Vermont Law Seeks Earthjustice Clinical Professor

From colleagues at Vermont, this notice of a clinical opening:

Job Description:

The Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic (ENRLC) at Vermont Law School and Earthjustice are partnering to expand our environmental justice capacity through the creation of a new environmental justice initiative. We are hiring an attorney professor who will be located at the ENRLC and will work with Earthjustice's Healthy Communities program and as part of the ENRLC's growing environmental justice program area. Cases and projects will include Vermont and New England-based initiatives as well as efforts at the national level and in other areas of the United States.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Earthjustice Clinical Professor will be a full-time attorney housed within the ENRLC. This position will be dedicated to working on environmental justice issues, with cases and projects chosen in collaboration between Earthjustice and the ENRLC. Specific responsibilities include:

• In collaboration with and under the direction of Earthjustice and ENRLC attorneys, developing and implementing a suite of environmental justice cases and projects. Cases and projects may include state and federal litigation, influencing administrative agencies, legislative work, client counseling, and other advocacy.
• Managing and fostering relationships with co-counsel, clients, and partners.
• Coordinating with and contributing to other aspects of environmental justice campaign work, including education, outreach, and messaging.
• Supervising and providing extensive feedback to students on project and casework.
• Supervising one or more junior attorneys in the LLM Fellowship program.
• Teaching in the ENRLC seminar program.
• With other ENRLC faculty and staff, assisting in the administration of the ENRLC through regular participation in staff meetings, helping with the student recruitment process, assisting with public relations materials and reports, etc.
• Participating in the life of the law school through attendance at faculty meetings and campus events, service on committees, and the like.

Requirements:

• Minimum 7 years of significant legal experience, including litigation.
• Licensed in Vermont or willing to become immediately licensed in Vermont.
• Environmental justice experience preferred.
• Demonstrates an awareness and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds and orientations.
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences.
• Must possess: cultural competency and significant exposure to vulnerable, disadvantaged and/or ethnic minority populations; solid grounding in some aspect of environmental law that is relevant to the projected work of the environmental justice initiative; good narrative skills; history of supervising others in a legal context; excellent communication, analysis, and writing skills; demonstrated good judgment and sensitivity in a variety of situations; very strong academics, initiative, and work ethic; the ability to work exceedingly well with others; project management capability, including strong creative and strategic thinking skills; and a commitment to engaging in clinical teaching.

Additional Information:

This is a two-year position with the possibility of becoming permanent.

Application Instructions:

Please submit a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, writing sample, and references to Chantelle Brackett, Human Resources & Payroll Manager, Vermont Law School, PO Box 96, South Royalton, VT 05068. Electronic applications are strongly preferred and can be submitted online here. Applications will be considered as they are submitted. The position will remain open until filled.

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Comments

[Leo]

I wonder who would give up a job to go to a school that might not be around in a few years. I know many lawyers would kill to lead the life of a prof, but when it comes to these school that are on shaky financial grounds, it seems a bit if a risk.

[Captain Hruska Carswell, Continuance King]

Question here: How does this Sierra Club/PETA Birkenstock Volvo driving "Professor" teach a student how to monetize their law degree to pay back a student loan? There are literally "no jo0bs' out there like this. The environmental law gigs out there are usually defending some poor schmoo who dumped oil into Lake Michigan. This ain't practical. Students need to learn how to do a DUI, get somebody out of jail, or get driving privileges restored. That is where an income steam is. If you want to be idealistic and dewy eyed, teach students help a victim get an Order of Protection or some old guy with dementia get his 25K retirement savings after buying a mothy 6 year old LeSabre with 80,000 miles.