Visiting Instructor

Position Summary

The Charles E. Scheidt Human Rights Clinical Teaching Fellowship is a one-year position with the possibility of a two-year renewal (for up to three years total). The Fellow works in the Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic and in the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights (CLIHHR). Reporting directly to the Clinic and Institute Director, responsibilities include the following.

Position Responsibilities

• Co-design and teach clinical seminar in international human rights law, with an emphasis on critical, cross-cultural, and intersectional legal practice;
• Co-design and lead clinic orientation for new clinical legal interns;
• Supervise and mentor law students engaged in live and project-based human rights case work, including fact-finding, legal research, advocacy, and strategic litigation support;
• Guide students on client- and community-centered human rights projects with a trauma-informed lens;
• Conduct international legal research and writing toward finalizing project-based work for clients and communities;
• Organize and convene events on urgent human rights challenges, including emerging issues in the field;
• Lead curricular innovation, including simulations and experiential exercises focused on issue-spotting, international legal frameworks, and accountability mechanisms;
• Foster reflective lawyering by integrating self-assessment, professional identity formation, and ethical decision-making into clinic pedagogy;

Experience & Educational Background

Candidates must have: (1) a JD or equivalent; (2) strong academic record; (3) strong international human rights background, as exhibited by significant experience in human rights work and/or LL.M in international human rights; (4) experience or interest in teaching; (5) proven event planning, management and/or organizational skills; and (6) minimum 2 years relevant legal experience since law school or significant professional experience prior to law school. Fluency in English is required. Candidates with fluency in additional languages are strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies

The position is ideal for a candidate with an interest in clinical teaching and in the substantive areas of international human rights law, international refugee law, and international criminal law.

Application Instructions

Each candidate should submit: (1) a cover letter, resume, or curriculum vitae; (2) a list of 3 references; (3) law school transcript(s); and (4) a legal writing sample of not more than 15 pages. We are receiving applications on a rolling basis. Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until filled.Please submit your application electronically here and by email in a single PDF to: [email protected]

Salart Range

$85,000 - $85,000

About Us

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a leader in legal education, located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The law school is renowned for its program in intellectual property, which includes the FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media, and Entertainment Law. Cardozo Law has a long tradition of public advocacy and is the birthplace of the Innocence Project and the home of our Center for Rights and Justice. Cardozo offers a world-class faculty and encourages creative thinking and innovation in the legal profession. Cardozo provides students with a strong foundation in legal theory combined with practical hands-on experience in a variety of areas, including criminal law, civil rights law, and business law. The school prides itself on creating a vibrant and warm community for faculty, staff, and students.

A division of Yeshiva University, Cardozo Law School offers an excellent compensation package and a broad range of employee benefit plans. The law school is a secular institution within a religious university and welcomes people of all religions, ethnic backgrounds, races, and sexual identities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.