Director Of Externship Programs And Adjunct Associate

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Director of Externship Programs and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Duties: Responsible for directing all aspects of Gould’s for-credit externship programs supporting first, second, and third year law students seeking semester-based and summer placements in federal and state judicial chambers, government agencies (including the SC in DC program), public interest organizations, in-house legal offices, and in other settings.. Educate and counsel students about the wide variety of externship options and help them identify areas of interest and strength. Publicize the law externship programs to students through programs and. workshops. Ensure compliance with academic credit and graduation requirements. Track progress of the students, review guided reflection assignments and oversee successful completion of all placements. Approve and monitor placement employers and supervisors ensuring high quality experiences for externs. Foster collaborative relationships with placement supervisors, including through site visits, and address issues and problems when they arise. Promote the externships programs to outside constituents including prospective students and potential employers through the website, law school publications and other means. Monitor compliance with ABA and other regulators’ externship standards. Track the success of student placements and provide statistical reporting to the deans or other parties as needed. Interact on a regional and national level with other externship programs and represent Gould at related professional organization meetings and conferences. Supervise administrative staff and other adjunct externship faculty. Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director’s supervisor, the Vice Dean for Administration.

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Requisition ID: 1006520 Position ID: P01471286

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University of Southern California Gould School of Law
699 Exposition Blvd.,
Los Angeles
California
United States 90089
Website : http://lawweb.usc.edu/