Cardozo School of Law Immigration Clinical Positions

TheCardozoSchoolofLaw’sKathrynO.GreenbergImmigrationJusticeClinic

isinterestedinhiringtwoattorneysorrecentlawgraduatesasaClinicalFellowstostartinfall2012.Thefellows’responsibilitieswouldincludesomecombinationofthefollowing:

• workondeportationdefense,orrelatedcases,intheimmigrationandfederalcourts;

• workonimpactlitigationandadvocacyprojectswithimmigrantcommunitybasedandnationaladvocacyorganizations;

• worksupervisingclinicstudentsonlitigationandadvocacyprojects;

• assistinteachingandadministeringtheclinicseminar;and

• primaryresponsibilityfortheclinicdocketduringthesummersession.

Fellowswouldhavesignificantautonomytoconstructtheirowndocketofrelevantworkinaccordancewiththeirinterestsandwouldhavetheopportunitytotakepartintheacademiclifeofthelawschool.Thispositionisidealforcandidatesinterestedinthesubstantiveareasofimmigrationorcriminallawand/orcandidatesinterestedincareersinclinicalteaching.

TheImmigrationJusticeClinicatCardozoisanin-­‐houseyear-­‐longintensiveliveclientclinicinwhichstudentsrepresentimmigrantsinavarietyofmattersbutprimarilyindeportationproceedingsintheimmigrationcourtsandfederalcourts.Inaddition,studentshavetheopportunitytorepresentimmigrantcommunitybasedandnationaladvocacyorganizationsengagedinimpactprojectsoncuttingedgeimmigrationissues.

Theclinic’sdocketfocusesonimmigrantsfacingdeportationbecauseofencounterswiththecriminaljusticesystemandmoregenerallyonimmigrationenforcementissues.Theclinicaldirector,PeterL.Markowitz,afulltimememberoftheCardozofaculty,willberesponsibleformentoring,training,andsupervisingtheClinicalFellows.

Thisisaoneyearpositionwithapotentialoneyearextension.Salaryiscommensuratewithexperience.Benefitswillbeprovided.Toapply,pleasesendacoverletter,resumeandlistofatleastthreereferences(ideallyacademicandprofessional)to:ZsuzsannaTothattoth@yu.edubyJanuary1,2012.Note,however,thatapplicationswillbereviewedonarollingbasis.

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