Visiting Assistant Professor/Director of the Clemency Clinic
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Posting Details
Posting Number: 20241181F
Position Title: Visiting Assistant Professor/Director of the Clemency Clinic
Position Type: Faculty
Location: Villanova, PA
Recruitment Type: Internal/External Applicants
Work Schedule: Temporary
Department: 241-Law School Instruction
Position Summary: Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law seeks an outstanding lawyer-educator to direct and teach the Clemency Clinic as a Visiting Assistant Professor during the Spring 2025 semester. The Clinic represents low-income clients in clemency matters, with a focus on federal sentence reduction petitions under the First Step Act.
Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University’s mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Teach clinic classes focused on lawyering skills, professional development, and ethical practice, employing clinical teaching methods.
- Supervise all aspects of student practice and serve as the attorney of record in Clinic cases.
- Oversee all aspects of administration of the Clemency Clinic, including but not limited to conducting outreach to clients, selecting cases, reporting to funding sources, and maintaining files.
Minimum Qualifications
- A Juris Doctor degree is required.
- Pennsylvania bar membership (or an ability to waive into the Pennsylvania bar) is required.
- Five years of relevant legal practice experience, including experience litigating federal criminal matters on behalf of low-income clients, is required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
- Excellent clinical teaching ability, including an ability to work both collaboratively and independently and a demonstrated interest in and aptitude for student supervision and teaching, is required.
- Expertise in relevant substantive areas of law is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- An understanding of, and commitment to, clinical teaching methodology is preferred.
- Prior clinical teaching experience is preferred.
References Needed
Minimum Number of References Needed: 3
Maximum Number of References Needed: 3
Documents Needed to Complete Your Application
Required Documents- Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
- Resume / Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- Transcripts
Optional Documents- Summary of Teaching Evaluations
- Other Document
- Statement of Contribution to Mission