Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor, Director Public Defender Project

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University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706
United States
Organization information
Organization name: 
University of Wisconsin Law School
Street address: 
975 Bascom Mall
City: 
Madison
State: 
Wisconsin
ZIP: 
53706
Job type: 
Law School/Clinic Faculty
Position Description: 

The Director will be responsible for managing and teaching in the Public Defender Project, an externship program in the Frank J. Remington Center at the University of Wisconsin Law School. The Public Defender Project places students in summer externships in Wisconsin State Public Defender offices throughout Wisconsin. Under the direction of the managing public defender or staff, students assist in many aspects of indigent criminal defense work.

This position's job duties include teaching, program development, and administrative management. The Director will design, develop, and deliver instruction to prepare students for their summer work placements and debrief them afterwards. This classroom instruction includes, for example, topics in criminal law and procedure, trial advocacy, and legal ethics. In addition, the Director will teach in the classroom-based criminal law curriculum, such as courses in substantive criminal law or criminal procedure, typically in the fall semester.

Administrative duties may include student outreach and recruiting; coordinating to ensure effective placement opportunities for students; negotiating, collecting, and distributing student stipends; and conducting site reviews to monitor student learning experiences, consistent with applicable ABA, Law School, or university rules. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Dean.

Requirements: 

JD required. At least five years' experience as a criminal-defense attorney, as a public defender, or in leading a similar public defender clinic/externship required;
Demonstrated ability and desire to teach classroom-based criminal law courses, including courses in substantive and procedural criminal law required;
Preference given to candidates who have additional years of public defender or public defender clinic/externship experience, as well as project-management or administrative experience.
To be hired at the Associate level, previous clinical teaching experience required.
Admission to practice law in the Wisconsin Bar or admissibility to practice law in Wisconsin.

To apply: 

Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume through the Jobs at UW website (www.jobs.wisc.edu). The full consideration date is Sunday, November 3rd, but we will accept applications for this position until it is filled.

CONTACT:
Justin Boehm
[email protected]
608-890-4466
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Notes: 
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Spring 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/. Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
Salary range: 
Minimum $70,000 ANNUAL (12 months) Depending on Qualifications