellow will co-supervise students with Professor Misdary and develop and assist with teaching the seminar component of the clinic. The fellow will also be expected to manage a docket of cases, movement lawyering projects and advocacy reports during the summer. Minimum requirements include a J.D. degree and membership in good standing of the Bar of any state, with the opportunity to apply for admission to New Jersey; 3 years of legal practice experience in criminal law with preference for experience in New Jersey; and the potential for teaching excellence. 

Immigrants' Rights/International Human Rights Clinic and Equal Justice Clinic – The NJSBF Clinical Teaching Fellow will assist Professor Lori Nessel, director of the Immigrants' Rights Clinic, and Professor Jenny-Brooke Condon, director of the Equal Justice Clinic. During the first year, the fellow will co-supervise students with Professors Nessel and Condon and assist with teaching the seminar component of the clinics. The fellow will also be expected to manage a docket of cases and advocacy reports during the summer. Minimum requirements include a J.D. degree and membership in good standing of the Bar of any state, with the opportunity to apply for admission to New Jersey; 3 years of legal practice experience with preference for experience in New Jersey and in substantive areas related to the clinics' work, including immigration, criminal law, and civil rights; and the potential for teaching excellence.

Please email Lori Outzs Borgen, Director of the Center for Social Justice, at lori.borgen@shu.edu with any questions about the fellowship.  Applications should be submitted through the Seton Hall University "jobs" page, found here.  Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Associate Research Scholar / Clinical Fellow

Salary: $120,000-130,000

Description

Columbia Law School seeks an experienced lawyer with a background in criminal defense and a strong interest in community lawyering and clinical teaching to join the Criminal Defense Clinic as the Clinic's Associate Research Scholar / Clinical Fellow, beginning in January 2024.

 

The Criminal Defense Clinic works with students to become visionary attorneys working in criminal law advocacy. Students represent individuals facing misdemeanor charges in New York City courts. The students engage in a team-based advocacy projects supporting grassroots organizations working towards minimizing reliance on misdemeanor regulation and surveillance, developing safety alternatives, or addressing the impacts of criminalization.  The course engages in practice and analyses of criminal law that center discussion of intensively regulated low-income communities, racial justice, local power hierarchies and the role of misdemeanor legal regulation. The course asks students to consider how lawyers work in criminal law towards a transformative vision of more humane cities.

The Clinical Fellow will work in the Criminal Defense Clinic, with its director and students in criminal law advocacy. They will do this through a range of activities including intensive supervision in criminal defense representation, implementing and supervising clinical projects, syllabus development, teaching, and scholarly research.

The Clinical Fellow will contribute to Columbia’s public interest, clinical and public defense community. Over the course of their appointment, they will undertake increasing responsibility in the Clinic, including designing and teaching clinic seminars; developing individual representation priorities and litigation strategies, building and leading clinic projects in partnership with grassroots organizations and impacted communities; providing close supervision, guidance, and feedback to teams of students working on those projects; and conducting scholarly research and writing. The Clinical Fellow will be provided extensive professional, teaching, practice, and scholarship mentoring from the Clinic Director and other senior staff at the Clinic.
The duration of the appointment is for a period of three years, which may be renewable for up to two years based on performance. This is a non-tenure track position. The Associate Research Scholar / Clinical Fellow will hold the University title of Associate Research Scholar. They will also hold a secondary instructional appointment, pending faculty approval, as a Lecturer in Law for each semester in which they teach in the Clinic.
Applicants should submit: (a) a letter of interest, describing the applicant’s qualifications and interest in the position (Cover Letter); (b) a one page statement of the applicant’s vision of transformative criminal legal work and clinical education, primary areas of scholarly interest and practice; (c) a curriculum vitae; (d) a law school transcript; (e) two letters of recommendation; and (f) the names of no more than three additional references.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

•       J.D.

•       Currently in good standing as a member of the NY bar or ability to be so by January 2025.

•       Strong academic qualifications

•       A minimum of three to five years of experience working as an attorney in indigent defense.

