Clinical Teaching Fellow for the Community Development Clinic
This public interest fellowship program offers practicing attorneys exposure to law school clinical teaching. For more information about UBalt's clinical program and the Community Development Clinic, please go here: http://law.ubalt.edu/clinics/index.cfm.
The Community Development Clinic is a transactional law clinic that serves under-resourced communities. The full-time, year-round, 3-year public interest fellowship program offers superb mentorship and training as the Fellow transitions from law practice to law faculty, providing intensive support in the areas of clinical pedagogy, academic writing, and more. The CDC Fellow will join a cohort of approximately nine Fellows, each of whom teaches in a different clinic; many former Fellows have moved into long-term teaching positions at other institutions after completing their Fellowship. Because we value the diversity of our faculty and student body, we welcome all qualified candidates, including members of communities that are traditionally under-represented in the legal profession and academia.
The CDC provides transactional, regulatory, and other non-litigation advice to community-based nonprofit groups, to small businesses headed by low-income entrepreneurs, and to social enterprises, cooperatives, and other clients with challenging and unmet legal needs. Law students serve CDC clients as “first-chair" attorneys and receive 6 academic credits for their course work and client work. The Fellow's duties include guiding and supporting law students as they engage in client service for the first time; co-teaching the weekly seminar with other CDC faculty, including CDC Director Jaime Lee; and engaging with the local community to learn about its legal needs. During winter and summer breaks in the academic calendar, when students are not enrolled, the Fellow also covers client matters, including matters for other clinics that are within the Fellow’s expertise; handles additional CDC and clinical program duties as assigned; and develops their academic writing.
This position is a full-time, year-round contractual appointment for three years. Because the CDC serves evening students, the Fellow will teach at least one evening each week during the fall and spring semesters, with daytime hours adjusted accordingly.
For more details about the Fellows’ Program, please view our website at http://law.ubalt.edu/clinics/fellows/ .
Qualifications: Two years or more years of legal practice in transactional, small business, nonprofit, regulatory, employment, and/or community lawyering; exceptional listening and collaboration skills; a demonstrated interest in working for low-income clients and communities; and an interest in mentoring and/or teaching. Be a member of the Maryland Bar or be licensed in another state and willing to become administratively certified as a clinic supervising attorney under the Maryland Rules.
Salary: The current salary is $70,000. The position includes full benefits, including retirement (while subject to change, in past years this has included a generous match) and tuition remission.
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