Research Associate-Expungement Law Project

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Recruitment/Posting Title	Research Associate-Expungement Law Project
Department	Sch of Law-Nwk, Dean's Office
Salary	Commensurate With Experience
Posting Summary	The New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF) Clinical Teaching Fellowship is designed to launch the teaching careers of practitioners with three to five years of practice experience. This research associate position will have the opportunity to co-teach with an experienced clinician and to participate in supervision rounds and discussions of clinical pedagogy with clinical teaching fellows from Rutgers Newark and Seton Hall. The incumbent will also be mentored in pursuit of scholarship interests and goals. The NJSBF Teaching Research Associate will co-teach in the Expungement Law Project where students assist people seeking an expungement of their New Jersey criminal history and engage in law reform efforts. During the first year, employment the position will co-supervise students with an experienced clinician and develop and teach select sessions of the clinic seminar. In any subsequent years, the Research Associate will directly supervise 2-3 teams of students and co-teach the seminar each semester. The Research Associate will also be expected to manage a docket of cases during the summer. Minimum requirements include a J.D. degree and membership in good standing of the Bar of any state; 3 years of legal practice experience in criminal or public interest law with preference for experience in New Jersey; and the potential for teaching excellence.
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Posting Number	24FA0402
Posting Open Date	04/13/2024
Posting Close Date	12/31/2024

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Minimum Education and Experience	Minimum requirements include a J.D. degree and membership in good standing of the Bar of any state; 3 years of legal practice experience in criminal or public interest law with preference for experience in New Jersey; and the potential for teaching excellence.
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Campus	Rutgers University-Camden
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