• Federal Litigation Clinic Fellow

    Fordham University (Bronx, NY)


    About Fordham:

    Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

     

    The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.

     

    Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

     

    Department: Law School Clinical Program

    Position Summary:

    Reporting to a Professor at the Law School, the Federal Litigation Clinic Fellow provides representation to clients and clinical legal education to students of the Federal Litigation Clinic.

    Essential Functions:

    Supervises students in federal criminal and civil cases and collaborates with other supervisors to manage the clinic caseload and represent clinic clients.

     

    Attends regularly scheduled team meetings and supervises and conducts all required lawyering activities, including court appearances, jail visits, fact investigations, and other facets of federal litigation.

     

    Shares responsibility, under supervision, for designing and teaching seminar sessions with full-time faculty colleagues.

     

    Fulfills administrative and case handling responsibilities of the clinic.

     

    Participates in a clinical pedagogy seminar and other activities designed to support an interest in clinical teaching and legal education.

    Required Qualifications:

    Juris Doctor or equivalent degree.

     

    Minimum of 2 years of post-J.D. legal experience.

     

    Admission to the New York State Bar.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Experience with federal criminal defense litigation, and related civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels.

     

    Minimum Salary: $85,000

     

    Maximum Salary: $95,000