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The Clinical Staff Attorney Position and Candidate Qualifications
The CSA will play an important role in designing and implementing all aspects of the Clinic, including setting up and leading clinic projects in partnership with impacted communities and civil society organizations, co-creating the syllabus with the Director of the Clinic, leading and participating in seminar and case rounds discussions, fostering a sense of deep and supportive community within the Clinic, and supervising SLS students in all aspects of their work, including through individualized coaching and mentoring. The CSA may also need to supervise students during travel that takes place during the quarter. The CSA will be involved with human rights programming at the Law School and university, and will have the opportunity to engage in scholarly research and writing.
Mills Legal Clinic attorneys are part of the intellectual community within the clinical program and the Law School and university at large. The clinic provides resources for its lawyers to participate in continuing education and any other professional development/training/mentorship activities that support the CSA’s individual learning goals. Finally, the CSA will be a part of the Mills Legal Clinic’s efforts to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion in our teaching, practice management, and advocacy work.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications
- Strong academic credentials;
- J.D. or equivalent legal degree;
- A minimum of five years of human rights experience, including experience training, teaching, or mentoring law students or advocates, and a strong interest in teaching and clinical pedagogy; and
- Admission to practice in California or eligibility and willingness to sit for the next California Bar exam.
Preferred qualifications
- Demonstrated commitment to rigorous, innovative, strategic, and self-reflective social justice work;
- Significant experience implementing a wide range of tactics and tools employed in the human rights field;
- Substantive legal and practical knowledge of human rights issues, including related to identity-based discrimination;
- Experience and ability to design and direct complex, innovative, and interdisciplinary projects that attempt to prevent, redress, and transform human rights issues;
- Deep commitment and demonstrated ability to work in strong, collaborative, and rights-respecting partnerships, including in particular with clients, impacted communities, and civil society organizations;
- An understanding of and engagement with critiques of human rights and peacebuilding fields, as well as experience with responding to and overcoming those critiques in practice;
- Excellent teamwork, collaboration, and interpersonal skills;
- Strong organizational / management skills and attention to detail;
- Ability to work in a self-directed and entrepreneurial environment; and
- Second language abilities.
The salary is based on a formula that is competitive with similar positions.
The Application Process
Applicants should submit resumes and other materials through http://jobs.stanford.edu, referencing job number 95365. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their materials by August 29, 2022. The CSA will ideally begin work with IHRC on or before October 1, 2022.
The following materials should be submitted
- A cover letter no longer than two pages describing the applicant’s interest in the position;
- a one-page statement of the applicant’s vision of clinical education, and any clinical project the applicant would propose to develop at Stanford. Ideally, the project will involve some element of addressing identity-based harms;
- a resume;
- a list of at least three references; and
- a complete law school transcript.
- The candidate may also submit a writing sample of no longer than 15 pages.
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Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires an accommodation to perform essential functions of the job.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Stanford Law School seeks to hire the best talent and to promote a safe and secure environment for all members of the university community and its property. To that end, new staff hires must successfully pass a background check prior to starting work at Stanford University.