Program Director Legal Clinics

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Program Director, Legal Clinics
Program Director, Legal Clinics

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I. JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description Summary:

The Program Director at the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics of The **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. manages and enhances the operations, programs, and services provided by the Clinics. The Program Director will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Clinics relating to client services, communications, development, and office management to support the clinical faculty in the education and training of clinic students to achieve the highest levels of insight, professional mastery, and ethical responsibility. The position will oversee and monitor the Clinics’ compliance with ethical standards, including student certification to practice, will manage the Clinics’ communications with students, entities within the University and Law School and with organizations, alumni and others outside the Law School. This position will also participate in efforts to secure external funding to expand clinical opportunities. The Program Director will supervise clinic staff performing administrative tasks, including student registration, management of facilities, and procurement and will report directly to the leadership of the Clinics. More specific duties and responsibilities of the position are:

• Works with the leadership of the Clinics, and the Senior Associate Deans for Administration and Academic Affairs to develop policies and programs for a viable, visible, dynamic and nationally recognized law school clinical program.
• Manages the day-to-day administration of the Clinics, in collaboration with the leadership of the Clinics.
• Develops and implements efforts to communicate the history, goals and accomplishments of Clinic students and faculty within the Clinics, the Law School, and the University, and to local Bars and legal services organizations, alumni, professional organizations and other law schools.
• Oversees the production and distribution of newsletters, brochures, media, fundraising, and other efforts to market and support the work of the Clinics.
• Oversees social media presence of the Clinics in order to publicize clinic accomplishments and activities to law students, D.C. community, and beyond.
• Develops and, with appropriate Law School and Clinic faculty and staff, implements efforts to secure external support to expand and enrich clinical opportunities for students.
• Serves as the Clinics’ liaison to the D.C. Bar, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program, the Consortium of Legal Services Providers, the D.C. Access to Justice Commission and other organizations.
• Interfaces with the University’s library and administrative systems to facilitate and coordinate the activities and research of the clinical programs.
• Directs, manages and evaluates clinic staff, events, activities, programs, and conferences.
• Participates in the development of goals, policies, and procedures to create new legal clinics that meet the objectives of the Law School curriculum and the American Bar Association standards related to providing students with substantial instruction and opportunities in areas of professional skills, legal writing, live-client contact, and real-life practice experiences.
• Advises and participates in the preparation of the strategic plan for the clinics, the articulation of the role of the clinical programs within the overall strategic plan of the Law School, and the implementation of plans that are developed.
• Oversees the Clinics’ compliance with all ethical standards and court rules, the Clinics’ IT system, case and document management and storage systems, and the intake and referral systems.
• Manages the process to register students for Clinics, to certify them for practice and to produce data and reports needed for assessment, evaluation, and grant applications.
• Performs other work-related duties as requested.
Minimum Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 10 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study plus 8 years of relevant professional experience. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications:

J.D. degree; several years of experience as a practicing attorney.
Preferred Qualifications:

Administrative experience, ideally in managing a legal organization.
Strong experience in managing communications and development efforts with excellent written and oral communication skills and strong computer literacy skills, with a focus on applications to law practice management.
Creative and imaginative approach to communication and problem-solving.
Ability to relate well and work well with a wide variety of people including clients, students, staff, faculty, and adapt management to the needs of varied legal programs located in a larger university and legal academic setting.
Typical Hiring Range Commensurate with Experience How is pay for new employees determined at GW?
II. JOB DETAILS

Campus Location: Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
College/School/Department: GW Law School (LAW)
Family Academic Affairs
Sub-Family Program Administration
Stream Management
Level Level 4
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours Per Week: 40+
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, typically
Position Designation: Essential: Employees who perform functions that have been deemed essential to maintaining business or academic operations. Employees are generally expected to work from home during an event and may be asked to physically report to work.
Telework: No
Required Background Check: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Special Instructions to Applicants:

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Internal Applicants Only? No
Posting Number: S007602
Job Open Date: 09/11/2018
Job Close Date:
If temporary, grant funded or limited term appointment, position funded until:
Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement:

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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