Visiting Professor of Law

Job description

Visiting Professor position – Rural Practice Clinic, Fort Kent, ME The University of Maine School of Law (Law School) invites applications for a faculty position of two years, with the potential for it to be extended, as a Visiting Professor overseeing the Rural Practice Clinic (RPC). Members of minority groups, women, and others whose backgrounds would contribute to the diversity of the Law School are encouraged to apply. This position is based in Fort Kent, ME. The Visiting Professor will be responsible for supervising student attorneys and the Administrative Manager at the Rural Practice Clinic. The RPC is an Aroostook County satellite location of the Clinics at Maine Law. The Visiting Professor will work in close collaboration with faculty and staff of the Law School and the University of Maine at Fort Kent as well as community partners. The Visiting Professor will be responsible for providing direct supervision to student attorneys in the RPC each semester and during the summer months. As part of such supervision, the Visiting Professor must establish an effective mentoring relationship with each student. The Visiting Professor is expected to be familiar with and to provide ov...