Department: School of Law
Rank: Assistant Clinical Professor
Annual Basis: 12 Month
Review of Applications Begins
March 14, 2025; position open until filled.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Along with your online application including three references, please upload:
• A cover letter
• A current resume
Department Summary
The University of Oregon School of Law is a dynamic, ABA-accredited law school and Oregon’s only public law school. Degrees offered include: Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (CRES), and a minor in undergraduate legal studies. Oregon Law’s mission is to provide a world-class education. We prepare students through excellent classroom teaching paired with a multitude of practical experience opportunities and robust professional development. Our faculty produce exceptional research and scholarship. We accomplish our mission in a positive, inclusive environment where we strive to provide everyone opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop. Our aim is to learn, teach, and practice the principles of equity and justice as critical foundations for our overall effort to achieve excellence as a top-ranked law school. Success in this work requires a diverse group of people in various faculty and staff roles working in one of our two locations, Eugene and Portland. The University of Oregon is located within the traditional homelands of the Southern Kalapuya. Learn more about Oregon Law at law.uoregon.edu, and consider joining our team.
Position Summary
The Domestic Violence Clinic provides real-world legal education for law students by training them to provide high-quality, trauma-informed legal services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The attorneys of the Clinic specialize in representing survivors of abuse in restraining orders, family law, and other related legal matters. The Clinic is an important educational experience for the law students who participate, as it prepares them to meet the legal needs of clients who have experienced abuse and offers them an opportunity to work on actual cases. It is also a crucial resource in Oregon for survivors seeking safety and access to justice as affordable legal services are very limited.
When fully staffed, the Clinic consists of three attorneys (the Clinic Director, a staff attorney and a post-graduate fellow), one legal assistant, and one advocate. All of the positions are funded through a combination of federal grants and state funding. The Clinic offers clinical classes to law students who want experience in representing low-income survivors of domestic violence in restraining orders and family law matters. There are two tracks: (1) the Domestic Violence Protective Order Clinic, where students focus on restraining order matters; and (2) the Domestic Violence Civil Clinic, where students focus on civil legal actions, with an emphasis on family law (divorce, child custody and parenting time, support, paternity), and may also work on cases involving public benefits, housing, employment, unemployment compensation, consumer credit, and related criminal matters. The attorneys who supervise the clinics also provide direct services to clients year-round. In addition to the Protective Order and Civil Clinics, the Clinic houses Student Survivor Legal Services. This program provides legal services to students at the University of Oregon and other higher education institutions in Lane County.
The Clinic Director will be responsible for managing the day-to-day functioning of the Clinic, administering the grants funding the Clinic, and applying for continuing funding for the Clinic to ensure the Clinic’s long-term sustainability. In addition, the Director will work with the law school administration to continue to develop the academic programming and services offered by the Clinic. The Director also will teach the two clinic tracks.
The Domestic Violence Clinic Director will supervise the employees of the Clinic and will report to the dean of the School of Law. The Director position will be a 12-month, funding contingent, career non-tenure-track assistant clinic professor position.
Minimum Requirements
• JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Bar licensed in any jurisdiction with the capacity to become bar licensed in Oregon.
• Three years of relevant professional experience in family law and/or working on civil legal matters for low-income survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault.
Professional Competencies
• Knowledge of the legal remedies that survivors may seek in the areas of housing, benefits, employment (including unemployment compensation), consumer credit and/or privacy matters, and crime victim compensation.
• Knowledge of the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking, with the sensitivity and capacity to work with student and community survivors.
• Ability to 1) work effectively with students, staff, and faculty from culturally diverse backgrounds and with multiple intersectional identities; and 2) advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the university community.
• Ability to teach.
• Ability to guide student writers to produce professional materials for clients.
• Skill in organizational, administrative, and supervisory tasks, with the ability to strategize, prioritize, manage projects and budgets, administer grant funding, and meet goals and deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications
• Budget management and fundraising skills and experience, including grant writing.
• Interest and/or experience in improving the laws for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking through appellate and/or legislative advocacy.
• Experience teaching or supervising diverse learners with a range of foundational skills.
• Record of academic excellence.
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.
The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at uocareers@uoregon.edu or 541-346-5112.
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