Clinical Professor of Law

Position Summary:

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is seeking to hire one or more full-time entry-level or lateral-level Professors of Law in its clinical programs, including in our Civil Rights and Bet Tzedek Litigation Clinic. The position is either tenure-track/tenured or long-term contract depending on the candidate's preferences, interests, and qualifications. The expected start date is July 1, 2025. The successful candidate will join a clinical faculty dedicated to experiential learning and public service.

Position Responsibilities:

Cardozo's Civil Rights Clinic was established over ten years ago as an intensive full-year live client in-house clinic that operates at the intersection of civil rights and the criminal legal system. The Co-Director would work collaboratively with the current clinic director to supervise students in a variety of cases aimed to address the harms of mass incarceration and the criminal legal system through civil litigation and advocacy. The current docket of the clinic focuses on cases involving conditions of confinement in local, state and federal prisons and jails as well as police and other law enforcement misconduct. The clinic also brings freedom of information lawsuits aimed to shed light on the harms of mass incarceration and compassionate release cases aimed at securing release for incarcerated people. Cardozo is looking to expand the size of the clinic and the scope of its docket beyond the current work of the clinic. The Co-Director would also co-teach the twice weekly seminar.

Cardozo's Civil Litigation Clinic is an in-house, full-year, live client clinic in which students represent low-income individuals in a variety of civil matters, chosen for their potential impact and pedagogical value. The current clinic docket focuses on advancing the rights of persons with disabilities and older adults through consumer protection, fair housing, disability discrimination in employment, and public benefits matters. The clinic also works on restoring the rights of persons under guardianship and elder parole cases. The Co-Director would join the current co-director and collaboratively shape the clinic's docket and future areas of emphasis, supervise students, and co-teach a weekly seminar. The weekly seminar introduces students to all the major lawyering skills involved in civil litigation as well as some of the substantive laws that arise in the clinic's practice. The Civil Litigation clinic is Cardozo's longest operating civil clinic.

Experience & Educational Background:

Clinical Professors of Law must hold a JD or equivalent doctoral-level degree in law.

Skills & Competencies:

Applicants should be skilled, creative, experienced lawyers with strong interest in clinical teaching and supervision. Lateral candidates should have a record of experience and leadership in clinical teaching and supervision. Candidates should be able to manage a client docket with varying needs and issues and a strong desire to work with clients and to nurture and mentor clinical students. Applicants interested in being considered for a tenure-track or tenured position must show an interest in, and record of, legal scholarship consistent with their level of experience. Applicants need not be admitted to the New York bar at time of application but, if hired, will be expected to obtain admission by the start date.

Scope of Responsibility:

The Co-Director will be jointly responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Clinic's teaching and client-service missions. This will include supervising students in all aspects of client representation, preparing and teaching a classroom seminar for Clinic students, and building the Clinic's network of clients and partner organizations. The Co-Director will be a full-time member of the faculty and will be expected to take an active part in faculty governance and the intellectual life of the law school.

Application Instructions:

Lateral candidates, or entry-level candidates who have a particular interest in Cardozo Law School, should apply here and upload their curriculum vitae, cover letter, and a list of at least three references. Questions can be directed to Professor Samuel Weinstein, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at samuel.weinstein@yu.edu.

Salary Range:

$130,000 - $260,000. Salary offered will be commensurate with rank and experience/qualifications.

About Us:

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a leader in legal education, located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The law school is renowned for its program in intellectual property, which includes the FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media and Entertainment Law. Cardozo Law has a long tradition of public advocacy and is the birthplace of the Innocence Project and the home of our Center for Rights and Justice. Cardozo offers a world-class faculty and encourages creative thinking and innovation in the legal profession. Cardozo provides students with a strong foundation in legal theory combined with practical hands-on experience in a variety of areas including criminal law, civil rights law, and business law. The school prides itself on creating a vibrant and warm community for faculty, staff and students.

A division of Yeshiva University, Cardozo Law School offers an excellent compensation package, and a broad range of employee benefit plans. The law school is a secular institution within a religious university and welcomes people of all religions, ethnic backgrounds, races and sexual identities.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.