CLINICAL ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW

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Description TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW seeks to hire full-time Clinical Assistant or Associate Professors of Law in its Domestic Violence Clinic (focusing on civil representation for survivors of gender-based violence), and the Women's Prison Project (focusing on criminal defense for survivors of gender-based violence). Run by full-time faculty, Tulane's clinical programs are among the most robust experiential learning programs in the nation and exemplify the Law School's strong culture of public service. Through our 7 clinics, Tulane law students learn essential lawyering skills and provide free, exemplary legal advocacy to clients under Louisiana's student practice rule. Students enroll for a full academic year. The Domestic Violence Clinic (DVC) is one of the only clinical programs in the nation that integrates a robust civil litigation docket with a criminal defense practice for survivors of gender-based violence. The Assistant or Associate Clinical professor hired for civil litigation will supervise law students representing survivors in contested or complex cases related to protective orders, child custody, and support, and address other civil needs related to housing, e...