Friday, April 17, 2009

Fellowship Opportunities

Albany Law School seeks three attorneys or recent law school graduates taking the July 2009 bar examination to serve as legal Fellows in its award winning Clinic & Justice Center during the 2009 – 2010 academic year. Positions are available for fellows in:
  • FAMILY VIOLENCE LITIGATION The Clinic & Justice Center’s Family Violence Litigation Clinic seeks a fellow to provide legal advocacy services to Family Violence Litigation Clinic clients and perform other related duties pursuant to grants and contracts. The Family Violence Litigation Clinic teaches law students practical lawyering skills in the context of civil and Family Court proceedings at which students represent individuals who have been victimized by violence by intimate partners or family members. Additionally, the Fellow will assist Director with research and analysis on long-term projects. Fellow may have limited opportunities for teaching in the classroom.
  • HEALTH LAW The Clinic & Justice Center’s Health Law Clinic seeks a recent law school graduate or licensed New York State attorney to serve as its Barry A. Gold Health Law Clinical Fellow. In order to carry on the tradition of excellence established by Barry A. Gold, Esq., (Class of1970), qualified applicants must be passionate about ensuring access to health care for low income individuals living with chronic medical conditions, including Cancer and HIV. The fellow will provide direct legal representation to clients, provide community training to physicians, and have some opportunities to mentor second and third year law students enrolled in Albany Law School’s Health Law Clinic.
  • SECURITIES ARBITRATION The Clinic & Justice Center’s Security Arbitration Clinic also seeks a fellow to support its initiatives. This Fellow will provide legal advocacy services to the school’s Security Arbitration Clinic and perform other related duties pursuant to grants and contracts. The Securities Arbitration Clinic represents clients in arbitration proceedings sponsored by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Fellow will also assist the Securities Arbitration Clinic Director with research and analysis on long-term projects. The fellow may have limited opportunities for teaching in the classroom.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest with salary requirements and a resume to:
Ms. Susan Terwilliger, Administrative Director
Albany Law School Clinic & Justice Center
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, New York 12208

by April 21, 2009 (or April 30 for FVLC).