Organization

Supervises legal representation of clients by law students participating in a legal aid clinic in the College of Law. Works closely with the director of clinical programs and the director of each applicable legal clinic.

1. Supervises law students providing legal advice and representation to clients and provides functional advice and training regarding a variety of legal projects.
2. Reviews and evaluates student work in all aspects of legal representation of clients, including, but not limited to, interviewing and counseling clients, research, legal document preparation, and court hearings and proceedings.
3. Manages cases in progress between semesters.
4. Plans and conducts community outreach activities, including, but not limited to, "know your rights" presentations.
5. May manage aspects of legal clinic operations under the supervision of the director of the applicable clinic or the director of clinical programs.
6. May serve as clinic liaison to legal aid organizations, resource providers, and community partners within a specific area of legal practice.
7. Provides leadership and mentoring to legal clinic supervisors.
8. Performs other job-related duties as required.

Additional Job Posting Information:

·         This senior legal clinic supervisor will supervise clinic students and represent clients in the Law Center’s Immigration Clinic and work on projects as assigned by the director of the Immigration Clinic. The Immigration Clinic handles all types of family‐based and humanitarian cases, with emphasis on asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture cases, in addition to other violence‐related claims, such as Violence Against Women Act, Special Immigrant Juvenile cases, humanitarian parole, bond, and victims’ visas (U and T visas).

·         A strong candidate will have at least five years of practice in humanitarian or family-based immigration. Representation of clients with asylum/withholding/CAT claims and experience in removal defense is preferred.

·         A strong candidate will have teaching or mentoring experience. 

·         Spanish language fluency or competency is preferred.

·         The position is contingent on availability of grant funding.

·         All candidates must have a J.D. degree and be licensed to practice law.

·         This search is coordinated by the Law Center Clinical Programs. In addition to the formal application made in response to this posting, applicants should send the office a short email to this email address: lawclinic@uh.edu. Please express your interest and attach a cover letter, your resume or curriculum vitae, and a writing sample to that email.

EEO/AA

Description

Doctoral and 3 years experience

Education: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Experience: Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience. Preferred: Five (5) years of directly job-related experience. Certification/Licensing: Requires professional licensing, certification or registration directly related to the job, as specified on the job posting details. Requires: J.D.

Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.

Organization: H0487 Legal Aid Clinic, Law
Employee Status: Regular/Benefits
Job Posting: May 19, 2023, 7:05:09 PM