Director Of Public Interest Law

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Director Of Public Interest Law
The candidate will be responsible for: Assist law students and alumni in pursuing internships, fellowships, and post-graduate employment positions in public interest law, public service, and judicial clerkships. Provide information and counseling on public interest and public service careers and funding options to prospective/admitted students, current students, and alumni. Administer the Judicial Clerkship Program, including student/alumni advising, liaising with the Faculty Employment and Judicial Clerkship Committee, and building relationships with judges and their staffs. Organize and coordinate public interest, public service, pro bono career fairs and other events, promoting students' interaction with attorneys and prospective employers. Arrange panel presentations, informational activities on judicial clerkships, public interest, and public service careers. Serve as staff liaison to Faculty Public Interest Law Committee. Administer the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) application process, and liaising with the Faculty LRAP Committee. Coordinate with the Business office on the Federal Work Study Program, including maintaining and developing relationships with work study employers and answering student questions regarding work study. Coordinate with the Public Interest Law Project (PILP) student group, and on-campus student organizations to help them develop, organize, and coordinate community service and pro bono activities sponsored by the student organizations. Serve as Staff Advisor for PILP and provide assistance as needed with fundraising activities and stipend distribution. Foster leadership skills among students, encouraging them and supporting them in taking leadership roles in local, regional, and national groups promoting public interest and public service work. Act as liaison between law school and bar associations or professional associations. When invited, serve on local, regional, and national advisory boards. Must have JD degree. Should have 1 year of legal experience (significant clerking experience during law school may be substituted for post-graduate experience). Must have knowledge of Portland public interest and public service employers and job market. Should have strong computer and technical skills to include experience with or aptitude to learn career services software by 12Twenty, videoconferencing tools such as Zoom, virtual event planning, google tools, and Microsoft Suite tools. Lewis & Clark Law School alumni desired. Should preferably have 2+ years in a legal public interest/public service position. Should preferably have 1-2 years in a post-graduate judicial clerkship. Knowledge of national public interest and public service employers and job market desired. Understanding of LRAP and other loan repayment/forgiveness programs a plus.

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