Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor of Law

Vanderbilt University

Description

Vanderbilt University Law School invites applications for a full-time clinical faculty position to direct an Entrepreneurship Clinic, beginning July 2025. The clinic will offer legal services to eligible Vanderbilt students seeking to start a new business. Applicants should have experience providing legal advice to small businesses in various transactional contexts, which may include business formation, intellectual property, contract and employment matters. The successful candidate will teach a live-client clinical course and possibly a non-clinical course related to entrepreneurship. They will also engage in academic and community service and are expected to contribute to the scholarly community. Clinical faculty members are on career tracks, leading to presumptively renewable five-year contracts. This position is open to applicants with different levels of clinical teaching experience (Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor of Law). The final candidate for this position must successfully complete a background check.

Qualifications

  • Practice experience in corporate law and related topics
  • Proven ability to advise startups and entrepreneurs on legal strategies and business planning
  • Educational requirement: J.D. degree

Application Instructions

Please apply only through this link: http://apply.interfolio.com/153461. We cannot accept applications not submitted using this link.

When you apply through this link, please include a cover letter, resume, statement of clinical and teaching philosophy, and references. Applications are considered and interviews are scheduled on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Vanderbilt University, we are intentional about and assume accountability for fostering advancement and respect for equity, diversity, and inclusion for all students, faculty, and staff. Our commitment to diversity makes us who we are. We have created a community that celebrates differences and lets individuality thrive. As part of this commitment, we actively value diversity in our workplace and learning environments as we seek to take advantage of the rich backgrounds and abilities of everyone. The diverse voices of Vanderbilt represent an invaluable resource for the University in its efforts to fulfill its mission and strive to be an example of excellence in higher education.

Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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