Director, LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic and Clinical Instructor

About the role

The Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School seeks to hire a director to lead the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic. Launched in 2020, the Clinic provides students with opportunities to develop lawyering and advocacy skills that respond to the unmet legal needs of LGBTQ+ communities. The Clinic is one of the six community-based clinics that comprise the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School.

Responsibilities

• Set a vision for the Clinic’s legal advocacy and learning environment
• Lead and manage the Clinic
• Develop and oversee the Clinic’s docket
• Serve as lead counsel in Clinic cases
• Engage with community-based organizations, LGBTQ+ legal advocacy organizations, and other partners for the purposes of, and as appropriate, co-counseling cases, maintaining client referral streams, and fostering opportunities for students to engage directly with client communities
• Using best practices in clinical pedagogy, train, supervise, and mentor clinical law students in their representation of Clinic clients
• Develop the curriculum for the clinical seminar that is a co-requisite of the Clinic
• Lead and manage the Clinic’s efforts related to student outreach and engagement with the wider Harvard Law School community
• Ensure Clinic compliance with Harvard Law School and Legal Services Center clinical policies
• Actively participate in and contribute to the Legal Services Center clinical community
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 5 years of relevant experience
• If not already admitted in Massachusetts, be admitted to the bar of any other state and be able to waive into the Massachusetts bar within 18 months of hiring

Skills

• Demonstrated commitment to public interest law
• Demonstrated commitment to advocating for LGBTQ+ communities
• Significant litigation experience
• Passion for teaching and mentoring
• Experience or an interest in clinical education
• Experience leading programs or projects
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial spirit

Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
• Retirement plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

Pay

Exempt

Schedule

Full-time