From a recent email message:
Suffolk University Law School invites applications for the position of Director of Externship Programs.
Suffolk’s Externship Programs are part of our nationally recognized experiential offerings, currently ranked among the top 10 by U.S. News & World Report (and in the top 20 for more than a decade). Programs include non-profit, governmental, judicial, law firm, and corporate placements across the U.S. and internationally. We also offer a Domestic Semester-in-Practice program, in which students work full-time domestically on public interest legal work.
Externship students enroll in specialized courses taught either by adjunct faculty or the Director. This position is at the rank of Practitioner in Residence (non-tenure track faculty).
Responsibilities
The Director leads and implements all aspects of the Externship Programs (fall, spring, summer), working closely with Clinical and Experiential leadership. Duties include:
- Developing policies and procedures to ensure quality of student learning and compliance with standards.
- Maintaining existing externship placements and developing new, diverse opportunities.
- Managing the externship application and enrollment processes.
- Advising and supervising students throughout all stages of the externship.
- Providing oversight of placements through site visits and communication with supervisors.
- Overseeing and supporting externship seminar classes, including those taught by adjuncts.
- Developing and teaching a new online externship course, plus a 1-credit summer mini-course.
- Conducting program reviews and ensuring compliance with accreditation and curricular needs.
- Promoting Externship Programs internally and externally.
Qualifications
- J.D. required; Massachusetts Bar membership preferred.
- Substantial prior law practice experience (law firm, corporation, government, or public interest).
- Strong legal network, or ability to develop one.
- Experience teaching or mentoring new attorneys.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with law students.
- Prior clinical or externship teaching a plus.
- Excellent collaborative, organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
Timing / Hours
- Full-time, year-round (12-month) non-tenure-track faculty position.
- Workload will ebb and flow over the year.
- Flexible scheduling (including potential hybrid), but requires some evenings and weekends.
- Start date: July 1, 2026.
Application Process
Applicants should submit:
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Teaching evaluations (if applicable)
- Cover letter (addressed to Professor Christina Miller, Co-Chair of the Clinical Committee)