Teaching Fellowship in Refugee and Human Rights Law

The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) is seeking applications for the Teaching Fellowship in Refugee and Human Rights Law, a two-year position beginning on July 1, 2007. The Fellowship is designed for lawyers with at least three years of practice experience who are interested in preparing for a career in law school clinical teaching. The 2007-2009 Fellow will co-teach the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. The Clinic exposes students to the related fields of refugee and international human rights, and to the varied strategies undertaken in these substantive areas. In the refugee area, students may engage in legislative advocacy, prepare appeals in cases pending at the BIA or federal courts, draft reports on pertinent issues in support of national advocacy campaigns, or represent clients in individual proceedings. In the international human rights area, students may engage in advocacy at regional human rights bodies, such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, or at inter-governmental bodies, such as the United Nations.The Fellow will work closely with clinic faculty, sharing responsibility for designing and teaching clinic classes, selecting and supervising law students, and other related matters. The Fellow will also be involved with CGRS on its national advocacy work on behalf of women seeking asylum from gender persecution. The Center works to advance women’s human rights by focusing on gender-based asylum law and broader migration policies, both in the U.S. and internationally.  All applications must be received by February 15, 2007, and addressed to: Diana Rodriguez, Refugee and Human Rights Teaching Fellowship, UC Hastings College of the Law. 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 rodrigu@uchastings.edu

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