The DirectorClinical Professor will supervise student representation of clients and be responsible for meeting regularly mentoring and advising the students. The DirectorClinical Professor will select cases for the clinic will be responsible for directing the course of the students cases and will ensure that the clinics clients are adequately and professionally represented. For some matters this will entail supervising student work. For other matters the DirectorClinical Professor will be more directly involved in the representation. Additionally the DirectorClinical Professor will teach the seminar component of the Domestic Violence Clinic to students participating in the clinic.
We expect the clinical professor to work closely with students on all aspects of their work and responsibilities include:
• Meeting regularly with law students and social work interns and supervising their work • Attending all court appearances depositions mediations and other case related activities with law students • Teaching the classroom component of the clinic • Implementing the clinic guidelines and policies related to supervision and representation • Participating in other meetings and activities of the clinical program and law school
Clinical faculty positions at Texas Law are nine-month appointments with nine-month pay starting at $147,596 depending on experience. Additionally the successful candidate will have the option of providing summer coverage of cases or contracting out summer coverage of the cases. This position is full-time and non-tenure track with an initial one-year appointment followed by three-year rolling presumptively renewable appointments.
The successful candidate will join a robust community of over 25 experienced faculty members who teach in the clinical program. The clinical faculty meet regularly to discuss best practices in clinical teaching course design and other relevant issues and it is a collegial and supportive group.
About the Domestic Violence Clinic
The Domestic Violence Clinic is a one-semester course offered in the fall and spring semesters to second and third-year law students. Students in the Domestic Violence Clinic represent victims of domestic violence with a variety of legal issues.
A client-centered holistic approach is taken to case representation. In addition to law students the clinic provides an internship opportunity for social work interns from the UT School of Social Work. These interns are supervised in their practice by a social worker who is employed by the law school. The role of the social work intern is to support the clinic clients in their experience with legal representation and connect the clients to resources.
The clinic represents survivors of domestic violence primarily in two types of cases:
• Civil litigation in Travis County, Texas, such as protective orders, divorces, personal injury suits, and suits affecting the parent-child relationship • Parole cases in review by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
The clinic represents survivors of domestic abuse who are incarcerated in Texas for offenses related to their victimization in front of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Member in good standing of the Texas Bar or eligible to waive into the Texas Bar required.
A minimum of seven years of litigation experience representing survivors of domestic violence.
Experience supervising and mentoring law students and/or junior attorneys.
Familiarity with clinical teaching methods preferred.
Teaching experience preferred.
To apply, submit a cover letter, résumé, contact information for at least three professional references, and a writing sample. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.