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Washington College of Law Clinical Teaching Job Announcement
The Clinical Program at American University, Washington College of Law is seeking a visiting professor or a practitioner-in-residence interested in clinical teaching to fill an opening in the Community and Economic Development Law Clinic. Students in the Community and Economic Development Law Clinic represent small neighborhood-based nonprofits and microenterprises in underserved areas of the District of Columbia. Students assist their clients in deciding on choice of entity, in gaining tax exempt status, in acquiring property and funding, in dealing with licensing and zoning issues, and in other transactional matters. The Clinic's clients include tenants' associations in public and low-rent private sector housing, transitional shelters, day care centers, and community development corporations.
The Clinic teaches students through supervision of their cases, simulations, a seminar and weekly case staffings. The candidate will supervise students in their fieldwork and case staffings, and plan classes for and teach in the seminar, all in collaboration with the faculty director of the Clinic. In addition, the candidate will participate with the other clinical faculty in the Office of Clinical Programs in periodic small seminars concerning issues in lawyering and clinical teaching. The candidate will also have the opportunity to engage in scholarly research and write for publication with the encouragement, feedback and support of interested colleagues.
The visiting or practitioner-in-residence position is for one year, beginning in the summer of 2001, to replace a professor on sabbatical. Minimum qualifications include outstanding academic qualifications, and at least 3 years of experience as a lawyer, preferably in any field of transactional or community development law relevant to the work of the program. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to working in low income communities.
Applicants should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Prof. Peter Jaszi, Director of the Appointments Committee, American University, Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016, with a copy to Professor Susan Bennett, the Director of the Community and Economic Development Clinic. American University is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage application by a diverse group of candidates.