"Clinical Supervising Attorney - Social Enterprise Clinic - School of Law"

Position overview

Position title: Clinic Supervising Attorney

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t15-f.pdf. The starting full-time salary for this position is salary point 19, currently $140,169.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: Spring 2026

Position duration: Initial one-year term with eligibility for renewal

Application Window

Open date: January 9, 2026

Next review date: Saturday, Jan 24, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Social Enterprise Clinic seeks applications for a Clinical Supervising Attorney position. Under the supervision of the Clinic Director, the Supervising Attorney's general responsibilities include training and supervising students in client representation; working on the Clinic's docket of projects and cases, developing and managing four or more client projects per semester independently (i.e., without a co-supervisor); and performing varied administrative and other tasks to assist in the Clinic's and Berkeley Clinical Program's operation.

The Social Enterprise Clinic is a transactional law clinic that requires students critically examine issues of racial and economic justice to achieve their entity client goals. The Clinic serves as outside counsel for social enterprise businesses-for-profit and nonprofit companies that use market-based strategies to address social and environmental issues. The Clinic is geared to students who are interested in exploring the potential power and limitations of market-based methods and thinking critically about the relationships between law, business, and racial equity. The Clinic advises social enterprise clients on a variety of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, contract drafting and analysis, corporate structure, and entity formation matters. Staff work collaboratively with clients to help them minimize risks and avoid pitfalls as they achieve their social impact goals and implement their theory of change.

The Clinic is committed to preparing law students from diverse backgrounds and providing first-rate legal representation to social enterprises providing services to disenfranchised and disempowered individuals and communities. The Berkeley Clinical Program is committed to building an equitable and inclusive faculty and staff to teach and work in a multicultural and antiracist learning environment. The law school provides support for Supervising Attorneys to attend conferences that advance their professional development goals and interests.

DUTIES

Under the supervision of the Clinic Director and in collaboration with any future Clinical Supervising Attorney, the Supervising Attorney will be responsible for:

Clinical Supervision (80%)

• Assist in designing and teaching components of the Clinic seminar
• Train and supervise six Clinic students per semester
• Manage Clinic projects/cases and vet new Clinic projects/cases
• Develop and maintain Clinic relationships with clients, strategic partners, co-counsel, and other community stakeholders
• Travel and offsite meetings as needed to represent clients
• Manage the Clinic docket during summers

Administrative Duties (15%)

• Support the development of Clinic policies and training materials
• Research social enterprise law and compose client alerts on timely matters
• Promote the Clinic to students and other constituencies
• Engage in media relations and development, including speaking at public events and with the press
• Participate in professional development, training, and networking activities

Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

• Perform other duties as needed

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/index.html

For More Information: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/clinics/social-enterprise-clinic/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• J.D. degree, or equivalent international degree

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Admission to practice law in California
• At least three (3) years of post-graduate experience in a transactional law practice

Preferred qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in clinical teaching or other law student supervision
• Excellent research, writing, and oral advocacy skills
• Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and planning skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Career intention to practice in public interest, public sector, and/or clinical setting
• Experience working with diverse communities, clients and other stakeholders

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Legal Advocacy Writing Sample - A sample of written legal work no longer than 12 pages

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05252

Help contact: academicpositions@law.berkeley.edu

Job location
Berkeley, CA