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Our firm represents a money service business in need of establishing an in-house collection department.  Phenomenal opportunity for the right lawyer.  Choose your staff, head the legal department, and be actively engaged in the growth of this ground-floor, but established business. Our client will cash nearly $1 Billion in checks in 2023 with more than 35 locations in Georgia.  Rapid expansion will drive the need for an in-house legal department.  While predominately a collection attorney opportunity, the successful candidate demonstrating general business skills, legal knowledge, and drive would be considered for the general counsel position, once needed.   Regulated by the Georgia Department of Banking and FiCen, this money service business is one of the largest in the state of Georgia and is looking to expand in other states.   The successful candidate will be barred in Georgia (or will become barred in Georgia), will have collection experience, and a thorough knowledge of...

Demos is pleased to invite nominations and applications for the newly constituted Director of Democracy position . Demos is the think tank for the racial justice movement. Through research, advocacy, strategic communications, litigation, and deep partnerships with grassroots organizations across the country, we build power for Black and brown communities. Since 2000, Demos has built relationships with grassroots partners, legal and policy experts, and policymakers to champion, advance, and realize pro-democracy and economic justice laws and policy. Demos is valued and trusted for its deep relationships with movement leaders and its ability to prioritize what the movement needs. Demos’ policy, litigation, and advocacy work has moved to the center of the national conversation, and even become law. From debt free college to getting money out of politics to expanding voting rights, our policy recommendations and advocacy have become reality. We don’t just develop policy papers with...

Executive Director Justice at Work   - Philadelphia, PA   Justice at Work (JAW), formerly known as Friends of Farmworkers, has been advancing the rights of workers in Pennsylvania for more than 45 years. While originally focused on agricultural workers, they now provide legal aid, community education, and advocacy to immigrant and low-wage workers across industries. ​JAW recognizes that justice is a process, not necessarily a particular result. They use a variety of tools to help people achieve lasting change in their communities. JAW connects clients to meaningful information that they can share with others to effect change. The Executive Director of Justice at Work leads the organization in the day-to-day pursuit of its mission, appearing on behalf of the organization and the movement it represents, hiring and directing staff and consultants, responsible for fundraising, directing its programmatic, policy, and legal activities and carrying out strategies and...

The Board’s Division of Consumer and Community Affairs (DCCA) is seeking to fill a position that will play a senior role in the development and implementation of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) supervisory policies, including efforts around CRA modernization. Depending on the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, the Board will select a candidate from the following job titles and grade levels: Senior Attorney (FR 27) or Counsel (FR 28). The position will work under the general supervision of the manager of the CRA team. The Senior Attorney, having established extensive expertise, interprets consumer financial services laws and other regulatory matters and handles complex assignments in major subject areas, including matters with no clear-cut precedent. The Counsel is involved in complex legal issues and projects related to consumer financial services laws and other regulatory matters.  At this level, the Counsel reviews the work of junior staff...

Baylor seeks to hire one full-time lecturer in Litigation Drafting and one full-time lecturer in Transactional Drafting within Baylor Law School : Lecturer (Transactional Drafting) The selected individual will have responsibility for teaching in the Legal Analysis, Research & Communications (LARC) program. Responsibilities include working collaboratively with other faculty members of the Baylor Law Writing Program to create, teach and grade assignments for the LARC 4 course (Transactional Drafting) and coordinating all of the writing efforts across all three years of the curriculum to ensure consistency and best management of resources. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of transactional legal writing experience, including drafting and analyzing a variety of different contracts and business entity governing documents.   Lecturer (Persuasive Writing; Litigation Drafting)   The candidate should have substantial experience in...

Baylor seeks to hire part-time temporary adjunct lecturers in the Legal Analysis, Research, and Communications (LARC) Program within Baylor Law School : Part-time Temporary Adjunct Lecturer (LARC 5)  Baylor Law seeks an adjunct lecturer to teach a section of the LARC 5 course, a course that focuses on litigation drafting.   The candidate should have experience in litigation drafting, including drafting a variety of different pleadings, trial motions, and similar work product.   The Law School welcomes expressions of interest, especially from candidates who will add to the diversity of our faculty.   Remote teaching may be a possibility.   Candidates must possess a juris doctor. You will be asked to provide a letter of interest; curriculum vitae; transcripts, a list of three references in the application process, and two writing samples demonstrating the candidate’s writing style.  Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. For more...

