School of Law, Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Justice Project, Non-Tenure Track

Position Details

Job Title: School of Law, Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Justice Project, Non-Tenure Track

Salary Range: $80,000 – $85,000

The Health Justice Project (HJP) is an interprofessional program and clinic housed in the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy’s top-ranked health law program at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. The HJP offers clinical and other experiential courses focused on access to health care, poverty law, and health equity.

The Clinical Teaching Fellow will work in collaboration with the Director of the HJP, assisting with client representation, research and policy work, and supervision of law students. The fellow will also assist with teaching the HJP clinic course, the weekend HJP clinic course, and possibly other health justice courses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage in direct legal representation, research, and policy work
• Assist the HJP director with strategic planning, management and administration
• Supervise students, volunteers, and staff
• Train students and healthcare and community partners
• Prepare and communicate information to partners
• Maintain frequent and professional communication with contacts
• Support faculty research, develop materials for publication, and assist with event planning

Qualifications

Bachelor’s and J.D. degrees required. Demonstrated interest in public interest law and two or more years of public interest direct legal and/or policy experience. Fluency in written and spoken Spanish is highly preferred.