School of Law, Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Justice Project, Non-Tenure Track

About the role

The Health Justice Project (HJP) is an interprofessional program and clinic housed in the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy’s top-ranked health law program at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. The HJP offers clinical and other experiential courses focused on access to health care, poverty law, and health equity. The HJP partners with Loyola Medicine and Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine using the medical-legal partnership model to address the health harming legal needs of vulnerable patients through its Maywood MLP project.

Responsibilities

• Engage in direct legal representation, research, and policy work to improve access to health care and public benefits, access to healthy stable housing, advocate on behalf of clients with disabilities and chronic health challenges, and address health inequities through holistic legal care;
• Assist the HJP director with strategic planning, management and administration of the HJP clinic as needed;
• Supervise students, volunteers, and staff, including overseeing intake, supporting case advocacy, reviewing drafts of emails, correspondence and pleadings, and attending hearings, court, and meetings with students;
• Train students and healthcare and community partners on poverty law, client counseling, and the social and structural determinants of health;
• Prepare and communicate information to partners, colleagues, students, and volunteers regarding legal and social resources;
• Maintain frequent and professional communication with contacts at community health centers and other collaborating entities and programs;
• Support faculty research, develop materials for publication, and assist with event planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and J.D. degrees required;
• Demonstrated interest in public interest law and two or more years of public interest direct legal and/or policy experience;
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret legal sources (including regulations, statutes, case law, administrative decisions, and legislative history), law periodicals, professional journals, and agency procedures;
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and legal manuals in a variety of subjects, including housing, public benefits, immigration, education, trusts and estates, guardianship, health equity, and/or health law;
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from partners, health center staff, clients, students, and the public;
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks;
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team;
• Detail-oriented;
• Flexible work attitude, ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with a small staff and frequent student turnover (due to semester-long courses and graduation);
• Ability to successfully interact with a variety of people of various socio-economic, racial and ethnic, ability, and education levels and a strong commitment to client-centered lawyering;
• Excellent judgment, including sensitivity to diverse client and student needs, cultural nuances, and confidentiality;
• Interest in teaching students, serving low-income clients, and addressing health inequities;
• Fluency in written and spoken Spanish is highly preferred.

Benefits

Open Date: 04/08/2026
Close Date: N/A
Salary Range: $80,000 - $85,000
Additional Salary Information: This salary range is for a twelve-month academic appointment. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training; field or discipline; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.