BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, a top-tier law school with an international reputation, is a community of leading legal scholars, teachers, students and alumni, dedicated to providing one of the finest legal educations in the world. Since our doors opened in 1872, we have welcomed qualified individuals, without regard to background or belief. The breadth and depth of our curriculum and scholarship as well as our innovative spirit are distinctive in American legal education.
Boston University School of Law is seeking to hire a full-time Lecturer / Clinical Instructor to teach in the Civil Litigation & Justice Program (the “Program”). This civil litigation Program is located at Greater Boston Legal Services, the premier legal-aid organization in Massachusetts. The School of Law believes that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our academic programs. To that end, we are especially eager to hear from applicants who support our institutional commitment to BU as an inclusive, equitable, and diverse community.
The Program has three separate clinics. In each clinic, students engage in individual representation of poverty law clients. In the semester-long Employment Rights Clinic (ERC), students focus on employment law cases. In the full-year Individual Rights Litigation (IRL) Clinic, students spend a year representing clients in a range of cases, including employment, family, disability and housing cases. In the full-year Access to Justice (A2J) Clinic, students spend one semester working on the same cases as the IRL Clinic, and one semester on access to justice system-change projects. Faculty train students in cultural humility, client interviewing, client-centered counseling, negotiation and all aspects of litigation (e.g. discovery, motion practice, hearings, negotiation, trials).
The Lecturer will teach in the Program and supervise students in both litigation and student access to justice projects. Their primary responsibilities will be to supervise and train law students with client matters, teach and develop curricular materials for the Program’s seminars, and support the Program’s access to justice work, including student access to justice projects.
Required Skills
The ideal candidate is a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar or is eligible for membership via admission by motion, with at least four years of experience in related litigation. Excellent litigation skills, along with research and writing skills, are required. Experience with cultural humility work, access to justice work, poverty law, or clinical legal education is considered a plus.
Candidates should have proven trial experience, superior research and writing skills, a strong commitment to public interest lawyering, outstanding interpersonal skills, flexibility, a passion for access to justice work, and work well as part of a team. The ability to work sensitively with a diverse population of clients, students, and staff is essential. This position is a non-tenure track Lecturer/Clinical Instructor appointment to a two-year contract, which may be renewed for an additional year. The ideal start date is July 1, 2020.
_ DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BU WEBSITE_
HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should email a letter of interest and a resume to Professor Naomi Mann at lclinic2@bu.edu. If applicants are unable to email, applications can be mailed to Professor Naomi Mann, Boston University School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply early. Applications received on or before April 24, 2020 will be given full consideration.
To learn more about the law school, visit our website at www.bu.edu/law, and to learn more about the Program, please visit https://www.bu.edu/law/current-students/jd-student-resources/experiential-learning/clinics/civil-litigation-program/. If you have specific questions about the position, contact Professor Naomi Mann at nmann@bu.edu.
Boston University School of Law is committed to faculty diversity and welcomes expressions of interest from diverse applicants.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Required Experience
The ideal candidate is a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar or is eligible for membership via admission by motion, with at least four years of experience in related litigation. Excellent litigation skills, along with research and writing skills, are required. Experience with cultural humility work, access to justice work, poverty law, or clinical legal education is considered a plus.
Candidates should have proven trial experience, superior research and writing skills, a strong commitment to public interest lawyering, outstanding interpersonal skills, flexibility, a passion for access to justice work, and work well as part of a team. The ability to work sensitively with a diverse population of clients, students, and staff is essential. This position is a non-tenure track Lecturer/Clinical Instructor appointment to a two-year contract, which may be renewed for an additional year. The ideal start date is July 1, 2020.
_ DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THE BU WEBSITE_
HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants should email a letter of interest and a resume to Professor Naomi Mann at lclinic2@bu.edu. If applicants are unable to email, applications can be mailed to Professor Naomi Mann, Boston University School of Law, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply early. Applications received on or before April 24, 2020 will be given full consideration.
To learn more about the law school, visit our website at www.bu.edu/law, and to learn more about the Program, please visit https://www.bu.edu/law/current-students/jd-student-resources/experiential-learning/clinics/civil-litigation-program/. If you have specific questions about the position, contact Professor Naomi Mann at nmann@bu.edu.
Boston University School of Law is committed to faculty diversity and welcomes expressions of interest from diverse applicants.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.