[Job-Listings] FW: [coloradopela] Position Announcement - Grad. Teaching Fellowship in DU Law's Civil Rights Clinic
David Andrews
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Tue Feb 2 02:42:07 UTC 2021
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>Rovner, Laura Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021
>5:25 PM To: main at coloradopela.groups.io Subject:
>[coloradopela] Position Announcement - Grad.
>Teaching Fellowship in DU Law's Civil Rights
>Clinic Friends, Iâm writing to spread the word
>that DU College of Law is searching for a
>Graduate Clinical Teaching Fellow in our Civil
>Rights Clinic. The position announcement is
>below. Feel free to reach out to me off-list
>with any questions about the fellowship. And
>please share widely! Thanks, Laura
>****************************** UNIVERSITY OF
>DENVER COLLEGE OF LAW Student Law Office |
>Clinical Teaching Graduate Fellowship Program
>CCivil Rights Clinic The University of Denver
>College of Law is now accepting applications for
>a clinical teaching fellow in its Civil Rights
>Clinic
><https://www.law.du.edu/academics/practical-experience/clinical-programs/civil-rights>
>(CRC). The CRC focuses on the intersection
>between civil rights and the criminal justice
>system, primarily through providing legal
>representation to incarcerated people in impact
>litigation challenging unconstitutional prison
>conditions. Denver Lawâs Master of Laws (LLM)
>Clinical Teaching Fellowship Program offers
>attorneys the opportunity to gain extensive
>practice in law school clinical teaching under
>the supervision of experienced clinical faculty.
>Graduate fellows also learn about academic legal
>scholarship and, with the assistance of a
>faculty mentor, produce publishable-quality
>scholarship during their residence. Fellows
>receive an annual stipend and are awarded an LLM
>upon their successful completion of the
>fellowship. It is the explicit goal of the
>fellowship to prepare fellows for a career in
>clinical teaching. Fellows enroll in a
>three-year program during which they are in
>residence at one of Denver Lawâs in-house
>clinics. The fellowship will commence no later
>than March 15, 2021, though earlier is
>preferable. Fellows directly supervise J.D.
>students enrolled in our clinics, first as
>co-supervisors with clinic faculty and then on
>their own. Fellows also assist in teaching
>clinic seminars and perform work on their own
>client matters. Additionally, fellows enroll in
>a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities
>designed to support an interest in clinical
>teaching and legal education. In addition to the
>above requirements, to complete the degree, the
>fellow must write a law review article of
>publishable quality. Clinical Fellows receive an
>annual stipend of $50,000, health and dental
>benefits, a waiver of all tuition and fees in
>the LLM program, and a travel budget for
>conferences. As full-time students, teaching
>fellows also may qualify for deferment of their
>student loans. In addition, teaching fellows may
>be eligible for loan repayment assistance from
>their law schools. Fellows are integrated into
>the intellectual life of the law school and the
>larger University. They are invited to attend
>faculty workshops and participate in mentoring
>sessions. Qualifications: J.D. or equivalent;
>minimum 3 years of practice experience in
>federal litigation (ideally civil rights
>litigation); excellent written and oral
>communication skills; strong interest in
>clinical teaching. Fellows must be members of
>the Colorado Bar or willing to petition for
>admission prior to the start date of the
>fellowship (Colorado permits lawyers teaching in
>a clinical program to waive into the Bar). How
>to apply: To apply for the fellowship, please
>email the following application materials to
>Laurie Saraceno at lsaraceno at law.du.edu
><mailto:lsaraceno at law.du.edu> and use âLLM
>Applicationâ as the subject line:
>* Resume & list of references;
>* Statement of interest of no more than two
>pages. The statement should address a) why you
>are interested in this fellowship; b) what you
>can contribute to the clinic; c) your experience
>with the area(s) of law in which the clinic
>practices and with public interest/social
>justice work; d) your professional or career
>goals for the next five or ten years; and e)
>anything else you consider pertinent; * A
>writing sample that represents recent,
>challenging legal work. The writing sample
>should not be a collaborative work or a document
>significantly edited by someone else. Deadline:
>The application deadline is February 15, 2021,
>though applications will be considered on a
>rolling basis. The University of Denver is
>committed to enhancing the diversity of its
>faculty and staff and encourages applications
>from women, minorities, members of the LGBTQ
>community, people with disabilities and
>veterans. The University is an equal
>opportunity/affirmative action employer. --
>Laura Rovner (she/her/hers) Professor of Law &
>Director, Civil Rights Clinic University of
>Denver College of Law 2255 E. Evans Ave., Suite
>335 Denver, CO 80208 p: 303.871.6441 e:
>lrovner at law.du.edu <mailto:lrovner at law.du.edu>
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