Clinical Professor
Position Responsibilities :
Cardozo’s Startup Clinic was established to lower the cost of entry for entrepreneurs. In almost ten years, it has served hundreds of clients and continues to provide invaluable legal assistance.
The Clinic guides startups through various legal issues across all stages of development, including entity formation, seed and angel funding, commercialization and IP strategies, founder stock issuance, privacy, and other operational matters.
In recent years, the Clinic has included the Patent Diversity project, which assists underrepresented and under-resourced inventors.
The Clinic reinforces firsthand experience with a weekly seminar, focused on practical lawyering skills such as interviewing and contract drafting conventions.
Experience & Educational Background :
Clinical Professors of Law must hold a JD or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral-level degree in law.
Skills & Competencies :
Applicants should be skilled, creative, experienced lawyers with strong interest in clinical teaching and supervision. Lateral candidates should have a record of experience and leadership in clinical teaching and supervision.
Candidates should be able to manage a client docket with varying needs and issues and a strong desire to work with creative and innovative clients and to nurture and mentor clinical students.
Applicants interested in being considered for a tenure-track or tenured position must show an interest in, and record of, legal scholarship consistent with their level of experience.
Applicants need not be admitted to the New York bar at time of application but, if hired, will be expected to obtain admission by the start date.
Application Instructions :
Lateral candidates, or entry-level candidates who have a particular interest in Cardozo Law School, should apply here and upload their curriculum
vitae. Questions can be directed to Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at .
Salary Range :
$100,000 - $260,000. Salary offered will be commensurate with rank and experience / qualifications.