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Practitioner-in-Residence | Women and the Law Clinic

Employer
American University
Location
District of Columbia, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Feb 4, 2020


American University, Washington College of Law is seeking applications for a Practitioner-in-Residence for academic year 2020-21 in the Women and the Law Clinic. American University’s in-house, “live-client” Clinical Program, comprising eleven (11) in-house clinics and serving approximately 200 students per year, is respected for its leadership in scholarship, development of clinical methodology, contributions to increasing access to justice for under-served clients and breadth of offerings. The Women and the Law Clinic handles a variety of types of cases, including Family Law, Immigration, Housing, Public Benefits, and Domestic Violence while focusing on the intersection of gender, race, and poverty.

The Practitioner-in-Residence Program, created in 1998, is a program designed to train lawyers or entry-level clinicians interested in becoming clinical teachers in the practice and theory of clinical legal education. Many graduates of the Practitioners-in-Residence program (over 25) have gone on to tenure-track teaching positions at other law schools. Practitioners supervise student casework, co-teach weekly clinic seminars and case rounds, and engage in course planning and preparation with the clinic’s tenured faculty. They also teach a course outside of the clinical curriculum. The Practitioner-in-Residence Program provides training in clinical theory and methodology and a writing workshop designed to assist Practitioners in the development of their scholarship.

Minimum qualifications include a JD degree, outstanding academic record, three years of experience as a lawyer and membership in a state bar. The salary for the position is $90,000. American University is an EEOAA employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body.

Applications that include a curriculum vitae and cover letter should be submitted online via the Interfolio portal.

Please contact Lynn Seumo, Faculty Coordinator, at seumo@wcl.american.edu if you have any questions regarding the application process and Professor Jayesh Rathod, Associate Dean for Experiential Education, jrathod@wcl.american.edu , or Ann Shalleck, Professor of Law and Director of the Women and the Law Clinic, shalleck@wcl.american.edu , for any other questions about the positions. The position will remain open until filled.

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