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Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff

Major Administrative Unit / College:Michigan State University College Of Law

Department:Juris Doctorate Programs 40001138

Sub Area:FAS- Fac./Acad Staff

Salary:Salary Commensurate with Experience

Location: East Lansing

Categories: Education/Training, Fixed Term Academic Staff, Full Time (90-100%), Union

Working/Functional Title

Interim Director, Public Defender Clinic

Position Summary

Michigan State University College of Law invites applications for a one-year, fixed-term academic specialist teacher position to develop and teach in its new Public Defender Clinic as the Interim Director. The Public Defender Clinic will provide students opportunities to represent indigent defendants in criminal matters in a well-supervised and academically rigorous program. This includes representation in preconviction appellate matters which tend to involve short records and novel legal issues that have already been litigated and decided by a trial judge. Students’ work will engage in legal analysis, appellate writing, and oral argument. They will have opportunities to interact with clients, strategize with trial counsel, and appear in trial courts on ancillary matters, providing a holistic experience and systemic exposure.

The Interim Director will develop curricular materials for the clinic, recruit students and review their applications, secure funding to support the clinic’s activities, teach in the clinic and oversee the work of a class of student attorneys. Successful candidates will have significant experience representing indigent clients with a particular emphasis on criminal appellate litigation, familiarity with the appointment of counsel in Michigan criminal appeals, and experience securing funding for indigent criminal defense. The Interim Director must be admitted to the State Bar of Michigan.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Law

Minimum Requirements

• Significant experience representing indigent clients with a particular emphasis on criminal appellate litigation.

• Familiarity with the appointment of counsel in Michigan criminal appeals.

• Admitted to the State Bar of Michigan.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience securing funding for indigent criminal defense.

Required Application Materials

• Cover Letter

• Current Curriculum Vitae or Resume

Website

www.law.msu.edu

Department Statement

Michigan State University College of Law is a diverse and inclusive learning community with roots dating to 1891 when it opened as Detroit College of Law in Detroit, Michigan. It moved to its current East Lansing location in 1995 and remained a private institution until 2020 when it became a fully integrated college of Michigan State University.

Today, MSU Law has more than 650 students, 55 faculty members, 50 staff members, five librarians, and a world-wide network of some 11,500 alumni. MSU Law operates seven legal clinics overseen by nationally recognized faculty that provide students an opportunity to work on actual legal cases. Additionally, it offers some of nation’s leading law programs in new and emerging legal education, including Intellectual Property and Trial Advocacy, Indigenous Law and Policy Center, the Lori E. Talsky Center for Human Rights of Women and Children, Conservation Law Center, and Animal Legal and Historical Web Center.

MSU College of Law, operating under the principles of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan, is poised to become the state’s preeminent law school, preparing a diverse community of lawyer-leaders to serve diverse communities in Michigan and beyond. It is committed to providing a legal education that is taught by leading scholars in their fields, includes best-in-class experiential opportunities, and helps students graduate without excessive debt.

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

Advertised: May 7, 2024 Eastern Daylight Time