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By Ronald K. L.Collins, published on January 12, 2018

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Vanderbilt University Law School seeks applicants for a full-time clinical faculty position. The successful applicant will design and direct a First Amendment Clinic focused on speech, press, and assembly rights. In addition to teaching a live-client clinic, the successful applicant will also have the opportunity to teach a non-clinical course and to engage in writing as well as community and professional service.

 

The First Amendment Clinic is funded for an initial five-year period, after which continuation is contingent on securing additional funding.

 

→ Please send a cover letter, resume, clinic proposal/research agenda, and list of references to:

 

http://apply.interfolio.com/48179

 

→ This from an e-mail from Professor Terry A. Maroney: Under the TN student practice rule, clinic representation is limited to persons or entities who cannot otherwise obtain counsel – so, as a general matter, this would be focused on speech, assembly, and press claims raised by poor persons, children (e.g., expression rights at school), and community organizations. Our ideal candidate is someone with a passion for free speech, meaningful litigation experience, and direct experience in teaching and mentoring law students. Other than the soft-money aspect, we anticipate that the First Amendment clinical professor would enjoy the same benefits of all our other clinical professors (e.g., non-tenure-track, with term contracts, but eligible for promotion from Assistant to Associate to full). Salary is competitive with our entry-level clinical range. I am hoping to identify someone to start this summer in anticipation of being in place for the new school year.

 

The final candidate for this position must successfully complete a background check. Vanderbilt University has a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups, in particular, are encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

 

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