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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number: | 20241112F | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Title: | Assistant Professor and Director | | | of the Clemency Clinic | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Type: | Faculty | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Location: | Villanova, PA | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Recruitment Type: | Internal/External Applicants | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Work Schedule: | full-time/12-months | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Department: | 241-Law School Instruction | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary: | Villanova University Charles | | | Widger School of Law seeks an | | | outstanding lawyer-educator to | | | direct and teach the Caritas | | | Clemency Clinic as an Assistant | | | Professor. The Clinic represents | | | low-income clients in clemency | | | matters, with a focus on federal | | | sentence reduction petitions | | | under the First Step Act. This | | | position is a 12-month, | | | continuing non-tenure track | | | (governed by | | | | | | ABA standard 405) member of the | | | faculty. We anticipate a start | | | date of June 1, 2024. 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 t aching methods. | | | - * Supervise all aspects of | | | student practice and serve as | | | the attorney of record in | | | Clinic cases. | | | - * Oversee all aspects of | | | administration of the Caritas | | | 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. | | | - * Experience litigating | | | federal criminal matters is | | | preferred. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Physical Requirements and/or |   | | Unusual Wor