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The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for a full-time clinical faculty position, with security of employment or potential for security of employment, to begin on July 1, 2027.

The 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. UCI Law, founded just 18 years ago, is the newest public law school in California and is highly regarded for its faculty and expert practical training. UCI Law offers a distinct, innovative approach to legal education that features experiential learning and interdisciplinary studies. Committed to values of public service, excellence in scholarship and teaching, and fostering a diverse, inclusive community, UCI Law is home to distinguished faculty and passionate, talented, and socially conscious students.

From its founding, the law school has had a graduation requirement that each student complete at least one semester of clinical education in a Core Clinic. We currently offer eleven Core Clinics that fulfill this graduation requirement: Appellate Litigation, Community & Economic Development, Community Violence Intervention, Criminal Justice, Defending Democracy, Domestic Violence, Environmental Law, Immigrant & Racial Justice Solidarity, Intellectual Property, Arts, & Technology, International Justice, and Workers and Tenants Law and Organizing. The candidate selected will either create a new Core Clinic or co-teach in one of the law school’s existing Core Clinics, and will assist in the planning and development of the overall clinical program.

Appointment, merit, and promotion in the Clinical Professor of Law series requires, in addition to excellence in teaching and service, that the candidate makes outstanding and externally recognized contributions in research/creative activity in pedagogy and/or the discipline.

Applicants must hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited school and be licensed to practice law in California by the end of their first year of employment. At least five years of practice experience and two years of clinical teaching experience are strongly preferred, but all applicants must have demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching achievements. Applicants from all areas of interest are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should submit application materials using UC Irvine’s online application system, AP Recruit. Please direct questions about this position to the co-chair of the search committee, Cindy Archer (carcher@law.uci.edu) or Shauhin Talesh (stalesh@law.uci.edu).

For more information about UCI Law, visit: Home | UC Irvine Law.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 anti-discrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
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