Preferred Qualifications:

•       A deep commitment to rigorous, pragmatic, creative, and self-reflective social justice and criminal defense work;

•       A deep commitment to teaching and mentoring new generations of advocates, a passion for education, and a strong interest in pedagogy theory and practice;

•       Strong interest and ability in challenging existing norms and methods in the criminal defense field, and an interest in pursuing new interdisciplinary and critical research and scholarship;

•       A strong education in and awareness of critiques of criminal defense, and a commitment to integrating those critiques into expanding the practice;

•       Experience, initiative, and ability to undertake independent research;

•       Substantive legal and practical knowledge of state level criminal defense;

•       Strong interest and commitment to fostering an inclusive, welcoming, and supportive environment within the clinic, as well as to empowering others to bring their full identities, backgrounds, and perspectives to seminars and projects;

•       Interest in exploring the wide range of tactics and tools employed in community lawyering, and commitment to the strategic use of these to challenge existing injustices and hierarchies, including within criminal law itself;

•       Project, team, and time management skills, and excellent interpersonal skills; and

•       Deep personal commitment and ability to work in mutually empowering, collaborative, and respectful partnerships.

Application Instructions

Apply at https://apply.interfolio.com/150030

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but are strongly encouraged to be submitted by September 1, 2024.

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applicants for a tenured/tenure-track position to teach in the Washburn Law Clinic and to teach complementary doctrinal courses, beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. We are particularly interested in applicants qualified to teach the Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law Clinic. 

Washburn Law has a unitary tenure track with scholarship support including summer writing stipends, year-round research assistants, and funding for travel to conferences. This nine-month tenured/tenure-track position is one of four open tenured/tenure-track positions in the School of Law.  

 

Founded in 1970, Washburn University School of Law’s in-house, live client clinical program has been an integral part of the law school curriculum staffed by tenured and tenure-track positions. Washburn Law Clinic practice areas include Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law, Family Justice & Immigration, Criminal Defense, and Civil Practice. The Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law section has historically represented clients in matters involving entity formation, tax exempt status, intellectual property, and governing documents and has been actively involved in conducting community education events and other community projects.

 

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/associate-professor-small-business-and-nonprofit-transactional-law-clinic-topeka-kansas-united-states

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 University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (“UC Law San Francisco,” formerly “UC Hastings”) seeks to hire an entry-level or lateral tenure-track faculty member to be a productive and impactful scholar and to establish and teach an in-house transactional clinic. As part of UC Law’s Community Justice Clinics, the clinic should serve disenfranchised and disempowered clients and communities while teaching students about the law, legal practice and the role of the law in the quest for social justice.  The start date for the position is July 1, 2025. 

We are interested in applications from entry-level candidates and from professors with experience in the academy. Applicants should have a serious interest in UC Law San Francisco and living in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Candidates should send a CV, statement of research and teaching interests, a one- to two-page transactional clinic proposal, prior course evaluations (if available), and representative publications in .pdf format to Professor of Law John Crawford, Appointments Committee Chair (appointments2024@uclawsf.edu), with the subject heading “Faculty Position.” The clinic proposal should address in appropriate detail the candidate’s vision for the clients the clinic would serve, the range of matters to be handled, the content and approach of the clinic seminar, and the clinic’s student learning objectives. All candidates must hold a J.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree prior to start date. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. We will conduct initial screening interviews for select candidates via Zoom and/or on-campus, with a second round of on- campus interviews for leading candidates. We are considering applications on a rolling basis as of July 2024.  

UC Law San Francisco was founded in 1878 as the original law department of the University of California. Our mission is to serve “society as a center of higher learning committed to exceptional teaching, influential scholarship, and exemplary public service. We provide a rigorous, innovative, and inclusive legal education that prepares diverse students to excel as professionals, advance the rule of law, and further justice.” The law school has one of the top-ranked clinical programs in the country and a vibrant clinical teaching community. UC Law San Francisco prohibits discrimination against any person employed; seeking employment; or applying for or engaged in a paid or unpaid internship or training program leading to employment with UC Law San Francisco on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, gender transition status, sex- or gender-stereotyping, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), genetic information (including family medical history), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services, including protected veterans. This policy applies to all employment practices, including recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, merit increase, salary, training and development, demotion, and separation. 