The Policing Project at New York University School of Law seeks an experienced professional to join our team as our Litigation Director. The Litigation Director will lead a team focused on developing and actively pursuing novel civil litigation theories to bring greater democratic accountability to policing. The ideal candidate will have experience litigating police reform cases; managing a team; and building a litigation strategy that leverages outside partnerships, communications techniques, and other non-litigation tools to achieve positive outcomes. This position can be based out of the Policing Project’s New York City offices or can be full-time remote, with occasional travel to New York.  Background on the Policing Project The Policing Project partners with communities and police to promote public safety through transparency, equity, and democratic engagement. We work across a broad range of issues—from use of force and racial profiling, to facial recognition and...

Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas Texas Tech University School of Law invites applications to serve as Clinical Instructor (HR: Lecturer) and Director of the Texas Tech Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) (Requisition 32319/Lecturer). The Clinical Instructor (HR: Lecturer) is a non-tenure track faculty position on a 12-month appointment. Lecturers are eligible for continuing appointment. Lecturers on continuing appointment are eligible for promotion to the rank of senior lecturer. The Clinical Instructor/Director position is partly funded by Texas Tech University and partially funded by an IRS grant, a grant which has been successfully renewed for over 20 years. The LITC Director duties include supervising and teaching students, managing the LITC docket, providing service to the Law School and the surrounding community, active participation in tax-related programming of the Law School, and working with staff to ensure compliance and renewal of the IRS...

The Senior Civil Liberties Attorney is a unique position with the ACLU-NM that uses litigation, legal analysis and education to promote the development of case law that protects and expands the liberties guaranteed under the New Mexico Bill of Rights. The work of this position will emphasize the freedoms of speech, the press, assembly, and association, but not be limited to those rights.  This position will work with civil rights lawyers around the state to develop New Mexico law in the direction of greater justice, liberty, and equity. The Senior Civil Liberties Attorney is a leadership position within the ACLU of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) Legal Department. The ideal candidate has substantial experience with civil litigation and demonstrated success in establishing and developing collaborative relationships with a wide range of partners. This is an exempt position reporting to the Legal Director and based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.   Please see the...

The University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) invites applications and nominations for the position of Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel (VPGC). Reporting to the President, the VPGC is the chief legal officer for UMD, a member of the University’s leadership team, and responsible for managing all of the University’s legal affairs. UMD is the state's flagship university, one of the nation's preeminent public research universities, and a member of the prestigious American Association of Universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, UMD is home to more than 40,000 students, 14,000 faculty and staff, and 405,000 alumni worldwide. Located just outside Washington, DC, UMD discovers and shares new knowledge every day through its renowned research enterprise and programs in academics, the arts, and athletics and is committed to social entrepreneurship as the nation’s first “Do Good” campus. The Office of General Counsel (OGC) is the...

Baylor Law will be interviewing to fill multiple tenure-track positions to provide coverage in a variety of curricular areas based upon Baylor Law’s curricular needs and applicant’s experience. Possible courses include criminal law (first-year, required Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure), white collar crime, juvenile justice, military justice, real estate finance, debt financing, construction, energy/natural resources, international trade and business transactions, digital/cybersecurity, elder law/special needs, retirement, nonprofit, income taxation, consumer protection, bankruptcy, creditors remedies, negotiable instruments/payment systems, franchising, healthcare, sports law, patent law and litigation, Texas administrative law, municipal government, and trial advocacy. The Faculty Appointments Committee welcomes expressions of interest in all areas, especially from candidates who will add to the diversity of our faculty. For more information. please go to:...

Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas Texas Tech University School of Law invites applications from exceptional individuals to fill a visiting faculty position for either the 2024 spring semester or the 2023-24 academic year (Requisition 32154BR/Visiting Professor). The Law School has curricular needs for Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Law. Candidates must be willing to teach both of these courses if applying for the Spring 2024 semester, and related courses for the Fall 2023 semester if applying for the entire academic year.   Applicants must possess a J.D. degree and have a commitment to or demonstrated record of exemplary teaching, scholarly distinction, and institutional or public service.  Experience working with diverse student populations and first-generation law students is highly desirable. Prior teaching experience, law practice experience, or service as a judicial clerk, is also preferred. Service to the School of Law and University is...

Liberty University School of Law invites applicants for a full-time associate professor in the residential Juris Doctor program.  The most competitive applicants will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and possess a strong Biblical worldview.  Additionally, faculty need to passionately support our mission to equip future leaders in law with a superior legal education in fidelity to the Christian faith expressed through the Holy Scriptures.  Liberty University School of Law is part of the broadest community in the world, namely the kingdom of God which encompasses every nation, ethnic group, and language. Accordingly, we welcome and encourage faculty candidates from across this diverse spectrum to apply . Essential Functions and Responsibilities Teach first-year, upper division required, and elective classes Engage in scholarship Mentor students Provide timely feedback in the form of assessments, grading, and other requested formats Follow...