Clinical Instructor
Harvard Law School is Harvard University’s law school, providing legal education, clinical learning, legal scholarship, and research programs.
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About Harvard Law School
Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is an active academic unit of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It offers more than 500 courses and seminars, clinical education, faculty research, and legal scholarship.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will train and supervise clinical students, develop their project expertise, provide guidance and detailed feedback, and help produce client deliverables. You will develop projects, curriculum, and materials; cultivate client relationships; support communications and outreach; mentor student practitioners; oversee the Harvard Negotiation Law Review; and coordinate related program activities.
Requirements
- Earned J.D.
- At least 3 years of relevant experience
- Admission to the Massachusetts bar or eligibility for temporary admission under Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:04
- Experience in dispute systems design theory and practice
- Demonstrated expertise in at least one clinic practice area
- Experience in negotiation, mediation, facilitation, restorative justice, political dialogue, or alternative dispute resolution
- At least 2 years of business and/or legal experience focused on negotiation, dispute resolution, facilitation, or dialogue
- Experience supervising and mentoring junior attorneys or professionals
- Experience working with students and clinical pedagogy
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Ability to multitask, exercise sound judgment, and adapt
- Entrepreneurial mindset
Responsibilities
- Train and supervise clinical students
- Develop project-related expertise and support student learning
- Meet regularly with students, provide guidance, and deliver detailed feedback
- Develop projects, training curriculum, and materials
- Build and maintain client relationships
- Recruit clinical projects and advance practice areas
- Expand program effectiveness and visibility through communications, outreach, and publicity
- Provide oversight, mentorship, coaching, and strategic leadership for Harvard Law School Negotiators
- Develop projects for Harvard Law School Negotiators
- Provide primary oversight to the Harvard Negotiation Law Review
- Coordinate joint activities and initiatives with related student organizations and programs
- Perform other assigned duties
Benefits
- Generous paid time off, including parental leave
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one
- Retirement plans with university contributions
- Wellbeing and mental health resources
- Support for families and caregivers
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and campus perks
