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Georgia State University's College of Law seeks highly qualified applicants for a fulltime clinical faculty position in the Externship Program at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor.
Appointment could begin as early as Spring 2023. The position is a non-tenure track twelve-month clinical faculty appointment, with faculty status, a renewable contract, and job security commensurate with tenured faculty. Clinical faculty have voting rights and serve on faculty committees at the College of Law. Clinical faculty also teach non-clinic courses consistent with their expertise and interests.
The Externship Program is an integral part of GSU Law’s experiential learning curriculum. The Externship Program provides GSU Law full-time and part-time students opportunities to work with non-profits, government agencies, corporate in-house departments, law firms and judges while earning academic credit.
Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Teach externship seminar, focusing on the intersection of effective lawyering skills with professional identity formation, in all semesters including summer. • Supervise new and returning externs, facilitating a meaningful legal learning experience that adheres to program requirements. • Engage with extern students in one-on-one meetings and classroom environment to foster their learning and development, specifically as it relates to the formation of their professional identity. • Cultivate and oversee externship placements. • Provide support to site supervisors to ensure students receive a quality legal educational experience. • Conduct externship site visits as needed. • Advise and guide students on selecting externship placements. • Develop new externship placements in locations outside of Metro-Atlanta, including Washington D.C. and rural counties in Georgia. • Develop new externship placements with a special focus on increasing opportunities for part-time students. • Participate in meetings of and supervisor training CLE programs given by the Georgia Association of Legal Externships.
Qualifications for the position include:
- A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school and a strong academic record; • At least four (4) years relevant post-J.D. legal experience; • A proven record of (or clear demonstrated potential for) successful teaching and professional engagement; • Strong oral and written communication skills; and • Prior legal practice experience.
Applicants should submit a statement of interest, full curriculum vitae, and list of professional references. Please note that applicants may be required to submit further documentation prior to a campus interview, including three written letters of recommendation. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
For more information about the GSU Law Externship Program, visit the webpage at: https://law.gsu.edu/student-experience/experiential-learning/externships/ For questions about the position, please contact:
Kendall Kerew Clinical Associate Professor Director, Externship Program Georgia State University College of Law P.O. Box 4037 Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4037 404-413-9153 kkerew@gsu.edu
Part of a comprehensive research university, the College of Law is a dynamic law school located in the heart of Atlanta with approximately 650 full- and parttime law students.
We encourage applications from candidates who would diversify our faculty. Georgia State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an equal opportunity educational institution and an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. As required by Georgia State University, an appointment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background investigation.