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The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for a full-time clinical faculty position, with security of employment or potential for security of employment, to begin on July 1, 2025.

The School of Law is a visionary law school focused on training talented and passionate lawyers and driven by professional excellence, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to enrich our communities through public service. UCI Law, founded just 16 years ago, is the newest public law school in California and is highly regarded for its faculty and expert practical training. UCI Law offers a distinct, innovative approach to legal education that features experiential learning and interdisciplinary studies. Committed to values of public service, excellence in scholarship and teaching, and fostering a diverse, inclusive community, UCI Law is home to distinguished faculty and passionate, talented, and socially conscious students.

From its founding, the law school has had as a graduation requirement that each student participate in at least one semester of clinical education in which they assist clients in solving legal problems. We currently offer ten clinical courses that fulfill the requirement: Appellate Litigation, Civil Rights Litigation, Community & Economic Development, Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Environmental Law, Immigrant Rights, Intellectual Property Arts & Technology, International Justice, and Workers, Law, and Organizing. The candidate selected will either create a new clinic or co-teach in one of the law school’s existing clinics, overseeing a docket that focuses at least in part on advocacy to advance racial justice, and will assist in the planning and development of the overall clinical program.

Appointment, merit, and promotion in the Clinical Professor of Law series requires, in addition to excellence in teaching and service, that the candidate makes outstanding and externally recognized contributions in research/creative activity in pedagogy and/or the discipline.

Applicants must hold a J.D. or a Ph.D, and be licensed to practice law in California by the end of their first year of employment. At least five years of practice experience and two years of clinical teaching experience are strongly preferred, but all applicant must have a demonstrated history of (or potential for) outstanding teaching achievement. Scholars from all areas of interest are encouraged to apply. For more information about UCI Law, visit: www.law.uci.edu.

Interested candidates should submit application materials using UC Irvine’s online application system. For first round consideration, candidates can submit preliminary materials (CV and Inclusive Excellence Statement) through AP Recruit. Full application materials will be requested at a later stage. Submit at: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09204 .

Please direct questions about this position to the chair and vice-chair of the search committee, Alex Camacho (acamacho@law.uci.edu) and Annie Lai (alai@law.uci.edu). For more information about UCI Law, visit: www.law.uci.edu.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.