Director Clinical Programs

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Director, Clinical Programs
The candidate will provide duties include: Provides academic counseling to prospective clinic students before, during, and after the competitive clinical application period. Assists students with issues that arise during clinic participation, working with students to resolve problems and, where necessary, identifying and escalating issues involving faculty or fellows in partnership with the Assistant and Associate Deans. Implements clinic policies, revises those policies where necessary, ensures that non­-clinical policies proposed by other departments align with clinical needs, and updates the Clinic Registration Handbook and other policy materials. Oversees the collection, review, and submission of the Rule 48 student practice applications to the Court of Appeals. Serves as the primary link between the Clinic Administration and the students engaging with student groups, leading clinic recruitment events and ensuring that the student perspective is represented in the administrative decision-making process and meetings. Works with the Assistant Dean and individual clinics to develop and submit the department's annual budget request. Monitors the Clinic Administration budget and the 19 individual budgets associated with the program to ensure that all budgets are allocated properly, corrected where needed, and on-track to close each fiscal year smoothly. Assists the clinics in on-boarding each new class of clinic fellows with the support of the Program Coordinator, ensuring that fellows are registered for the LLM in Advocacy and have access to all Georgetown Law systems (email). Serves as the primary contact to the operational departments on campus for issues that impact the clinics generally, including Facilities, Faculty Support, Financial Affairs, Human Resources, 1ST, and Main Campus. Working with the Dean's office, tracks and ensures that all fellows and visiting/adjunct faculty have updated appointments. Must have Juris Doctorate. Must have superior writing and organizational skills. Must have 3+ years of post-JD experience. Must have strong preference for an understanding of clinical and experiential education - particularly experience in a clinical program during law school or teaching as a clinical fellow.

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