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We are accepting applications for an Associate Attorney to join the Community Partnerships Program in Los Angeles. The associate attorney will add cross-organization capacity but will focus on matters handled by their home office. The ideal candidate will join our team by late June/early July 2023. Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, individuals, and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer. Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people...

NPCA POSITION DESCRIPTION     Date: March 2023                    Position Title: Associate General Counsel, Clean Air and Climate   Grade: O                                Job Status: Full Time        FLSA: Exempt   Department:   Legal                Location: Washington, D.C. preferred (option for partial/full-time remote)   Immediate Supervisor:   Deputy General Counsel   Manager’s Supervisor:   General Counsel   Incumbent / New Position: New Position   Salary: $110,000- $120,000, commensurate with skills and experience.   Primary Purpose of the Position: The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is seeking an experienced attorney for an Associate General Counsel, Clean Air and Climate, position based in NPCA’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. The Associate General Counsel will assist NPCA’s General Counsel and Deputy...

Earthjustice is accepting applications for an associate attorney position to join our growing team of lawyers working on our Right to Zero priorities. The Right to Zero program is working to transform the way we use energy and transport goods, services and ourselves across the country. From our power grid to ports, buses to garbage trucks, the Right to Zero team works to ditch fossil fuels and lead the shift to zero-emissions. While the attorney will primarily focus on California-specific Right to Zero litigation and advocacy, the attorney may work on issues that are either federal or outside California. Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Chicago, Houston, Juneau, Los Angeles, Tallahassee, Honolulu, New York, Philadelphia, Denver, Miami,...

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...

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 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...