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 Visiting Instructor of Law (Teaching Fellow) – Animal Law Clinic

University of Connecticut School of Law

Hartford, Connecticut

The University of Connecticut School of Law invites applicants for an opening as a Visiting
Clinical Instructor of Law serving as the Animal Law Clinic Teaching Fellow, beginning in the summer of 2024. This is a full-time, non-tenure track appointment. There is no assurance of continued employment beyond the end of the eleven months.

This position offers an attorney with an interest in clinical teaching and animal law the
opportunity to teach, supervise students, and work with experienced faculty members in a law school clinical program. The fellow will work in the Animal Law Clinic, which serves as a court-appointed legal advocate in animal cruelty cases.

The fellow’s duties will include co-teaching Clinic classes, supervising Clinic students’
casework, collaborating with lawyers who serve as advocates, developing materials to train and support advocates, and working on other animal advocacy projects. The fellow will work closely with the Clinic’s faculty director, can collaborate with faculty and students in the Law School, and can work on scholarship and other learning goals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Planning and co-teaching the Clinic seminar classes.
• Supervising Clinic students’ casework outside of court hearings.
• Supervising students in court.
• Providing short consultations to attorney advocates.
• Planning and participating in advocacy, research, education, and outreach projects related to the Clinic.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. J.D. degree.
2. Membership in the Connecticut bar or the ability to become a member within three
months of hire (Connecticut’s bar admission rules allow faculty members to be admitted
without taking the Connecticut bar examination in some circumstances).
3. Excellent written and oral communication and advocacy skills.
4. Demonstrated ability to work both collaboratively and independently.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Practice experience in the field of animal law and/or criminal law.
2. An outstanding law school and/or law practice record.
3. Teaching or supervision experience.
4. Practice experience in the field of criminal law.
5. Demonstrated commitment to public interest or pro bono legal work.

APPOINTMENT TERMS
This is a non-tenure track, eleven-month, annually renewable position at the Law School campus in Hartford starting August 23, 2024. The annual salary is $70,000. Benefits include health insurance and research support.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check.

The School of Law is especially interested in candidates who will add to the diversity of our faculty and community. We welcome applications from individuals underrepresented in the legal academy, as well as candidates with experiences, backgrounds, and viewpoints that will enrich the diversity of our community.

The Animal Law Clinic is one of 19 clinics and field placement programs operated by the Law School, including a robust in-house clinical program that comprises clinics focusing on asylum, criminal defense, animal law, housing, tax, intellectual property, and transactional practice, and clinics run in partnership with non-profits affiliated with the law school that focus on child advocacy, criminal defense, disability rights, environmental law, elder law, and veterans’ benefits. UConn Law was an early leader nationally in clinical legal education, and its clinics and field placement programs continue to garner recognition statewide for training lawyers and providing outstanding service to needy members of the community.

Additional information about the clinics at UConn Law School can be found on the Law
School’s website, at https://www.law.uconn.edu/academics/clinics-experiential-learning/clinicsfield-placements.

TO APPLY

Please apply online to Academic Jobs Online https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27607 and
submit the following application materials:
• A letter of interest,
• Curriculum vitae,
• Diversity statement,
• Writing sample, and
• A list of 3 references.
The evaluation of applicants will begin immediately. Information about the UConn Animal Law Clinic can be found at the UConn Law School website, at
https://law.uconn.edu/academics/clinics-experiential-education/animal-law-clinic.

Please contact Jessica Rubin, Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Director of the Animal Law Clinic, Jessica.rubin@uconn.edu.

At the University of Connecticut, our commitment to excellence is complemented by our
commitment to building a culturally diverse community. This position will be filled subject to budgetary approval. All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics, which may be found at http://www.ct.gov/ethics/site/default.asp.

Contact:

tara.cooley@uconn.edu

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27607