Specialist - Teacher-Fixed Term
- Employer
- Michigan State University
- Location
- East Lansing
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: Michigan State University College Of Law
Department: Juris Doctorate Programs 40001138
Sub Area: FAS- Fac./Acad Staff
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Fixed Term Academic Staff, Advising/Counseling, Union
Working/Functional Title
ILPC Legal Counselor
Position SummaryJOB SUMMARY
The College of Law Indigenous Law & Policy Center Legal Counselor offers one law graduate each year the chance to teach and work in a setting that is both academic and clinical in nature. Depending on the particular interests of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center Legal Counselor, there may be more time spent developing academic articles, researching and writing briefs, interacting with students and legal professionals, or attending conferences centered on Indian law.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following duties and responsibilities are an approximate list of the duties and responsibilities of past holders of this position. The candidate chosen will have the opportunity to spend more time in areas that interest them but may have to complete additional duties as required by the Indigenous Law & Policy Center.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required DegreeDoctorate -Law
Minimum Requirements- Recent graduate of an ABA accredited law school.
- Successfully completed a course or has experience in Federal Indian Law.
- Commitment and availability to hold the position for a period of at least one year, as well as a willingness to travel occasionally to conferences.
- Prior bar passage is not required, but candidates are encouraged to take the bar exam.
- Knowledge of the legal profession
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience working with computer applications including legal databases
Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume. Please include with your resume a list of at least three professional references.
Websitewww.law.msu.edu
Department StatementMichigan State University College of Law embodies a 130-year-old mission: to educate skilled legal advocates who will lead in the legal profession – and in their communities. From building pipeline programs that promote diversity on the bench and bar to expanding access to justice for underserved mid-Michigan residents, MSU Law advances the common good.
MSU Law is a dynamic learning community with around 700 students, 55 faculty members, 50 staff members, and 5 librarians, and 7 legal clinics. We offer nationally ranked programs in Intellectual Property and Trial Advocacy, as well an acclaimed Indigenous Law and Policy Center. Faculty members lead the academic dialogue in a wide range of fields, including social justice, innovation, and business and regulatory law.
MSU StatementMichigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
Advertised: Apr 19, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: May 11, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time
Organization
Working at Michigan State University
Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.
Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.
We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.
We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.
The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.
Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.
In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.
Top Distinctions
U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU
- 29th among the nation’s public universities
- First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
- First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
- First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain
Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities
Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges
Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement
Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities
Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)
Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.
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