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Fellow, Consumer Law Clinic in the School of Law

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Position description

The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for the position of Fellow in its Consumer Law Clinic (CLC). The fellowship is designed to provide an attorney who has a strong interest in consumer law with mentorship and to help the attorney to launch a career in clinical teaching, consumer law, or as a bridge to a career in public interest consumer law.

The fellow will work under the direct supervision of the CLC Director. Working with the CLC Director, the CLC Fellow will mentor and work closely with students in the representation of CLC clients, and will participate in program development including community lawyering and outreach. The CLC Fellow will also have opportunities for teaching within the CLC, including assisting with the teaching of the CLC seminar. The CLC Fellow is expected to be a vital part not only of the CLC, but also of the UCI Clinical Law Program, and the law faculty's intellectual life more generally. As such, the CLC Fellow will receive mentoring, and can expect support in terms of career development.

Founded just ten years ago, the UC Irvine School of Law is a visionary law school focused on training talented and passionate lawyers and driven by professional excellence, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to enrich our communities through public service. In keeping with this mission, the Law School has a dynamic and innovative clinical program. The cornerstone of the clinical program is a core clinical course required of every student. Students may enroll in their core clinic for additional semesters. In the seven years since the creation of the first core clinics, the number has grown from three to current nine: Appellate Litigation; Community and Economic Development; Consumer Law; Criminal Justice; Domestic Violence; Environmental Law; Immigrant Rights; Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology; and International Justice. Each core clinic is taught by one or more full-time faculty and one or more adjunct faculty. The Law School also currently has six elective clinics in the areas of Fair Employment Housing; Civil Rights Litigation; Cyber Victims Defense; International Human Rights; Reproductive Justice; and Startup and Small Business.

The UC Irvine School of Law continues to rank highly, including: The National Jurist ranks UCI Law No. 4 in the nation for practical training; U.S. News & World Report ranks UCI Law No. 21 in the nation overall out of 194 law schools, and ranks UCI Law’s robust clinical program No. 13 in the nation. The School of Law aims to prepare students for the practice of law at the highest levels of the profession, combining the best of a large and renowned academic institution with collegial, supportive and friendly environment. For more information, visit: www.law.uci.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue through February 28, 2019. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting materials must be received by January 18, 2019.

Please go to the following link to apply for this position: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF05105

The University of California Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. A recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity, UCI is responsive to the needs of dual career couples, supports work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies, and is dedicated to broadening participation in higher education.

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Job location

Irvine, CA