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The SMU Dedman School of Law is seeking an Adjunct Clinical Professor for the VanSickle Family Law Clinic (“ Family Law Clinic ”), which provides pro bono legal services to low-income clients.   About the Family Law Clinic:   The Family Law Clinic's dual mission is to provide experiential, real-client clinical experience, for law students and competent and ethical legal representation to low-income clients and community partners. Under the supervision and coaching of an experienced clinical faculty member, students represent and counsel clients in family law matters such as divorce, custody and parenting time, child support, paternity, modifications, court-appointed amicus or attorney ad-litem, and alternative dispute resolution. Through client representation, the clinic seminar, team collaboration, and one-on-one instruction, law students perform fundamental lawyering skills necessary for competent representation and zealous advocacy. These skills include but...

RESPONSIBILITIES   Specific responsibilities include:   Develop and maintain a robust docket concentrating on civil rights and liberties. Review, investigate, and select for legal representation complaints received through the ACLU-TX intake system, as well as referrals from other organizations and agencies and attorneys. Develop and prosecute select civil liberties and civil rights cases, including legal research and memoranda, the drafting of pleadings and briefs, discovery and motion practice, mediation, trials, settlement negotiation, post-judgment litigation, and appeals in both state and federal courts. Develop and execute non-litigation legal advocacy, such as preparing and filing administrative complaints, and provide limited representation in administrative proceedings. Provide legal support to community partners and advocates advancing ACLU-TX’s goals in non-legal spaces. Participate as a legal expert in local and statewide legislative processes,...