Seton Hall University School of Law welcomes applications for a tenure-track position to begin in January 2025 or at the start of the 2025-26 academic year. The position is to create and direct a Medical Legal Partnership as part of the Law School’s Center for Social Justice. It is also expected that the candidate will teach a doctrinal course at the law school in the health law field and/or as part of the first-year curriculum.
Duties and Responsibilities:
We seek to build a Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) with a community organization in Newark that provides health care services to individuals with lower incomes. The MLP will address legal matters that impact individuals’ health outcomes, including housing, healthcare, government benefits, and other civil matters connected to the social determinants of health. Faculty and students will meet regularly with community members at the community organization’s offices.
The faculty member will lead the design and implementation of the new clinic, and will oversee the clinic operations, including working with the host organization, developing the client base, supervising the students, and teaching the required seminar attendant to the clinic. The faculty member will be part of the Center for Social Justice which comprises eight other in-house clinics. All tenured and tenure-track faculty, including those who teach in the clinics, are eligible for research assistance and sabbaticals.
Candidates must have a J.D. or equivalent degree and a record of academic excellence. Candidates should demonstrate (i) scholarly promise, (ii) the ability or potential to be an outstanding teacher and mentor who can prepare students for the practice of law, (iii) at least five years’ experience in a civil practice that provides pro bono legal services, and (iv) leadership in service toward building an equitable and diverse academic community. The candidate should be admitted to the New Jersey bar or licensed to practice in another jurisdiction and willing to apply for admission to the New Jersey bar. The candidate must be in good standing to practice law.
Located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, approximately 20 minutes from Manhattan, Seton Hall Law School offers a vibrant, energetic academic environment. Clinical education has been a significant part of our curriculum for more than 50 years. Seton Hall Law is especially well-regarded in the health and life sciences law, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and privacy arenas, and it is in the process of expanding its role in energy, gaming/sports, technology and data analytics.
Seton Hall University is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the values and goals of equity, justice, and engagement. The University aspires to be a leader among its peer institutions in responding to the needs and concerns of an increasingly diverse population by striving to (i) overcome historical and divisive biases in our society and (ii) achieve equity and equality. In an effort to enrich our academic environment, the University actively encourages applications from members of all historically underrepresented groups and those invested in our commitment to equity, justice and engagement: https://law.shu.edu/about/diversity/index.cfm
The following documents should be uploaded with your application: CV (with references), cover letter, one-page clinic proposal, and scholarly agenda. Finalists will be required to present a job talk paper at the law school. We encourage you to submit with your application either a job talk paper or an abstract for a proposed paper with the expected date for completion of the draft.
Questions should be sent to Professor Lori A. Nessel, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, at lori.nessel@shu.edu.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must have a J.D. or equivalent degree and a record of academic excellence.
Desired Qualifications:
Candidates should demonstrate (i) scholarly promise, (ii) the ability or potential to be an outstanding teacher and mentor who can prepare students for the practice of law, (iii) at least five years’ experience in a civil practice that provides pro bono legal services, and (iv) leadership in service toward building an equitable and diverse academic community.
Licenses and Certificates:
The candidate should be admitted to the New Jersey bar or licensed to practice in another jurisdiction and willing to apply for admission to the New Jersey bar. The candidate must be in good standing to practice law.
Salary Grade:
FA01 - Faculty
Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt
Physical Demands: General Office Environment
Special Instructions to Applicants:
The following documents should be uploaded with your application: CV (with references), cover letter, one-page clinic proposal, and scholarly agenda. Finalists will be required to present a job talk paper at the law school. We encourage you to submit with your application either a job talk paper or an abstract for a proposed paper with the expected date for completion of the draft.
Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.
