Clinical Instructor

Company Description

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Join a community that combines excellence in legal education and scholarship with a deep commitment to justice. Here at Harvard Law School (HLS), you’ll find an environment that values who you are and encourages you to grow, inspire others, and make a meaningful impact. Wherever you are in your career journey, HLS is a place where you can thrive, contribute, and be part of something bigger.

The Clinical Instructor (CI) will bring experience and interest in food policy, food and agriculture systems, and social justice to their work as a clinical teacher in the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC). The CI will be responsible for supervising, mentoring, and teaching students enrolled in the Clinic as they work on complex policy projects; will manage several high-profile FLPC projects within our existing project portfolio as well as help develop new projects;

and, will develop and manage partnerships with external partners, coalitions, and communities in the food policy arena. The Clinic provides legal and policy research, writing, and technical assistance to clients and partners, focused on the following areas: food waste and recovery, food access and nutrition, climate and sustainability, and food system justice.

The Clinical Instructor will join a dynamic public interest and clinical teaching food law and policy program that includes both independent and collaborative teamwork in growing areas of local, national, and global importance. For more information about FLPC, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Teach, mentor, supervise, and evaluate the practice work of law school students on skills including problem-solving, law and policy analysis, research and writing, oral communication, and leadership;
• Manage the portfolio of work on FLPC initiatives, which includes: designing student projects; directing the project tasks and delegation of work; managing relationships with clients and partners; developing and meeting relevant timelines and expectations of grants and funders; and informing long-term strategic goals;
• Develop Clinic clients and projects, relying both on the expertise and network you bring to the role as well as the Clinic’s current and ongoing projects and relationships;
• Help develop and implement the vision for the future success of FLPC’s innovative food law and policy work that is rooted in justice and equity;
• Assist with developing and teaching classroom courses offered in conjunction with the Clinic;
• Deliver talks and trainings to clients, partners, and policymakers, and represent FLPC at local, national, and international conferences and events; and,
• Lead and support the administrative tasks of the Clinic, including conference and event planning, student outreach, communications, development, and other tasks that arise.

Basic Qualifications

JD Degree required and a minimum of three years relevant experience and admitted to a state bar.

• Experience teaching, mentoring, and motivating students and beginning attorneys.
• Experience working with clients, colleagues, and students of diverse backgrounds.
• Experience with or interest in food justice, law, and policy.
• Proven capacity to work as a team member in a collaborative, dynamic, team-based work environment.
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills.
• Strong writing, research, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Appointment End Date: This is a one-year term appointment with potential for renewal, subject to departmental funding and need.

Standard Hours/

Schedule:

Full-time.

Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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