Assistant Professor and Director of the Clemency Clinic

Villanova University, United States

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Location: Villanova, PENNSYLVANIA
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Posting Number: 20241112F
Position Title: Assistant Professor and Director of the Clemency Clinic
Position Type: Faculty
Location: Villanova, PA
Recruitment Type: Internal/External Applicants
Work Schedule: full-time/12-months
Department: 241-Law School Instruction
Position Summary:
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law seeks an outstanding lawyer-educator to direct and teach the Caritas Clemency Clinic as an Assistant Professor. The Clinic represents low-income clients in clemency matters, with a focus on federal sentence reduction petitions under the First Step Act. This position is a 12-month, continuing non-tenure track (governed by ABA standard 405©) member of the faculty. We anticipate a start date of June 1, 2024.
Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University’s mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Teach clinic classes focused on lawyering skills, professional development, and ethical practice, employing clinical teaching methods.
  • Supervise all aspects of student practice and serve as the attorney of record in Clinic cases.
  • Oversee all aspects of administration of the Caritas Clemency Clinic, including but not limited to conducting outreach to clients, selecting cases, reporting to funding sources, and maintaining files.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • A Juris Doctor degree is required.
  • Pennsylvania bar membership (or an ability to waive into the Pennsylvania bar) is required.
  • Five years of relevant legal practice experience, including experience litigating federal criminal matters on behalf of low-income clients, is required.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
  • Excellent clinical teaching ability, including an ability to work both collaboratively and independently and a demonstrated interest in and aptitude for student supervision and teaching, is required.
  • Expertise in relevant substantive areas of law is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • An understanding of, and commitment to, clinical teaching methodology is preferred.
  • Prior clinical teaching experience is preferred.
  • Experience litigating federal criminal matters is preferred.
Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours:
Special Message to Applicants:
Candidates must apply online and include:
  • Application cover letter,
  • Current and complete curriculum vitae,
  • Statement of teaching philosophy,
  • List of 3 references (we will contact the references for finalists only),
  • Unofficial academic transcripts. Official transcripts will be required from finalist only.


Finalists will be required to submit a Statement of Contribution to the University’s Augustinian Catholic Mission.
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Review of applications begins upon receipt and continues until the position is filled.
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Competitive
Salary Band:
Job Classification: faculty

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