Associate Director of Clinical Legal Education and Assistant Professor of Clinical Legal Education ? Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Duquesne University
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Posted: 04-Feb-25
Location: Duquesne University
Internal Number: 162895
Position Number: 330516
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University invites applications for the position of Associate Director and Assistant Professor of Clinical Legal Education to begin July 1, 2025. The successful candidate will be appointed as a 12-month, renewable, 405(c), non-tenure-track faculty member. The Associate Director?s primary responsibility will be to design, teach and serve as a supervising attorney for an IOLTA qualified clinic and to assist the Director of Clinical Legal Education in the daily operations and programmatic development for the Tribone Center for Clinical Legal Education. This includes assisting with oversight of the clinical program as well as coordinating within internal and external partners to enhance the clinical program.
An IOLTA qualified clinic is one that provide services for civil legal needs of low-income individuals. The clinic must provide direct legal services for actions where there is no right to counsel nor can they be fee generating. We welcome applications from candidates across all areas of law that could teach an IOLTA qualified clinic. Examples of IOLTA qualified clinics include:
·Elder Law Clinic
·Wills and Healthcare Decisions Clinic
·Immigration Clinic
·Landlord/Tenant Clinic
·Health Law Clinic
·Disability Rights Clinic
·Unemployment Law Clinic
·Employment/Labor Law Clinic
Currently, we do not have a need for a Family Law Clinic or Education Law Clinic.
Admission to the practice of law within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the ability to be admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania upon hiring.
Preferred Qualification:
Law school teaching experience as a full-time member of a clinical education program or in bar preparation, legal writing, academic support, or some other capacity that required an emphasis on analyzing and applying the law or teaching professional skills.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
Strong organizational skills and an ability to work with a wide range of constituents.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community and Community Partners.
Experience developing and/or maintaining curricular or programmatic materials.
Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes commitment to the University?s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University?s Mission. Additionally, applicants must have demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others).
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.
Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Duquesne University uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter/letter of intent, resume, and contact information for three professional references.
The letter of intent should include the type of clinical course they are interested in offering as well as comments on ability to teach in flexible environments, including online, hybrid, and in-person classroom settings.
Duquesne University is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse faculty that reflects contemporary society, serves our academic mission and enriches our campus community. As a charter member of the Ohio, Western PA and West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), we encourage applicants from members of underrepresented groups, and support dual-career couples.
Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Its Mission Statement commits the University to ?serving God by serving students through commitment to excellence in liberal and professional education, through a profound concern for moral and spiritual values, through the maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity, and through service to the Church, the community, the nation and the world. Applicants for this position should describe how they might support and contribute to the mission.
Motivated by its Catholic and Spiritan identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.
Duquesne University, a private, Catholic institution, prides itself on being mission-centered and mission-driven. Our employees contribute to our culture of academic excellence and our mission of serving God by serving students. In turn, they enjoy a supportive working environment that values individual talents, encourages teamwork and rewards accomplishments.
A nationally ranked top-tier university, Duquesne has established a legacy of excellence in liberal and professional education. Our 14:1 student-faculty ratio allows our students to work closely with expert faculty. Duquesne has also won accolades and recognition among the nation’s top 20 small research schools for our research initiatives and faculty productivity.
Situated on a 50-acre campus within the city, Duquesne provides a small-town feel in an urban setting. The Pittsburgh region offers a variety of cultural, education and professional opportunities, as well as a safe and affordable lifestyle.
We strive to attract, recruit and retain a dynamic, diverse workforce. Our employees benefit from an array of campus resources that provide convenience and cost savings, including a variety of dining options, a full-ser...vice Starbucks, a retail bank and credit union, a fitness center and year-round wellness programs and onsite parking. Employees also may take advantage of the many educational, cultural and sporting events sponsored by the university.