CUNY School of Law
Location
Queens, NY | United States
Job description
Professional School Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Programs
Job ID
27768Location
CUNY School of Law
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
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POSITION DETAILS
The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law seeks an exceptional individual to serve as its Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Programs (???Clinic Dean???) to lead CUNY Law???s well-developed in-house clinic and externship programs. The Clinic Dean will lead an outstanding group of faculty members in CUNY Law???s nationally ranked clinical program. CUNY Law seeks a Clinic Dean who shares a commitment to social justice, thinks deeply about practice models and strategies that work to promote justice, and brings pedagogical insights to the design of programs to educate the next generation of public interest lawyers.
Since its founding in 1983, the CUNY School of Law's mission has been to train a diverse group of students to become excellent public interest lawyers. In 2007, the Carnegie Report praised CUNY Law???s educational program for the unique way in which it prepares students for practice through extensive curriculum integration of law, lawyering, and ethical decision-making. The Clinic Dean plays a pivotal role in shaping the curriculum and leading the clinical program.
The Clinic Dean administers one or more key College programs. They develop, implement, and assess programs and services to produce high-quality results and meet strategic goals. They also coordinate activities among different units, and with areas outside the College, and may oversee staff, budget, operations, and facilities.
The Clinic Dean leads faculty members who teach in clinical programs, a group of staff members dedicated to supporting the work of the clinics, visiting faculty and fellows, staff attorneys, and the day and evening students enrolled in capstone clinical programs. The program encompasses live-client clinics and a hybrid clinic that has both live-client and placement-based work in which students and faculty practice under the umbrella of a 501(c)(3) organization called Main Street Legal Services, Inc. (MSLS). MSLS provides legal assistance locally, state-wide, nationally, and internationally every year. The clinical program also includes practice clinic programs in which students are placed in public interest law offices and participate in a substantial curricular module.
In addition to the above responsibilities, the Clinic Dean is expected to maintain and enhance academic excellence in the program, fully implement justice initiatives, lead curricular and program development at the Law School, represent the Law School in local and national legal, educational, and social justice communities, teach classes as needed, provide leadership in fundraising initiatives, and assist in seeking external support for programs.
The Clinic Dean also serves as the Executive Director of Main Street Legal Services, Inc. (MSLS).
This position may include weekend and evening hours.
QUALIFICATIONS
This position is in CUNY's Executive Compensation Plan. All executive positions require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
We seek a creative educator with significant legal practice experience and abilities as well as a strong commitment to social justice and working with diverse communities. Experience in clinical education and a record of scholarly achievement are highly favored, such that the Clinic Dean would qualify for a tenured faculty position at the Law School. We look for someone with a collaborative leadership style, a developed set of management skills, and the ability to articulate and communicate the vision of the Law School's clinical program within the Law School, to the New York and national legal communities, and to the broader educational community. The candidate should also demonstrate a commitment to building and working in a diverse, pluralistic, anti-racist learning environment.
J.D. or its equivalent, substantial practice and teaching experience, at least seven years??? experience directing a live-client law school clinical program, significant scholarly achievement or the equivalent, and demonstrated management experience are required. Administrative, budgetary, and fundraising experience are preferred. New York State bar admission or the ability to be admitted on motion within one year of appointment is necessary to conform to MSLS's practice order (See New York Judiciary Law Sections 478 and 484).
CUNY TITLE
Professional School Senior Associate Dean
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
$190,000 - $205,000
Salary commensurate with education and experience.
CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.
HOW TO APPLY
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Candidates should provide a resume and cover letter.
CLOSING DATE
This position will be open until filled with resume review scheduled to begin on January 8, 2024.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
About CUNY School of Law
CUNY School of Law is the nation’s #1 public interest law school; its dual mission to practice law in the service of human needs and transform the teaching, learning, and practice of law to include those it has excluded, marginalized, and oppressed make it a singular institution. As the only publicly funded law school in New York City, CUNY Law increases access to excellent legal training through this mission.
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