Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor

Tulane University • New Orleans, LA

96d • $80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Tulane University Law School seeks to hire full or part time Visiting Clinical Assistant Professors in at least 2 of its seven clinical programs, including in the Domestic Violence Clinic, the Women's Prison Project, the First Amendment Clinic, and/or the Environmental Law Clinic. Run by full-time faculty, the law school's clinical programs are among the most robust experiential learning programs in the nation for law students and exemplify the University's strong culture of public service. Tulane's clinics provide a capstone learning experience for law students, while modeling the legal profession's core values and responsibilities to serve people of limited means. Through these programs, Tulane law students learn essential lawyering skills and provide free, exemplary legal representation to clients under Louisiana's student practice rule. Students enroll for a full academic year. Clinic faculty engage in hands on, intensive supervision of complex litigation requiring subject matter expertise in areas such as: 1) gender-based violence, family law, civil litigation, criminal law and practice, criminal defense and/or post-conviction practice (DV Clinic and WPP); 2) First Amendment law, federal trial practice (First Amendment Clinic); 2) environmental law, administrative law (Environmental Law Clinic), and more.

Requirements

• A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
• Three years of relevant experience
• Strong academic credentials
• Current ability to practice law in Louisiana, through active membership and good standing in the Louisiana bar and, in some cases, admission to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and trial courts within it
• Ability to collaborate with and be supervised by the Clinic Director
• Ability to produce written work of high quality and manage caseloads
• Ability to serve as an effective model for law students with respect to ethics, writing skills, oral advocacy, and commitment to excellence
• Ability to work effectively with students, clients, and community members of various backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Directly represent clinic clients
• Supervise student attorneys engaged in direct representation of clients
• Work with the respective clinic director to advance the Clinic's goals, identify docket priorities, screen and select cases, and manage student attorney workflow
• Meet regularly with student attorneys, individually and in teams, to assist their case planning, provide feedback, and support their development of lawyering skills and professional identity formation
• Perform other responsibilities as determined by the respective clinic director

Benefits

• Salary range of $80,000-$90,000 depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefit package including professional development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree