USNH Employees should apply within Workday through the Jobs Hub app The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law (UNH Law), a national leader in practical legal education with a commitment to inclusion, diversity, and quality engagement for all, seeks to hire a Lecturer to serve as Assistant Director of Legal Residencies. The legal residency program is a foundation of the practical legal training at
UNH Law. The program allows students to apply classroom knowledge in a real-world legal setting by working under the supervision of attorneys or other professionals. Through this experience, students build skills, characteristics, and competencies essential to success. The Assistant Director is a full-time member of the law faculty who participates in faculty governance. The positions demands administrative and
communication skills necessary to assist with running and promoting a program that involves numerous constituents, including UNH Law staff and faculty, alumni, students, judges, lawyers, and other professional practitioners. Duties/Responsibilities Assisting the Director of Legal Residencies with developing and maintaining high-quality legal residency field placements meeting the needs of a diverse student
population. Creating curriculum for and teaching legal residency courses in compliance with ABA Standards. Communicating with and advising students about legal residency placements. Assisting students in securing legal residency placements in all types of legal practice. Mentoring students during their legal residencies as they develop professional identities and lawyering skills. Cultivating and managing
relationships with existing and potential legal residency placements and supervisors including regular communications with the bar, bench, and other legal professionals. Assisting the Director of Legal Residencies with program administration and compliance with academic rules and ABA Standards. Assisting the Director of Legal Residencies with program assessment to accomplish program goals and maintain an accessible,
student-centered program that empowers students to grow into thoughtful, skilled, and practice-ready legal professionals. Assisting the Director of Legal Residencies with the recruitment and supervision of adjunct faculty for legal residency courses. Collaborating with other UNH Law departments, including the law clinics, Career and Academic Advising Office, Academic Success Program, Admissions, and Registrar’s
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