Loyola University Chicago School of Law is hiring a new Health Justice Project Clinical Teaching Fellow/Assistant Clinical Professor. The HJP Clinic is housed in the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy, a top five health law program nationally.
The Clinical Teaching Fellow/Clinical Assistant Professor will work in collaboration with the HJP Director and Supervising Attorney, assisting with client representation, research and policy work, and supervision of law students. The fellow will also assist with teaching the HJP clinic course, the weekend HJP clinic course, and possibly other health justice courses. The fellow will engage in interprofessional collaborations with other university programs such as medicine, social work, public health, nursing, etc.
This fellowship offers leadership development, experience collaborating on an interprofessional team, clinical teaching experience, support for research and scholarship, and career growth for public interest attorneys. The fellowship is particularly well suited for lawyers who are seeking a career in clinical law teaching or social and health justice advocacy. The ideal applicant has experience in an MLP, public interest, or law school clinic setting, is barred in Illinois by the start date (or bar eligible) and has experience in one or more of the following areas of law: public benefits, disability, housing, advance care planning, education, immigration, guardianship, civil rights, race-conscious lawyering, and/or family law. The Fellowship is for a term of twelve months with the possibility of renewal. Past HJP teaching fellows have obtained full time clinical and tenure track positions across the country.
For more details and to apply, see the position posting here: Loyola University Chicago Career Site | School of Law, Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Justice Project, Non-Tenure Track
