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NJP is seeking qualified candidates to serve as Managing Attorney for its regional service office located in Wenatchee.  NJP’s Wenatchee office, its satellite location in Omak and soon to be opened satellite location in Quincy serve Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Grant and Adams counties.   Northwest Justice Project’s Managing Attorneys play a critical role in the statewide delivery of civil legal assistance to low-income communities across Washington State. The Managing Attorney is responsible for the overall management of regional offices and specialized units comprising Northwest Justice Project’s (NJP) statewide law firm and supports carrying out the program’s vision, mission, Strategic Plan and other initiatives and goals. The Managing Attorney reports to the Senior Managing Attorney of their assigned region.  The Managing Attorney represents the office/unit as part of the larger NJP leadership team.  The Managing Attorney provides direct supervision and management of...

The Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Belonging is a newly created position reporting directly to the Dean. As the chief diversity officer of the Law School, the Assistant Dean will be responsible for strengthening and advancing the Law School’s commitment to being a diverse and equitable institution in which every member feels an equal sense of belonging. The Assistant Dean will work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and senior leadership to support ongoing activities across the Law School. They will also identify, recommend, and lead the development of new and innovative Law School initiatives across all areas of Law School planning and operations. The Assistant Dean will develop tracking measures for the Law School’s diversity, equity, and belonging goals, and be responsible for monitoring and reporting on progress.   A diversity champion, the Assistant Dean will serve as a strategic thinker, an advisor, and an implementer. Specific areas of...

The Position Genentech’s Intellectual Property team is seeking a leader whose passion lies in creating & leveraging game-changing IP strategies that enable Roche & Genentech to  do now what patients need next .  As a senior business strategist, this individual will be pushing the boundaries of what is possible in a highly competitive industry while leading, empowering and developing great attorneys and staff across a dynamic & diverse global organization.  This position reports directly to the Vice President, Intellectual Property of Genentech and will be located in our South San Francisco campus. Key Responsibilities include: Lead a team of people managers & individual contributors by providing leadership, empowerment, and coaching for your team in a global matrixed environment, inspiring your team to perform at their best, optimizing their growth opportunities and capabilities to successfully contribute and operate in the global IP environment....

LAW FACULTY POSITIONS : The University of Virginia School of Law is seeking candidates for a small number of full/visiting (lateral) Requisition # R0016299 , assistant/associate (entry-level) Requisition # R0016301 , or research faculty Requisition # R0016305 positions beginning in August 2021. J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or foreign equivalent degree strongly preferred. In exceptional cases, a terminal degree in the applicant’s field (e.g., a Ph.D.) will be considered. Rank and compensation subject to individual qualifications and experience. Distinguished academic and professional background and superior scholarly promise expected. Curriculum needs varied. Candidates must complete an application on-line at https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs to apply for any of the postings. Entry-level candidates are also encouraged to register with the AALS Faculty Appointments Register. Positions will remain open until filled.

Open: 08/12/2020 to 10/07/2020 Salary: $131,239 to $197,300 per year The Congressional Research Service (CRS) seeks a senior manager to lead its American Law Division (ALD), one of CRS’s five research divisions. CRS provides objective, nonpartisan, and authoritative legislative research, analysis, and consultative support exclusively to the U.S. Congress. This position serves as head of the American Law Division, a major CRS research division.  In this capacity, and reporting directly to the Director of CRS, the Assistant Director manages, within the interdisciplinary environment of CRS, a professional legal staff in its production of written products and consulting services in support of the U.S. Congress. Working directly with congressional committees and Members of the House and Senate, attorneys within CRS’s American Law Division contribute to an informed national legislature as it considers legal and policy issues of importance to the American people.  Areas of...

The   County Counsel's Office   is recruiting for a   Litigation Attorney.*   These positions practice in a variety of civil law areas and assignments which may include: employment law; eminent domain; public entity liability; environmental/land use; workers compensation; taxation; juvenile, guardianship and conservatorship; appeals; arbitration/mediation; contract; business; transactional; civil rights; torts; personal injury; real estate and construction; and administrative law proceedings. Duties include drafting ordinances; preparing contracts; drafting, analyzing and interpreting legislation; researching and writing legal opinions; and advising boards, departments, special districts, school districts and commissions.   Note:   The current vacancy is to provide legal services to County Departments with an emphasis on civil litigation in state and federal court; employment; dangerous conditions of public property; personal injury; public entity/employee immunities; police...

Job Summary: The Director of the Office of Career Services is a highly-visible position within the Dedman School of Law's Office of Career Services. The Director is responsible for developing job opportunities for students and recent graduates, marketing SMU Law students and graduates to legal employers, providing career counseling to students and recent graduates, designing and implementing educational opportunities related to career options and the legal field for law students and recent graduates, tracking and reporting employment statistics, representing the Office of Career Services to external groups including industry organizations, and assisting with the daily management of office functions, among other duties. Essential Functions: Develop job opportunities for law students and recent graduates to generate strong employment outcomes; utilize social media platforms as well as traditional outreach; market students and graduates to a wide variety of legal employers...

DRAKE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL invites applicants for three positions: 1)  Clinical Professor and Director of the Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children’s Rights. The twelve-month faculty position may begin as early as July 2021. It will be annual or long-term contract or tenure-track, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and preferences.  The Center works to advance children's rights and improve the child welfare system. Director’s duties include case selection and clinic design, supervising direct representation and assessing students, teaching a weekly skills development seminar, engaging in community education, and directing system reform efforts. Candidates must possess a J.D. or comparable law degree and be admitted, or able to satisfy the requirements for admission, to the Iowa Bar. An exceptional academic record, distinguished record of clinical teaching or extensive practice-related experience, a demonstrated capacity for excellence in teaching, supervision...

Summary This position is located in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Each Honors Attorney is placed in a particular office in Washington, D.C. For the Honors Attorney class that will begin in Fall 2021, Honors Attorneys may be hired into the Office of Enforcement or the Office of Supervision Policy. During the two-year program, Honors Attorneys will also have the opportunity to rotate into a different Bureau office or other federal agency to develop additional skills. Responsibilities The Office of Enforcement is the primary litigating arm of the Bureau and enforces federal consumer financial laws by investigating cases of potential wrongdoing and taking legal action where appropriate. Enforcement attorneys conduct factual investigations of companies to determine whether they are violating the law, research legal issues, and handle all stages of enforcement litigation at the trial court level. The Office of Supervision Policy (OSP) develops supervision strategy and...

2020-2021 Faculty Recruitment   The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law invites applications for faculty positions at the rank of associate professor (tenure track) beginning academic year 2021-2022. Candidates should be aspiring law faculty or junior lateral candidates. Qualifications for the positions include a legal degree, an exemplary academic record, demonstrated scholarly merit, proven or potential teaching distinction, and a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Although all qualified candidates will be considered, the College of Law seeks candidates with teaching interests primarily in the areas of administrative law, business associations, civil procedure, commercial law, constitutional law, contracts, clinics/experiential learning, and federal courts, and secondarily in the areas of environmental law, property, and torts. Candidates should submit an application to the University of Utah Human Resources website:...