Assistant or Associate Professor of Law, Community Economic Development Clinic.

University of Denver•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Denver Sturm College of Law seeks applications from candidates for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor of Law to direct its Community Economic Development Clinic (CEDC). One of seven clinics within the law school’s nationally recognized Student Law Office, the CEDC supports community-based revitalization and economic development initiatives by providing free legal services to nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and other community-based enterprises across a range of areas, including: drafting documents relating to business entity formation; assisting nonprofit organizations with applications for tax-exempt status; drafting and reviewing contracts; counseling nonprofit organizations and small businesses; and working with federal, state, and local governmental agencies. Students in the CEDC work closely with clients while developing core transactional, advisory, and regulatory practice skills transferable across a wide range of legal settings, including legal analysis, client counseling and communication, legal drafting, research and planning, project management, advocacy, collaboration, and navigating group dynamics in community-based work. We seek candidates with J.D. degrees (or their equivalents), outstanding academic records, relevant professional experience, and the capacity to make future outstanding contributions in the realms of scholarship, teaching, and public engagement. Founded in 1892, the Sturm College of Law is a national leader in experiential learning and interdisciplinary legal study. Located in one of the nation’s most dynamic and beautiful cities, the Sturm College of Law features a faculty of outstanding and nationally recognized scholar-teachers, an accomplished student body, a highly talented and dedicated staff, and roughly 17,000 alumni who have achieved careers of distinction in law, business, government, public interest, and other professional domains. A private Research 1 university dedicated to the public good, the University of Denver offers more than 300 academic programs and serves roughly 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Requirements

J.D. degree (or its equivalent)
Outstanding academic record
Relevant professional experience in counseling small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and/or community organizations
The capacity to make future outstanding contributions in the realms of scholarship, teaching, and public engagement

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge and experience with a variety of teaching methods
Outstanding teaching skills
Initiative and ability to work independently

Responsibilities

Engage in outstanding and innovative teaching, imparting relevant doctrine knowledge and professional skills.
Undertake research and publish scholarly works; participate in faculty workshops, conferences, lectures, and other scholarly events; read and comment upon faculty works-in-progress; and publicize their scholarship to relevant internal and external audiences.
Contribute institutional service to the law school, the University, their particular legal field(s), the profession, and the public good.