The University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law seeks to hire two entry-level or lateral faculty members. We are seeking faculty members in the areas of Clinical Legal Education and Environmental Law. We are particularly interested in Clinical Legal Education candidates who could teach an immigration, eviction, environmental, or a family defense clinic. However, outstanding candidates who could teach other clinics will also be considered and are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates for both positions will be hired on the tenure-track or with tenure. The University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law is deeply committed to an inclusive community.

Candidates should have a Juris Doctor or equivalent degree. Additionally, a successful applicant should have a record of excellence in academia or in practice, the potential to be an outstanding teacher, and demonstrable scholarly promise.

Interested persons should apply as follows

1.              Go to: https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/search

2.              Enter the posting number for the position for which you are applying, as follows, or click the applicable link(s) below:     

• Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (Clinical Legal Education): FAC00123PO24 https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/171502

• Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (Environmental Law):  FAC00124PO24 https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/171490

3.              Click the link for the position and complete the application.

Although a formal application is required in order to be considered, candidates are welcome to contact the hiring committee with any questions regarding the application process at hiring@law.sc.edu.

The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery there from or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.

DRAKE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL invites applicants from entry level and lateral candidates for a tenure-track, tenured, or long-term contract faculty position to direct the Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year.

The Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic is a pillar of Drake’s business law program and has launched the careers of many alumni who now serve as innovators, leaders, and trusted advisors in practice. The Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic currently provides legal assistance to business startups, entrepreneurs, and community nonprofit organizations to help them establish successful for profit and nonprofit enterprises. The clinic targets entrepreneurs and innovators located in underserved Des Moines neighborhoods and rural Iowa communities who are not able to afford retained legal counsel. Candidates are welcome to reimagine the scope of the clinic to align with their teaching goals. 

The Director’s duties include supervising and advising students in the direct representation of clients. Other responsibilities include the following: docket selection and clinic design; supervision and assessment; teaching a weekly skills development seminar for clinic students; engaging in community education; and managing external grants.

Candidates must possess a J.D. or comparable law degree and be admitted, or able to satisfy the requirements for admission, to the Iowa Bar. An exceptional academic record, distinguished record of clinical teaching or extensive practice-related experience, a demonstrated capacity for excellence in teaching, supervision and assessment, and service is preferred. At least three years of practice experience is required.

The position begins July 1, 2025, and will be a twelve-month appointment. Clinical faculty appointed on the tenure-track have a reduced scholarship requirement and the same rights and responsibilities of other full-time faculty, but with an emphasis on clinical teaching, professional competence and activity, research and creative work, and University and public service.

Drake University is an equal opportunity employer. No applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information or veteran status.

Confidential review of applications will begin immediately. Applications should include (1) a letter of interest, (2) a complete CV, (3) teaching evaluations (if available), (4) the names and addresses of at least three references, and (5) a statement that indicates how an applicant demonstrates an ability to work with individuals and groups of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Applications should be sent directly to Professor Natalie Lynner, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, Drake University Law School, 2507 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311 or e-mail: natalie.lynner@drake.edu.

Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law seeks well-qualified applicants to fill a clinical faculty position overseeing the school's Generational and Ancestral Property (GAP) Clinic. The successful candidate will have practical experience and academic interest in heirs property. Candidates must possess a strong academic background and an equally strong potential for teaching excellence and service. Faulkner University is a Christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values. The Law School gives preference in hiring to qualified candidates who are members of the churches of Christ. Additionally, the law school is actively recruiting candidates who may bring greater gender, racial, and ethnic diversity to the faculty. Information regarding Faulkner Law's programs is available at law.faulkner.edu.

This is a full-time, 12-month position beginning June 1, 2025. Faculty rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Priority will be given to applications submitted by October 1, 2024.

Minimum Qualifications:
Juris Doctor from an ABA-approved institution required
Admission to the state bar of a U.S. jurisdiction with a willingness to obtain bar admission in Alabama required
Active member of the church of Christ preferred

For initial application submit:
Curriculum Vitae
Cover letter (indicating your interest in the position and the Law School's Christian identity)

To apply: https://faulkner.applicantpro.com/jobs/3415971

Questions regarding this position may be addressed to Professor Melvin L. Otey at MOtey@faulkner.edu.