"Clinical Instructor, Consumer Protection Clinic"

The Legal Services Center (LSC) of Harvard Law School seeks to hire an Attorney Clinical Instructor to join our Consumer Protection Clinic. The Clinic provides free legal representation to low-income community members in a wide range of consumer law matters in both state and federal court. The Clinic’s docket includes individual debt collection defense matters, affirmative litigation on behalf of classes of consumers, and bankruptcies to give consumers fresh starts. Affirmative cases challenge predatory marketplace conduct, such as zombie credit card and mortgage debt, home solar panel scams, usurious loans, and unfair debt collection practices. The Clinic also trains, supervises, and mentors Harvard Law School clinical students in their representation of clients.

As a Clinical Instructor, you will:

• Serve as lead counsel and co-counsel in Clinic cases, litigating an active docket of debt collection defense and affirmative litigation cases in state and federal court.
• Screen cases for merit and help maintain and manage the Clinic’s docket.
• Engage with neighborhood and consumer law organizations, referral partners, and courts to ensure the Clinic’s docket is responsive to community needs and provides clinical law students with meaningful learning opportunities.
• Train, supervise, and mentor clinical law students as they represent Clinic clients and use best practices in clinical pedagogy.
• Contribute to Clinic strategic planning, community outreach, student outreach, and opportunities for collaboration and coordination between LSC clinics and external partners.

Basic Qualifications: Candidates must possess a J.D., have at least three years of relevant experience, and be admitted to the Massachusetts bar or eligible for temporary admission pursuant to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:04. Additional Qualifications: Demonstrated commitment to public interest law, meaningful experience in consumer law litigation, passion for teaching and mentoring, commitment to diversity and an inclusive environment, and a collaborative spirit.