Part-Time Clinical Professor, Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, TX

32d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Texas School of Law seeks to hire a part-time clinical professor to teach in its Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic (ECDC). The successful candidate may choose either a half-time or three-quarter-time appointment and will work alongside the clinic’s existing faculty, Professor Frances Leos Martinez, Clinic Director, and Professor Heather Way. The clinical professor will supervise students in their representation of clients and will meet regularly with students to mentor and advise them. The clinical professor will be responsible for ensuring that the clinic’s clients receive competent and professional representation. The professor will also collaborate with the clinic faculty in all aspects of the clinic’s work, including teaching portions of the clinic’s weekly seminar, selecting cases and projects, and participating in activities of the broader clinical program. Clinical faculty positions at Texas Law are nine-month appointments. This position is a part-time, non-tenure-track clinical faculty appointment, with all accompanying health and other benefits. Depending on the needs of the clinic’s operations, cases and projects, an additional part-time summer appointment may be available. The clinical professor will join a close community of over 25 faculty members who teach in Texas Law’s clinical program. The salary range for this half-time position is $75,000 - $86,000 for nine months, depending on experience. The salary for a three-quarter-time appointment will be adjusted proportionally. Any summer appointment would be compensated separately on a pro rata basis. About the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic The ECDC provides pro bono transactional legal representation to small businesses, social enterprises, creatives, nonprofit organizations, collectives, cooperatives, and community groups in Texas. The clinic’s clients are community enterprises that strengthen their communities by creating jobs, producing and preserving affordable housing, expanding asset-building opportunities for people with low incomes, and providing innovative and valuable goods and services. The ECDC has a dual mission: educating law students and serving low-income communities through the practice of transactional law. More information about the ECDC is available at: https://law.utexas.edu/clinics/ecdc/

Requirements

Membership in good standing with the State Bar of Texas or eligibility for admission to the Texas Bar without examination
At least six years of transactional law experience in one or more relevant practice areas, such as corporate law, nonprofit or tax law, community economic development, microenterprise, intellectual property, or real estate
Experience supervising and mentoring law students or junior attorneys
Familiarity with clinical teaching methods

Nice To Haves

Prior teaching experience
Experience working with community groups

Responsibilities

Supervise students in their representation of clients
Meet regularly with students to mentor and advise them
Ensure that the clinic’s clients receive competent and professional representation
Collaborate with the clinic faculty in all aspects of the clinic’s work, including teaching portions of the clinic’s weekly seminar, selecting cases and projects, and participating in activities of the broader clinical program