Visiting Lecturer - Immigration Clinic
- Employer
- University of Washington School of Law
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Jun 14, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Professional Fields, Law & Legal Studies
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The University of Washington School of Law seeks applications
for a Visiting Clinician to oversee and teach the Immigration
Clinic during the 2022-23 academic year. The Immigration
Clinic provides legal representation to indigent immigrants and
refugees, while also providing students with invaluable hands-on
lawyering experience. In addition to direct representation,
students engage in policy advocacy, community outreach, and
community education. Faculty and students in the clinic have
represented immigrants in removal proceedings, detained immigrants
with final orders of removal who are being held indefinitely in
government custody, and assisted minors in removal proceedings
seeking to adjust to lawful permanent resident status through
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), including related
representation before family courts. The clinic has also worked
with people on complicated affirmative petitions for
naturalization, including disability waivers and appeals of
naturalization denials. Faculty and students represent
immigrants before USCIS, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA),
Federal District Courts and the 9th Cir. Court of Appeals.
The immigration clinic has a great collaborative working
relationship with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP),
the state’s primary provider of immigration legal services to
low-income immigrants and refugees and has largely taken its case
load from NWIRP referrals.
The Immigration Clinic is one of UW Law’s nine (9) in house
clinics. The clinical team includes 9 full-time faculty, 4
staff attorneys, 1 fellows, and 3 administrators. The
immigration clinic visitor will teach the seminar component of the
clinic, supervise clinical students and together with students and
community stakeholders, shape the docket.
Candidates should have extensive experience advocating on behalf of
immigrants and asylum seekers. The Clinical Instructor will be
responsible for:
- Forming relationships and pursuing collaborative projects with community organizations, service providers, and advocacy groups, among others.
- Supervising and mentoring law students and expanding the clinic's strategic litigation and advocacy docket.
- Manage the operational and administrative tasks involved in case and community project work.
- Supervising clinical students on cases and projects and teaching students a broad range of lawyering skills including research and writing, legal and policy analysis, problem-solving, and oral advocacy.
- Working in conjunction with the Associate Dean for Experiential Education to ensure the quality of student work product.
Basic Qualifications
JD and 3 or more years of related legal practice. Admission to a
state bar and experience in Immigration Court.
Additional Qualifications
- Experience advancing immigrants' rights and a strong understanding of its intersectionality with other areas of law, including criminal law, constitutional law, and administrative law.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, and organizational skills are required.
- Experience in removal defense and asylum practice is strongly preferred.
- Clinical teaching experience is preferred.
Additional Information
This is a term appointment currently expected to last 9 months from
date of hire.
Time Status
Full-time
EEO Statement
Current EEO Statement set by University of
Washington
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
Application Process
Applications should include:
Please submit applications electronically at
https://ap.washington.edu/ahr/position-details/?job_id=96312. The committee will begin reviewing applications on June 20th, 2022. The position will remain open until filled. Appointment to commence on September 16, 2022. Please send queries about this position to Associate Dean Christine Cimini (ccimini@uw.edu).
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