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Villanova University Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law Clinic in Villanova, Pennsylvania
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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number: | 20241127F | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Title: | Visiting Assistant Professor of | | | Law and Director of the Health | | | Law 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 its Health Law | | | Clinic as a Visiting Assistant | | | Professor during the 2024-25 | | | academic year. The position is a | | | 12-month, visiting position | | | beginning summer 2024, with the | | | possibility of an additional | | | twelve-month or a continuing | | | appointment thereafter. The | | | Health Law Clinic represents | | | low-income clients in their | | | efforts to obtain accessible, | | | quality health care. The Director | | | will have discretion to develop | | | the docket and focus on | | | particular areas of interest | | | moving forward. 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 c inic seminar | | | focused on lawyering skills, | | | professional development, and | | | ethical practice, employing | | | clinical teaching methods. | | | - * Supervise all aspects of | | | student practice, employing | | | clinical teaching pedagogy, | | | and serve as the attorney of | | | record in Clinic cases when | | | required by the rules of the | | | relevant jurisdiction. | | | - * Oversee all aspects of | | | administration of the Health | | | Law 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. | | | - * An understanding of, and | | | commitment to, clinical | | | teaching methodology, | | | including an ability to work | | | both collaboratively and | | | independently and a | | | demonstrated interest in and | | | aptitude for student | | | supervision and teaching is | | | required. | | | - * Relevant legal practice | | | experience is required. | | | - * Excellent oral and written | | | communication skills are | | | required. | | | - * Expertise in relevant | | | substantive areas of law is | | | required. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Preferred Qualifications: | - * Prior clinical teaching | | | experience or experience | | | supervising law students is | | | preferred. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Physical Requirements and/or | | | Unusual Work Hours: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Special M