Job o’ the Day: Civil/Criminal Clinical Instructor at the University of Wisconsin Law School
Are you a recent law graduate interested in breaking into legal academia? Here’s your chance! The University of Wisconsin Law School’s Frank J. Remington Center has three vacancies: two clinical instructor positions in the Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons Project (LAIP) and one clinical instructor vacancy in the Restorative Justice Project (RJP).
From the PSJD job posting:
In LAIP, law student interns interview inmates in correctional institutions throughout Wisconsin, analyze the inmates’ civil or criminal legal problems, and take steps to resolve these problems. The students enroll in LAIP as a full-time job in the summer (typically after the 1L year), and then continue in the Fall and Spring semesters for 3-4 credits each semester. Each clinical instructor in LAIP supervises 6-7 law students beginning in the summer, and then continues with those same students in the Fall and Spring.
In RJP, law student interns initiate and mediate victim-offender conferences between Wisconsin prison inmates and the victims of their crimes. This involves extensive background preparation with victims, offenders, and their families. The students enroll in RJP as a full-time job in the summer (typically after the 1L year), and then continue in the Fall and Spring semesters for 3-4 credits each semester. The RJP clinical instructor supervises 6-7 law students beginning in the summer, and then continues with those same students in the Fall and Spring.
The salary is $50,000 and is set to begin on May 1, 2013 and end on April 30, 2014 – although there is an option to renew for another year. Successful applicants will have admission to the Wisconsin bar, or be willing to sit for the bar by June 1, 2013, in addition to prior experience with criminal and civil legal concerns for incarcerated clients, post-conviction law and post-conviction procedure. The deadline to apply is March 8, 2013.
For more information, view the full job listing at PSJD.org (log-in required).