[Job-Listings] FW: [coloradopela] Position Announcement - Grad. Teaching Fellowship in DU Law's Civil Rights Clinic

[David Andrews]

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><main at coloradopela.groups.io> On Behalf Of 
>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, I’m 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 Law’s 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 Law’s 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 “LLM 
>Application” 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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